Yannick Gingras, a three-time Little Brown Jug winning driver, has been selected as the 39th Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame honouree by the Delaware County Fair.
The third-generation horseman and native of Quebec began jogging horses at the age of five, training at ten and driving at 18 years of age. He moved to the United States in 2001 and he has never looked back.
Gingras has won more than 9,000 career races and $247 million in earnings to rank fourth on the all-time list.
Gingras first hoisted the Little Brown Jug in 2014 with Limelight Beach, in 2017 behind Filibuster Hanover and finally in 2021 with Lous Pearlman.
He has turned the Delaware County Fair half-mile track into his personal playground. Along with his three Jug wins, Gingras has also captured the Jugette thrice, the Old Oaken Bucket four times, the Buckette and 15 divisions of the Standardbred.
Gingras is a two-time Dan Patch ‘Driver of the Year’ (2014 & 2017) and led the sport in earnings five times (2014-2017 and 2023).
He achieved the sport’s greatest honour when he was elected into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2022.
Yannick Gingras will be honoured the Tuesday evening (Sept. 17) before the 79th edition of the $800,000 USD (est.) Little Brown Jug and in the winner’s circle on Jug Day (Sept. 19).
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