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Trot Magazine Readers Select
Little Brown Jug
Most Anticipated Stakes Event Of Summer
By Tom White
6/16/2003
In a broad showing of support for all of racing's most coveted and
historic events, readers of Trot magazine chose The Little Brown Jug
as the most anticipated stakes event of the summer in a web poll
conducted by Standardbred Canada.
With 837 fans casting votes, The Little Brown Jug topped a
star-studded stakes list including the North America Cup and the
Hambletonian. Voters were asked to select which race they look forward
to the most over the summer months.
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POLL RESULTS
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| Race |
Votes |
% |
| Little Brown Jug |
282 |
33.7 |
| North America Cup |
199 |
23.8 |
| Hambletonian |
130 |
15.5 |
In an earlier poll, readers of The Horseman and
Fair World magazine voted George Scooter's upset victory over Gallo
Blue Chip in the 2000 Little Brown Jug as the "Race of the Year."
Astreos' triumph in the Jug raceoff was the second leading vote
getter.
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