Just a reminder that any 3-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.
Author: by Jay Wolf, for the Little Brown Jug
Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale is the premier sale in the Buckeye State
The Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale is this Friday (Sept. 12) at the Pickaway Ag Center, Circleville, OH, prompting Buckeye state’s successful Standardbred owners and trainers to begin acquiring next season’s champions.
Seven is heavenly for Snowonthepines
Snowonthepines didn’t let any grass grow under her feet on Saturday (Sept. 6) at Bangor Raceway as the distaff with the unblemished record put on a speed show in her $17,000-plus division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
Race-off in the Campionato Europeo in Italy
One of the very few heat races still existing in Europe is the Italian Campionato Europeo is held on the half-mile track in Cesena. This year, a race-off was needed to determine the final winner of the first prize of 55,200 Euros.
‘Dance’ shows new move, wins again at Big M
After winning two starts back at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and, in most recent, The Meadowlands, in wire-to-wire fashion, some might have thought Christopher Dance N was a one-dimensional type of performer.
Two-year-old Ohio Sires Stakes action at Scioto Downs
Chris Page and Ron Burke darn near made a driver-trainer sweep of the pacing 2-year-old Ohio Sires Stakes held at Eldorado Scioto Downs Saturday (Sept. 6), taking five of the six divisions.
Triple carryovers Sunday night at MGM Northfield Park
The Sunday night (Sept. 7) racing action at MGM Northfield Park immediately begins with a bang. The 20-cent super-hi five in the opener boasts a carryover of $8,700 with an estimated pool of $50,000.
Odds On Chesapeake scores fourth OSS win of season as Scioto hosts Fifth Leg for Sophomores
Odds On Chesapeake scored her fourth Ohio Sires Stakes win of the season on Saturday (Sept. 6) as Eldorado Scioto Downs hosted the fifth and final leg for three divisions of sophomores.
Hillexotic, Ervin Hanover win Grade 2 Hill and Ewart Memorials
Just two ticks off the track record, Ervin Hanover and Louis Roy took the $250,000 Grade 2 Jim Ewart Memorial Pace in 1:47.2 Saturday (Sept. 6) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Hillexotic and Austin Hanners took the companion Charlie Hill Memorial Trot in 1:51.1.
Worklifebalance holds, Perfect Thought strikes for NJ Classic wins
Worklifebalance and Perfect Thought both uncorked strong stretch bursts to claim their respective $150,000 New Jersey Classic Finals for pacing fillies on Friday night (Sept. 5) at The Meadowlands.