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Redland Rocket Man (Bulldog Hanover), a $45,000 supplemental entry, cruised to a 4 ¼ length harness racing victory in the second heat of the 81st edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) Thursday (Sept. 24) at the Delaware County Fair. The Canadian invader used the inside post position he earned in the second elimination […]
Canadian raider Redland Rocket Man (Bulldog Hanover) and Adios champion Al Papi (Papi Rob Hanover) booked their places in the $550,000 Little Brown Jug final with contrasting elimination harness victories at Delaware on Thursday (Sept. 24). REDLAND ROCKET MAN REPLAY Redland Rocket Man produced the faster of the two heats, storming home from last […]
The stage is set for the 81st edition of the $650,000 Little Brown Jug, with 11 three-year-old pacers chasing one of harness racing’s most prestigious titles at the Delaware County Fair on Thursday (September 24). The third leg of pacing’s Triple Crown headlines a 19-race programme, with two $50,000 elimination heats scheduled as races 15 […]
Delaware, OH – Graded stakes winners Al Papi, Fragment, Melillo, and Redland Rocket Man were among 11 3-year-old male pacers entered Monday (Sept. 21) for the 81st edition of the Little Brown Jug, which will be held Thursday (Sept. 24) at the Delaware County Fair. Two $50,000 eliminations will be contested to determine the eight finalists […]
The connections of Redland Rocket Man and Toast Of The Town have made the $45,000 supplemental payment and are now eligible for the 81st edition of the Little Brown Jug on Thursday, September 24 at the Delaware County Fair. Redland Rocket Man is the fastest sophomore pacer in North America this season thanks to his […]
Delaware, OH — Governor Mike DeWine has been selected as the 41st inductee into the prestigious Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame, an honor presented annually by the Delaware County Fair to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the historic pacing classic and the fairgrounds that host it. Raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Gov. DeWine […]
The Little Brown Jug will be raced on Thursday, September 24, 2026 Brandon Blvd(1:47.3; $1,135,092) Owners: Punisher 11 Stable (NJ) Sire: Downbytheseaside Trainer: Andrew Harris Driver: Dexter Dunn Al Papi (1:47.2f; $941,945) Owners: Burke Racing Stable (PA), J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby (FL), Larry Karr (FL) & Weaver Bruscemi (PA) Sire: Papi […]
Delaware, OH — The Little Brown Jug Society has announced changes to the conditions of the Little Brown Jug No. 83 and Jugette No. 58, the stakes for foals of 2025 to be raced in 2028, which will take yearling payments on May 15, 2026. Post positions for the second harness racing heat will be […]
Ms. Versatility Final Held M-M’s Dream (Yannick Gingras) has been near the top of the division her entire harness racing career and today was no different in the $94,000 Ms. Versatility Final (Grade 3) on the Little Brown Jug undercard. M-M’S DREAM REPLAY The Swan For All mare grabbed the early lead, controlled the […]
Louprint (Sweet Lou) has dominated from the front comfortably winning the 2025 $500,000 80th Little Brown Jug Final at Delaware County Fair today, after winning his harness racing Jug elimination in similar fashion earlier in the day. In the final he led from the outset beating the other elimination winner Odds On Outlier (Sweet Lou) […]
Catch every moment from Jugette Day at Delaware with full race videos and official harness racing results from all 22 races held Wednesday, September 17 2025, as they become available. RACE 22 – Delaware – OH – September 17, 2025 Conditions: THE 55TH JUGETTE – GRADE 1 3 YEAR OLD FILLIES FINAL Gait: Pace Purse: 280,000 Class: JUGETTE […]
Final harness racing driver’s changes have been made for the 80th edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1). In the first elimination Jason Bartlett will sit behind Sterling Choice (#7). The second $50,000 elimination will now have Scott Zeron driving Captain Optimistic (#5) and Dan Noble will pilot Wild Bill Wyatt (#7). Race #16 […]
Fans have been looking forward to the harness racing battle between sophomore pacing standouts Louprint and Prince Hal Hanover and they will only have to wait until the first elimination of the $600,000 Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) on Thursday, September 18 at the Delaware County Fair. Louprint (First Elimination – Post 5) is undefeated […]
Just a reminder that any three-year-old pacer not currently eligible for the 80th Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) may, with a payment of $45,000, supplement to the 2025 Little Brown Jug. Supplemental entries are due by Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Those currently eligible must submit their entry by Monday, September 15, 2025 […]
Delaware, OH – For the next two weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 80th edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) to be contested on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Top 10 Little Brown Jug Eligibles Week #5 – September 2, 2025 (Last […]
Delaware, OH – For the next four weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 harness racing horses eligible for the 80th edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) to be contested on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Top 10 Little Brown Jug Eligibles Week #3 – August 19, 2025 […]
Delaware, OH – For the next five weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 80th edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) to be contested on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Top 10 Little Brown Jug Eligibles Week #2 – August 12, 2025 (Last […]
Delaware, OH – For the six five weeks, Little Brown Jug Publicity Director Jay Wolf will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 80th edition of the Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) to be contested on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Top 10 Little Brown Jug Eligibles Week #1 – August 5, 2025 1. Louprint […]
John Saunders knows the thrill of being the captain of a Yale football team that beat Harvard in The Game. On Thursday, the Ohio native will look to tackle The Jug. Saunders, whose family’s involvement in harness racing dates to the 1940s and his Ohio Hall of Fame-inducted great-uncle C.M. Saunders, owns Little Brown Jug […]
Two divisions of the $137,000 (div.) Ohio Breeders Championship for freshman colt trotters will highlight the Tuesday harness racing card (September 17) at the Delaware County Fair. The first division will feature Hilltop Sonar (What The Hill, Post #3 with Chris Page), a winner of three of five 2024 starts. The gelding has won $88,500 […]
Nijinsky (Bettors Delight) and Legendary Hanover (Huntsville) headline a harness racing field of 14 in the $625,000 Little Brown Jug on Thursday, September 19 at the Delaware County Fair. Nijinsky (1st Elimination – Post 4) comes into Delaware on three-race win streak, all over the Woodbine Mohawk oval in Ontario. He has a career mark of […]
Well, it’s finally here…Little Brown Jug week. I have seen a lot of them…Lehigh Hanover getting by Coffee Break in 1962…Bret Hanover in 1965 after Curly got in the tractor and started scraping the mud away to make it all happen…Best Of All…Most Happy Fella…Nansemond—by a scant nose—Seatrain, who was a gelding so game that […]
With harness racing’s greatest pacing event, The Little Brown Jug, now just a week away, Delaware, Ohio native Jay Wolf has a lot to think about. As the Jug’s go-to man for all things promotional and publicity-oriented, Jay, 54, has been a mainstay during the harness racing meet at the Delaware County Fair since the […]
Delaware, OH – Here are Jay Wolf’s final harness rankings of the top 10 horses eligible for the 79th edition of the $700,000 (est.) Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Top 10 Little Brown Jug Eligibles Week #6 – September 10, 2024 1 (Last Week #1) Nijinsky (1:47.3; $876,905) Owners: […]
