Loua Dipa and driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. moved to the lead approaching the :27.3 opening quarter and remained in front from there to win Wednesday’s (Sept. 23) $25,000 first heat of the Grade 1 Jugette, for 3-year-old female pacers, by a half-length in 1:53.3 at the Delaware County Fair.
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‘Vanna’ looks to get out from behind the 8 ball in Jugette
After putting up a $15,000 supplemental payment to get Vanna By The River into Wednesday’s (Sept. 23) $265,000 Grade 1 Jugette at the Delaware County Fair, longtime owner John Swider watched his filly draw post 8 – the least advantageous starting spot at the half-mile oval – for event’s first heat. And while disappointed, Swider and his wife, Elizabeth, are taking it in stride.
Burke trio headlines the 56th Jugette field
The Ron Burke-trained trio of Loua Dipa, Sandyboots Yankee, and I’m A Lou Lou lead a field of eight for the $265,000 Grade 1 Jugette, for 3-year-old female pacers, on Wednesday (Sept. 23) at the Delaware County Fair.
Vanna By The River supplements into Jugette
Our Three Sons Stable has paid the $15,000 supplement to add Vanna By The River to the 56th edition of the Jugette, to be contested Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Jug, Jugette ticket auction to benefit Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program
Wanda Polisseni, President of the Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program, has donated eight tickets and parking for the Little Brown Jug and the Jugette available for bidding. Proceeds will benefit the adoption program.
Jug & Jugette Supplemental Entry reminder
Just a reminder that any 3-year-old pacer not currently eligible for the 81st Little Brown Jug (Grade 1) may, with a payment of $45,000, supplement to the 2026 Little Brown Jug.
Little Brown Jug/Jugette condition change; Grand Circuit yearling nomination reminder
The Little Brown Jug Society has announced changes to the conditions of the Little Brown Jug No. 83 and Jugette No. 58, the stakes for foals of 2025 to be raced in 2028, which will take yearling payments on May 15, 2026.
UMH Properties to sponsor 55th Jugette
The Little Brown Jug Society is pleased to announce that UMH Properties, Inc. has been named the sponsor of the Grade 1 Jugette, for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
Connections take a shot with Soft Shot, win Jugette
Soft Shot, a supplemental entry, equaled a divisional world record in her elimination and used a gate-to-wire effort in the final to win the $310,000 Jugette, for 3-year-old filly pacers, on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair.