East Rutherford, NJ [June 23, 2012] -- Chapter Seven easily
overpowered the pacesetter Winning Mister to take the $40,000 Titan Cup Prep in
world record fashion on Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Chapter Seven’s 1:50.4 clocking, which included a final panel of
:26 seconds, was an all-time best for a 4-year-old trotting horse over any size
track. (Lucky Jim holds the 1:50.1
record for 4-year-old geldings set in 2009).
Chapter Seven was steered to victory in his 2012 debut by Tim Tetrick. Winning Mister was a length behind in second,
while Arch Madness finished third in his first appearance since being the
runner-up in Sweden
Chapter Seven, trained by Linda Toscano, won five of 10 starts
last season, including a commanding victory in the Breeders Crown at
Woodbine. The son of Windsong’s Legacy
was fourth in the 2011 Hambletonian.
Owned by Richard Gutnick of Blue Bell, PA, Gary Cocco of Newtown Square,
PA, Southwind Farm of Pennington, NJ, and Jerry and Theresa Silva of Long
Beach, NY, Chapter Seven now sports 13 wins in 19 career starts, and earnings
of $951,941.
“I believe in this horse, “Toscano noted. “He’s incredibly talented. He’s healthy and we have to keep in mind
he’ll be facing some seasoned veterans.
Horses don’t do what he’s done to come back as strong he has.”
