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William O'Donnell
Named Little Brown Jug
Wall of Fame Honoree For 2003
William O'Donnell, driver of back to back Little
Brown Jug champions --
Nihilator (1985) and Barberry Spur (1986), has been
selected as the 19th
Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame inductee.
O'Donnell was chosen by a 23-member panel of
national and international
harness racing enthusiasts.
The Springhill, Nova Scotia native is a 1986 member of the
Canadian Horse
Racing Hall of Fame and was enshrined into Harness Racing's Hall of Fame
in
Goshen, NY in 1990.
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During his 33 year career, O'Donnell
has amassed over 5,500 career
victories and his horses have earned over $95.7 million in purses, third
on
the all-time list behind fellow "Wall of Famers," John
Campbell and Mike Lachance. O'Donnell was the Harness Tracks of America "Driver of the
Year" in 1982 and 1984.
O'Donnell was the regular pilot for three Horses of the Year,
Fancy Crown
(1984), Nihilator (1985) and Staying Together (1993). The "Magic Man"
also
captured 13 Breeder's Crown titles and the 1985
Hambletonian Final with Prakas.
O'Donnell will be officially inducted and presented a
commemorative gold
ring at the Little Brown Jug Mayor's Breakfast at Ohio Wesleyan
University
on September 17, the morning before
the 58th Little Brown Jug at the
Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Tickets to the Mayor's Breakfast are
available for $25 each by phoning
(800) 335-3247 or by writing The Mayor's
Breakfast, P.O. Box 1278,
Delaware, Ohio 43015
For More Information:
Jay Wolf
The Mayor's Breakfast
(740) 657-7152
jaywolf@midohio.net
Click here for past
honorees
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