Jiggy Jog S takes filly trot Breeders Crown final

Milton, ON — Jiggy Jog S and driver Dexter Dunn waited as long as they could, then moved first-over in the $675,000 Breeders Crown final for 3-year-old trotting fillies Saturday (Oct. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. But the difficult journey through the last half hampered the daughter of Walner not at all, as she went on strongly to record a stake, track, and Canadian record of 1:51.1 and made the discussion about Trotter of the Year become that much more interesting.

Jiggy Jog S and driver Dexter Dunn won the Breeders Crown. New Image Media photo.

Misswalner Fashion went to the front at the race’s start, while her stablemate and Hambletonian Oaks winner Fashion Schooner erred right as the gate sprung. Raised By Lindy left strongly from the outside and settled in the two-hole before the :27.1 quarter, and there were no bursts of speed going down the backstretch, as Misswalner Fashion reached the half in a relatively soft :56.1.

Jiggy Jog S, at 2-1, got away third, with 4-5 favorite Joviality S, the top-ranked filly most of the year, right behind her and the talented closer Warrawee Xenia ready to join the flow. That flow started early on the turn, with Jiggy Jog S, Joviality S, and Warrawee Xenia in first-, second-, and third-over position as the field raced mid-far turn towards the 1:24.1 three-quarters.

It was around that point that pacesetter Misswalner Fashion broke and was taken to the infield, with Raised By Lindy (at 53-1) and Jiggy Jog S coming out of the last turn on equal terms. The two covered horses in the outer flow looked well-placed, but with Jiggy Jog S able to come home in :27 neither of those horses could make a great impact; indeed, it was Raised By Lindy who proved most resilient nearing the wire, staying within a length of the winner to the finish. Joviality S went what she could to be third, only another half-length behind, with 117-1 shot Bare My Soul fourth, three parts of a length ahead of last year’s divisional leader Venerable, who completed the top five by winning a three-way photo.

Driver Dunn, who won eight Breeders Crowns in his first three years of full North American driving (winning Driver of the Year each time), picked up his second Crown win of the evening after Bella Bellini — whom Jiggy Jog S succeeded as the winner of this event.

“(Jiggy Jog S) was so good last week,” said Dunn after the race. “I came into the race with a lot of confidence. I knew I had Joviality S on my back on the far turn, but my filly went on strong.”

Jiggy Jog S is a daughter of super sire Walner out of Hot Mess Hanover; as the “S” at the end of her name indicates, she was bred in Sweden, by Vestmarka AB. The sophomore provided trainer Åke Svanstedt his second Crown win of the weekend (both with trotting fillies after last night’s Special Way), and she raised his career bankroll to $1.1 million for owner Jorgen Sparredal Inc. with her eighth win in 13 seasonal starts.

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