Sons of Chapter Seven dominate New York Sire Stakes action at Yonkers

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.

Incommunicado led from start to finish, prevailing by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:59. Yonkers Raceway photo.

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.

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