Top 10 Little Brown Jug Contenders: Week One

by Jay Wolf, Publicity Director, Little Brown Jug

Delaware, OH — Over the next few weeks, Jay Wolf, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director, will be ranking the top 10 contenders for the 72nd edition of the pacing classic.

This year’s Little Brown Jug will be held on Thursday (Sept. 21). For the latest LBJ information, please visit www.littlebrownjug.com.

The most recent edition of the field is below:

1-Fear The Dragon (1:48.4s; $1,152,844)
Owner: Emerald Highlands Farm (Ohio)
Trainer: Brian Brown Driver: David Miller

2-Downbytheseaside (1:49.0; $1,113,322)
Owners: Country Club Acres (Ohio), Joe Sbrocco (Ohio), Richard M. Lombardo (Ohio) & Diamond Creek Racing (Pa.)
Trainer: Brian Brown Driver: Brian Sears

3-Filibuster Hanover (1:52.0f; $255,483)
Owners: Burke Racing Stable (Pa.), Weaver Bruscemi (Pa.), Joseph DiScala, Jr. (N.Y.) and J&T Silva Stables (N.Y.)
Trainer: Ron Burke Driver: Matt Kakaley & Yannick Gingras

4-R J P (1:51.2; $237,941)
Owners: Burke Racing Stable (Pa.), Weaver Bruscemi (Pa.), Jack B. Piatt II (Pa.) and Prunel & Libby (Fla.)
Trainer: Ron Burke Driver: Yannick Gingras

5-Blood Line (1:50.3f; $198,754)
Owner: Diamond Creek Racing (Pa.)
Trainer: Jimmy Takter Driver: Mark MacDonald

6-Funknwaffles (1:50.4h; $499,933)
Owner: Crawford Farms Racing (N.Y.)
Trainer: John Butenschoen Driver: Corey Callahan

7-Classic Pro (1:51.0s; $306,002)
Owners: Ian Moore (Ont.), R G McGroup (NB) & Serge A. Savard (PQ)
Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore Driver: Trevor Henry

8-Miso Fast (1:49.2f; $351,059)
Owners: Burke Racing Stable (Pa.), Weaver Bruscemi (Pa.), Our Horse Cents Stable (Pa.) and J&T Silva Stables (N.Y.)
Trainer: Ron Burke Driver: Matt Kakaley

9-Chip Walther (1:50.3; $187,688)
Owners: Ervin Miller Stable (Pa.), Paymaq Racing (Ill.), Nick Surick Stable (N.J.) & Louis A. Willinger (Ky.)
Trainer: Erv Miller Driver: Marcus Miller

10-Heaven’s Gait (1:49.0s; $140,409)
Owner: John R. Cummins (Ky.)
Trainer: Nicholas DeVita Driver: David Miller & Jordan Stratton