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Click below to view the 2023 LBJ Information Sheet. 2023 LBJ Information Sheet

Delaware, OH – For the next six weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 78th edition of the $1,000,000 (est.) Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday, September 21, 2023. In a special feature for 2023, there will be a pair of guest pickers… Continue reading Top Jug Contenders – Week #3

12th Edition of the Gene Riegle Memorial Headlines Greenville Finale14-race card to go postward at 5:30 P.M. August 21, 2023 – by Jay Wolf, for the Darke County Fair Charlie May will face four older pacers in the $35,000 Gene Riegle Memorial Thursday evening (August 24) at the Darke County Fair in Greenville, Ohio.The 5-year-old… Continue reading Charlie May To Headline Riegle Memorial at Greenville

Delaware, OH – For the next six weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 78th edition of the $1,000,000 (est.) Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday, September 21, 2023. In a special feature for 2023, there will be a pair of guest pickers… Continue reading Top Jug Contenders, Week #2

Delaware, OH – For the six five weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 78th edition of the $1,000,000 (est.) Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday, September 21, 2023. In a special feature for 2023, there will be a pair of guest pickers… Continue reading Top Jug Contenders, Week #1

by Brett Sturman – Harness Racing Update (July 21, 2023) When it was announced this week that the purse was expected to be raised to $1 million for this year’s Little Brown Jug in September, I was reminded of a scene in the film, Seabiscuit. The idea was for a non-Eastern track to offer the… Continue reading Expected $1 million purse could be a game changer for Little Brown Jug

The 78th pacing classic to be held on September 21stOfficials of the Little Brown Jug are pleased to announce that the expected purse of the 2023 Little Brown Jug (Thursday, September 21) will be $1,000,000.“We are extremely excited to announce this purse increase,” said Tom Wright, president of the Little Brown Jug Society. “We have… Continue reading The 2023 Little Brown Jug is expecting a $1,000,000 purse

The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is offering one Ohio based journalism student the opportunity to participate in the Clyde Hirt Journalism Workshop from August 2 – 5, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The college or grad student will be learning through writing and editing sessions, tours and reporting… Continue reading The Ohio Chapter of the USHWA is offering a scholarship to the Hirt Journalism Workshop

Delaware, OH — Owners are reminded that the yearling nomination payments for the Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit events for foals of 2022 (to be raced in 2025) are due May 15. Also due are the nomination payments for the Standardbreds (2-year-old events) for foals of 2022 and to be raced in 2024. The nomination fees… Continue reading Delaware, Ohio, Grand Circuit yearling nomination reminder

The Ohio stallion subscription for their 2022 foals to compete in the Ohio Breeders Championship as 2-year-olds in 2024 and 3-year-olds in 2025 is due April 15, 2023. For the last 38 years, the Ohio Breeder’s Championships, raced during the Grand Circuit meet at the Delaware County Fair, have become an important series on the… Continue reading Ohio Stallion Owners are Reminded of the OBC Stallion Subscription Due April 15