Final top Jug contenders list released

Delaware, OH – Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf ranks the top 10 harness racing 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 #6 – September 7, 2021

1. (Last Week #1) Perfect Sting (1:48.1; $1,181,983)

Sire: Always B Miki

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

Trainer: Joe Holloway

Driver: David Miller

2. (Last Week #3) Whichwaytothebeach (1:49.2; $419,047)

Sire: Somebeachsomewhere

Owners: – Alan Johnston (NY) & John Craig (ON)

Trainer: Brett Pelling

Driver: Andrew McCarthy & Sylvain Filion

3. (Last Week NR) Desperate Man * (1:49.3; $664,325)

Sire: Shadow Play

Owners: Kathy Cecchin (ON), John Cecchin (ON), Nicole Davies (ON) & Paul Davies (ON)

Trainer: Kathy Cecchin

Driver: Trevor Henry

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

4. (Last Week #4) Lou’s Pearlman (1:47.4; $423,681)

Sire: Sweet Lou

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

Trainer: Ron Burke

Driver: Yannick Gingras

5. (Last Week 10) I’ll Drink To That (1:50.2; $329,489)

Sire: American Ideal

Owners: Craig Henderson (IL), Lawrence Minowitz (CT), Robert Mondillo (OH) & Oompa`s Farm Inc (NJ)

Trainer: Chris Ryder

Driver: David Miller & Todd McCarthy

6. (Last Week #7) Town Gossip (1:49.4: $382,008)

Sire: American Ideal

Owner: Robert M Weinstein (NY)

Trainer: Jennifer Bongiorno

Driver: Joe Bongiorno

7. (Last Week #5) Rockyroad Hanover (1:48.1M; $332,214)

Sire: Captaintreacherous

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

Trainer: Tony Alagna

Driver: Dexter Dunn

8. (Last Week #8) American Courage * (1:49.4; $532,504)

Sire: American Ideal

Owner: Fiddler’s Creek Stables (MI)

Trainer: Travis Alexander

Driver: Matt Kakaley

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

9. (Last Week #9) Abuckabett Hanover (1:49.1; $300,571)

Sire: Betting Line

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 #3) Southwind Gendry (1:49.1; $865,841)

Sire: Always B Miki

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

Trainer: Ron Burke

Driver: Yannick Gingras

Upcoming Events

September 17 — Harrah’s Hoosier Park — Indiana Sire Stake Leg

September 18 — Woodbine Mohawk Park — Simcoe Stake

September 19 — The Red Mile Kentucky — Sire Stakes Final

September 20 — Entries close for the 76th Little Brown Jug

by Jay Wolf, for the Little Brown Jug