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 million (est.) Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday (Sept. 21).
OHHA to live-stream four race cards on Thursday
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will continue its 2023 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage of four race cards from three fairs on Thursday (Aug. 10).
Noble dominates Buckeye Stallion Series at Champaign County Fair
Nine Buckeye Stallion Series races highlighted the first night of racing from the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio. Each of the five divisions for 2-year-old colt trotters and the four divisions for 2-year-old filly pacers carried a purse of $20,000. Dan Noble won four of the nine races, two in each division.
Willys Home Run and MacDonald headline OSS action at Georgian Downs
Two-year-old trotters invaded Georgian Downs Tuesday night (Aug. 8) with four Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions and Archangel filly Willys Home Run improved to three for three at the top level of the provincial program in the first C$100,400 division of the evening.
Ohio fair tripleheader on tap Wednesday
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2023 Ohio county fair racing season with live streaming coverage from three fairs on Wednesday (Aug. 9).
Metal Man golden in $119,800 NYSS at Batavia
An early move by driver Jim Morrill Jr. put Metal Man in the perfect spot to win the lone $119,800 division of the New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Batavia Downs on Tuesday night (Aug. 8).
Twin B Joe Fresh dispenses of rival Strong Poison at Red Mile
Defending Kentucky champion Twin B Joe Fresh used a :25.4 last panel to outlast familiar rival Strong Poison in a lifetime best 1:48.2 in Tuesday’s (Aug. 8) $80,000 second-round Kentucky Championship Series event for 3-year-old pacing fillies at the Red Mile.
Sidd Finch victorious in top trot at Plainridge
Sidd Finch continued to solidify his career year at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 8) after winning the $25,000 Winners-Over Handicap Trot.
Charles Lane, 71, dies
Charles L. Lane, 71, of Frankfort, Ohio, passed away, Aug. 7, 2023, at his campsite at the Ross County Fair, in Chillicothe, Ohio.
National Standardbred Horse Show prize list published
The Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of New Jersey has announced the prize list for the 29th annual National Standardbred Horse Show, scheduled for Sept. 22-24 at the Horse Park of New Jersey, in Allentown, N.J.