The opening day of the five-day Delaware County Fair meet on Sunday, Sept. 15 will feature two $66,800 USD divisions of the Ohio Breeders Championship (OBC) for two-year-old filly pacers.
The word is out on The Word Is Out, a Well Said filly, who has won five of her six career starts and earned $314,558. The Ron Burke trainee will be the bettors' choice despite the fact she drew the outside post five in the first division (race five). The filly is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Knox Services, Beasty and R A S Racing. Chris Page will drive.
Prolific Fire (Austin Hanners) and Queen Of Fear (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) are also top contenders. Prolific Fire has earned $116,690 this season, while Queen Of Fear has a lifetime mark just a fifth of a second off The Word Is Out’s best time of 1:52.2.
The second division (race seven) is headed by Skywalker Sea, a winner of two races and $112,380 this season. Austin Hanners will drive the homebred daughter of Downbytheseaside for Greg Luther Racing and trainer Todd Luther.
Race 15 will be the $36,000 USD OBC for aged pacers. The 2021 Ohio Horse of the Year, Charlie May (Dan Noble), must overcome post seven in this deep field. The homebred six-year-old gelded son of McArdle is owned by Don Tiger and has earned $2.2 million lifetime with a mark of 1:47.1.
The Brian Brown trainee, Seafire, is the 5-2 morning line second choice and will leave from post two. The son of Downbythseaside recently won the $136,986 #senditin Invitational on Aug. 17 at Eldorado Scioto Downs in a swift 1:48. Seafire is owned by Country Club Acres, Joelyn Ridder, Mark Kantrowitz and Scott Davis.
Charlie May defeated Seafire by a half-length in the $114,865 Ohio Sires Stake Championship on Aug. 30 at Scioto.
Sunday’s 17-race card will have three races for amateur drivers. Two divisions of the Great Lakes Amateur Driving events will be held along with the $5,000 USD Tim Fouts Memorial Standardbred Driving Final. The Fouts Memorial brings together representatives from the nation’s top amateur driving clubs and honours the former presiding judge at the Delaware County Fair.
The Sunday Pick 4 will feature a $5,000 guaranteed pool. The segment will include races 14 through 17. Past performance pages will be available, free of charge, at littlebrownjug.com.
Fans and participants should take note of post time changes for the upcoming Jugette and Little Brown Jug Day cards. Post time for the Jugette (Wednesday) and Jug (Thursday) cards have been moved up to 11 a.m.
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