Ten Fillies Enter 51st Jugette
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Ten entries will force a pair of five-horse eliminations in the $253,800 Jugette for three-year-old filly pacers on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Among the entries are a pair of $15,000 supplemental entries – Smothastenesewisky and Oakwoodanabella IR – who both drew into the first $50,760 elimination.
The first elimination will be led by Test Of Faith, a winner of 16 of 18 career starts and $914,050. She comes into the Jugette off a 5-1/4-length win in the $200,000 New York Sire Stakes Championship on September 10 at Yonkers Raceway.
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The daughter of Art Major is owned by Melvin P. Segal, Kentuckiana Racing Stable and Eddie Gran, and trained by Brett Pelling. David Miller is listed as the driver.
Oakwoodanabella IR (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) comes into the Jugette with just two starts in North America, a pair of overnight wins at Eldorado Scioto Downs, the last was in a lifetime best 1:50.4.
The daughter of Foreclosure N was undefeated at two, a perfect six-for-six in Great Britain. She was shipped to the United States and into the barn of Brian Brown. She is owned by Denis Copse of County Limerick, Ireland.
Smothastenesewisky (Brett Miller) is the $300,000 Ohio Sire Stakes champion, who is owned and trained by Brian Haynes of Washington Court House, Ohio.
The Nob Hill High daughter was purchased for just $3,000 at the 2019 Blooded Horse Sale and has amassed $340,731. Her lifetime mark of 1:48.4 was taken on July 25 at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky.
The second elimination will feature Nashville Elgenna (Andrew McCarthy) and Chase Lounge (Tyler Buter).
Nashville Elgenna has finished on the board in nine of 11 seasonal starts and has earned $121,200. The daughter of Always B Miki is a homebred by Crawford Farms and is trained by Tony Alagna.
Chase Lounge comes into the race with a fourth-place finish in the $253,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship on September 4 at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
The 51st Jugette highlights the 19-race Wednesday card that has a 12 noon post time.
First $50,760 Elimination
Post - Horse (Driver/Trainer) - Morning Line Odds
1. Paulas Bet Hanover (Yannick Gingras/Ron Burke) - 9-2
2. Scarlett Hanover (David Miller/Ron Burke) - 10-1
3. Mikala (George Brennan/Nik Drennan) - 6-1
4. Nashville Elgenna (Andrew McCarthy/Tony Alagna) - 8-5
5. Chase Lounge (Tyler Buter/Roland Mallar) - 7-2
Second $50,760 Elimination
Post - Horse (Driver/Trainer) - Morning Line Odds
1. Odds On Whitney (Tim Tetrick/Tony Alagna) - 6-1
2. Continualou (David Miller/Ron Burke) - 7-2
3. Oakwoodanabella Ir (Ronnie Wrenn Jr./Brian Brown) - 4-1
4. Test Of Faith (David Miller/Brett Pelling) - 2-1
5. Smothastenesewisky (Brett Miller/Brian Haynes) - 10-1
The top four finishers in each eliminations will return for the $152,280 final.
(With files from Little Brown Jug)