SUPER CHAPTER, WOMEN LAYER TAKE FANDUEL OPEN TITLES

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- November 14, 2026 -- Super Chapter, with driver Dexter Dunn, rebounded from a seventh-place finish in the Breeders Crown Open Trot last month at Eldorado Scioto Downs to capture the $300,000 Grade 1 FanDuel Open Trot Championship by a head over Crown winner On To Norway in 1:50.2 on Saturday night (Nov. 14) at the Meadowlands. Lexus Kody finished third.

Two races later, Women Layer followed up his victory in the Potomac Pace on Nov. 8 at Rosecroft Raceway with a 1:47.4 win in the $300,000 Grade 1 FanDuel Open Pace Championship. Ervin Hanover finished second, three lengths behind the winner, and Calicojack Hanover was third.

In the FanDuel Open Trot, Lexus Kody, the event’s defending champ, took the lead from post 7 on the first turn and reached the opening quarter in :28. He continued to show the way to the half in :54.4, but Super Chapter had already started a first-over march from fourth after driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. began to advance from sixth with On To Norway as they headed toward the final turn.

Super Chapter was within two lengths of Lexus Kody as they reached three-quarters in 1:22.1 and continued to surge through the stretch to overtake the pacesetter. He then held off On To Norway for his sixth win in his past seven starts and eighth in 11 races overall this year, good for more than $1.3 million in earnings. The FanDuel was his fourth Grade 1 triumph of the season to go with the MGM Yonkers International Trot, Maple Leaf Trot, and John Cashman Memorial.

On To Norway and Super Chapter entered the FanDuel Open Trot Championship ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in the sport’s Top 10 poll.

“He’s such an amazing horse,” Dunn said about Super Chapter. “We got away in a spot where the speed was on down the back(stretch) and once Ronnie came, we had to move. He had every right for On To Norway to get past him tonight, but he’s just such an amazing horse and he was fighting like a tiger the last 50.”

Super Chapter, a 4-year-old son of Chapter Seven-Lifetime Pursuit trained by Marcus Melander, will now head to stallion duty at Hanover Shoe Farms. For his career, he won 22 of 36 races and banked more than $3 million in purses. He is owned by Jeff Snyder, Arthur Pronti, and breeder Hanover Shoe Farms.

“He’s perfect,” Dunn said. “He races on any track, any way, and he’s got such a beautiful gait. He’s so much fun to drive; I’m really going to miss driving him. Every time I get to sit behind him it’s such a pleasure. He’s incredible. He’s just got everything you want.”

Sent off as the 3-5 favorite, Super Chapter paid $3.20 to win.

In the FanDuel Open Pace, Women Layer and driver Yannick Gingras were a parked-out leader in a :27.1 opening quarter and maintained control from there, but not without facing pressure from first-over Ervin Hanover, driven by Dunn, to a half in :54.3 and three-quarters in 1:21. After rebuffing Ervin Hanover with his :26.2 third panel, Women Layer stormed home in :26.4 for the victory.

Trained by Virgil Morgan Jr., Women Layer has won 10 of 22 races this year and earned over $540,000. For his career, the 5-year-old gelded son of Sweet Lou-Loreenas Ruffian has won 35 of 61 starts and banked over $1.3 million. He is owned by Let It Ride Stables, Jeff Fought Racing, Larry Wills, and Jesmeral Stable. He was bred by Carl Howard.

“He’s a pleasure to drive,” said Gingras, who has sat behind Women Layer in his last six races, with four wins and two third-place finishes. “He’s so sharp right now. I think it was an incredible performance tonight.

“He was a little bit anxious in the post parade and behind the gate, but once the gate left, he was perfect. If Dex came pretty hard, I probably would have let him go, but it seemed like the right move to leave him out. I believe in my horse. I think he might have won either way, but we had the ball in our court, and we decided to take it from there.”

Women Layer, the 1-2 favorite, paid $3 to win.

Following the race, a retirement ceremony was held for Prince Hal Hanover. The 4-year-old son of Captaintreacherous-Percy Bluechip finished sixth in the FanDuel to conclude a career that saw him win 16 of 52 races, including the 2025 Adios (G1) among seven graded stakes, and earn $1.8 million. Trained by Dr. Ian Moore, he is owned by the Prince Hal Hanover Stable.

“I think he’s getting a little bit tired now and it’s time to say goodbye,” Moore said. “He’s off to Blue Chip Farms in New York tomorrow.”

As for Prince Hal Hanover’s best qualities as he heads to his new career, Moore said, “His heart and his desire and his speed and his gait – anything a trainer would ever want in a good horse, he possesses them all. I truly believe he’s going to make a top stallion, and New York seems it’s a great place to be right now.”