Some Movement in Week 2 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the 2025 Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Onajetplane and Mr Walner Fashion enter Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian presented by FanDuel. After a career best of 1:52.1 at the Meadowlands, Onjetplane is #8 while Mr Walner Fashion debuts at #9 after a sizzling 1:51.2 win in his NJSS division. Maryland and Super Chapter remain 1-2 and will face off at Vernon Downs in the Empire Breeders Classic on June 13.
2025 HAMBLETONIAN
Road to the Hambletonian Top 10 Presented by FanDuel – Week 2
The 100th Hambletonian will take place Saturday, August 2
| Rank | Horse | Driver, Trainer, Owner | Ken Warkentin’s Comments | |
| 1 | Maryland (Chapter Seven) | Dexter Dunn, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc, PCW Racing, Holly Lane Stud East Ltd, SStewartRThorn Stable | Dan Patch Award winner, qualified twice @ the Big M, broke in the second on May 31, makes 3YO debut from post five in EBC division @ Vernon Downs on June 13 against stablemate Super Chapter | |
| 2 | Super Chapter (Chapter Seven) | Dexter Dunn, Marcus Melander, Jeffrey Snyder, Arthur Pronti | Won KYSS Final, International Stallion Stake division, second in Valley Victory, jogged in 3YO debut in NYSS @ Vernon Downs in 1:53.3 (:26.3), post three in same EBC division as Maryland | |
| 3 | Monserrate (Chapter Seven) | Dave Miller, Andrew Harris, William Pollock, Bruce Areman, Andrew Harris | Upset Super Chapter in the Valley Victory Final, close second to Maryland in the Kindergarten Final, won both Big M qualifiers in 1:54.1 & 1:54, then finished second to Super Chapter on May 26, post two in EBC division facing Variegated | |
| 4 | Maximus Mearas S (Chapter Seven) | Scott Zeron, Lucas Wallin, Kjell Magne Andersen | Won a Bluegrass division & Breeders Crown elimination, second by a neck to Maryland in the Breeders Crown Final, training well & a confident Lucas Wallin reports he’s getting close to qualifying | |
| 5 | Emoticon Legacy (Walner) | Louis Roy, Luc Blais, Determination | Won eliminations for William Wellwood Memorial & Breeders Crown & Champlain Stakes division, won three straight Mohawk qualifiers in 1:57.2, 1:58.2 & 1:57 … 3YO debut was an inspiring a 1:52.1 career best in second Goodtimes elimination, post four in final | |
| 6 | Go Dog Go (Greenshoe) | Todd McCarthy, Carter Pinske, Wiesman Farms, Al Libfeld | Third in the Breeders Crown & Valley Victory, runner up to Super Chapter in the KYSS Final, two Big M qualifiers – third in 1:57.2, then won in 1:54.2 (:26.2) … unleashed an impressive career best 1:52.3 in his 3YO debut in PASS division @ Pocono, not in to go | |
| 7 | Variegated (Chapter Seven) | Dexter Dunn, Marcus Melander, S R F Stable | $113.00 shocker in a 2024 NYSS Final, two-for-two as a 3YO, won the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1:53.1 @ Plainridge & crushed a NYSS division at Vernon Downs in a career best 1:52.1, 2-1 ML favorite from post three in EBC division facing Monserrate | |
| 8 | Onajetplane (Greenshoe) | Andrew McCarthy, Noel Daley, Sjoblom Racing Inc, LA Express Stable, Joonas Jarvinen | #7 in the Winterbook Top Ten, back on the list, off three nondescript Big M qualifiers he unfurled an eye-catching career best 1:52.1 in a NJSS division & has post two in the final on June 13 | |
| 9 | Mr Walner Fashion (Walner) | Todd McCarthy, Jim Cambell, Fashion Farms | 0 for five as a 2YO, two-for-two in 2025, won his 3YO debut in the Garden State in 1:53, then shot home in :26.3 to win a NJSS division in 1:51.2, drew post seven for the NJSS Final | |
| 10 | Hidalgo (Muscle Hill) | Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke, Brixton Medical Inc. Hatfield Stables | Second to Maryland in the Peter Haughton Memorial, broke in his first two starts of 2025, won NJSS division in a career best 1:53.1 … second (1:51.2) in NJSS division on June 6, post four in final | |
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 | ||||||
| June 13 | EBC Final | Ver | ||||||
| June 14 | Goodtimes Final | MO | ||||||
| June 20 | Yonkers Trot Elims | Y | ||||||
| June 23 | KYSS 1st Leg | OG | ||||||
| June 25 | NYSS 3rd Leg | Buf | ||||||
| June 27 | Yonkers Trot | Y | ||||||
| June 28 | Reynolds | M | ||||||
| June 28 | Currier & Ives | Mea | ||||||
| July 3 | Zweig Memorial | Ver | ||||||
| July 7 | KYSS 2nd Leg | OG | ||||||
| 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 |
Meadowlands Pace
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Track Conditions
Updated
07/04/2025
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East Rutherford, US
6:06 pm,
July 4, 2025
84°F
clear sky