Chapter Seven gelding squeezes late to win

Spoiler Alert (Chapter Seven, Frank Affrunti) is an upset harness racing winner in the featured $7,900 Open 2 trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 6).

Discus Hanover (Truman Gale) went straight to the front.  The favorite Jenny Lake (Justin Huckabone) came first-up to challenge heading to the first turn but went off-stride before the quarter.  Discus Hanover was first to the quarter in :27.3.

He slowed things way down with a :30.2 second quarter to hit the half first in :58.0.  Discus Hanover cruised to three-quarters in 1:27.0.

As they made the turn for home Yankees Beast (Joe Nassimos) came first up to challenge.  Discus Hanover dug in but Spoiler Alert ($33.40) found an opening on the inside and squeezed through to win in a seasonal best of 1:55.1.  Discus Hanover had to settle for second best.  Yankees Beast finished third.

SPOILER ALERT REPLAY

Spoiler Alert is an 8-year-old gelding by Chapter Seven.  He is owned by Jeff Hayes and trained by Misty Carey.  It was his fourth win this season.  He now has 25 career victories.

Justin Huckabone drove three winners on the card.  Frank Affrunti and Tyler Rush had driving doubles.  Karin Warner and Jessica Okusko had training doubles.

Live racing returns to Vernon Downs on Friday (August 12) as they welcome in New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings with a post time of 6:05 p.m.

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by John Horne, for Vernon Downs