Chapter
Seven and driver Tim Tetrick sat third while Winning Mister carved fractions of
:27.1, :55.3 and 1:23.3. Tetrick angled
his charge out at the three-quarter marker and Chapter Seven easily rolled past
the pacesetter to a 2 3/4-length victory.
He paid $2.60 to win the sixth race feature. Arch Madness sat snugly in the pocket the
whole way and finished second. Winning
Mister held third.
“He’s
as good as any horse I’ve ever seen,” Tetrick said. “Last year, he had the will and desire to do
it, but he found three seconds. This
horse is just amazing right now. He’s
doing it like he’s going a mile in 1:55.
He’s right on his game right now.
They’re very good horses and Winning Mister is no slouch. I’ve driven him, and he’s tough as
nails. He’s tough to get by and my horse
got by him freehanded.”
Chapter
Seven established the 1:50.4 record, an all-time best for a 4-year-old trotting
horse over any size track, in his season debut, the Titan Cup prep, on June 23
at the Meadowlands. Trained by Linda
Toscano, he is the first trotter in history to open his season with consecutive
world records.
“He’s
a career horse,” Toscano said. “Everyone
waits a lifetime for a horse like this.
Nothing he does surprises me, only that he got ready as quickly as he
did this year. He’s always wanted to do
it. His desire is strong, his gait is
good. He’s a stronger, better version of
what he was last year.”
Chapter Seven, a son of Windsong’s
Legacy, improved his record to 14 wins in 20 career starts and surpassed $1
million in career earnings in the Titan Cup.
He is owned by Richard Gutnick of Blue Bell, PA, Gary Cocco of Newtown
Square, PA, Southwind Farm of Pennington, NJ, and Jerry and
