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Jamieson Drives Redland Rocket Man to Victory in Grade 1 Little Brown Jug
The Ontario-sired pacer earned $300,000 and became only the fourth from the province to capture the 81-year-old race.
- On Thursday, driver Jodi Jamieson guided Redland Rocket Man to victory in the 81st Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fair, winning by 4 1/4 lengths in 1:49.4.
- Trainer John Pentland and co-owners Murray Cox and Gary Volpe paid a $45,000 supplemental fee to enter Redland Rocket Man after the horse recorded the fastest 3-year-old pacer time in North America on September 12.
- Redland Rocket Man became only the fourth Ontario-sired horse to win the 81-year-old race, which serves as the second leg of the Triple Crown for 3-year-old pacers. Rival driver Yannick Gingras said, "He's a speed horse."
- The victory earned Redland Rocket Man $300,000, pushing his career earnings to $677,020, while Trainer John Pentland became the 11th Canadian-based conditioner to win the Little Brown Jug.
- Jamieson, who previously won the Little Brown Jug in 2007 with Tell All, said of his second victory, "I didn't think I'd ever get another chance at it again, but here we are, back in the winner's circle.
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Redland Rocket Man justifies $45,000 gamble with Jug glory
Redland Rocket Man (Bulldog Hanover), a $45,000 supplemental entry, cruised to a 4 ¼ length harness racing victory in the second heat of the 81st edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) Thursday (Sept. 24) at the Delaware County Fair. The Canadian invader used the inside post position he earned in the second elimination […] <p>The post Redland Rocket Man justifies $45,000 gamble with Jug glory first appeared on Harnesslink.</p>
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