Two-year-old sustaining payments for the 73rd edition of the Little Brown Jug, the 48th Jugette, the 66th Old Oaken Bucket (three-year-old open trot) and the 67th Buckette (three-year-old filly trot) are due March 15. These payments are for foals of 2015 and will be raced in 2018.

Sustaining payments are also due for the 78th Standardbred two-year-old colt and filly stakes for foals of 2015 to be raced in 2017.

The $800,000 est. Ohio Breeders Championships (two and three-year old events) require a single $300 nomination payment due March 15, 2017 with no further sustaining payments required. The new OBC aged events will have a $100 nomination fee.

The Delaware County Fair is pleased to be a part of the Ohio Fair Racing Conference in 2017. 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 ORFC events must be postmarked by March 15, 2017 and sent directly to the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association, 850 Michigan Ave. – Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43215.

The five-day Delaware Grand Circuit meet opens Sunday, September 17 and will run through Thursday, September 21.

Make cheques payable and send all 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 (littlebrownjug.com).

March 15 Sustaining Fees

• Little Brown Jug No. 73 (Three-Year Old Open Pace to be raced in 2018) $500
• Jugette No. 48 (Three-Year Old Filly Pace to be raced in 2018) $400
• Old Oaken Bucket No. 66 (Three-Year Old Open Trot to be raced in 2018) $300
• Buckette No. 67 (Three-Year Old Filly Trot to be raced in 2018) $200
• Standardbred No. 78 (Two-year-old Colt Pace to be raced in 2017) $400
• Standardbred No. 78 (Two-year-old Colt Trot to be raced in 2017) $400
• Standardbred No. 78 (Two-year-old Filly Pace to be raced in 2017) $300
• Standardbred No. 78 (Two-year-old Filly Trot to be raced in 2017) $300

March 15 Nominating Fees

• Ohio Breeders Championships (Two and Three-Year-Old Events to be raced in 2017) $300
• Ohio Breeders Championships (Aged Events to be raced in 2017) $100
• Ohio Fair Racing Conference (Two and Three-Year-Old Events to be raced in 2017) $75 or $330

(Little Brown Jug)