Location | Delaware, Ohio |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Harness race for standardbred pacers |
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Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt, 1/2 mile oval |
Track | Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Purse | $305,000 (2023) |
The Little Brown Jugette is an American harness racing event for three-year-old fillies run annually since 1971 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack in Delaware, Ohio. It is the counterpart to the Little Brown Jug for colts. [1]
In the 2003 race, Numeric Hanover won as a result of the disqualification for interference of Odds On Charmaine, who had finished first but set back to fifth. [2]
Call Me Queen Be won the first heat of the 2016 Jugette in a world record time for three-year-old pacing fillies. Hall of Fame driver John Campbell guided L A Delight to a win in the second heat to earn the overall Jugette title and in so doing broke his own record for most wins with his fifth Jugette. Similarly, Hall of Fame trainer Robert McIntosh earned his third win, tying him with Billy Haughton for most Jugette victories. [3]
Party Girl Hill broke the world record again in 2020 in the first heat with a time of 1:49 3/5. She then went on to win the final.
Year | Winner | Driver | Trainer | Owner | Time | Purse |
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2023 | Ucandoit Blue Chip | Scott Zeron | Linda Toscano | Bill Elliott | 1:50 2/5 | $305,000 |
2022 | Treacherous Dragon | Dexter Dunn | Nancy Takter | Hot Lead Farm | 1:51 0/0 | $255,100 |
2021 | Scarlett Hanover | Tim Tetrick | Ron Burke | Burke Racing Stable, Frank Baldachino, J&T Silva Purnel & Libb, Weaver Bruscemi | 1:56 0/0 | $253,800 |
2020 | Party Girl Hill | Dexter Dunn | Chris Ryder | Tom Hill | 1:50 3/5 | $237,725 |
2019 | Warrawee Ubeaut | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | Burke Racing Stable LLC, Phillip Collura, J&T Silva Purnel & Libb, Weaver Bruscemi LLC | 1:50 1/5 | $259,600 |
2018 | Alexa's Power | Tim Tetrick | Jim Campbell | Jeffery Snyder, Michael Snyder | 1:51 2/5 | $230,700 |
2017 | Caviart Ally | Andrew McCarthy | Noel Daley | Caviart Farms | 1:51 3/5 | $273,250 |
2016 | L A Delight | John Campbell | Robert McIntosh | Robert McIntosh Stables Inc., CSX Stables, Al McIntosh Holdings Inc | 1:51 3/5 | $239,400 |
2015 | Sassa Hanover | Matt Kakaley | Ron Burke | Buke, Panhellenic, Weaver, Bruscemi, Ktarr | 1:51 1/5 | $252,250 |
2014 | Color's A Virgin | Trace Tetrick | Brian Brown | Emerald Highlands Farm | 1:52 4/5 | $298,100 |
2013 | I Luv The Nitelife | Tim Tetrick | Christopher J. Ryder | Richard & Joanne Young | 1:51 2/5 | $257,750 |
2012 | Darena Hanover | Yannick Gingras | Ron Burke | Burke Racing Stable | 1:51 0/0 | $296,050 |
2011 | Idyllic | David Miller | Casie Coleman | West Winds Stable, LaCova, Lacova, Campagnuolo | 1:54 0/0 | $292,350 |
2010 | Western Silk | Mark J. MacDonald | Casie Coleman | Casie Coleman Stable & Thomas Hill | 1:53 1/5 | $353,400 |
2009 | Showherthemoney | Jim Morrill, Jr. | Tracy Brainard | Bulletproof Enterprises | 1:53 0/0 | $350,000 |
2008 | Good News Lady | Greg Grismore | Jimmy Takter | Brittany Farms, Val D'Or Farms, C. Takter | 2:05 1/5 | $300,475 |
2007 | Western Graduate | Yannick Gingras | Mickey Burke | Burke, Cherichello, Leon, Karr | 1:51 3/5 | $300,000 |
2006 | Eternity's Delight | David Miller | Travis Alexander | Arlene L. & Jules J. Siegel | 1:53 2/5 | $252,000 |
2005 | Just Wait Kate | Eric Ledford | Travis Alexander | Arlene L. & Jules J. Siegel | 1:52 0/0 | $332,650 |
