Super Chapter & Go Dog Go 1- 2 in Week 7 of Ken Warkentin’s Road to the Hambletonian Presented by FanDuel

Thursday, July 17, 2025


2025 HAMBLETONIAN

Road to the Hambletonian Top 10 – Week 7

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 Four-for-four this season, wire-to-wire in a 1:50.4 EBC division, one fifth off all-age Vernon Downs track record, won the Yonkers Trot in 1:54.3, new mark of 1:50.3 in a Stanley Dancer Memorial division
2 Go Dog Go

(Greenshoe)

Todd McCarthy, Carter Pinske, Wiesman Farms, Al Libfeld Three-for-three this season, impressive career best 1:52.3 in his 3YO debut in PASS division @ Pocono, romped to new mark of 1:52 from post nine in a Reynolds division, dominated Dancer division in career best 1:50.4 (:26.1)
3 Maryland

(Chapter Seven)

Dexter Dunn, Marcus Melander, Courant Inc, PCW Racing, Holly Lane Stud East Ltd, SStewartRThorn Stable Dan Patch Award winner finishing second to stablemate Super Chapter in an EBC division, solid second in Zweig Memorial, runner up to Go Dog Go in Stanley Dancer Memorial division
4 Emoticon Legacy

(Walner)

Louis Roy, Luc Blais, Determination Yannick Gingras, 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, did not race last week  
5 Monserrate

(Chapter Seven)

Dave Miller, Andrew Harris, William Pollock, Bruce Areman, Andrew Harris 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, second (1:50.4) to Super Chapter again in Dancer division
6 Gap Kronos S

(Face Time Bourbon)

 

Ake Svanstedt, Bruni Racing Team Inc Team Svandstedt prospect a two-time Grand Circuit winner at two with a mark of 1:51.4, second in Goodtimes Final, equaled career best 1:51.4 in Reynolds division, nonthreatening fifth in Stanley Dancer Memorial 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, post four in Tompkins-Geers division on July 19
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, made 3YO debut finishing fourth in Stanley Dancer Memorial division
9 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, fourth first Dancer division
10 Variegated

(Chapter Seven)

Andrew McCarthy, 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, fading sixth in Dancer division
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 GREENMA Trond Smedshammer Trond Smedshammer Cheers Hanover BOMBAY TOM 1:53.4
July 11 PASS 3rd Leg Phl FASHION GREEN Tim Tetrick Jim Campbell HEY PORTER The Fix Is In 1:52.3
July 12 Stanley Dancer M SUPER CHAPTER Dexter Dunn Marcus Melander MONSERRATE BLANK 1:50.3
July 12 Stanley Dancer M GO DOG GO Todd McCarthy Carter Duer MARYLAND MORDIC CATCHER S 1:50.4
July 14 KYSS 3rd Leg OG Global Sensation Dexter Dunn Marcus Melander VUGOO The Brodster 1:52
July 14 KYSS 3rd Leg OG YANNICK G KEMP Todd McCarthy Nifty Norman TE QUIERO LINDY Big Shoes 1:52.3
July 19 Tompkins-Geers M            
July 26 Hambo Eliminations M