11 to battle in $641,550 Little Brown Jug

It has been announced that 11 three-year-old pacing colts and geldings have entered the 77^th annual Little Brown Jug harness racing Grand Circuit classic on Thursday, September 22 at Delaware, Ohio.

The total purse for the race is $641,550. There will be two elimination divisions that will each race for a purse of $50,000.

The first four official finishers in each elimination division will return later on the race card to compete in the $541,550 Little Brown Jug Final. The Little Brown Jug is one of the three jewels of the Pacing Triple Crown.

Here are the post position draws for each elimination heat.

1st LBJ Elimination

1. Atlas Hanover (Captaintreacherous) – Anthony MacDonald
2. Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside) – Chris Page
3. Market Based (Sweet Lou) – Andy McCarthy
4. Greatest Ending (Somebeachsomewhere) – Mark MacDonald
5. Night Hawk (Betting Line) – David Miller

2nd LBJ Elimination

1. Birthday (Sweet Lou) – Ronnie Wrenn, Jr.
2. Gulf Shores (Downbytheseaside) – Yannick Gingras
3. Fourever Boy (Sweet Lou) – Dexter Dunn
4. Six Feet Apart (Sweet Lou) – David Miller
5. PJ Lou (Sweet Lou) – Mike Wilder
6. Pleaseletmeknow (American Ideal) – Matt Kakaley

We will update this story once the draw is complete for Little Brown Jug Day.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink