Over the next few weeks, Jay Wolf, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director, will be ranking the top 10 contenders for the 73rd edition of the pacing classic.
The 2018 Little Brown Jug will be held at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.
Top 10 Little Brown Jug Contenders — Week #3 — August 22, 2018
(all earnings reported in U.S. currency)
1. Courtly Choice (1:47.1; $665,369, #1 last week)
Owners: Hutt Racing Stable (Pa.), Mac and Heim Stables (Ont.), Daniel Plouffe (Que.) and Touch Stone Farms (Ont.)
Trainer: Blake Macintosh
Drivers: James MacDonald and David Miller
(eligible to supplement into the Little Brown Jug for $45,000)
2. Lather Up (1:48.1s; $599,465, #2)
Owners: Gary and Barbara Iles (Del.)
Trainer: Clyde Francis
Driver: Montrell Teague
3. American History (1:47; $317,285, #4)
Owners: Brittany Farms (Ky.), Marvin Katz (Ont.) and American History Racing (Ky.)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Driver: Yannick Gingras
4. Stay Hungry (1:47.3; $899,272, #3)
Owners: Bradley Grant (Ont.) and Irwin Samelman (Nev.)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Driver: Doug McNair
5. Dorsoduro Hanover (1:49.4f; $636,106, #5)
Owners: Burke Racing Stable (Pa.), Silva Prunel & Libby (Fla.), Weaver Bruscemi (Pa.) and Wingfield Five (Ohio)
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Matt Kakaley
6. Done Well (1:51.2f; $371,672, #6)
Owners: James Stambaugh (Ohio), Wingfield Brothers (Ohio), Milton Leeman (Ohio) and Alan Keith (Ohio)
Trainer: Brian Brown
Drivers: Scott Zeron, Tim Tetrick and Joe Bongiorno
7. Nutcracker Sweet (1:50.2; $342,284, #8)
Owners: Howard Taylor (Pa.), Order By Stable (Sweden) and Richard Lombardo (Ohio)
Trainer: Jimmy Takter
Driver: Brian Sears
8. Hitman Hill (1:49.3f; $322,903, #7)
Owners: Tom Hill (Ont.) and Northfork Racing Stable (Pa.)
Trainer: Chris Oakes
Driver: Brett Miller
9. Captain Deo (1:50.2, $59,028, #10)
Owners: Alagna Racing (N.J.), Joe Sbrocco (Ohio), In The Gym Partners (N.Y.) and Captain Deo Partners (N.J.)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Drivers: Marcus Miller and Brett Miller
10. Macadoodledoo (1:51.2f, $44,621, not ranked)
Owner: Jeffrey S. Snyder (N.Y.)
Trainer: Mark Silva
Driver: David Miller
(Little Brown Jug)