Louprint (Dear Lou) proved that he was one of the best of the sport after winning the 80th edition of the Grade 1 Little Brown Jug, presented by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association, on the Delaware County Fairgrounds on Thursday evening (September 18).
When the eight -year -old field was on the road in the final of $ 500,000, Louprint protected its railway position and the pace was able to set the first half of fractional times of: 27.3 and: 56.2.
Captain Optimist (Scott Zeron) came out first when the field first went along the stands and put stable pressure along the three -quarters in 1: 23.4.
The Pocket-Sitting opportunities on Uitbijter (Dexter Dunn) found the late racing space, but thanks to a: 26.2 last quarter, it could not make land that uses 1 ¼ lengths behind Louprint in second place, Captain Optimistic held third place.
Louprint Replay
The HomeBred is co-ownership of Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Phillip Collura and Larry Karr.
The dear Lou Colt came unbeaten in the jug of the season, despite missing time in the middle of the summer to recover from surgery.
Louprint’s game efforts gave Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. His first Jug Drive title. Trainer Ron Burke has now raised the JUG-Trophee five times behind William Haughton for the all time.
“This horse is able to do everything I ask him to do, he responds … He is a real professional,” said Wrenn. “It’s a special moment. I try to put it all in.”
“He moved to perhaps the largest horse I have ever trained. He has no holes in his game,” added Brouke. “I can’t wait to see him as a father. At the moment I just want to enjoy it and race him until the end of the year and try to get him in as many races as possible.”
Louprint is now nine-nine in the season and is 16-out-19 during his career. His payment day of $ 275,000 pushes his career income to $ 1.6 million.
In the first elimination, Wrenn patiently waited for the early fabric to settle and grabbed control of the field of seven from post #5 and cruise for a win of 1: 50.3 in gate-to-wire fashion.
The pocket sitting and stablemate Papi’s rocket (Yannick Gingras) was 2 lengths back in second place. A hard charging no tress playing (Scott Zeron) became third and extra SUDS (Dexter Dunn) ended in the last advancing place.
The chances of Uitbijter (Dexter Dunn) was used early, but was erased by the leadership before the quarter pole and home in the second elimination of $ 50,000 in 1: 49.3.
Captain Optimist (Scott Zeron) was 3 ¼ lengths behind the winner. Lou’s Starr (Fern Paquet, Jr.) and Snack Attack (Jason Bartlett) completed the top four and went on to the rich final.
The chance of Uitbijter is trained by Melanie Wrenn for the chance of owner on racing.
Click here for full racing results: We trot results.
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