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Big Bad John wins the Little Brown Jug Big Bad John, owned by Ed Telle of nearby Powell (as Winchester Baye Acres), trained by Delaware’s Ron Potter, and driven by native Ohioan David Miller, become the first horse stabled year round on the Delaware Fairgrounds to ever win the Little Brown Jug when he posted a straight heat victory on Sept. 22 at the Delaware County Fair. Big Bad John, a son of Western Hanover-Trulyawork Of Art, won his first-heat elimination in a time of 1:50.2, then came back to take the $252,864 second-heat final in 1:50, a national season's record for a 3-year-old pacing colt on a half-mile track.	Idyllic wins the Jugette for David Miller
Count Me In (Sam Noble III) captures the 2-year-old colt and gelding Ohio Breeders Championship trot in a track record equaling 1:58. To read the rest of the story, CLICK HERE	Lady Andover Takes $96,800 Buckette Ron Pierce sent Lady Andover off the gates wings and earned the top spot just after the eighth pole and never looked back in Wednesday action at the Delaware County Fair. The final time was 1:57 3/5 over the “good” track. The Bob Stewart trainee won for the fourth straight time for Winterberry Farm Ltd. of Dudley, MA.
At the Delaware County Fairgrounds Friskie Beauty won the $29,000 Ohio Breeder’s Championship on Sept. 18. to read the whole story, CLICK HERE	Aaron Byron & Hare Craft Hare Craft repeated his Super Night win from last season in taking the $75,000 Ohio Sire Stakes for sophomore pacing colts at Scioto Downs on Saturday night. His 1:51 clocking was the fastest mile of the Scioto season. To read all about Ohio's Super Night, Click Here
Tuneriffic Wins Scioto Open Pace Tuneariffic won Scioto Downs Open Pace on Aug 27 in 1:53. J.D. Wengerd was in the bike for trainer-owner Johnny Yoder of Dundee, Ohio. The 7-year-old gelded son of Tune Town had made eight starts at Dover Downs in the first three months of the season, then was off until he paced through a 1:56.3 qualifier at Northfield Park recently. He won by more than 20 lengths with a final fraction in :28 seconds.	Near The Limit Wins Scioto Feature Near The Limit scored his 42nd lifetime victory for trainer-driver J.D. Wengerd in winning Labor Day’s feature at Scioto Downs. The 9-year-old son of Yankee Glide was sent off by bettors at 2-1 and scored in 1:58.4. Owned by Bert Dale Hershberger of Millersburg, Ohio, the bay gelding won in 1:58.4. It was the fifth win in 13 starts for Near The Limit, and pushed his career earnings past $330,000.
Wildfire Princess Wins Fourth Straight at Scioto Wildfire Princess won her fourth in a row in an Aug. 19th pace at Scioto Downs in 1:54.4, equaling her lifetime mark. J.D. Wengerd was in the bike for owners Carl Howard and Bradley Rucker and trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr.	Lis Deo Strongest in Scioto Feature Lis Deo paced past the leaders to win in 1:55.3 by 2-1/4 lengths to win Scioto Downs featured event on August 20 with Kayne Kauffman driving for trainer Chris McGuire, who owns the 6-year-old in partnership with Huggybear Racing LLC. It was Lis Deo’s fifth win in 21 starts this year. Lis Deo is a gelded son of The Panderosa from Lisheen by Abercrombie. He was one of three winners Saturday night for Kayne Kauffman.
Caribean Cruise wins Third Straight at Scioto The 4-year-old mare Caribean Cruise has found a home at Scioto Downs as she demonstrated again on Friday by winning the Fillies and Mares Open Pace easily in 1:56.2. J.D. Wengerd was in the bike for trainer Joshua Cochran, who co-owns the Yankee Cruise mare with John Montgomery. It was her third straight win at Scioto after she had only won once at Northfield in 2011.	She’s A Jailbird wins Scioto Feature She's A Jailbird got up to win to win by 1-3/4 lengths for trainer-driver Mike Mye on August 14 at Scioto Downs. The mile was 2:03.1. It was the first win of the 2011 season for the 4-year-old daughter of Jailhouse Jesse, who is owned by Mark Myers of Xenia, Ohio.
Gun Shy wins Buckeye State Pace Gun Show remained unbeaten in four lifetime starts by rocketing past his rivals in the final quarter to win the $53,300 Buckeye State Pace at Scioto Downs on Saturday in 1:56.2. Dan Noble drove for trainer Jim Arledge, Jr. and owners Milton Leeman and Dustin Arledge.	Camcoder Wins Scioto Open The 10-year-old Ohio warhorse Camcoder pushed his earnings past $250,000 with a victory in the Open Pace at Scioto Downs on Saturday night. David Myers drove the veteran to an easy 1:54.1 win.
Smok'n Muscles Wins Scioto Feature Smok’n Muscles captured the featured trot at Scioto Downs on July 17 in 1:58.3. The 3-year-old son of Muscles Yankee nailed his third win in four starts this year for owner Jeanie E. Gomex and trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr.	CR Hope Scores Third in a Row For the third straight week, C R Hope came from off the pace to win the Fillies and Mares Open at Scioto Downs in dramatic fashion on Friday night. Kyle Ater was in the bike for winning trainer Harley Jolliff, who co-owns the six-year-old mare with Willie Hale who stopped the timer in 1:54.2.
