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Happy Becky squashed her five opponents Thursday night in the final of the Whenuwishuponastar Series at Mohawk Racetrack.


A field of eight was scratched down to six for the $37,800 final of the three-week series for two-year-old pacing fillies.


The Show Returns, the leg one winner, skipped the second leg and Happy Becky, who skipped the first leg, captured the second leg setting up a battle between the two fillies.


Both fillies left hard at the start, but Yes You Can and driver Jody Jamieson out-sprinted them all to carry the lead at the opening quarter in :27. In the second quarter, Jack Moiseyev quickly right lined The Show Returns from the two-hole and pushed his filly to the lead, but Chris Christoforou and Happy Becky followed from third and crossed over in front at the half-mile pole in :55.3. Around the final turn, Happy Becky posted a third-quarter of :27.4, with The Show Returns waiting in the pocket to challenge in the final quarter. At the top of the stretch, Happy Becky quickly took off from The Show Returns and her four other rivals and sailed home to capture the Whenuwishuponastar by six and a quarter lengths in 1:53.4.


Float On By and James MacDonald finished second, but were placed back to sixth for going inside pylons on the final turn. With the placing, Mo Molly Blue Chip and Paul MacDonell were moved into second, while Yes You Can was bumped up to third and The Show Returns was placed from fifth to fourth.