Loua Dipa Rebounds, Be Perfect BG & Perfect Thought Score in Fan Hanover Eliminations

06/06/2026

MILTON, June 6, 2026— World champion Loua Dipa returned to Woodbine Mohawk Park off a defeat in her debut to rip a 1:48.3 mile and win the last of three $35,000 Fan Hanover eliminations – a Grade 1 Stake for 3-year-old pacing fillies – on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Sliding into fourth approaching a :27 first quarter, Loua Dipa gathered steam for the backstretch and hustled after leader A Clean Deal as she maintained speed into a :54.1 half. Loua Dipa stretched forward to grab the lead from A Clean Deal moving for the far turn and breezed past three-quarters in 1:20.2. She muscled through the stretch and held a healthy advantage to the finish to stride in a 2-3/4-length winner over Daya, who skimmed the pylons to grab second from A Clean Deal.

“She’d been real sharp qualifying,” said Wrenn when asked whether he was concerned about Loua Dipa’s last race being a month ago. “Nothing surprises me with her, but she put in a game effort and beat a couple of really nice fillies in there so I was proud of her. She definitely grew up a little bit and they changed her bridle, but she feels like her old self. She was awesome tonight.”

Loua Dipa, a homebred daughter of Sweet Lou, won for the 10^th time from 15 starts in her career and padded her bankroll to $1,174,788 for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. The Ron Burke trainee paid $3.20 to win.

Tony Beaton’s undefeated Perfect Sting filly Be Perfect BG trounced her peers under no urging to post a 1:48.4 effort in the second Fan Hanover elimination.

Driver Dexter Dunn eased Be Perfect BG, the 1-5 favorite, towards the lead out of post 6 and smoothly cleared pylon-starter Easy Station to a :26.4 first quarter. Be Perfect BG grabbed a slight breather to a :54.4 half and rolled steadily through the turn with Easy Station anxiously tracking Dunn’s helmet. However the favorite faced no trouble after three-quarters in 1:22 as she peeled away in the stretch for a 2-1/4-length win under wraps over Easy Station and Sangria Summer in third.

“She did everything that was asked of her last year and in impressive fashion,” Dunn said after the race. “Obviously had a good break – I think that probably really helped her. Just looking at her physically, she really bulked up this year and she’s come back better than ever. She was doing it pretty easy. We came to three-quarters and she started to pick the tempo up herself. She’s a real racehorse; she really wants to do it.”

Be Perfect BG has now won nine straight from nine starts in her career and banked $343,318 for owners Gaston Bibeau, Gestion Eric Bibeau Inc. and Ecurie CSL. She paid $2.30 to win.

The first elimination saw a surprise with odds-on favorite Topville Lucky toppled by a furious charge down the center of the track from Perfect Thought to score the win in a 1:49.3 mile.

Lavender Seelster launched for the lead to a :26.2 first quarter and settled into the backstretch as the two favorites began a brush for the front. Seaside Charm led the charge and cleared command while Topville Lucky steadily ground forward and eventually crossed to the lead after a :54.1 half. All the while driver James MacDonald angled Perfect Thought into a second-over position nearing three-quarters in 1:21.4 and started fanning towards the center of the track. Seaside Charm took a shot out of the pocket after Topville Lucky as she labored for home before she plateaued. Perfect Thought hit top gear once the top pair tired and swooped to the lead with ease and crossed the beam a winner by 1-3/4 lengths. Lavender Seelster zipped through a seam at the inside for second while Jen Tilly kicked from last for third.

Coming into the Fan Hanover, Perfect Thought’s last race came nearly a month ago after she scratched from the New Jersey Sire Stakes final. On the scratch, MacDonald said “She’s a filly and unpredictable weather in the year; it was just a case she tied up. But Scott [Zeron] and Megan [Scran] have done such a great job with her. She was coming into the race really, really good and I was fortunate enough to get on her at the right time. She felt like a million dollars and I saw she was always charging late, but I moved her over and she just jumped forward. Hopefully she can bring her ‘A’ game next week.”

Harry Poulton trains Perfect Thought, a daughter of Perfect Sting, for owner Thestable Perfect Thought. She won her first race of the year from three starts and her fifth race from 13 starts in her career, earning $297,274. Off the fourth choice in the betting, she paid $24.40 to win.

Field for the Fan Hanover:

POST — HORSE

1 — Easy Station

2 — Sangria Summer

3 — Loua Dipa

4 — Lavender Seelster

5 — Be Perfect Bg

6 — Perfect Thought

7 — Jen Tilly

8 — Daya

9 — Gala

10 — A Clean Deal