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The supplemental entry, Bythemissal, won the 77th edition of the Little Brown Jug, the premier pacing classic for 3-year-olds, on a sunny, but windy, Thursday afternoon at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

Chris Page was 10 years old when he attended the Little Brown Jug for the first time. It was 1994, Magical Mike was the race’s winner, and Page fell in love with harness racing. He has not missed a Little Brown Jug since then, a streak that will continue Thursday when he has one of the best seats at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

The connections of a pair of three-year-old colts have paid $45,000 to supplement into the 77th edition of the Little Brown Jug, taking place Thursday (Sept. 22) and presented by the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association.

This year’s Adios victor Bythemissal has been named the 7-5 morning line favourite in Saturday’s (Aug. 13) $300,000 Carl Milstein Memorial at MGM Northfield Park.

There was no tapping of the brakes for Gotthegreenlight at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday afternoon (May 25) as she destroyed the track record for three-year-old pacing fillies by taking her $58,100 division of the New York Sire Stakes.

Bay County Commissioners ban commercial activity at 11 boat ramps, spanning from Panama City Beach to Bayou George, after residents experience issues.

Eddie Dennis usually remains quiet when watching his horses compete. But as Hellabalou charged down the stretch on his way to an 81-1 upset in his Meadowlands Pace elimination last Saturday, the trainer made an exception. “I don’t ever holler for a horse, but I hollered for him the other night,” Dennis said with a laugh. “It was a nice treat. We thought we could make the final. We didn’t realize we might maybe have that big of a shot to win. “He just responded. That’s him. If he�...

When it came to hot hands at Harrington Raceway, no sulky sitter could match the mitts of driver Montrell Teague who lit the lamp six times on the Monday card. Teague piloted a pair of Josh Green-trainees, Eric Good’s Carlisimo ($2.60) and KDP Stable’s Anytime N ($3.20) to victories early in the card. Anytime N’s 1:53 win came in the co-featured $17,000 conditioned pace for mares over Feeling Sweet and Shesarocker. One race later, Teague chauffeured American Admiral ($2.80) to his third ...

Rich Lombardo, David Kryway, Eric Good and Josh Green’s Jacks Legend N notched his 18th career win Monday in the featured $20,000 Open Pace at Harrington Raceway. The seven-year-old Bettors Delight gelding and driver Pat Berry grinded away in first-over position at pacesetter Goldberg and gained the lead at the top of the stretch before holding off JJ Flynn, who closed gamely in the passing lane, for a narrow win. Penzance Hanover was third. The winner was trained by co-owner Green, who had ...

Over a Harrah’s Philadelphia oval not friendly to closing horses, the Sweet Lou sophomore colt Hellabalou made a startling 2021 debut on Wednesday (April 14), winning an $11,200 co-featured pace in 1:51.1, covering his own last half officially in :53. Hellabalou was third over as pacesetter Step On The Gas attempted to take his third win in his last four starts. But when driver Andrew McCarthy sent Hellabalou wide early in the backstretch to circle dull cover, he responded with a sizzling :25...