By Jay Wolf for Little Brown Jug — For the next four 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 #3 – August 24, 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 #5) 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 and 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 #2) 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 #4) American Courage * (1:49.4; $517,583)
Owner: Fiddler’s Creek Stables (MI)
Trainer: Travis Alexander
Driver: Matt Kakaley
* Is eligible to supplement into the Little Brown Jug for $45,000
6. (Last Week NR) 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
7. (Last Week #9) Town Gossip (1:51.1: $280,008)
Owner: Robert M Weinstein (NY)
Trainer: Jennifer Bongiorno
Driver: Joe Bongiorno
8. (Last Week NR) Whichwaytothebeach (1:50.1; $289,658)
Owners: – Alan Johnston (NY) & John Craig (ON)
Trainer: Brett Pelling
Driver: Andrew McCarthy
9. (Last Week 10) Mysweetboymax (1:51.3; $210,400)
Owners: Robert Horowitz (NJ) & Brandon Horowitz (NJ)
Trainer: Sam DePinto
Driver: David Miller & Jason Bartlett
10. (Last Week #6) 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
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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
