Chapvious edges Tiktok Roy in feature

Chapvious (Leon Bailey) captures the $7,500 featured trot on Friday (June 26).

Lous Lancelot (James Lackey) led to the quarter in :27.4. He slowed things down with a :30.3 second quarter and was first to the half in :58.2.  Tiktok Roy (Jimmy Whittemore) was first to make a move going first-over heading around the final turn and was first to three-quarters in 1:27.2

As they reached the stretch Chapvious ($4.30) joined second place finisher Tiktok Roy as the battled down the stretch.  Chapvious used a late lunge to claim the win in 1:56.4.  Lous Lancelot had to settle for third.

CHAPVIOUS REPLAY

Chapvious is a 4-year-old mare by Devious Man.  She is owned by the Purple Haze Stables and trained by George Ducharme.  It was her third win this season.  She now has seven career victories.

Jimmy Whittemore had a driving hat trick.  Truman Gale and Chris Long had driving doubles.  George Ducharme had a training double.

Vernon Downs honored driver Jeff Gregory for getting his 7000th career win at Buffalo on Wednesday night with Highway Six.

Vernon Downs returns to live racing on Saturday (June 27) with a post time of 5:05 p.m.

For more information go to www.vernondowns.com.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by John Horne, for Vernon Downs