Twelve three-year-old filly pacers entered the $310,000 USD Jugette to be raced on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Delaware County Fair forcing two eliminations.
The first elimination will feature A Few Choice Words (Jim Mahron Jr.) and Dandys Mercy (Scott Zeron).
A Few Choice Words (post two) is the daughter of Little Brown Jug champion Courtly Choice and is a winner of $429,341 for Clancy Farms. Conditioned by Blake MacIntosh, A Few Choice Words has won seven times in 13 seasonal starts, all in the state of New York.
Dandys Mercy, who was supplemented into the Jugette for $15,000 USD, will leave from post three. She was the runner-up in last weekend’s $340,541 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes final at Pocono Downs. The daughter of Captain Crunch has five wins this season and has finished outside the top three just once in 11 seasonal starts. She is trained by John Butenschoen for co-owners Hart Walker, Dandy Farms Racing, Ft Racing Stable and Douglas Overhiser.
The second elimination will feature My Girl EJ (Dexter Dunn) and Odds On Platinum (Todd McCarthy).
My Girl EJ (post one) is coming off a win in the $340,541 Pennsylvania Sires Stakes championship on Sept. 9 in 1:49.2. The homebred daughter of Sweet Lou has been on the board in 21 of 23 career starts and has amassed more than $1 million in career earnings. She is conditioned by Ron Burke for co-owners Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi and Elizabeth Novak.
Odds On Platinum (post six; pictured above) won the $342,466 Lynch Memorial at Pocono Downs on Aug. 17 in a lifetime best 1:49. She is conditioned by Dr. Ian Moore for co-owners Let It Ride Stables and Odds On Racing.
The first four finishers in each $25,000 USD elimination will come back for the $260,000 USD Jugette final.
Wednesday’s 22-race card will start at 11 a.m.
First 2024 Jugette Elimination
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer
1. Soft Shot - David Miller - Jessica Roegner
2. A Few Choice Words - Jim Mahron Jr. - Blake MacIntosh
3. Dandys Mercy - Scott Zeron - John Butenschoen
4. Pass Line - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke
5. Caviart Belle - Yannick Gingras - Nancy Takter
6. Donegal Spirit - Todd McCarthy - Andrew Harris
Second 2024 Jugette Elimination
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer
1. My Girl EJ - Dexter Dunn - Ron Burke
2. Lou Lou - Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke
3. Blue Pacific - Corey Callahan - Scott Di Domenico
4. Hunting Hula - Andy McCarthy - Bruce Lauer
5. Leannes Choice - Scott Zeron - Erv Miller
6. Odds On Platinum - Todd McCarthy - Dr. Ian Moore
Second Heat - $260,000 USD Jugette Final
Top four finishers from each elimination
(Little Brown Jug)