Top 10 Jug Contenders - Week #3

Published: August 24, 2016 09:50 pm EDT

Over the next few weeks Jay Wolf, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director, will be ranking the top 10 contenders for the 71st edition of the pacing classic.

This year's Little Brown Jug, presented by the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, will be held on Thursday, September 22.

Top 10 Little Brown Jug Contenders - Week #3 - August 24, 2016:
*All earnings in U.S.

1. Betting Line (1:47.2f; $1,383,505)
Owner: West Wins Stable (ON), Christine Calhoun (ON) & Mac Nichol (ON)
Trainer: Casie Coleman
Drivers: David Miller and Jonathan Drury

2. Racing Hill (1:48.4f; $1,095,028)
Owner: Tom Hill (ON)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Driver: Brett Miller

3. Control The Moment (1:48.2; $1,085,220)
Owner: Control The Moment Stable (PA)
Trainer: Bradley Maxwell
Driver: Brian Sears

4. Check Six (1:50.3f; $739,922)
Owner: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Weaver Bruscemi (PA), William Switala (NY) & James Martin (NY)
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Yannick Gingras

5. Manhattan Beach (1:49.2f; $350,412)
Owner: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Weaver Bruscemi (PA), Geoffrey Lyons Mound (ON) & Wingfield Bros (OH)
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Matt Kakaley

6. Another Daily Copy (1:50.0f; $180,725)
Owner: Carl Sackheim (NY)
Trainer: Nicholas DeVita
Drivers: Tony Hall & Jim Morrill Jr.

7. Fernando Hanover (1:51.2f; $210,555)
Owner: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Weaver Bruscemi (PA), Frank D. Baldachino & JJK Stables
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Tim Tetrick

8. Lyons Snyder (1:49.0s; $171,490)
Owner: Jeffrey Snyder (NY) & Geoffrey Lyons Mound (ON)
Trainer: Mark Silva
Driver: David Miller

9. Pure Country (1:49.2f; $1,403,674)
Owner: Diamond Creek Racing (PA)
Trainer: Jimmy Takter
Driver: Brett Miller

10. Dr J Hanover (1:50.1f; $158,757)
Owner: Brittany Farms (KY), Marvin Katz (ON), John Cancelliere (NJ) & Dr J Partners (KY)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Driver: Scott Zeron

(With files from Little Brown Jug)

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