News Archive

Dr. Glen Brown named Jug honoree
June 20, 2008
Dr. J. Glen Brown, owner of the 1981 Little Brown Jug winner Fan Hanover, is the 24th Little Brown Jug honoree as selected by a panel of national and international harness racing enthusiasts.The Brampton, Ontario native becomes the sixth Canadian to be honored by the Little Brown Jug.  Dr. Brow
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SBOANJ donates
June 20, 2008
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey has donated three dozen copies of the book, "Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America," to major county and college libraries throughout the state of New Jersey. Written by Charles Leerhsen, "Cra
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Jug Fantasy players--make your changes now!
June 20, 2008
Little Brown Jug Fantasy players take note--make your Jug Fantasy changes by 10 am Saturday!  Eleven of the 14 starters in Saturday’s $177,520 Cleveland Classic at Northfield Park are eligible to the Little Brown Jug.    If you have any of the 11 Jug eligibles in your stable, you ma
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Chicago tracks taking sides in Cubs-Sox series
June 20, 2008
With both the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox currently leading their respective divisions of the National and American Leagues, the upcoming Crosstown Classic series between the “North Siders and the “South Siders” is causing quite a stir among fans of both first place clubs. A “friendly” wager
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WEG to appeal Ontario commission ruling
June 20, 2008
The Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced that it will appeal the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) ruling relating to the suspension of horses in trainer Bill Elliott's care. After Elliott had a positive test for a blood-doping agent, WEG announced that it would not take entries of
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No Pain No Gain, Celebrity Secret take trot splits
June 20, 2008
On the richest night for the New Jersey Sire Stakes – the $700,000 Night of Champions, a pair of “Yankees” positioned themselves as prospects for the Hambletonian on the first Saturday in August and two offspring of Artiscape swept the pacing divisions.   In the trotting events, Celebrity Sec
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