By Tom White
8/15/05

Delaware, OH--Stablemates Rocknroll Hanover, Village Jolt and Cam's Fool are among the top five morning line favorites for the third Little Brown Jug future wagering pool which will get underway at noon Thursday, August 18. Future wagering will be offered for a period of four days, through Sunday, August 21 at racetracks and internet sites throughout the United States and Canada.

The future wager allows fans to bet early on all three-year-olds who are eligible to the Little Brown Jug. The minimum bet is $2.00 and all future wagers are win only. The 60th Little Brown Jug will be raced Thursday afternoon, September 22 at the Delaware, Ohio County Fair.

A total of 23 colts and geldings were selected by a panel of racing analysts and each colt was assigned odds based on the selection order. All other three-year-olds are packaged together into one field wager. The field will open at (5-1) odds. Every three-year-old colt in North America is included in the field because if a colt wins the first of leg of the Triple Crown, the Cane Pace at Freehold on September 5, he can be supplemented into the Little Brown Jug.

Rocknroll Hanover, one of three Jug contenders trained by Brett Pelling, is listed at (3-1) odds. Pelling also trains Village Jolt and Cam's Fool. Rocknroll won both $1,500,000 (C) North America Cup and $1,000,000 Meadowlands Pace. Rocknroll Hanover lost his last outing, a division of the Holmes Pace, to American Ideal in a near World Record 1:48.1. He has six wins in eight starts this season, earnings of $1,453,475 ($1,984,256 lifetime) and a record of 1:48.3.

Adios Pace winner Village Jolt, listed at odds of (7/2), also finished second in the Meadowlands Pace. Village Jolt's Adios victory puts him in good company as five of the last six Adios winners have gone on to win the Little Brown Jug. Village Jolt, the 2004 juvenile champion, has three wins in eight starts, earnings of $461,075 ($1,379,652 lifetime) with a record of 1:51.1 made as a two-year-old.

Cam's Fool, rated at (6-1), bounced into contention with a 1:50.2 Holmes Pace division victory at the Meadowlands on August 6. Unraced at two, Cam's Fool has won 3 of 13 in 2005 with winnings of $231,450. His Holmes clocking is also his career best.

Stonebridge Regal, trained by Canadian Bob McIntosh, is (4-1) in the morning line. Stonebridge Regal finished second in to Rocknroll Hanover in the North America Cup Final and third to Rocknroll and Village Jolt in the Meadowlands Pace. He broke stride and failed to qualify in the American-National on July 30. Stonebridge, who did not race at two, has 10 firsts in 16 starts, a bankroll of $582,416 and a record of 1:49.3.

P-Forty Seven, trained by Ohio native Kelly O'Donnell, is (9/2) in the early line. P-Forty Seven won the $100,000 Meadowlands Pace consolation and finished second to Village Jolt in the Adios Final. P-Forty Seven has three wins in 11 tries, earnings of $213,673 ($239,759 career) with a race mark of 1:48.2.

The "Road to the Little Brown Jug" continues this week with the $250,000-est. Cleveland Classic on Saturday at Northfield Park; $45,000 New Jersey Sires Stake on Friday at Freehold Raceway; and Sunday's $600,000 Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs. Next will be the $100,000 Cane Pace eliminations at Freehold on Saturday, August 27 and the Cane Pace Final on Labor Day, September 5.

Jug Future Pool # 3