Top Little Brown Jug contenders

Delaware, OH – For the next six weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 harness racing horses eligible for the 76th edition of the Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday, September 23, 2021.

Top 10 Little Brown Jug Eligibles Week #1 – August 10, 2021

1. Perfect Sting (Always B Miki – 1:48.1; $909,233)

Owners: Brittany Farms (KY) and Val D’Or Farms (NJ)

Trainer: Joe Holloway

Driver: David Miller

 

1. Rockyroad Hanover (Captaintreacherous – 1:48.1M; $291,864)

Owners: Riverview Racing (FL), Bradley Grant (ON), Kenneth Jacobs (NY) & Plouffe Head and VJ Stable (FL)

Trainer: Tony Alagna

Driver: Dexter Dunn

 

1. Southwind Gendry (Always B Miki – 1:49.1; $847,641)

Owners: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Phillip Collura (PA), Knox Services (OH) & J&T Silva- Purnel & Libby (FL)

Trainer: Ron Burke

Driver: Yannick Gingras

 

1. Lawless Shadow (Shadow Play – 1:48.3; $728,130)

Owners: Dr. Ian Moore (ON), R G McGroup (NB), Serge Savard (QC) & Frank Cannon (FL)

Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore

Drivers: Mark MacDonald and Bob McClure

 

1. American Courage * (American Ideal – 1:49.4; $479,633)

Owner: Fiddler’s Creek Stables (MI)

Trainer: Travis Alexander

Driver: Matt Kakaley

 

1. Abuckabett Hanover (Betting Line – 1:49.1; $295,771)

Owners: Crawford Farms Racing (NY), Alagna Racing (NJ), Jablonsky Held Stable (NY) & Barbera N. Wienick Stable (NY)

Trainer: Tony Alagna

Driver: Andrew McCarthy

 

1. One Eight Hundred (Somebeachsomewhere – 1:48; $131,239)

Owners: – Brixton Medical (NJ) & Nancy Takter (NJ)

Trainer: Nancy Takter

Driver: Tim Tetrick

 

1. Water Sports Teen (Somebeachsomewhere – 1:48.2; $143,080)

Owner: Joshua Jay Graber (MI)

Trainer:  Jennifer Bongiorno

Driver: Joe Bongiorno

 

1. Town Gossip (American Ideal – 1:51.1: $247,033)

Owner: Robert M Weinstein (NY)

Trainer:  Jennifer Bongiorno

Driver: Joe Bongiorno

 

1. Lou’s Pearlman (Sweet Lou – 1:47.4; $247,181)

Owners: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Weaver Bruscemi (PA), Elizabeth Novak (FL) & Howard Taylor (PA)

Trainer: Ron Burke

Driver: Yannick Gingras

 

* Is eligible to supplement into the Little Brown Jug for $45,000

 

Upcoming Events

August 10             The Red Mile                                                   Kentucky Sire Stake Leg

August 11              Indiana State Fair                                             Horseman Stake

August 13              Yonkers Raceway                                             New York Sire Stakes Leg

August 14              MGM Northfield Park                                     Carl Milstein Memorial

August 21              The Downs At Mohegan Sun Pocono       Max Hempt Memorial

August 21              Eldorado Scioto Downs                                  Ohio Sire Stake Leg

August 21              Vernon Downs                                                  New York Sire Stakes Leg

August 21              Woodbine Mohawk Park                              Ontario Sire Stake Gold Leg

August 22              The Red Mile                                                   Kentucky Sire Stake Leg

August 22              Harrah’s Hoosier Park                                     Indiana Sire Stakes Leg

 

Ticket Information

For ticket information, please visit LittleBrownJug.com/tickets or call toll free 1-(800) DEL-FAIR.

by Jay Wolf, for the Little Brown Jug