Thirteen sophomore pacers enter 76th Little Brown Jug
At 1h56, on September 21, 2021 • By DELAWARE COUNTY
The quartet of Perfect Sting, Lou’s Pearlman, Whichwaytothebeach and American Courage lead a balanced field of 13 for the $661,800 Little Brown Jug, presented by the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, to be held Thursday (Sept. 23) at the Delaware County Fair.
Perfect Sting, winner of $1,185,933 lifetime, heads the second elimination. The ultra-consistent son of Always B Miki was undefeated at two and has hit the board in all 10 of his 2021 starts. He has picked up second place finishes in several 3-year-old classics — $790,000 North America Cup, $700,000 Meadowlands Pace, $300,000 Max Hempt Memorial and the $276,150 Cane Pace.
Perfect Sting is owned by his breeders, Brittany Farms and and Val D’Or Farms, and is conditioned by Joe Holloway. He will be driven by David Miller and will leave from the outside post six.
The 20-race Jug Day card is set with a Noon post time.
1st $132,360 Elimination
- Borntobeshameless-Dan Noble-Christi Noble-9/2
- Lou’s Pearlman-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke-2/1
- Simon Says Hanover-Scott Zeron-Tony Alagna-12/1
- Mysweetboymax-Aaron Merriman-Sam DePinto-6/1
- Whichwaytothebeach-Andrew McCarthy-Brett Pelling-3/1
- Always A Miki-Dexter Dunn-Nancy Takter-10/1
- Town Gossip-Joe Bongiorno-Jen Bongiorno-8/1
2nd $132,360 Elimination
- Rockyroad Hanover-Dexter Dunn-Tony Alagna-7/2
- American Courage-Matt Kakaley-Travis Alexander-6/1
- I’ll Drink To That-Tim Tetrick-Chris Ryder-4/1
- Water Sports Teen-Joe Bongiorno-Jen Bongiorno-8/1
- Bayfield Beach-Yannick Gingras-Ron Burke-12/1
- Perfect Sting-David Miller-Joe Holloway-2/1
Top four finishers in the eliminations will return for the $397,080 final.
