Delaware County Fair: Pure Country heads nine-filly Jugette
Pure Country, the number 8 ranked standardbred in North America, is the 5/2 morning line favorite in the $239,400 Jugette for 3-year-old filly pacers on Wedensday, September 21st at the Delaware County Fair.
The daughter of Sombeachsomewhere was undefeated at 2 and has won half of her 14 starts this season. She has banked more than $1.5 million in career earnings. The Jimmy Takter trainee will leave from the second tier in post #9 and will be piloted by Brett Miller for Diamond Creek Racing. Earlier this summer Pure Country raced against the boys in the $320,000 Cane Pace and the $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial, finishing a competitive fourth and second, respectively.
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Darlinonthebeach (David Miller) is the second choice at 7/2 from post #7. Nancy Johansson, Takter’s daughter, trains the daughter of Somebeachsomewhere for the White Birch Farm. Darlinonthebeach has eight victories and has earned $519,644 on the season. She is the fastest filly in the field with her 1:48 4/5 mark at Pocono Downs.
Third choice Call Me Queen Be (Scott Zeron) upset Pure Country in her last start, the $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Final on September 10. Call Me Queen Be is trained by Ross Croghan for the Let It Ride Stable and Dana Parham.
All of the elimination finishers will advance to the second heat. The winner of the second heat will be declared the Jugette champion. The first heat will be raced for $95,760 and the second heat will carry a purse of $143,640.
The complete Jugette field and announced drivers:
PP Horse (Driver/Trainer) Morning Line Odds
1. Yankee Moonshine (Yannick Gingras/Ron Burke) 8-1
2. Marty Party Two (Ronnie Wrenn, Jr./Ron Steck) 15-1
3. LA Delight (John Campbell/Robert McIntosh) 6-1
4. Hug A Dragoness (Yannick Gingras/Ron Burke) 10-1
5. Call Me Queen B (Scott Zeron/Ross Croghan) 9/2
6. I Said Diamonds (Tim Tetrick/Matias Ruiz) 12-1
7. Darlinonthebeach David Miller/Nancy Johansson) 7/2
8. Blue Moon Stride (Andrew McCarthy) 12-1
9. Pure Country (Brett Miller/Jimmy Takter) 5/2
-edited release (Delaware County Fair)