Top-ranked mare defends FanDuel Distaff title

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chris Ryder entered the 2024 harness racing season with excessive expectations for Twin B Joe Contemporary (Roll With Joe-Contemporary Breeze). After watching his 4-year-old mare shut out her marketing campaign Saturday (Nov. 30) with a win within the $150,000 FanDuel Championship for feminine pacers on the Meadowlands, the coach acknowledged that harness racing’s No. 1-ranked horse had met all of them.
Twin B Joe Contemporary successful the FanDuel Mare Tempo Championship (Lisa Picture)
Twin B Joe Contemporary, who final 12 months turned the primary 3-year-old filly to beat the mares within the FanDuel Championship, on Saturday turned the occasion’s first two-time winner when she defeated My Woman EJ by 2-3/4 lengths in 1:49.1 on the Huge M. Valar Dohaeris was third.
The victory was Twin B Joe Contemporary’s eleventh in 13 begins this 12 months, along with her setbacks each being second-place finishes, in a conditioned race towards male rivals to open her marketing campaign and in her elimination of the Breeders Crown final month on the Meadowlands. She got here again every week later to win the Breeders Crown closing, one in every of 10 Grand Circuit victories for the filly this season.
When requested what sort of 12 months he anticipated for Twin B Joe Contemporary, Ryder responded, “Identical to this, to be trustworthy.
“She had an ideal 12 months final 12 months, she completed off final 12 months successful this race as a 3-year-old towards the aged horses, so the expectations have been excessive. She’s crammed them out.”
Within the FanDuel Championship, My Woman EJ, one in every of two 3-year-olds within the race, led the sector to the opening quarter in :27 and remained in entrance by a half in :54.2 and three-quarters in 1:21.4.
Twin B Joe Contemporary and driver Dexter Dunn have been fourth at that time however had picked up cowl from the first-over Grace Hill whereas pacing across the closing flip. Dunn angled Twin B Joe Contemporary three-wide getting into the stretch and got here house with a :27 closing quarter to safe the win.
“Grace Hill and My Woman EJ deserved loads of respect, they’ve accomplished lots, however we acquired there,” Ryder stated. “(Twin B Joe Contemporary) has simply acquired a superb set of lungs, she’s acquired excessive velocity, and she or he’s gotten stronger as she acquired older. She will tempo house sturdy. That’s her forte.”
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Twin B Joe Contemporary is owned by Ryder, Dunn, Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak. She was bred by Brittany Farms.
For her profession, Twin B Joe Contemporary has gained 30 of 40 races, hit the board eight further instances, and earned $2.33 million (with practically $900,000 this 12 months).
Ryder stated Twin B Joe Contemporary would return to race in 2025.
“We anticipate to race her subsequent 12 months, completely,” stated Ryder, who was elected to the Harness Racing Corridor of Fame earlier this 12 months. “We’re positive we are going to, so long as she’s wholesome.
“What can I say? We’ve acquired to attempt to do the identical once more (subsequent 12 months). That’s an enormous job, however we’re going to present it a shot.”
Twin B Joe Contemporary has been the No. 1-ranked horse within the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown ballot for 20 consecutive weeks.
“It’s been an actual thrill,” Ryder stated concerning the mare’s season. “Thanks a lot to the media and all of the followers. Everybody has had nothing however nice issues to say about her and, imagine me, it’s undoubtedly appreciated.”
Because the overwhelming 1-20 favourite, Twin B Joe Contemporary paid $2.10 to win.
For full race outcomes, click on right here: US Trotting outcomes.
by Ken Weingartner, for The Meadowlands

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