Jay Wolf, the Assistant Publicity Director of the Little Brown Jug, has dished out his weekly Top 10 Contenders for the 67th edition of the three-year-old pacing classic to be held on September 20, 2012.
Week #3 - August 21, 2012
1. A Rocknroll Dance (Last Week #1)
Owners: A Rocknroll Dance Stable (OH)
Trainer: Jim Mulinix
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Career Earnings: $1,790,567
Career Mark: 1:48.1 M
He finished fourth in the $322,716 Cane Pace final on Labor Day (September 3) at Tioga Downs. The Rocknroll Hanover colt gets right back at it in the $252,521 Simcoe Stakes at Mohawk this Saturday.
2. Michaels Power (Last Week #2)
Owners: Jeffrey Snyder (NY)
Trainer: Casie Coleman
Driver: Scott Zeron
Career Earnings: $1,024,735
Career Mark: 1:49.2 Moh
Has not raced since the Gold Series Final at Rideau Carleton on August 26. He will leave from post #8 in the Simcoe Stakes.
3. Bolt The Duer (Last Week #3)
Owners: All Star Racing (NJ)
Trainer: Peter Foley
Driver: Mark MacDonald
Career Earnings: $672,401
Career Mark: 1:47.4 Mea
He scored his third straight victory in the second leg of the Kentucky Sires Stake last Saturday (September 1) in 1:49.1.
4. Dynamic Youth (Last Week #NR)
Owners: J & T Silva Stables (NY), Kenneth Tucci (NJ) and C & G Racing Stable (NY)
Trainer: Aaron Lambert
Driver: George Brennan
Career Earnings: $474,319
Career Mark: 1:48.4 TgDn
The Bettor’s Delight became Jug eligible after winning the $322,716 Cane Pace Final. The connections now must pay the $45,000 supplemental fee to chase the Triple Crown.
5. Dapper Dude (Last Week #10)
Owners: Robert McIntosh Stables (ONT) and Al McIntosh Holdings (ONT)
Trainer: Robert McIntosh
Driver: John Campbell/Jim Morrill, Jr.
Career Earnings: $554,243
Career Mark: 1:49 PcD
The Panderosa colt won the $200,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Final at Pocono Downs in a lifetime best 1:49. Now he heads to Canada for the Simcoe Stakes.
6. Bettors Edge (Last Week #8)
Owners: Brittany Farms (KY) and Val D’Or Farms (NJ)
Trainer: Linda Toscano
Driver: David Miller
Career Earnings: $263,164
Career Mark: 1:49 Mea
Rebounded from a poor elimination performance with a solid third in the Cane Pace final.
7. Thinking Out Loud (last Week #7)
Owners: Robert McIntosh Stables (ONT), CSX Stables (OH) and Al McIntosh Holdings (ONT)
Trainer: Robert McIntosh
Driver: Randy Waples/Mark MacDonald
Career Earnings: $901,708
Career Mark: 1:47.3 Moh
He faced older horses last week in the Mohawk Preferred Pace finishing fourth. Next up is the KySS Final.
8. Sweet Lou (Last Week #4)
Owners: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Weaver Bruscemi LLC (PA), Lawrence Karr (NJ) and Phillip Collura (NJ)
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Dave Palone
Career Earnings: $1,206,864
Career Mark: 1:47.4 Moh
This colt finished in the place spot in the $200,000 PASS Championship Final last Saturday (September 1). Finished 3-½ lengths behind Dapper Dude.
9. Hurrikane Kingcole (Last Week #5)
Owners: Jeffrey Kuhen (PA), John Levy Racing Stable (ONT), Klee Cohen Brewer & Gordon (NY) and Hurrikane Racing (NJ)
Trainer: John McDermott
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Career Earnings: $475,407
Career Mark: 1:47.3 M
Did not race last week
10. Time To Roll (Last Week #6)
Owners: Lothlorien (ONT)
Trainer: Jimmy Takter
Driver: Andy Miller
Career Earnings: $535,595
Career Mark: 1:50 M
He took a shot at the early lead in the Cane Pace Final and paid the price with a quarter in :25.1 and a half in :53, fading to an eighth-place finish.
(Little Brown Jug)