DELAWARE, OHIO—Two-year-old sustaining payments for the 79th edition of the Little Brown Jug, the 54th Jugette, the 72nd Old Oaken Bucket (3-year-old open trot) and the 72nd Buckette (3-year-old filly trot) are due March 15. These payments are for foals of 2021 and will be raced in 2024.2-year-olds not nominated in the May 15, 2022… Continue reading Delaware (OH) Payments Due March 15th
Kris Jordan, a Republican who represented Delaware County in Ohio’s House of Representatives, has died. Jordan, of Ostrander, was serving his third term as state representative for Ohio’s 60th District. He previously spent eight years in the Ohio Senate. A lifelong resident of Delaware County, Jordan was elected to his first term as a county… Continue reading Kris Jordan, a Republican who represented Delaware County in the Ohio House, dies at 46
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Officials with the Little Brown Jug expect the purse for the 78th edition of the pacing classic to be a record and may approach $1 Million. The record Jug purse was $677,000 won by Wiggle It Jiggleit in 2015. “It has been our goal and mission to bring the purse to the $1 million mark,”… Continue reading Record Purse Expected for the 78th Little Brown Jug
The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association will hand out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 14 at the Polaris Hilton Hotel in Columbus.The Ohio Chapter will honor the connections of Downbytheseaside as the recipient of the Winner’s Circle Award for outstanding achievement during the… Continue reading The Ohio Chapter of USHWA to Hand Out Awards
Driver Donald Irvine, Jr., winner of more than 7,600 races, has been elected as the 49th member of the Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame by a vote of the members of the Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association. The Mt. Gilead, Ohio native exploded on the scene in the 1970’s, dominating… Continue reading Don Irvine, Jr. elected into Ohio Hall of Fame
The supplemental entry, Bythemissal won the 77th edition of the Little Brown Jug on a sunny, but windy, Thursday afternoon at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.The $541,550 second heat was a battle between the two elimination winners – Fourever Boy and Bythemissal. Fourever Boy protected his rail position and grabbed the early command, forcing the eventual… Continue reading Bythemissal Captures the $641,550 Little Brown Jug
S I P Establishes a New World Mark in Bucket The Ron Burke trained S I P (Joe Bongiorno) established a new world’s mark in the $88,600 Old Oaken Bucket.The sophomore Bar Hopping colt overcame windy conditions to cut the fractions of :28.2; :56.2 and 1:24, defeating Famous Father (Andrew McCarthy) by 10 lengths in… Continue reading Jug Day Undercard
The Little Brown Jug Society held their annual meeting on Wednesday morning at the Delaware County Fairgrounds’ Ag Center.The society accepted the resignation of George Teague, Jr. and named him as an Honorary Member.The society then voted to add trainer/owner Ron Burke to its twenty-five-member board.“We appreciate the consultation and support George gave us,” said… Continue reading Brown Jug Society Meets, Adds Burke to Board
Treacherous Dragon and Dexter Dunn found enough daylight in the stretch and outsprinted the pacesetting Sea Silk (Chris Page) to take the Jugette, presented by Crawford Farms, for three-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday at the Delaware County Fair.When the field of eight were sent on their way for the $205,100 second heat, they settled in… Continue reading Treacherous Dragon Takes the 52nd Jugette
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