Ohio-Owned, Trained And Driven No Pan Intended Looking To Become 1st Buckeye Jug Winner Since 1973

By Tom White
9/2/03

Not since 1973 has an Ohio-owned colt won the Little Brown jug. Melvin's Woe, owned by Thurman Downing of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and trained and driven by Hall of Famer Joe O'Brien, captured the Jug 30 years ago over Faraway Bay and Armbro Nesbit.

That could change if Ohioan Bob Glazer's No Pan Intended continues his late season charge. No Pan Intended is also trained and driven by Ohio natives, Ivan Sugg and David Miller, respectively. Glazer is from Pepper Pike, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.

No Pan Intended won Monday's $331,000 Cane Pace Final--the first jewel in Pacing's Triple Crown--by 1 1/2 lengths over outsider Tidal Wave, who was another length in front of pre-race favorite Allamerican Native. The Pacific Fella colt won over Freehold's half-mile track in 1:53.3.

The $600,000-est. Little Brown Jug is the second leg of Pacing's Triple Crown and will be raced Thursday afternoon, September 18 at the Delaware, Ohio County Fair. The Messenger pace on October 18 at The Meadows rounds out the Series.

Glazer's colt has won four of his last five starts and nine in 12 outings this season. Bred by Winbak Farm, No Pan Intended was a $150,000 Tattersalls Sales yearling. The colt is by Pacific Fella and has banked $475,159 this year and $591,042 overall.

In 1999, Glazer started North America Cup and Meadowlands Pace winner The Panderosa, but the colt wasn't right that afternoon, and finished eighth in his Jug elimination.

Another probable Jug starter, Dr Drew, won the $93,608 Kentucky Sires Stakes Final On Sunday at Players Blue Grass Downs. The Jenna's Beach Boy colt led from gate to wire to win by one length over Largeandincharge. The 1:52.4 victory was Dr. Drew's fourth in 16 starts for trainer-driver Joe Seekman. Dr. Drew and Seekman won in 1:49.4 earlier this year at Lexington's Red Mile.