2004 | Glowing Report | George Brennan | Jerry Silverman | Marvin J. Rounick | 1:53 0/0 | $294,650 |
2003 | Numeric Hanover | Dave Palone | William Robinson | 2 Titans Racing Stable | 1:53 4/5 | $313,150 |
2002 | Always Cam | Eric Ledford | William Zendt | Cam Land LLC | 1:53 3/5 | $293,328 |
2001 | Pleasure Chest | Mike Saftic | Mark Harder | Brian Nixon & Aubrfey Friedman | 1:54 4/5 | $358,175 |
2000 | Eternal Camnation | Eric Ledford | Jeffrey Miller | Eternal Camnation Stable (Doc & Dorothy Miller) | 1:54 4/5 | $300,671 |
1999 | Maudlin Hanover | Dave Palone | Mike Palone | George Leon, FLG Partnership, Mike Palone | 1:53 0/0 | $303,500 |
1998 | Armbro Romance | John Campbell | Brett Pelling | Armstrong Bros. | 1:53 1/5 | $319,637 |
1997 | Stienam's Place | Jack Moiseyev | Bruce Riegle | P. Goulazian, J. Greenwald, B. Guariglia | 1:56 2/5 | $295,420 |
1996 | Paige Nicole Q | Peter Wrenn | Charles Sylvester | Alan H. Quinn | 1:53 1/5 | $304,800 |
1995 | Magic Shopper | Tony Morgan | Bret Schultz | Charles & Julie R. Nash | 1:54 4/5 | $279,300 |
1994 | Electric Slide | Luc Ouellette | Robert McIntosh | Guida Racing Stable | 1:53 2/5 | $240,120 |
1993 | Towner's Image | Tim Twaddle | John Burns | J. Burns, Martwest Racing Stable, K. Waples | 1:52 3/5 | $225,590 |
1992 | So Fresh | John Campbell | Robert McIntosh | Brittany Farms | 1:55 1/5 | $262,350 |
1991 | Sarah Loren Rd. | Ron Waples | Eddie Burns | Waples Stables & Van Stables | 2:00 1/5 | $253,870 |
1990 | Lady Genius | Michel Lachance | Tom Artandi | R. Bencal, D. Cass, J. Gural, D. Stolz | 1:55 3/5 | $200,000 |
1989 | Cheery Hello | John Campbell | Jim Miller | Hugh A. Grant, Jr. & Anthony P. Pedone | 1:55 2/5 | $200,790 |
1988 | Leah Almahurst | Bill Fahy | Gene Riegle | Brittany Farms | 1:56 2/5 | $221,460 |
1987 | Armbro Feather | Jack Kopas | Jack Kopas | Armstrong Bros. | 1:57 4/5 | $200,000 |
1986 | Anniecrombie | George Sholty | George Sholty | Rodney B. Hatfield | 1:56 3/5 | $208,300 |
1985 | Amneris | John Campbell | Billy Haughton | Cedar Farm & Robert J. Key | 1:55 1/5 | $157,710 |
1984 | Naughty But Nice | Tom Haughton | Billy Haughton | M. Crouch, Kentuckiana Farm & W. Shehan | 1:55 3/5 | $158,353 |
1983 | Turn The Tide | Bill O'Donnell | Louis Meittinis | Woodlands Farms, Katz, Alderman & Alderman | 1:57 1/5 | $119,886 |
1982 | Three Diamonds | Bruce Riegle | Gene Riegle | George Segal | 1:57 3/5 | $140,115 |
1981 | Watering Can | Stanley Dancer | John Haffard | Stoner Creek Stud | 1:58 1/5 | $86,398 |
1980 | Toy Poddle | William Herman | Dick Wenzel | James S. Michael | 1:58 4/5 | $90,877 |
1979 | Roses Are Red | Jack Kopas | Jack Kopas | Alan Leavitt, Jack Rosenfeld & Sirocco Stable | 1:56 3/5 | $75,257 |
1978 | Passing Glance | George Sholty | George Sholty | Judith & Alvan Field | 1:56 4/5 | $78,663 |
1977 | Mistletoe Shalee | Stanley Dancer | Stanley Dancer | Rachel L. Dancer | 1:58 3/5 | $59,542 |
1976 | Misty Raquel | Jerry Graham | Jerry Graham | Misty Farm & Rac Ed Nav Stable | 1:58 2/5 | $60,060 |
1975 | Silk Stockings | Preston Burris, Jr. | Preston Burris, Sr. | Au Clair Syndicate | 1:57 2/5 | $40,884 |
1974 | Handle With Care | Billy Haughton | Billy Haughton | Irving G. Liverman | 1:57 4/5 | $45,558 |
1973 | All Alert | Glen Garnsey | Glen Garnsey | Castleton Farm Stable | 2:01 1/5 | $36,684 |
1972 | Romalie Hanover | Roland Beaulieu | Roland Beaulieu | Mitzie Stable | 1:58 1/5 | $35,460 |
1971 | Jefferson Time | Ben Webster | Ben Webster | Abraham Schiltz | 2:00 1/5 | $30,414 |
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