Delaware, OH – Final driver’s changes have been made for the 80th edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1).
In the first elimination Jason Bartlett will sit behind Sterling Choice (#7).
The second $50,000 elimination will now have Scott Zeron driving Captain Optimistic (#5) and Dan Noble will pilot Wild Bill Wyatt (#7).
Race #16 – First Elimination – $50,000
HD Horse (Listed Driver/Trainer)
1 No Tresspassing (Scott Zeron/Deborah Daguet)
2 Papi’s Rocket (Yannick Gingras/Ron Burke)
3 Ayeaye Captain Deo (James MacDonald/Garry Merner, Jr.)
4 Extra Suds (Dexter Dunn/Virgil Morgan, Jr.)
5 Louprint (Ron Wrenn, Jr./Ron Burke)
6 Prince Hal Hanover (Todd McCarthy/Dr. Ian Moore)
7 Sterling Choice (Jason Bartlett/Blake MacIntosh)
Race #17 – Second Elimination – $50,000
HD Horse (Listed Driver/Trainer)
1 D A Love Boat (Yannick Gingras/Ron Burke)
2 Thirsty Thursday (Tyler Buter/Hunter Oaks)
3 Lou’s Starr (Scott Warnick/Fern Paquet, Jr.)
4 Odds On Outlier (Dexter Dunn/Melanie Wrenn)
5 Captain Optimistic (Scott Zeron/Nancy Takter)
6 Snack Attack (Jason Bartlett/Joe Bongiorno)
7 Wild Bill Wyatt (Dan Noble/Walter Haynes, Jr.)
Race #20 – Second Heat – $500,000
Top four finishers from each elimination
— Career Jug Records —
Driver Starts 1st 2nd 3rd UDRS Purses Champions
Bartlett, Jason 1 0 0 0 0.000 $-
Buter, Tyler 2 0 1 1 0.444 $78,080
Dunn, Dexter 15 1 5 2 0.296 $555,498
Gingras, Yannick 37 6 5 6 0.291 $1,189,864 2014, 2017, 2021
MacDonald, James 4 0 0 3 0.250 $79,720
McCarthy, Todd 4 2 1 0 0.639 $308,500 2024
Noble, Dan 6 0 1 1 0.148 $64,591
Paquet, Jr., Fern First Start
Wrenn, Jr., Ronnie 3 0 0 0 0.000 $33,452
Zeron, Scott 19 4 3 2 0.333 $892,552 2012, 2023
Trainer Starts 1st 2nd 3rd UTRS Purses Champions
Bongiorno, Joe First Start
Burke, Ron 52 9 9 5 0.301 $1,988,098 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022
Daguet, Deborah 3 0 0 1 0.111 $17,000
Haynes, Jr. Walter First Start
MacIntosh, Blake 4 2 2 0 0.778 $403,960 2018
Merner, Jr., Garry First Start
Moore, Dr. Ian 7 2 0 1 0.333 $281,431 2008
Morgan, Jr., Virgil 12 1 1 1 0.157 $122,521
Oakes, Hunter First Start
Takter, Nancy 8 1 0 1 0.167 $55,816
Warnick, Scott First Start
Wrenn, Melanie First Start