Sylvia Hanover simply sensational in Fan Hanover
At 11h18, on June 18, 2023 • By WOODBINE MOHAWK
She didn’t have the best trip, but that certainly didn’t deter filly Sylvia Hanover in the C$420,000 Fan Hanover final, for 3-year-old pacing fillies, part of the stakes-laden North America Cup undercard Saturday night (June 17) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The incredible daughter of Always B Miki recorded her third win in as many tries this year after winning eight of nine starts last season. Her 1:48.2 winning time tied the track, stakes and Canadian record for 3-year-old pacing fillies, established by American Jewel in 2012.
Sylvia Hanover and Bob McClure were looking for the lead early in the race, but Beach Cowgirl went directly to the top from post eight and paced by the opening quarter in :26.4. McClure let Sylvia Hanover have her way as she did not want to sit, and she was on top by the :55 half. She had company in Twin B Joe Fresh nearing the 1:21.3 third panel but dismissed that rival and could not be caught down the stretch, winning easily. Charleston got up to take second while Twin B Joe Fresh held for third.
“She likes a target (but she doesn’t need one),” explained McClure. “Last year, she used to get lazy on the front. I couldn’t let horses get outside me and take the chance of never getting out, so I took a shot.”
Bred by Hanover Shoe Farms, Sylvia Hanover was a $135,000 yearling buy from the Harrisburg Sale by Hudson Standardbred of Hudson, Quebec. She is following in her mother’s footsteps as her dam, Shyaway, raced in the 2011 Fan Hanover eliminations and final for trainer Chris Ryder. Sylvia Hanover is her seventh foal, her first being $1.9 million winner Western Fame.
