As is typically the case, the best have been saved for last on the final day of racing at Delaware this year. The highlight of the day is of course the Little Brown Jug but there are several other races of interest.
In the afternoon card (there is a morning card as well; more about that later), Flex The Muscle does battle against Chimon in the first division of the Old Oaken Bucket. In the second division of the Old Oaken Bucket, the Pride of Ohio, Sing Jesse Sing does battle against half mile specialist Cassis which promises to be a pretty even race. In the Ms Versatility Final, Buck I St Pat, fresh off her second place finish against Lucky Jim in the Credit Winner takes on a solid field of pacing mares. While one would think Buck I St Pat would be the obvious choice, she has had a tendancy to through in an occasional clunker where it seemed she should have rolled over the field. On paper, it would appear that Annieswesterncard should roll over the field in the Winbak Pace which is somewhat depleted due to a scheduling conflict with the Quillen Memorial this past Monday at Harrington.
And then, there is the Little Brown Jug. This is one of the strongest fields assembled recently for this September classic, though the potential for controversy exists with One More Laugh. Trainer Ray Schnittker has already stated that One More Laugh will not race three heats. Hence, it would appear if One More Laugh doesn't win the first two legs, he will be scratched out of the final. If he loses the first leg, knowing he can't win the Jug if he sticks to his promise, Schnittker may even scratch out after the first heat.
I have mixed feelings if Schnittker needs to follow through on his threat. By all means, as a trainer he needs to watch out for his horse and one can't find fault with that. However, by entering the Jug, a trainer knows it is necessary to win two heats to be declared the winner; perhaps it would have been best if he bypassed the Jug if he is that strongly against the multiple heats? Of course, I am not saying a horse should be scratched if they are exhausted after a race, but there is something wrong when that decision is made before the first race is conducted. Perhaps there needs to be a financial penalty when a horse doesn't race all the heats they are eligible to unless the state vet scratches the horse.
For a detailed analysis of my Jug selections, please click here.
Following are my selections for Delaware's Thursday card. Note the first race is scheduled to go off at 10:50am, not the previously announced 11:00am post. Since there are too many races scheduled, the racing card is being divided into two separate cards as the tote equipment can't handle potentially twenty-six races. The morning card consists of six races and the afternoon card consists of twenty races. This is why you will see two sets of races one through six.
Delaware County Fair
Thursday, September 23, 2010
First Post 10:50am
Morning 1st Pace - $2,000; FM Non-winners $2,000 in Last 4 Starts
2 - Jellyfish Joy (B Miller, 5-2)
3 - Action Big Towner (Sears, 3-1)
5 - Yankee Mystique (Campbell, 8-1)
Morning 2nd Pace - $4,000; New Century Series - 3yo Colts and Geldings (1st Div)
5 - C'mon Twist'nshout (Wengerd, 8-1)
6 - CJ's Cruiser Same (B Miller, 5-2)
3 - Lima Jag (Pierce, 9-2)
Morning 3rd Pace - $2,600; HG Non-winners $2,000 in Last 4 Starts
3 - Pcspecial (D Miller, 8-1)
6 - S F Midas (Palone, 3-1)
5 - Little Gary Perry (Brennan, 6-1)
Morning 4th Pace - $4,000; New Century Series - 3yo Colts and Geldinds (2nd Div)
2 - Crusinfullthrottle (Sears, 2-1)
3 - Hez Automatic (Tetrick, 8-1)
6 - Theetownlittleguy (Page, 3-1)
Morning 5th Pace - $2,800; FM Non-winners $15,000 Lifetime
2 - Lima Adore (D Miller, 12-1)
6 - Wildfire Princess (Sears, 1-1)
1 - Knob Hill Sadie (Tetrick, 12-1)
Morning 6th Trot - $36,000; The Standardbred Stake - 2yo Colts and Geldings
4 - Live Jazz (Campbell, 9-5)
