Delaware County Fair

September 14-18, 2025

Delaware County Fair

September 14-21, 2024

Thurman Downing to receive 2021 Neville Award

Thurman Downing, owner of the 1973 Little Brown Jug champ Melvin’s Woe, will be honored as the 2021 Joseph Neville Memorial Award winner by the Little Brown Jug and the Delaware County Fair. Mr. Downing was a graduate from Case Western Reserve University and served as an Army Ranger during the Korean War. He later… Continue reading Thurman Downing to receive 2021 Neville Award

Mickey and Sylvia Burke to the Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame

Mickey and Sylvia Burke flank the great Foiled Again at his induction into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame Photo by Chris Tulley

Delaware, OH – Leading owners Mickey and Sylvia Burke have been selected as the 36th Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame honorees by the Delaware County Fair. The Burke’s are the principals of Burke Racing Stable who have owned a pair of Little Brown Jugs champs – Filibuster Hanover (2017) and Limelight Beach (2014) –… Continue reading Mickey and Sylvia Burke to the Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame

Jennifer Brown is the Lady Pace honoree for 2021

Jennifer Brown

Delaware, OH — Jennifer Brown, matriarch of the Brian Brown Stable, will be honored as the 2021 Lady Pace honoree by the Delaware County Fair. Born in Bellelfontaine, Ohio, and raised on a 40-acre farm, Brown has been around horses her whole life. Her grandfather, uncle, mom, and aunt all drove and trained racehorses on… Continue reading Jennifer Brown is the Lady Pace honoree for 2021

Schmaltz to be honored by Little Brown Jug

Two-time Hervey Award winning writer, Brad Schmaltz has been named the Tom White Media Award winner for 2021 by the Little Brown Jug and the Delaware County Fair. Schmaltz grew up in Wapakoneta, Ohio and graduated from Bowling Green State University. After stints at The Evening Leader (St. Marys, OH) and the Springfield (OH) News… Continue reading Schmaltz to be honored by Little Brown Jug