Final driver’s changes made for 80th Little Brown Jug

Final harness racing driver’s changes have been made for the 80th edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1).

In the first elimination Jason Bartlett will sit behind Sterling Choice (#7).

The second $50,000 elimination will now have Scott Zeron driving Captain Optimistic (#5) and Dan Noble will pilot Wild Bill Wyatt (#7).

Race #16 – First Elimination – $50,000

HD       Horse (Sire) (Listed Driver/Trainer)

1. No Trespassing (D Js Duke)- Scott Zeron – Deborah Daguet
2. Papis Rocket (Papi Rob Hanover)- Yannick Gingras – Ron Burke
3. Ayeaye Captain Deo (Captaintreacherous)- James MacDonald – Garry Merner Jr.
4. Extra Suds (Lather Up)– Dexter Dunn – Virgil Morgan Jr.
5. Louprint (Sweet Lou) – Ronnie Wrenn Jr. – Ron Burke
6. Prince Hal Hanover (Captaintreacherous) – Todd McCarthy – Ian Moore
7. Sterling Choice (Betterthancheddar)- Jason Bartlett – Blake MacIntosh

Race #17 – Second Elimination – $50,000

HD       Horse (Sire) (Listed Driver/Trainer)

1. D A Loveboat (Captain Crunch)- Yannick Gingras – Ron Burke
2. Thirsty Thursday (Huntsville)- Tyler Buter – Hunter Oakes
3. Lous Starr (Sweet Lou)- Scott Warnick – Fern Paquet Jr.
4. Odds On Outlier (Sweet Lou)- Dexter Dunn – Melanie Wrenn
5. Captain Optimistic (Captaintreacherous)- Scott Zeron – Nancy Takter
6. Snack Attack (Stay Hungry)- Jason Bartlett – Joe Bongiorno
7. Wild Bill Wyatt (Sweet Lou)- Dan Noble – Walter Haynes Jr.

Race #20 – Second Heat – $500,000

Top four finishers from each elimination

— Career Jug Records —

Driver                      Starts     1st       2nd      3rd         UDRS              Purses                        Champions

Bartlett, Jason            1          0          0          0           0.000                     $-

Buter, Tyler                 2          0          1          1           0.444           $78,080

Dunn, Dexter             15         1          5          2           0.296         $555,498

Gingras, Yannick        37         6          5          6           0.291      $1,189,864              2014, 2017, 2021

MacDonald, James     4          0          0          3           0.250           $79,720

McCarthy, Todd          4          2          1          0           0.639         $308,500                                  2024

Noble, Dan                 6          0          1          1           0.148           $64,591

Paquet, Jr., Fern                           First Start

Wrenn, Jr., Ronnie      3          0          0          0           0.000           $33,452

Zeron, Scott               19         4          3          2           0.333         $892,552                        2012, 2023

Trainer                    Starts     1st       2nd      3rd         UTRS               Purses                        Champions

Bongiorno, Joe                            First Start

Burke, Ron                 52         9          9          5           0.301      $1,988,098    2014, 2017, 2021, 2022

Daguet, Deborah        3          0          0          1           0.111           $17,000

Haynes, Jr. Walter                        First Start

MacIntosh, Blake       4          2          2          0           0.778         $403,960                                  2018

Merner, Jr., Garry                        First Start

Moore, Dr. Ian            7          2          0          1           0.333         $281,431                                  2008

Morgan, Jr., Virgil      12         1          1          1           0.157         $122,521

Oakes, Hunter                             First Start

Takter, Nancy             8          1          0          1           0.167           $55,816

Warnick, Scott                             First Start

Wrenn, Melanie                                  First Start

by Jay Wolf, for the Little Brown Jug