6 - Captain George (D Miller, 4-1)
5 - Bloomington (Bolon, 8-1)
Afternoon (Aft) 1st Pace - $2,100; Non-winners of $10,000 in 2010 (AE: Non-winners of $25,000 Lifetime)
6 -Fiftytwoflat (Tetrick, 4-1)
5 - Tricky Kid (D Miller, 3-1)
3 - Race Track Cruiser (Grismore, 6-1)
Aft 2nd Trot - $36,000; The Standardbred Stake - 2yo Colts and Geldings (2nd Div)
2 - Cash On Delivery (Campbell, 8-1)
3 - Soulful Delight (Pierce, 2-1)
4 - Victory USA (Smith, 3-1)
Aft 3rd Pace - $2,100; Non-winners of $10,000 in 2010 (AE: Non-winners of $25,000 Lifetime)
7 - E Cagee Kid (Tetrick, 8-1)
1 - Im A Ruslter Too (D Miller, 5-2)
3 - Rapid Pursuit (McNair, 3-1)
Aft 4th Trot - $73,500; Old Oaken Bucket - 3yo Colts and Geldings (1st Div)
4 - Flex The Muscle (D Miller, 2-1)
2 - Chimon (Grismore, 4-1)
3 - Great Emancipator (Kramer, 5-2)
Aft 5th Pace - $2,600; HG Non-winenrs $2,000 in Last 4 Starts
9 - Mypanmar (Sears, 2-1)
8 - Blindsided (B Miller, 4-1)
3 - Wow Power (McNair, 3-1)
4 - Scooch Over (Page, 8-1)
Aft 6th Trot - $73,500; Old Oaken Bucket - 3yo Colts and Geldings (2nd Div)
4 - Cassis (Schnittker, 2-1)
3 - Sing Jesse Sing (Palone, 5-2)
6 - Thro Time (Kramer, 8-1)
Aft 7th Pace - $5,000; Signature Series Final
4 - Carmel Dumpling (Burns, 7-2)
7 - Forever Friendly (Smith, 3-1)
2 - Standing Pretty (Winters, 8-1)
Coupled: Key Western and Saucy Brown
Aft 8th Trot - $93,500; Ms Versatility Final - Mares Open
6 - Buck I St Pat (Tetrick, 5-2)
2 - Southwind Wasabi (Gingras, 6-1)
1 - Autumn Escapade (D Miller, 3-1)
Aft 9th Pace - $20,386; Ohio Breeders Championship - 3yo Colts and Geldings (1st Div)
1 - B N Brad (Wilder, 6-1)
4 - Sand Summerfield (Sears, 5-2)
5 - EJ's Pocket Rocket (Smith, 12-1)
Aft 10th Pace - $46,250; Winbak Pace - Aged Colts and Geldings
3 - Annieswesterncard (Pierce, 2-1)
1 - Lucky Man (MacDonald, 5-2)
5 - Booze Cruzin (Tetrick, 8-1)
Aft 11th Pace - $20,386; Ohio Breeders Championship - 3yo Colts and Geldings (2nd Div)
2 - Trick Man (Paver, 5-2)
5 - Ohso What (Tetrick, 8-1)
1A - Kid Cruiser (Wilder, 7-2)
Coupled: Standing Tough and Kid Cruiser
Aft 12th Pace - $55,000; The Standardbred - 2yo Fillies
2 - Nutmegs Yankee (Palone, 3-1)
1 - Hello Camie (Gingras, 5-2)
4 - Latin Lyric (B Miller, 4-1)
Aft 13th Pace - $64,437; Little Brown Jug Heat 1 - 3yo Colts and Geldings (1st Div)
2 - Rock N Roll Heaven (Dube, 2-1)
8 - Aracache Hanover (McNair, 8-1)
1 - Kyle Major (MacDonald, 7-2)
7 - We Will See (B Miller, 4-1)
Aft 14th Pace - $64,437; Little Brown Jug Heat 1 - 3yo Colts and Geldings (2nd Div)
2 - Classic Rock Nroll (Campbell, 7-1)
3 - Piece Of The Rock (Macdonell, 5-1)
1 - Delmarvalous (Sears, 3-2)
6 - Versado (Palone, 7-2)
Aft 15th Pace - $64,437; Little Brown Jug Heat 1 - 3yo Colts and Geldings (3rd Div)
6 - Rockin Image (Gingras, 7-2)
7 - One More Laugh (Tetrick, 2-1)
1 - Valentino (Brennan, 6-1)
3 - I'm Gorgeous (A Miller, 4-1)
Aft 16th Pace - $65,300; The Standardbred - 2yo Colts and Geldings
5 - Powerful Mist (Tetrick, 2-1)
8 - Something For Doc (B Miller, 8-1)
4 - Big Bad John (D Miller, 3-1)
6 - Magnus Deo (Brennan, 6-1)
Aft 17th Pace - $35,872; Ohio Breeders Championship - 3yo Fillies
1A - Rub Thing (Palone, 4-1)
2 - Lullaby Til Dawn (Brennan, 3-1)
3 - Up Front Cruiser (Noble, 5-2)
8 - Shez Good Osborne (Stahl, 6-1)
Coupled: Southwind Rah Rah, Rub Thing, and Hawk's Cry Ekectra
Aft 18th Pace - $289,969; Little Brown Jug Heat 2 - 3yo Colts and Geldings
The first three finishers from the three eliminations (races 13-15) return for the second heat.
Aft 19th Pace - $2,000; FM Non-winenrs $2,000 in Last 4 Starts
2 - Fantastic Fran (Charlino, 7-2)
3 - Daves Chilly Filly (B Miller, 10-1)
7 - Our Cheap Date (Fitzwater, 12-1)
8 - Action Jenna (Sears, 6-1)
Aft 20th Pace - $120,820; Little Brown Jug Race-off (If needed) - 3yo Colts and Geldings
If no horse has won two heats, the heat winners return for this race.
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