Little Brown Jug Champion Well Said

Posted by BarbaraAnne Helberg Sep 27, 2009

It was a dream trip for Well Said in his second heat at the Little Brown Jug September 24, after he had dominated his elimination heat. Apparently, the Pepsi North America Cup winner and leading pacer in North America was having sweet dreams of victory a few hours before pacing smartly through his Jug elim.

If you've seen the movie Seabiscuit, you know what a relaxed horse is, but, believe me, you ain't seen nothin' yet! Not until you've seen Well Said's idea of relaxing before a big race. The land's leading money winning pacer was curled up on the wood chips in his stall, his head propped on his legs like a big ol' puppy-dog as he casually kept an eye on the flash-bulb-popping visitors vying for position a few yards in front of him four hours before he was due to shine in the Little Brown Jug's second of two elimination heats.

With everyone in front of him oohing and ahing and talking about how relaxed he seemed -- and how such a relaxed demeanor was a great pre-race sign -- a few spectators wondered if Well Said intended to interrupt his nap to participate in such a petty thing as the biggest American-based race of his life. The big bay Western Hanover colt was the 5-2 favorite for his elim heat ahead of Carnivore at 4-1, and it was hard not to wonder, observing the laid back NA Cup champ, if Carnivore might have a Well Said lunch in their elim of nine contestants.

But, not to worry -- Well Said has pulled it all together. He knows how to relax, he knows how to keep a low profile, and he knows how to win. Everything considered, everything was Well Said at this year's Jug.