Sons of Chapter Seven dominate New York Sire Stakes action at Yonkers
July 8, 2020,Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway hosted four New York Sire Stakes divisions for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters on Tuesday (July 7) and stallion Chapter Seven stole the show with his offspring winning three of the four divisions.
In the $35,450 first division, Incommunicado led from start to finish, prevailing by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:59. Ahundreddollarbill was second with Dee’s Red Delicious finishing third.
Incommunicado is a gelded son of Chapter Seven-Gran Cavalla trained and driven by Ake Svanstedt and owned by Knutsson Trotting Inc. and Little E.
In the $35,450 second division, Special Prosecutor held off a fast closing Super Cruiser by a neck in 2:02.1 with Manuka being placed third after Limitless Winner was disqualified from that show spot.
Special Prosecutor is a gelded son of Chapter Seven-Valley Makayla. He was driven to victory by Andy Miller for trainer and co-owner David Dewhurst. Philip Hale co-owns the trotter.
In the $36,150 third division, Ambassador Hanover made a strong brush to the lead around the final turn and held off Sevenshadesofgrey by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:59.1 with Steel finishing third.
Ambassador Hanover is a son of Chapter Seven-Angel Eyes Hanover trained and driven by Ake Svanstedt. Svanstedt also owns the colt along with Order By Stable and Howard Taylor.
In the $36,150 final division, In The Cards sat a perfect pocket trip and prevailed by three-quarters of a length in 2:00.1 over the pace-setting Credit Con with Fix-It-Up finishing third.
In The Cards is a gelded son of RC Royalty-Super Starlet owned and trained by George Ducharme. Other co-owners are Raymond Campbell Jr., Eric Dickson and Linda Cimetti with Scott Zeron the winning driver.
Tuesday’s card also featured the first Pick-5 carryover for Yonkers Raceway since returning from the stoppage. A $5,894 carryover from Monday night produced an additional $39,291 in wagering for the Tuesday Pick-5. The winning sequence of 2-2-3-1-6 returned $462.25 for a 50-cent wager.
This week and next week, Yonkers expands to a four day race week, adding Friday nights to the Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. First post is 7:12 p.m. each night.