by Dave Schmidt, for the Signature Series

Celina, OH — The final stop for the Signature Series is once again the Delaware County Fair and Little Brown Jug week. This year, for the first time, the finals will be held on different days, with the Signature Series Trot being held on Jugette Day on Wednesday and the Signature Series Pace to be held on Thursday on Little Brown Jug Day.

On Wednesday, 2007 Signature Series Trot champion De Niro G (9, g, Shane Scottseth-Sintha Asmara-Niton) will take on six challengers, including 2005 SS Trot champion That’s George. De Niro G has not lost a SS Trot event that he has been entered in this year, having won eight in a row to wrap-up the title early for owner Dein Spriggs.

The Signature Series Pace Championship on Thursday will feature Lotsabelief (5, g, Firm Belief-Gragaston-Camtastic), who leads Rock Sensation (7, m, Pacific Rocket-H H Sensation-Niatross) by only two points on the year. This year’s Signature Series Pace championship has been one of the tightest in the eight-year history of the Series.

Complete race details and point standings appear on the Signature Series Web site at www.mercercountyohiofair.com.