Ken Warkentin’s 2025 Road to the Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel Week 6
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
2025 HAMBLETONIAN
Road to the Hambletonian Top 10 – Week 6
The 100th Hambletonian will take place Saturday, August 2
| Rank | Horse | Driver, Trainer, Owner | Ken Warkentin’s Comments | |
| 1 | Super Chapter (Chapter Seven) | Dexter Dunn, Marcus Melander, Jeffrey Snyder, Arthur Pronti | Three-for-three this season, wire-to-wire for a new mark of 1:50.4 in EBC division, one fifth off all-age Vernon Downs track record, rallied to win Yonkers Trot in 1:54.3, last quarter in :27.3, post four in first Stanley Dancer Memorial division | |
| 2 | Maryland (Chapter Seven) | Dexter Dunn, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc, PCW Racing, Holly Lane Stud East Ltd, SStewartRThorn Stable | Dan Patch Award winner made his 3YO debut in EBC division @ Vernon Downs finishing second to stablemate Super Chapter, back half :54.2, last quarter :26.2, solid second in Zweig Memorial, post five in second Stanley Dancer Memorial division | |
| 3 | Emoticon Legacy (Walner) | Louis Roy, Luc Blais, Determination | Fresh off his 3YO debut in a 1:52.1 career best elimination he dominated the Goodtimes Final in a Mohawk track record of 1:50.2, dominated the Zweig Memorial in 1:51.4, not in to go | |
| 4 | Gap Kronos S (Face Time Bourbon) | Yannick Gingras, Ake Svanstedt, Bruni Racing Team Inc | Team Svandstedt prospect a two-time Grand Circuit winner at two with a mark of 1:51.4, finished well (:27.2) for second in Goodtimes Final, equaled career best 1:51.4 (:27.2) in W.N. Reynolds division, post seven in first Stanley Dancer Memorial division | |
| 5 | Go Dog Go (Greenshoe) | Todd McCarthy, Carter Pinske, Wiesman Farms, Al Libfeld | Impressive career best 1:52.3 in his 3YO debut in PASS division @ Pocono, then romped to new mark of 1:52 from post nine in a W.N. Reynolds division, post three in second Dancer division | |
| 6 | Hidalgo (Muscle Hill) | Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke, Brixton Medical Inc. Hatfield Stables | Won NJSS division in a career best 1:53.1, second (1:51.2) in NJSS division on June 6, took a new mark of 1:52.4 winning the NJSS final, fifth in Zweig Memorial, post one in first Dancer division | |
| 7 | Onajetplane (Walner) | Andrew McCarthy, Noel Daley, Sjoblom Racing Inc, LA Express Stable, Joonas Jarvinen | 3YO debut was an eye-catching career best 1:52.1 in a NJSS division, second (1:52.4) in a dead heat in NJSS Final, fourth in Zweig Memorial, not in to go | |
| 8 | Maximus Mearas S (Chapter Seven) | Scott Zeron, Lucas Wallin, Kjell Magne Andersen | Won a Bluegrass division & Breeders Crown elimination at two, close second to Maryland in that final, training all the way in an eye-catching first qualifier @ Big M on June 27 in 1:54.4, makes his 3YO debut from post six in second Stanley Dancer Memorial division | |
| 9 | Variegated (Chapter Seven) | Scott Zeron, Marcus Melander, S R F Stable | Started 3YO season two-for-two, won the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1:53.1 & crushed a NYSS division at Vernon Downs in a career best 1:52.1, second (1:52.4) in EBC division, second to stablemate Super Chapter in Yonkers Trot, post two in second Dancer division | |
| 10 | Monserrate (Chapter Seven) | Dave Miller, Andrew Harris, William Pollock, Bruce Areman, Andrew Harris | Won both Big M qualifiers in 1:54.1 & 1:54, second to Super Chapter on May 26, third (1:52.4) in EBC division, wire-to-wire in a 1:54.1 (:26.3) Big M overnight, post five in first Dancer division | |
KEY PREP RACES
Hambletonian Eligibles in Caps
| Date | Stakes | Site | Winner | Driver | Trainer | 2nd Horse | 3rd Horse | Time |
| May 3 | Dexter Cup | M | HARD SEVEN | Todd McCarthy | Nancy Takter | MY DEGENERATE | CIVILIAN DRONE | 1:53.4 |
