Delaware County Fair: Jugette draws 11, headlined by Blazin Britches

Blazin Britches, winner of nine of ten races this season, has been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite in the $273,250 Jugette 3-year-old filly pace on Wednesday, September 20th at the Delaware County Fair.

The daughter of the 2010 Little Brown Jug champion Rock N Roll Heaven owns a lifetime mark of 1:48 4/5 and has earned $203,392. The Brian Brown trainee will leave from post three in the first of two eliminations and will be piloted by Trace Tetrick for owner/breeder Emerald Highlands Farm. Included her current five-race win streak are victories in the $63,475 Adioo Volo, the $113,950 Shady Daisy and the $160,000 Nadia Lobell.

Emerald Highlands and Brian Brown are also expected to challenge in the 72nd Little Brown Jug with Fear The Dragon.

Obvious Blue Chip (Scott Zeron) is the second choice at 4-1 from post four. Mark Steacy trains the daughter of Roll With Joe for NLG Racing Stable and Stephen Klunowski. Obvious Blue Chip has earned $264,073 during her career.

Caviart Ally is the favorite in the six-horse second $54,650 elimination. Andrew McCarthy was named to pilot the daughter of Bettor’s Delight for Caviart Farm. The Noel Daley trainee has been first or second in her last five starts. She owns a 1:50 2/5 mark and has earned $475,700 during her career. The second and third choices in the second elimination are Tequila Monday (Brett Miller) and Idyllic Beach (Yannick Gingras).

The top four elimination finishers will advance to the $163,950 second heat. The winner of the second heat will be declared the Jugette champion.

The complete Jugette field and announced drivers:

PP Horse (Driver/Trainer) Morning Line Odds

$54,650 First Elimination

1. Rockin Serena (Peter Wrenn/Melanie Wrenn) 9-2
2. Jaye’s A Lady (Yannick Gingras/Nancy Johansson) 8-1
3. Blazin Britches (Trace Tetrick/Brian Brown) 6-5
4. Obvious Blue Chip (Scot Zeron/Mark Steacy) 4-1
5. Terrortina (Tony Hall/Norm Parker) 12-1

$54,650 Second Elimination

1. Caviart Ally (Andrew McCarthy/Noel Daley) 2-1
2. Roaring To Go (Brett Miller/Kevin Lare) 5-1
3. Tequila Monday (Brett Miller/Chrs Oakes) 3-1
4. Ella Christina (Tim Tetrick/Nick Surrick) 6-1
5. Zoe Ellasen (Ronnie Wrenn Jr./Ron Potter) 8-1
6. Idyllic Beach (Yannick Gingras/Jimmy Takter) 4-1

--press release (Delaware County Fair/Little Brown Jug)--