CR Hope Wins Scioto Open Friday Kyle Ater drove C R Hope to victory in the Fillies and Mares Open at Scioto Downs on Friday, in 1:54.4 after moderate fractions. It was the fifth win in 23 starts for the daughter of Full Of Fun, who is trained by Harley Jolliff, who owns her partnership with Willie Hale. She pushed her career earnings past $220,000.	Ater Scores with Whythehellnot Ater won the July 9 Ohio Lottery Race of the Night with Whythehellnot N, a New Zealand-bred 7-year-old stallion trained by Mary Dawson for owner Herman Hageman of Virginia. Whythehellnot N scored by a half-length in 1:54.
Noble Wins Scioto River Trot Divisions Ohio Hall of Famer Chip Noble drove the winners of both divisions of Sunday’s Scioto River Trot. The first went to Swing Anna Cash, a 3-year-old lass by Cash Hall trained by Dee Hotton, who also owns the winner in partnership with Bruce Hotton. Noble drove to her to a comfortable 2:00 victory. It was the first win in four starts this season for Swing Anna Cash.	Gun Show Wins Ohio Sire Stakes at Scioto Downs Gun Show captured the $35,300 Ohio Sires Stakes for freshman pacers at Scioto Downs on July 2. Dan Noble piloted the colt to a half-length win over favored Feelin Perfect in 1:57. It was the first purse start for Gun Show, who is owned by Milton Leeman and Dustin Arledge and trained by Jim Arledge, Jr.
Lis Deo Scores in 1:54.2 at Scioto Downs Driver Jack Dailey shot Lis Deo out of the gate with confidence at Scioto Downs and the 6-year-old gelding was never headed in his 1:54.2 win, second fastest mile of the evening. It was the third win in 15 starts this year for Lis Deo, whose juvenile mark of 1:50.2 in 2007 makes him one of the fastest 2-year-old geldings in harness racing history. Dailey set fractions of :27.1, :55.4 and 1:24.1 as he held a three-length lead on his pursuers. He is a son of The Panderosa out of Lisheen by Abercrombie and his career earnings are nearing $320,000.	Shell I Attack Wins Scioto Open Shell I Attack (above) captured Scioto’s Fillies & Mares Open Pace on June 24 in 1:54.2. J.D. Wengerd piloted the 6-year-old bay mare for owner and trainer Jim Kiesel of Litchfield, Ohio. It was her third win in nine tries this season and pushed her career earnings past $172,000.
ML Cupcake Wins Ohio Sire Stakes The trotting filly ML Cupcake led all the way to win in 1:58.3 over Fire In The Cell and Rockin H Winnie with Chip Noble in the sulky. She is trained by Scott Mogan for William Johnson and Douglas Millard.	What's The Hurry wins Scioto Filly & Mare Open Favored What’s The Hurry gave her backers some anxious moments on Friday night at Scioto Downs but driver Jeremy Smith got her up in the final strides to win the Fillies & Mares Open Pace in 1:53.3.
Feelin Perfect Paces sub-2:00 at Scioto Feelin Perfect won in 1:57.4 for trainer-driver Guy Malone, by five lengths in Scioto Downs baby race on June 7, 2011.	'Muscles' Tops at Scioto Downs Trainer-owner Virgil Morgan, Jr. unleashed an impressive sophomore trotter in Smoke’n Muscles, who scored a maiden win in 1:59.1 for driver Dan Noble. The son of Muscles Yankee won by an 11 length margin on June 5, 2011.
Filly Power Wins in 1:59.3 Filly Power (7) shot past her rivals in the final strides to win by a head. It was her second win in six starts this season and a new lifetime mark of 1:59.3 for driver Jonas Hershberger and owner-trainer Kenneth Berger of Findlay, Ohio.	Dancin Yankee Fastest in Ohio Sire Stakes Little Brown Jug eligible Dancin Yankee won the third division of the Ohio Sires Stakes for sophomore pacers at Scioto Downs on Monday, May 30, in 1:52.1, the fastest mile of the meet to date.
Valentowner & Dan Noble win Scioto Open on May 28, 2011	2011 Qualifying Action at Scioto Downs Mythical Hall & Sandy Beatty in action at Scioto Downs
Western Silk Wins $353,400 Jugette Western Silk and Mark MacDonald win the $353,400 Jugette at Delaware.	Rock N Roll Heaven Rock N Roll Heaven wins The Breeders Crown & the 2010 Little Brown Jug for 3-Year-Old Pacers.
Jesse's Messenger 2009 Horse of the Year & 2009 Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year	Best Of Ball winning at Northfield Park in 2010
Cool Colby	Hawk's Cry Electcra
Mystique Cruiser	Noble Falcon 2009 Ohio Aged Pacer of the Year
Rembrandt Spur	Rose Run Keepsake 2009 Ohio 3-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year
Trick Man	Buck I St. Pat 6, 1:52.M ($1,401,952) 2009 USHWA Dan Patch Winner & Older Female Trotter of The Year & 2009 Ohio Aged Trotter of the Year 2009 & 2010 Breeders Crown Winner
Well Said Wins the 2009 Little Brown Jug	Majestic Osborne 2010 Inductee into the Ohio Standadrbred Hall of Fame
Crysta's Best 2010 Inductee into the Ohio Standardbred Hall of Fame	Jates Boy Jate's Boy wins for Dan Noble on July 10, 2010 at Scioto Downs
ML Cupcake ML Cupcake (2A) and driver Chip Noble surge past Minnie Spur (1A) in the stretch to win in 1:58.4, on Aug. 27, 2010.	Faster N Funk Driver Sandy Beatty jogs Faster N Funk back to the winner's circle afteon Sept 3, 2010
Victory Is Coming (#1) & Jesse's Messenger (#6) Victory Is Coming trots past Jesse's Messenger to win the $36,000 Ohio Sires Stakes for sophomore filly trotters in 1:56 on Sept. 6, 2010.

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