Delaware County Fair

September 14-18, 2025

Delaware County Fair

September 14-21, 2024

Bob Schmitz To LBJ Wall of Fame

Robert “Bob” Schmitz, former Chairman of the Ohio State Racing Commission, has been selected as the 38th Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame honoree by the Delaware County Fair. Schmitz is an avid supporter of harness racing for over 50 years and has championed the sport in many ways including representing racetracks and the Ohio… Continue reading Bob Schmitz To LBJ Wall of Fame

LBJ Information Sheet

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

Top Jug Contenders – Week #3

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

Charlie May To Headline Riegle Memorial at Greenville

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

Top Jug Contenders, Week #2

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

Top Jug Contenders, Week #1

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

Expected $1 million purse could be a game changer for Little Brown Jug

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 2023 Little Brown Jug is expecting a $1,000,000 purse

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 USHWA is offering a scholarship to the Hirt Journalism Workshop

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, Ohio, Grand Circuit yearling nomination reminder

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