By Jay Wolf for Little Brown Jug -– Delaware, OH — For the next three weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 76th edition of the Little Brown Jug, presented by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association, to be contested on Thursday, September 23, 2021.
Top 10 Little Brown Jug Eligibles
Week #4 – August 31, 2021
1. (Last Week #1) Perfect Sting (1:48.1; $ 984,233)
Owners: Brittany Farms (KY) and Val D’Or Farms (NJ)
Trainer: Joe Holloway
Driver: David Miller
2. (Last Week #2) Lawless Shadow (1:48.2; $791,064)
Owners: Dr. Ian Moore (ON), R G McGroup (NB), Serge Savard (QC) & Frank Cannon (FL)
Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore
Drivers: Mark MacDonald & Bob McClure
3. (Last Week #3) Southwind Gendry (1:49.1; $862,641)
Owners: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Phillip Collura (PA), Knox Services (OH) & J&T Silva- Purnel & Libby (FL)
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Yannick Gingras
4. (Last Week #4) Rockyroad Hanover (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
5. (Last Week #7) Town Gossip (1:49.4: $332,008)
Owner: Robert M Weinstein (NY)
Trainer: Jennifer Bongiorno
Driver: Joe Bongiorno
6. (Last Week #5) American Courage * (1:49.4; $528,664)
Owner: Fiddler’s Creek Stables (MI)
Trainer: Travis Alexander
Driver: Matt Kakaley
* Is eligible to supplement into the Little Brown Jug for $45,000
7. (Last Week #8) Whichwaytothebeach (1:49.2; $323,727)
Owners: – Alan Johnston (NY) & John Craig (ON)
Trainer: Brett Pelling
Driver: Andrew McCarthy & Sylvain Filion
8. (Last Week #6) Lou’s Pearlman (1:47.4; $297,181)
Owners: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Weaver Bruscemi (PA), Elizabeth Novak (FL) & Howard Taylor (PA)
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Yannick Gingras
9. (Last Week #10) Abuckabett Hanover (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
10. (Last Week NR) I’ll Drink To That (1:50.2; $229,489)
Owners: Craig Henderson (IL), Lawrence Minowitz (CT), Robert Mondillo (OH) & Oompa`s Farm Inc (NJ)
Trainer: Chris Ryder
Driver: David Miller & Todd McCarthy
Upcoming Events
September 4 The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Pennsylvania Sire Stake Final
September 4 Woodbine Mohawk Park North America Cup Eliminations
September 5 MGM Northfield Park Ohio Sire Stake Final
September 5 Harrah’s Hoosier Park Indiana Sire Stake Leg
September 10 Yonkers Raceway New York Sire Stake Final
September 11 Woodbine Mohawk Park North America Cup Final
September 12 The Red Mile Kentucky Sire Stake Leg
