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Four divisions of the New York Sires Stakes for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings went postward Friday evening at Vernon Downs, and it turned out to be a big night for sons of Chapter Seven.
That sire produced three of the divisional winners on the card including Ahundreddollarbill, who rolled to a 1:52.2 triumph in his $56,000 assignment.
Andrew McCarthy parked through an opening quarter of :27.2 before finding the lead with the Tony Alagna trainee. Once in charge, the youngster sailed through middle splits of :56 and 1:24.4 before using a :27.3 closing panel to seal the deal. He held on to win by one-quarter of a length over Incommunicado. Dewey Arnold was third.
Incommunicado exceeded expectations last season. On Saturday, he will try to meet them.
Incommunicado is the 3-1 morning line favourite in Saturday’s (May 1) $115,583 Dexter Cup for three-year-old male trotters at Freehold Raceway. The gelding heads to the race off a season-opening 1:57 win in last week’s single elimination and starts Saturday from post seven with Yannick Gingras driving for trainer Åke Svanstedt.
Last year, Incommunicado won four of 10 races, hit the board a total of nine times, and earned $201,375 for owners Knutsson Trotting, Little E, Arthur Geiger and David Stolz. Three of his victories came in the Massachusetts Sire Stakes, including the series final. His remaining score was in a division of the New York Sire Stakes.
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