Delaware, Ohio--The "Road to the Little Brown Jug" wound through Pocono Downs, The Meadowlands and the Hippodrome de Montreal in important three-year-old pacing action on Saturday.

Quality Of Life captured the $162,944 Max Hempt Memorial in 1:53.3 at Pocono Downs....Much heralded stablemate Klingon Hanover finished second in his elimination of the $500,000 Prix de Montreal....and reigning juvenile and Breeders Crown champion Bettor's Delight finished second in his elim of the $500,000 New Jersey Classic at The Meadowlands.

Bob Rosenheim's Quality Of Life, a son of Life Sign trained by Peter Blood, won in a driving finish over Ready Cash and Inside Pitch.

"You always dream of winning a big stakes race," said 26-year-old driver Sean Bier. "This is the biggest win of my career and Peter (Blood) did a great job with the horse." Blood has called Quality of Life one of the top three-year-olds in the country.

Quality Of Life won last week's elimination in 1:51.4. At Lexington's Red Mile earlier this spring Quality Of Life twice finished second to Klingon Hanover. "I got a few more grey hairs with this race," said owner Rosenheim. "But we got the job done. I know where to look for a good young driver when we come to Pocono."

Klingon Hanover, who won three legs of a series at Lexington including a 1:51 mile, finished second to non-Jug eligible On The Attack in his elimination at Montreal. The mile was in 1:51.2. Hawaiian Cowboy took the f irst elim in 1:53.2.

Bettor's Delight, voted "2YO Pacer of the Year in 2000," led his Jersey Classic elimination through opening quarters of :27.1 and ;56.1. Bettor's Delight was still on top through the three-quarters in 1:24.2. Gambler's Dream, another colt not eligible to the Jug, challenged Bettor's Delight through the stretch and just got up for the win.