Saratoga Springs, NY – Three-year-old colt and gelding trotters took center stage on Tuesday (Aug. 11) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. There were two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for sophomore trotters that served as co-features going for purses of $82,500 and $81,000, respectively.
Ake Svanstedt swept the double-feature as he piloted his trainees Seven Grand (Chapter Seven) and Read The Room (Chapter Seven) to victories on the matinee card.
Svanstedt got a pocket ride for Seven Grand, who raced as part of an entry, and the sophomore high stepper trotted past the race’s favorite Highway Six (Jeff Gregory) in the final strides to win by a head in 1:55.3.
It was the first win of the year for Seven Grand and improved his record to 1-1-5 with $106,202 in earnings for 2026.
Svanstedt completed the daily double sweep when Read The Room took advantage of his inside post draw to cut the mile in the $81,000 division of the NY Sire Stakes holding off pocket-sitting Titans Mischief (Matt Kakaley) and Chapter Geo J (Jeff Gregory) en route to scoring in 1:54.4.
For Read The Room, it was win number three in eight seasonal tries and increased his seasonal earnings to $141,601.
Live racing resumes on Saturday (Aug. 15) evening at Saratoga with a 6:45 p.m. first post.