Open Pace

Two Opens totalling $36,112 in purses were on tap at Batavia Downs on Saturday night, Oct. 19 and a show of force was displayed by both winners. 

Aaron Byron drove five winners on the 12-race card on Friday, Oct. 18 at Vernon Downs, including Open mare pacer P L Princess C.

Surreal Ideal moved confidently first over, pounced on the tiring leader and triumphed in a sharp 1:49.3 in the $29,041 Open Handicap Pace on Friday, Oct. 18 at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.

There was a double feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday, Oct. 17 as a pair of $34,247 Open paces were carded and the father-son team of trainer Mark Beckwith and driver Brett Beckwith won both of th...

In what has been a dominant season for trainer Mark Beckwith at Saratoga Casino Hotel, the meet’s leading trainer sent out the Canadian-owned distaffer Arizona to victory on Monday, Oct. 14 in the $20...

Nimble New Zealand-breds took center stage at Batavia Downs as they won the top two paces of the week on Saturday night, Oct. 12.

Natameri was driver Wally Hennessey’s choice in Saturday night’s $20,548 Open Handicap at Saratoga Casino Hotel and the pacer lived up to expectations.

Trainer David Dewhurst swept the co-featured Opens at Vernon Downs on Saturday, Oct. 12 with pacer Primo Uomo and trotter Discus Hanover. 

The 2024 season finale at The Loop in Winnipeg, Man. featured a sibling rivalry in the afternoon's co-feature, and that mile produced a track record performance.

Alittlesidehustl N won the $20,270 Fillies & Mares Open Handicap Pace for the third time this season at Saratoga Casino Hotel when the Jackie Greene trainee went wire-to-wire on Monday, Oct. 7.

Slip The Hundy N sprung the upset in the Open for the second consecutive Saturday night at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

A top-class winner last week in his local debut, Pirate Hanover and Aaron Byron grabbed the winner's share of the loot once again in the $11,486 Open Pace on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Vernon Downs.