Delaware, OH — Fox Sports will broadcast the 79th Little Brown Jug, presented by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association. The coverage will be on FS2 from 1-3 p.m. and from 4:30-7 p.m.
The Otten sisters — Jessica and Jenna — will lead the coverage from the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Post times announced
The eliminations for the Jug are scheduled for 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and the $525,000 final at 6:43 p.m. The first race post will be 11 a.m.
A pair of first time drivers
Ohio based driver Austin Hanners and Quebec native Louis-Philippe Roy will each be making their first LBJ start.
Hanners will pilot Rose Run Zane from post four in the second elimination. Hanners has won 178 races this season and has amassed earnings of $3 million.
Roy has the first elimination morning line favorite Nijinsky (post four). Roy has earned $4 million with 230 wins in 2024.
The last driver to hoist the Jug in their first attempt was Scott Zeron in 2012 with Michael’s Power.
The field has four past winning drivers, who have won a combined 11 Jug titles: David Miller (five wins), Yannick Gingras (three wins), Scott Zeron (two wins) and Jody Jamieson (one win).