Sunday's 13-race card at Georgian Downs was packed full of first leg divisions of the Ford Summit Series for $6,000 claiming pacers, each worth $4,800.
Driver Aaron Byron picked up three series wins beginning with Buckshot Austin ($30.90) upsetting his division in 1:55.4 for trainer Keith Jones and Bob Watts ($5.10) scoring in 1:54.3 score for trainer Des Tackoor in back-to-back races. Ashley Nostadt trainee Pacific Prince ($2.60) later prevailed in 1:54.2 to give Byron the triple.
Driver James MacDonald also made multiple trips to the winner's circle during the series' first leg with Schooner ($16.90), who won his division in 1:54.1 for conditioner Bruce Goit, and Shawn Irvin trainee Grinfrom C To C ($2.10), who dead-heated for the 1:55 win in another split with Mario Rivest's Rockin On Over ($8.50) and driver Jason Ryan.
The other divisions were won by: Bordeauxs Best ($4.10) and Anthony MacDonald in 1:55.2 for trainer Rick Zeron; Rashabec ($3.20) and Billy Davis Jr. in 1:56.1 for Mike Weller; Amazing Quest ($10.20) and Paul MacLean in 1:55.1 for Brittany Robertson; Charmbo Willie ($5.40) and Sylvain Filion in 1:54.2 for Charles Ward; Brass ($30.40) and trainer-driver John Thomson in 1:55.2; Cracker Stoney ($4.20) and Jonathan Drury in 1:56.1 for Carmen Auciello; Sudbury Downs' Harvest Series champion Hidden Hall ($3.50) and Tyler Moore in 1:55 for Rene Allard; and Mister Grin ($72.50) and Robert Shepherd in 1:54.3 for Robert Reid.
The pacers will return to Georgian Downs next Sunday, Oct. 28 for the second leg of the series.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Georgian Down.