After winning the Miss Versatility final earlier on the card with Broadway Donna, David Miller told Jason Settlemoir that he was going to win the Little Brown Jug with Courtly Choice, and that he did, as Courtly Choice, who put forth a monster effort just to make the final from his elimination after breaking stride, came through with another huge performance to win the $436,560 final in 1:49 4/5. The stage was set for the final after two eliminations of wildly-different race shapes.  Lather Up (Montrell Teague) stayed flat, which was the question heading in, and led all the way comfortably in the first elimination and won in 1:49 3/5, while the second elimination saw Courtly Choice break before the start, get back into contention, and finish third after a big middle-half move.  Stay Hungry (Doug McNair), who was going for the Pacing Triple Crown, crossed the wire first in the second elimination, but was moved back to fourth after it was deemed that he had interfered with Hayden Hanover (Andy Miller) while crossing over to the lead near the opening quarter.  That resulted in Dorsoduro Hanover (Matt Kakaley) being moved up to first, Stay Hungry drawing post eight instead of post one or two for the final, and Stay Hungry's connections electing to scratch him. So after all that, seven 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings lined up for the final, with Dorsoduro Hanover in post one, Lather Up in post two, and Courtly Choice in post four.  Kakaley was all over Dorsoduro Hanover to try and get him out ahead of Lather Up, but it was to no avail as Lather Up blasted better and was able to cross over to the lead.  Courtly Choice also left some and dropped into third as the opening quarter went on the board in 27 seconds flat. Lather Up continued unchallenged on the front-end to the half in 54 4/5, but Courtly Choice moved first-up passing that marker.  Courtly Choice was not exactly straight as they raced through the backstretch and to the 1:21 2/5 three-quarters, though, bearing out about three-quarters of a length wide and still sitting about a length and a half behind the front-stepping Lather Up. Around the final bend and into the lane, Lather Up continued to show the way, but as they headed down the stretch Courtly Choice began to hit his best stride again, and despite the rough journey, he summoned all of his talent and courage to win the Little Brown Jug by a neck.  Dorsoduro Hanover found room in the two-path as Courtly Choice raced a little bit wide again through the homestretch and was the runner-up, with Lather Up fading to third.  Hayden Hanover came up the inside for fourth, and This Is The Plan (Andrew McCarthy) got fifth.  The top five finishers were separated by just a length and a quarter on the money.Derick GiwnerTrainer Blake MacIntosh hoists the Little Brown Jug For David Miller, this was his fifth Little Brown Jug win, tying him with William Haughton and Mike Lachance for the most all-time, and the performance in the final was a salve for the break in the elimination. "I was very confident in him coming here," Miller offered.  "The first heat, he raced great, but I felt horrible.  The only way he was going to make it better was if he won.  He's pretty game, and I give him a lot of credit.  I have him all over the track a lot of times, and he just keeps pushing forward.  Just the last 20 yards I saw he was getting up.  Man, I couldn't have been happier.  I was pushing on him pretty hard, and he was still digging.  I was pretty excited when he hit the wire." Blake MacIntosh trains Courtly Choice, an Art Major colt, for owners Hutt Racing Stable, Mac And Heim Stables, Daniel Plouffe, and Touch Stone Farms.  This was Courtly Choice's 12th career victory, and he has now earned $952,704.  He returned $5.40 to win in the final. "He won't race next week.  He'll race the following week in Kentucky in the International Stallion I think it is," remarked MacIntosh.  "We'll have to supplement again.  I don't like it, but we have to.  I under-staked him this year.  It happens. "When he made the break I was sick.  I was like there it goes, there goes $45,000 out the window, but it worked out.  He was amazing the first heat.  That's probably the biggest first heat I've ever seen a horse go.  The second heat, that was probably the biggest second heat you're going to see any horse go.  That just tells you how good of a horse he is.  For an idiot like me to train him, it's unreal.  It's been a great ride.  I'm just a guy, and I got lucky I got a good horse.  It's amazing." For winning breeder Winbak Farm, this continued an outstanding season. "Winbak is having a great year," said Joe Thomson, who operates Winbak Farm and co-owns the horse under his Hutt Racing Stable moniker.  "It's a lot of fun to own a horse that accomplishes something like this.  We bred him, and he was the last foal out of a mare that was named after my daughter (Lady Ashlee Ann by Camtastic).  She was great and got in the Hall of Fame, and then all of a sudden this is the crescendo for the breeding program.  It's really good, and we're really happy.  I've got a great team.  I've got a good manager and a good guy that raises yearlings.  The whole team is good, though; I'm really pleased with them." Even though Lather Up couldn't hold on and bring the Teagues another Little Brown Jug, there was no shame in his performance. He came out of the race in good order according to trainer Clyde Francis and will live to fight another day. "I thought he raced great. He went a big quarter and half and what not," said Francis. "They started coming at him, and he got a little tired at the end, but I thought he raced great. We're not sure yet where he's going. I know he's got some stuff out in Indiana, but I'm not sure what time he's going out there. At the end of the year he's got stuff at Dover like the Progress and the Matron. We'll sit down next week to see where he will go to next. He's not eligible to the Breeders Crown and even in Lexington he'd have to be supplemented if he went down there."