Dover, DE — Jack Vernon scored his second consecutive win in Tuesday night’s (Dec. 15) featured $17,000 Winners Over/Select Trot at Dover Downs.

Jack Vernon hung tough to record a 1:52.3 lifetime mark in Tuesday’s top trotting event at Dover Downs. Fotowon photo.

Jack Vernon was looped by Whimzical Chapter before eventually clearing for the lead past a :27.3 first quarter. After gaining command, the 4-5 public choice backed the half down to :56.2 before facing a first-over push from Northern Express — who angled out from third at the half — through a :28.1 third quarter.

At the top of the stretch, Jack Vernon and driver Corey Callahan began to inch away, and ultimately evaded Northern Express (Russell Foster) by three-quarters of a length in a new lifetime mark of 1:52.3. Magic MVP (Pat Berry) finished third.

Dylan Davis trains Jack Vernon, a 7-year-old gelded son of Muscle Hill, for Howard Taylor and Michael Casalino Jr.

Dover Downs will host a quartet of $100,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund finals on Thursday night (Dec. 17), after which the track will take their holiday break until Dec. 28.