by Mike Sardella, for Saratoga

Saratoga, NY — The final Open Pace of the year at Saratoga Casino Hotel yielded its biggest upset of the season. Mariner Seelster (Camluck) pulled off the shocker in the $18,000 Saturday night (Dec. 17) feature by surging up the passing lane to win at odds of 55-1.

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Mariner Seelster pulls the biggest upset at Saratoga this season in the featured event on Saturday evening at odds of 55-1.

Mark Ford owns and trains the 7-year-old pacer who was the clear longshot in the race but prevailed in the end, stopping the timer in 1:53 to register the upset.

Invader Lucan Hanover (Stephane Bouchard) cut the mile and held on for second while Texas Terror N (Bruce Aldrich Jr) earned the show spot after a scramble in the stretch.

Mariner Seelster, who was driven to victory by Greg Merton, paid $113 to win and led a big exacta and triple that returned $877 and $2,877, respectively.

Closing day for the 2016 racing season is Sunday with a matinee beginning at 12:15 p.m. Racing will resume on Sunday (Feb. 19) with matinees scheduled for that day and the following afternoon Monday (Feb. 20) on President’s Day.