The Chancellor took command in the stretch and drew off to a 2 1/2-length, 1:57.3 victory in the $85,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Wednesday at Freehold Raceway.
The son of Yankee Glide- Prime Mistress posted his first career victory with two seconds in three starts and pushed his bankroll to $60,000.
The Chancellor, driven by Andy Miller and trained by Julie Miller, set a Freehold track record with his time. He eclipsed the 1:58.3 mark of Keystone Savage, also a son of Yankee Glide, set on Sept. 29, 2005. Racing for the Andy Miller Stable Inc. of Millstone, NJ and Arden Homestead Stable of Delhi, NY, The Chancellor was a $32,000 Lexington Selected Sale yearling purchase.
Finishing second was even-money favorite Vesuvio AS [Windsong's Legacy] with
Mystro Hanover [Windsong's Legacy] third by four lengths. In the co-featured $10,000 NJSS-Green Acres for 2-year-old trotting colts
and geldings, Lou's Legacy [WIndsong's Legacy] also set a stakes record with a 1:59.2 clocking. The previous Green Acres mark of 2:00.1 belonged to Franks 'N Beans [Enjoy Lavec] since 2004. Lou's Legacy, driven by Jim Marshall III and trained by Chuck Sylvester, was bred by and belongs to Mal and Janet Burroughs LLC of Westwood, NJ. (NJSS)
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