by Tom White, publicity director, the Little Brown Jug
Delaware, OH — There will be 12 starters in Saturday’s (May 29) $500,000 Hoosier Cup, the first race in this year’s Little Brown Jug Fantasy Stable Contest.
You must activate five horses from your 10-horse stable, plus two trainers and two drivers, by 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29. Just go to www.jugbarn.com. Only horses that are given “active” status will be eligible to earn points. Players collect points if their horses are among the top five finishers. Updated point standings will be posted on www.jugbarn.com during the weeks leading up to the Little Brown Jug.
Hoosier Park starts nine horses wide, putting the last three horses as trailing starters in the 12-horse lineup. The Hoosier Cup is the 13th race on the card and will go off at about 9:30 p.m. (EDT).
Only eight of the starters in Saturday’s Hoosier Cup are eligible to the 65th Little Brown Jug. Here is the field in post position order: 1. Touch The Rock, 2. I’m Gorgeous, 3. Wayne The Lefty (not eligible to Jug), 4. Morgan Shark (not eligible to Jug), 5. Perrito Caliente, 6. Aracache Hanover, 7. Mr Mantle (not eligible to Jug), 8. Foreign Officer, 9. Windfall Blue Chip, 10. Hare Free (not eligible to Jug), 11. Allthatgltrsisgold and 12. World Of Rocknroll.
The next scheduled Jug Fantasy Stable races are set for Saturday, June 12. They are the Burlington Stakes at Mohawk Racetrack and the Art Rooney Final at Yonkers Raceway.
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