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.
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).
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