by Tom White, publicity director, the Little Brown Jug

Delaware, OH — Here’s some good news for owners of 2010 Little Brown Jug contenders.

The Little Brown Jug Society Directors voted at their annual meeting last September to restructure the splitting of the Little Brown Jug eliminations. With the change, race officials will be able to be much more flexible in splitting the race into eliminations. In a situation like the one that occurred in 2009, when there were 19 horses entered, the officials will be able to split the race into three eliminations of six, six and seven rather than the ten and nine horse fields that the officials had to do last year.

Sustaining payments for many of the 2010 Delaware, Ohio Grand Circuit stakes races are due February 15. These are for foals of 2007. All payments must be made to Tom Wright, P.O. Box 1560, Powell, OH 43065.

Stakes Payments

Little Brown Jug No. 65 — $750 — Open 3-Year-Old Pace

Jugette No. 40 — $500 — Pace for 3-Year-Old Fillies

Old Oaken Bucket No. 43 — $500 — Open 3-Year-Old Trot

Buckette No. 43 — $500 — Trot for 3-Year-Old Fillies

The estimated purse for the 2010 Little Brown Jug is $700,000 and the estimated purse for the 2010 Jugette is $400,000. The Little Brown Jug will be raced Thursday afternoon, September 23 and the Jugette Wednesday afternoon, September 22.

A nomination fee of $300 is due February 15 for the $75,000 (est.) Winbak Farm Pace for foals of 2006 and up. The Winbak is an open pace for 4-year-olds and up.