Live cover gets Jiggy Jog S home in FanDuel Championship

The overwhelming 1/5 harness racing favorite, Jiggy Jog S (Walner) came off live cover on the final turn and jogged to victory in the $175,000 FanDuel Championship for trotting fillies and mares Saturday (Nov. 25) at The Meadowlands.

Bond, the lone three-year-old in the field, was first on the lead for driver-trainer Ake Svanstedt with M-M’s Dream (David Miller) in second and Jiggy Jog S and driver Dexter Dunn in third.

Bond would lead the field to the first quarter in :27.4, then to the half mile in a soft :57.2. Then the action heated up in the backstretch as Dunn started Jiggy Jog S to the outside and was able to flush the pocket-sitting M-M’s Dream first-over. They passed the three-quarters in 1:27.

Off the final turn, Bond was still in command with M-M’s Dream challenging and three-wide and closing was Jiggy Jog S. As they closed down the stretch, Dunn never had to raise his whip and line drove Jiggy Jog S past M-M’s Dream and Bond to win with ease by two and one-quarter lengths in 1:53.1. Bond was second with M-M’s Dream third. The last quarter for Jiggy Jog S was an impressive :26 seconds.

JIGGY JOG S REPLAY

It was the fourth straight win and eighth victory of the year for Jiggy Jog S. The four-year-old mare is trained by Ake Svanstedt for owner Jorgen Sparredal. With her victory Jiggy Jog S surpassed the million-dollar mark in 2023 earnings and now has 18 wins lifetime with earnings of $2,164,279.

“Not many trotters have as good a turn of foot as she does. We got a good helmet in following Davey (Miller),” said Dexter Dunn. “And once we moved, she just showed her speed.”

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink