(Chapter Seven-Crucial-Father Patrick)

Maryland, whose sire Chapter Seven was fourth in the 2011 Hambletonian final, was

first-over in the final elimination on Saturday (July 26) at the Meadowlands and fired

home in 26 seconds flat to finish a nose behind winner Nordic Catcher S in a 1:50.3

performance.

Maryland was the Dan Patch Award and O’Brien Award winner for the division in 2024

after he led harness racing in earnings with over $1.22 million. His victories came in a

leg and the final of the Kindergarten Series and the Breeders Crown at the

Meadowlands, the Peter Haughton Memorial at Harrah’s Hoosier Park and the William

Wellwood Memorial and Mohawk Million at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

So far in 2025 he’s finished second in all four of his starts - the Empire Breeders Classic

and Zweig at Vernon and his Stanley Dancer Memorial division at the Meadowlands.

Maryland’s dam Crucial was fourth in the 2020 Hambletonian Oaks final.