The favourites, trotter Joxter ($3.10) and pacer Syracuse Express ($2.50), were victorious with career-best efforts in a pair of $11,644 Opens featured at Vernon Downs on Saturday, May 18.
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After winning every panel, Syracuse Express (John MacDonald) nipped the big favourite Tomas (Artie Dick) at the wire to capture the $8,500 Open Pace at Vernon Downs on Monday (Sept. 4).
Driver John MacDonald has been on a tear the last two weeks at Vernon Downs, and on Friday, Aug. 11, he drove six winners including the Open Pace champ, Syracuse Express ($5.80).