| May 9 | PASS 1st Leg | Mea | The Fix Is In | Charlie Norris | Charlie Norris | HEY PORTER | BOMBAY TOM | 1:54.4 |
| May 9 | PASS 1st Leg | Mea | Big Shoes | Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. | Ron Burke | MESHUGGAH | Arrowhead Hanover | 1:52.4 |
| May 15 | Battle of Bunker Hill | PP | VARIEGATED | Dexter Dunn | Marcus Melander | Global Sensation | MY DEGENERATE | 1:53.1 |
| May 18 | PA Allstars | Poc | Give Me A Yankee | Simon Allard | Mark Akins | GREEN MEL | Golazo | 1:55 |
| May 18 | PA Allstars | Poc | Frank Leahy | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | BOMBAY TOM | Honolulu Hanover | 1:54 |
| May 18 | PA Allstars | Poc | LEFTIES RIGHTIES | Braxton Boyd | Jenny Melander | MESHUGGAH | HEY PORTER | 1:53.3 |
| May 24 | NJSS 1st Leg | M | TRAVOLTA HANOVER | Dexter Dunn | Nancy Takter | TE QUIERO LINDY | MOUNTCASTLE | 1:54.4 |
| May 24 | NJSS 1st Leg | M | HIDALGO | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | SKY LEGACY | MY DEGENERATE | 1:53.1 |
| May 24 | NJSS 1st Leg | M | PRECISE LANDING | Tim Tetrick | Dan Daley | GO BOOM | NIGHT PHANTOM | 1:54 |
| May 26 | NYSS 1st Leg | Ver | SUPER CHAPTER | Dexter Dunn | Marcus Melander | MONSERRATE | Seven Layer | 1:53.3 |
| May 26 | NYSS 1st Leg | Ver | VARIEGATED | Dexter Dunn | Marcus Melander | Global Sensation | KARINCHAK | 1:52.3 |
| June 2 | NYSS 2nd Leg | Mon | Bjm’s Lil Man | Tyler Buter | John Berger | Seven Layer | Seismic Step | 1:55.4 |
| June 6 | NJSS 2nd Leg | M | MR WALNER FASHION | Todd McCarthy | Jim Campbell | HIDALGO | MR DEGENERATE | 1:51.2 |
| June 6 | NJSS 2nd Leg | M | MOUNTCASTLE | Scott Zeron | Marcus Melander | TOP GUN HANOVER | YANNICK G KEMP | 1:51.2 |
| June 6 | NJSS 2nd Leg | M | ONAJETPLANE | Andrew McCarthy | Noel Daley | Moni Man | HERECOMESDAJUDGE | 1:52.1 |
| June 7 | Goodtimes Elim | MO | GALEN ERSO | Doug McNair | Gregg McNair | LANDING ON TIME | LMC Wagon Wheel | 1:53 |
| June 7 | Goodtimes Elim | MO | EMOTICON LEGACY | Louis Roy | Luc Blais | Eugene The Genius | Fadeaway Hanover | 1:52.1 |
| June 8 | PASS 2nd Leg | Poc | MESHUGGAH | Scott Zeron | Marcus Melander | GREENMA | The Fix Is In | 1:54.1 |
| June 8 | PASS 2nd Leg | Poc | GO DOG GO | Todd McCarthy | Carter Pinske | HEY PORTER | Arrowhead Hanover | 1:52.3 |
| June 13 | NJSS Final | M | HIDALGO | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | ONAJETPLANE (DH) | TOP GUN HAONVER (DH) | 1:52.4 |
| June 13 | EBC Division | Ver | SUPER CHAPTER | Scott Zeron | Marcus Melander | MARYLAND | HARD SEVEN | 1:50.4 |
| June 13 | EBC Division | Ver | CHAT ROOM | Tyler Buter | John Butenschoen | VARIEGATED | MONSERRATE | 1:52.3 |
| June 14 | Goodtimes Final | MO | EMOTICON LEGACY | Louis Roy | Luc Blais | GAP KRONOS S | LANDING ON TIME | 1:50.2 |
| June 25 | NYSS 3rd Leg | Buf | Fadeaway Hanover | Jim Morrill, Jr. | Sara Baillargeon | Bjm’s Lil Man | Seven Layer | 1:57 |
| June 27 | Yonkers Trot | Y | SUPER CHAPTER | Dexter Dunn | Marcus Melander | VARIEGATED | HAPPY JACK B | 1:54.3 |
| June 28 | Reynolds | M | GO DOG GO | Todd McCarthy | Carter Pinske | MR MOUTON | MOUNTCASTLE | 1:52 |
| June 28 | Reynolds | M | GAP KRONOS S | Ake Svanstedt | Ake Svanstedt | NORDIC CATCHER S | PRECISE LANDING | 1:51.4 |
| July 3 | Zweig Memorial | Ver | EMOTICON LEGACY | Louis Roy | Luc Blais | MARYLAND | MESHUGGAH | 1:51.4 |
| July 11 | PASS 3rd Leg | Phl | ||||||
| July 12 | Stanley Dancer | M | ||||||
| July 14 | KYSS 3rd Leg | OG | ||||||
| July 19 | Tompkins-Geers | M | ||||||
| July 26 | Hambo Eliminations | M |
100th Hambletonian
08
days
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12
hrs
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16
mins
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54
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Track Conditions
Updated
07/19/2025
Fast
Variant:
Weather
East Rutherford, US
11:43 pm,
July 24, 2025
80°F
clear sky