Little Brown Jug (horse racing)
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The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbreds hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. The race takes place every year on the third Thursday after Labor Day. Along with the Hambletonian, a race for trotters, it is one of the two most coveted races for standardbred horses.
The Little Brown Jug is raced in heats. The first heat is split into several divisions, with the top finishers in each division returning to contest the second heat. A horse wins the Little Brown Jug by winning both heats. If a horse does not win both heats, a raceoff is conducted between the first heat division winners, and the winner of the second heat, to determine the champion.
The Little Brown Jug is the middle leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers.
Previous winners:
- 1946 - Ensign Hanover
- 1947 - Forbes Chief
- 1948 - Knight Dream
- 1949 - Good Time
- 1950 - Dudley Hanover
- 1951 - Tar Heel (horse)
- 1952 - Meadow Rice
- 1953 - Keystoner
- 1954 - Adios Harry
- 1955 - Quick Chief
- 1956 - Noble Adios
- 1957 - Torpid
- 1958 - Shadow Wave
- 1959 - Adios Butler
- 1960 - Bullet Hanover
- 1961 - Henry T. Adios
- 1962 - Lehigh Hanover
- 1963 - Overtrick
- 1964 - Vicar Hanover
- 1965 - Bret Hanover
- 1966 - Romeo Hanover
- 1967 - Best Of All
- 1968 - Rum Customer
- 1969 - Laverne Hanover
- 1970 - Most Happy Fella
- 1971 - Nansemond
- 1972 - Strike Out
- 1973 - Melvin's Woe
- 1974 - Armbro Omaha
- 1975 - Seatrain
- 1976 - Keystone Ore
- 1977 - Governor Skipper
- 1978 - Happy Escort
- 1979 - Hot Hitter
- 1980 - Niatross
- 1981 - Fan Hanover (filly)
- 1982 - Merger
- 1983 - Ralph Hanover
- 1984 - Colt Fortysix
- 1985 - Nihilator
- 1986 - Barberry Spur
- 1987 - Jaguar Spur
- 1988 - B.J. Scoot
- 1989 - Goalie Jeff
- 1990 - Beach Towel
- 1991 - Precious Bunny
- 1992 - Fake Left
- 1993 - Life Sign
- 1994 - Magical Mike
- 1995 - Nick's Fantasy
- 1996 - Armbro Operative
- 1997 - Western Dreamer
- 1998 - Shady Character
- 1999 - Blissfull Hall
- 2000 - Astreos
- 2001 - Bettor's Delight
- 2002 - Million Dollar Cam
- 2003 - No Pan Intended
- 2004 - Timesareachanging
- 2005 - P-Forty Seven
- 2006 - Mr. Feelgood
| The Triple Crown of Horse Racing |
| United States, Thoroughbred Horses: Kentucky Derby | Preakness Stakes | Belmont Stakes |
| United States, Harness Racing Pacers: Cane Pace | Messenger Stakes | Little Brown Jug |
| United States, Harness Racing Trotters: Hambletonian | Yonkers Trot | Kentucky Futurity |
| United Kingdom: Two Thousand Guineas Stakes | Derby Stakes (also known as Epsom Derby) | St. Leger Stakes |
| Canada, Thoroughbred Horses: Queen's Plate | Prince of Wales Stakes | Breeders' Stakes |
| See Also: Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing | Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers | Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters | Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing* |
| *Series is still under review for races. See page for details on race proposals. |
