Canadian owner Brad Grant close to winning Pacing Triple Crown with Stay Hungry
DELAWARE, Ohio — A terrific 2018 harness-racing season could get even better for Canadian Brad Grant.
The trucking magnate from Milton, Ont., watched his filly, Atlanta, win the Hambletonian on Aug. 4. Three hours earlier, his colt, Stay Hungry, captured the Cane Pace, the first jewel in the Pacing Triple Crown.
Stay Hungry added the second jewel by winning the Messenger Stakes on Sept. 1. He’ll go for the sweep Thursday in the US$642,000 Little Brown Jug for three-year-old pacers at the Delaware County Fair.
“It’s exciting,” said Grant, who owns Stay Hungry with the Irwin Samelman Estate. “It’s great to be in it.