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 #5 – September 8, 2016:
*All earnings in U.S.
1. Betting Line (1:47.2f; $1,423,930)
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; $1,345,028)
Owner: Tom Hill (UK)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Driver: Brett Miller
3. 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
4. Manhattan Beach (1:49.2f; $358,412)
Owner: Burke Racing Stable (PA), Weaver Bruscemi (PA), Geoffrey Lyons Mound (ON) & Wingfield Bros (OH)
Trainer: Ron Burke
Driver: Matt Kakaley
5. Dr J Hanover (1:50.1f; $218,757)
Owner: Brittany Farms (KY), Marvin Katz (ON), John Cancelliere (NJ) & Dr J Partners (KY)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Driver: Scott Zeron
6. 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
7. Another Daily Copy (1:50f; $205,725)
Owner: Carl Sackheim (NY)
Trainer: Nicholas DeVita
Drivers: Tony Hall & Jim Morrill, Jr.
8. Lyons Snyder (1:49s; $179,990)
Owner: Jeffrey Snyder (NY) & Geoffrey Lyons Mound (ON)
Trainer: Mark Silva
Driver: David Miller
9. Voracity (1:51.2s; $291,112)
Owner: Bradley Grant (ON), Alagna Racing (NJ) & John A. Fodera (NY)
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Drivers: Corey Callahan & David Miller
10. Western Fame (1:50.4f; $113,222)
Owner: Brittany Farms (KY)
Trainer: Jimmy Takter
Driver: Mark MacDonald
(With files from Little Brown Jug)