Jugette Attracts 105 Nominees

Published: March 30, 2009 07:50 pm EDT

The 39th edition of the Jugette, which will be contested at the Delaware Country Fairgrounds for an estimated purse of $400,000 on Wednesday, September 23

, has attracted 105 of the sport’s finest, sophomore fillies.

Officials of the Little Brown Jug have tabbed Pedigree Snob and Hawaiian Drink as slight preseason favourites for this year’s edition of the Jugette.

Steve Jones of Montgomery, NY and David Scharf of New York City own Pedigree Snob, who was bred by Jones at his Cameo Hills Farm. Jones had consigned the daughter of Allamerican Native to the 2007 Lexington Sale, but he and Scharf bid her in for $60,000.

“I wasn’t too sure until close to sale time what I was going to do with her,” said Jones. “I sell everything, but if I could find a partner to race her, I wanted to keep part of her.”

The owners sent Pedigree Snob to Sam “Chip” Noble III in Ohio, who told Jones and Scharf she’s the best filly he’s ever had. After Chip won a qualifier with Pedigree Snob in 1:58.3, he sent her to fellow Buckeye Jim Arledge.

In her first start, Pedigree Snob finished third in a division of the Reynolds Stakes for driver Tim Tetrick. She won the $114,571 Countess Adios in 1:52.2. The filly also won the $431,571 Sweetheart Pace at The Meadowlands and a division of the Standardbred at Delaware, OH. Pedigree Snob’s freshman season came to an end on September 24 when she finished second in the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes Championship.

Pedigree Snob was first, second or third in all nine of her races. She was also one of the fastest, taking a record of 1:51.4 while banking $384,571.

Bulletproof Enterprises’ Hawaiian Drink was the fastest in her freshman filly class when she won the $209,700 Matron Final on November 15 at Dover Downs in 1:51.3. She then won her elimination of the Breeders Crown but was beaten in the final.

Hawaiian Drink won eight of 13 starts and $552,155 and is trained by Tracy Brainard, who took over from Mark Harder in October prior to the filly’s victory in the $585,000 Three Diamonds Final at Woodbine. She also won the Hayes Memorial, Kentuckiana Stallion Stakes and finished second in a division of the Bluegrass Stakes at The Red Mile.

There are also many other Jugette eligibles with excellent stakes showings including Breeders Crown Final runner-up, Twist N Clout, Matron Final runner-up, Indulge Me, Three Diamonds runner-up, Special Sweetheart and the American National winner, Notjustaprettyface.

For the complete list of Jugette eligibles, click here.

(Little Brown Jug)

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