A negative show plunge proved a positive return on Twin B Joe Fresh, who strolled into the stretch without a doubt the winner in the first of two divisions of the $283,000 McWicked Bluegrass Stakes for freshman pacing fillies on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.
Quick Stop and Oh Well were the winners as the initial season of the New Jersey Classic for New Jersey-sired horses concluded with a pair of $275,000 “A”-level finals at The Meadowlands Friday night.
It was three weeks ago on Hambletonian Day that Instagram Model came from off the pace to take the $355,000 Jim Doherty Memorial in a lifetime-best 1:53, so it came as no surprise when the daughter of Chapter Seven-Check Out Trixie won a $20,000 division of the Kindergarten Series for two-year-old trotting fillies at The Meadowlands Thursday night (Sept. 1) as the mile oval kicked off an eight-card September “mini meet”.