Each week the Jay Wolf, Assistant Publicity Director of the Little Brown Jug will rank the Top 10 eligibles for the 64th edition of the Little Brown Jug on Thursday, September 24, 2009
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#1 Well Said
Owners: Jeffrey Snyder (New York) and Lothlorien (Ont.)
Trainer: Steve Elliott
Driver: Ron Pierce
Career Mark: 1:47.3
Career Earnings: $1,798,808
Winner of the $1.3 million North American Cup and the $1 million Meadowlands Pace. Owner Snyder said, “It is a little bit early to say for certain we will start Well Said in the Jug, but we love the race and the Delaware County Fair is a great experience. We will race in the Adios (eliminations) this week and in the Holmes on August 8 at The Meadowlands.”
#2 Art Colony
Owner: Tom Hill (Great Britain)
Trainer: Casie Coleman
Driver: John Campbell
Career Mark: 1:51.0s
Career Earnings: $762,840
Finished a strong second to Well Said in the NA Cup on June 27. Was used hard in the Meadowlands Pace in the first half of the race and faded to ninth.
#3 If I Can Dream
Owner: Bulletproof Enterprises (Florida)
Trainer: Tracy Brainard
Driver: George Brennan
Career Mark: 1:50.4s
Career Earnings: $602,645
Finished third in the Meadowlands Pace after being parked on the outside the entire mile. The son of Western Hanover drew the two hole in the first $50,000 elimination of the Adios Pace on July 24.
#4 Mr Wiggles
Owners: Elmer Fannin and George Teague, Jr. Inc. (Delaware)
Trainers: Brenda and George Teague, Jr
Drivers: Corey Callahan and Jim Morrill, Jr.
Career Mark: 1:51.2f
Career Earnings: $548,371
The Badlands Hanover colt is currently one the top performers in the powerful Teague Stable. He teamed up with the 31-year-old Callahan to win the $500,000 Hoosier Cup on May 30 at Hoosier Park. Mr Wiggles has six seasonal wins in eleven starts.
#5 Chasin Racin
Owners: Elmer Fannin and George Teague, Jr. Inc. (Delaware)
Trainers: Brenda and George Teague, Jr.
Drivers: Brian Sears and John Campbell
Career Mark: 1:51.1
Career Earnings: $335,326
The son of The Panderosa was a $25,000 purchase at the 2007 Harrisburg Sale. Chasin Racin started his three-year-old season in late January and most recently finished fourth in the Meadowlands Pace after setting the early pace. Next on the schedule is the Adios Pace eliminations on July 24.
#6 Keep It Real
Owner: Wayne Eric Whebby (N.S.)
Trainer: Joey Shea
Drivers: Steve Condren
Career Mark: 1:50.2s
Career Earnings: $252,025
The Pennsylvania sired Keep It Real was unraced at two and has started all nine of his 2009 starts in Canada. He was third in the $1.3 million NA Cup with veteran pilot Steve Condren.
#7 Vintage Master
Owners: Brittany Farms (Kentucky) and Brian Monieson Trust (Illinois)
Trainers: Jimmy Takter
Drivers: Daniel Dube
Career Mark: 1:51.3
Career Earnings: $561,690
Trotting training wiz Jimmy Takter has another quality pacer in Vintage Master. The homebred rallied to finish second in the Meadowlands Pace, timed in 1:48.4. Has just one seasonal win, but also has six second place finishes.
#8 Johnny Z
Owners: Elmer Fannin and George Teague, Jr. Inc. (Delaware)
Trainers: Brenda and George Teague, Jr
Drivers: Jim Morrill, Jr. and Brian Sears
Career Mark: 1:51.1f
Career Earnings: $237,307
The son of The Panderosa is named after John Zimich, the director of publicity at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Morrill, Jr. guided Johnny Z to victory in his last start in the W. N. Reynolds Memorial Stake at Pocono Downs of July 10 in a lifetime best 1:51.1.
#9 Dial Or Nodial
Owners: Arlene and Jules Siegel (Pennsylvania)
Trainer: Jim Campbell
Driver: Brian Sears
Career Mark: 1:50.1
Career Earnings: $689,224
The homebred son of Western Ideal finished fifth in the North America Cup and suffered a sore foot. “We don’t know about a time frame,” Jim Campbell noted. “He’s improved a lot since the North America Cup final, but it’s just something we’ve got to play by ear. For now, we’re going to take our time and do the right thing by him.”
#10 Ideal Danny
Owner: D R Van Witzenburg (Illinois)
Trainer: Tony Alagna and Erv Miller
Driver: Yannick Gingras and Andy Miller
Career Mark: 1:50.4
Career Earnings: $199,109
This homebred son of Western Ideal finished sixth in the North America Cup. Danny drew into the first $50,000 elimination of the Adios Pace on July 24.