Two-year-old sustaining payments for the 74th edition of the Little Brown Jug, the 49th Jugette, the 67th Old Oaken Bucket (three-year-old open trot) and the 68th Buckette (three-year-old filly trot) are due March 15. These payments are for foals of 2016 and will be raced in 2019.
Two-year-olds not nominated in the May 15, 2017 yearling payment, may be made eligible through a supplemental nomination fee of $400, which is due on or before the March 15, 2018 payment. This supplemental payment is in addition to the normal March 15 payment.
Sustaining payments are also due for the 79th Standardbred two-year-old colt and filly stakes for foals of 2016 to be raced in 2018.
The $965,000 est. Ohio Breeders Championships require a single $300 nomination payment due March 15, 2018 with no further sustaining payments required.
New to the 2018 Delaware County Fair race schedule are $15,000 legs of the Buckeye Stallion Series. To nominate to the BSS, a $250 nomination fee is due with no further sustaining payments required.
The Delaware County Fair is once again pleased to be a part of the Ohio Fair Racing Conference in 2018. The OFRC events require either a $75 nomination fee for just the Delaware County Fair or $330 for all the OFRC events. Nominations for the BSS and ORFC events must be postmarked by March 15, 2018 and sent directly to the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association, 2237 Sonora Drive, Grove City, OH 43123.
The five-day Delaware Grand Circuit meet opens Sunday, September 16 and will run through Thursday, September 20.
Make cheques payable and send all other entries to: The Delaware County Fair, Tom Wright, P.O. Box 1560, Powell, OH 43065.
For the latest news, information and nomination forms, please visit the Little Brown Jug website (www.littlebrownjug.com).
March 15 Sustaining Fees:
• Little Brown Jug No. 74 (Three-Year Old Open Pace to be raced in 2019) $500
• Jugette No. 49 (Three-Year Old Filly Pace to be raced in 2019) $400
• Old Oaken Bucket No. 67 (Three-Year Old Open Trot to be raced in 2019) $300
• Buckette (3-Year Old Filly Trot to be raced in 2019) $200
• Standardbred No. 79 (two-year-old Colt Pace to be raced in 2018) $400
• Standardbred No. 79 (two-year-old Colt Trot to be raced in 2018) $400
• Standardbred No. 79 (two-year-old Filly Pace to be raced in 2018) $300
• Standardbred No. 79 (two-year-old Filly Trot to be raced in 2018) $300
March 15 Nominating Fees:
• Ohio Breeders Championships (To be raced in 2018) $300
• Buckeye Stallion Stakes* (To be raced in 2018) $250
• Ohio Fair Racing Conference* (Two and Three-Year-Old Events to be raced in 2018) $75 or $330
(* Send payments to the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association)
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