LOUA DIPA WINS SILVERMAN, TWIN B JOE FRESH WINS DOROTHY HAUGHTON MEMORIAL

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Loua Dipa and Twin B Joe Fresh were powerful winners in graded stakes events at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 11) as part of the stakes-filled Meadowlands Pace program.

The $180,120 Grade 3 Jerry Silverman Memorial presented a mighty duel down the stretch from the two favorites in blazing fractions with Loua Dipa and Ronnie Wrenn Jr. getting the nod in a track- and stake-record 1:48 victory.

Darlin’s Angel made a sharp early move over three leavers to get the top early through a steep opening quarter of :26.1. I’m A Lou Lou soon rushed out of third to take the lead with Loua Dipa following her in the outer lane, and Loua Dipa smoothly cleared command in the shuffle to a :53.3 half.

Be Perfect BG, parked from the start after floating forward out of post 9, marched uncovered to take on Loua Dipa and that duel burned three-quarters in a fiery 1:20. But Loua Dipa fended off the persistent challenge of Be Perfect BG to the finish by a neck with Darlin’s Angel zipping up the inside for third and She’s A Bulldog finishing fourth.

“I knew it was going to take to the wire [for us] to get there,” Wrenn Jr. said after the race. “Dexter’s horse [Be Perfect BG] raced great, she was out the whole way and she never went away; she was there until the end. These two fillies are going to battle all year.”

Loua Dipa, a daughter of Sweet Lou-Looksgoodinaromper, is trained by Ron Burke and owned by Burke Stables and Weaver Bruscemi. She paid $3.80 to win while raising her lifetime earnings to $1,118,118 and collecting the 13th victory in her career. Her 1:48 win equals the track record for 3-year-old pacing fillies set in 2019 by Tall Drink Hanover, and the time eclipses the 1:48.3 stakes record set in 2021 by Hot Mess Express and matched in 2022 by Max Contract.

The $165,750 Dorothy Haughton Memorial, a Grade 2 Mares Open Pace, was a commanding win for 2024 Horse of the Year Twin B Joe Fresh with her usual guide Dexter Dunn as they took the stake for the third year in a row.

Unreasonable left the gate best, getting to the top with Louies Girl N securing the pocket from the pylon post to the first panel in :26.2. Dunn confidently brushed his charge to the lead into the backstretch, routing her path to a half in :55 with Unreasonable on her tail while stablemate Miki And Minnie ground uncovered up the rim from the back of the pack. Twin B Joe Fresh scooted away from her rivals to three-quarters in 1:23 and was in full control through the stretch to hit the beam in 1:48.4. Unreasonable inched forward late to finish second, beaten a half length, and Miki And Minnie settled for third.

“I hadn’t lost faith in her and I wasn’t looking for her to turn the tables,” trainer Chris Ryder said after the race, “but I knew she’d be going forward and as soon as she got to the half in [:]55 it was her race to lose. I’m just so proud of her to win this race three years in a row. I’m almost speechless; it’s fantastic. We had a hiccup in Canada – it was mainly the foot and she tied up. I thought she was alright for the Roses Are Red and she wasn’t, but I didn’t lose faith in her. She’s Twin B Joe Fresh and if she’s out there you better watch out!”

Chris Ryder, Dexter Dunn, Peter Trebotica and Barry Spak own Twin B Joe Fresh, a 6-year-old mare by Roll With Joe-Fresh Breeze with 38 wins and $2,990,744 earned from 54 starts. She paid $4.60 to win.

PHOTO (Credit – Lisa Photo):

1- Loua Dipa (inside) with Ronnie Wrenn Jr. winning the Jerry Silverman Memorial in a stake- and track-record 1:48

2- Twin B Joe Fresh with Dexter Dunn winning the Dorothy Haughton Memorial for the third year in a row