Chuck Sylvester

"He’s our family horse. He’s kind of special. We didn’t really expect what he’s been doing the last few starts."

“We prepped him for the sire stakes and took our time with him. He’s developed more than we thought he would.”

Chuck Sylvester says it takes some luck to win the Hambletonian. It also takes a well-prepared horse. The 73-year-old trainer thinks Spider Blue Chip is ready. The remainder will be determined Saturda...

If horsemen think the chances of owning a Hambletonian-winning horse are one in a million, Chuck Sylvester at least has a colt with the right name to be successful.

Chuck Sylvester isn’t sure how many wins he might get out of his three-year-old filly trotter, but he’s pretty certain she has the ability to turn a profit.

Returning to his home in New Jersey after a cross country sojourn, Hall of Fame trainer Chuck Sylvester will look to claim victory in the 57th Yonkers Trot, first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown, wit...

Jazz great John Coltrane had an album (and song) called “Giant Steps,” which, despite being a studio recording, seems an acceptable reference when the subject is Chuck Sylvester’s trotter Live Jazz. T...

When Chuck Sylvester was asked whether he wanted Lucky Chucky to receive a bye into Saturday’s $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic at Mohawk Racetrack, he did not hesitate to accept, even though it m...

If preparing a horse to win the Hambletonian, or the Hambletonian Oaks, is like a puzzle, trainer Chuck Sylvester is adept at getting the pieces to fit

Divisional champion Lucky Chucky will make his three-year-old debut Friday night for trainer Chuck Sylvester in the $80,900 Dickerson Cup at Meadowlands Racetrack

Last season, Greg Peck dubbed Muscle Hill’s successful march to trotting’s grand prize “Operation Hambletonian.” Last week, after watching three-year-old colt Holiday Road qualify for the first time a...

Southwind Wasabi is the 3-1 favourite in the $130,000 Filly World Trotting Derby on Friday, September 4 at the DuQuoin State Fair