Delaware County Fair: Field is set for 80th Little Brown Jug

Fans have been looking forward to the battle between sophomore pacing standouts Louprint and Prince Hal Hanover and they will only have to wait until the first elimination of the $600,000 Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) on Thursday, September 18 at the Delaware County Fair.

Louprint (First Elimination – Post 5) is undefeated in seven seasonal starts and has won 14 of 17 lifetime with $1.3 million in career earnings. The son of Sweet Lou is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Phillip Collura & Larry Karr.

Trainer Ron Burke looks for his fifth Jug title and driver Ronnie Wrenn his first.

Prince Hal Hanover (Todd McCarthy) will leave from post no. 6. Among his seven career wins are the $385,000 Adios Pace Final (July 26) and the $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial (Aug. 9).

Dr. Ian Moore trains the son of Captaintreacherous for the Prince Hal Hanover Stable.

The Cane Pace champion Captain Optimistic (Dexter Dunn) drew post no. 5 in the second $50,000 elimination.

The son of Captaintreacherous is campaigned by the partnership of 3 Brothers Stable, Marvin Katz & Caviart Farms.

Captain Optimistic has $757,428 in career earnings and will look to add a Jug title to trainer Nancy Takter’s stellar resume.

The Little Brown Jug is presented by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association.

The 20-race card will kick off at 11:00 AM with a majority of the card available on Fox Sports 2 (1:00 – 7:00 PM).

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 (Yannick Gingras/Blake MacIntosh)

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 (Dexter Dunn/Nancy Takter)

6. Snack Attack (Jason Bartlett/Joe Bongiorno)

7. Wild Bill Wyatt (Jason Bartlett/Walter Haynes, Jr.)

Second Heat - $500,000

Top four finishers from each elimination

-edited release (Little Brown Jug)