The Acid test on 2 and 3 year olds are 3 races

[captaintreacherous]

The Metro. $1 Million.  (CA)

The NA Cup  $1 Million. (CA)

The Little Brown Jug


Although the Jug doesnt go for a Million it  separates

the men from the boys if you can get to the 2nd heat/Final

after winning an elim


Very few horses have navigated these 3 races successfully

[Brown jug]

a new triple crown for 3 year old pacers should be created
na cup
lbj
big m pace

at least they are 3 races that create interest and generally attract the best horses
put up a decent prize for a triple crown and they will come to delaware
it would be the third and final leg and sure create a buzz

[MIKE CAMPBELL]

The Metro. $1 Million.  (CA)

The NA Cup  $1 Million. (CA)

The Little Brown Jug


Although the Jug doesnt go for a Million it  separates

the men from the boys if you can get to the 2nd heat/Final

after winning an elim


Very few horses have navigated these 3 races successfully

The Jug is a joke. Anyone with a great horse and half a brain would never race their horse on a half mile.

[rainman2]

Look at New York pacers for the 2&3 year old pacing boys.
Not many horses to begin with and only a handful of good ones
1/2 Mike racing doesn’t help the cause here. 

[jupiter]

It will be the strong that survive, some have been cooked already, more to come.

[rainman2]

a new triple crown for 3 year old pacers should be created
na cup
lbj
big m pace

at least they are 3 races that create interest and generally attract the best horses
put up a decent prize for a triple crown and they will come to delaware
it would be the third and final leg and sure create a buzz

actually a 5/8 track would be better.  Show your the best on 3 different size tracks!

[Lockedin with Pace]

If they're going to have a new Triple Crown for 3-year-olds the LBJ has to be one of the races even though the top horses rarely race on 1/2-mile tracks.

[rainman2]

If they're going to have a new Triple Crown for 3-year-olds the LBJ has to be one of the races even though the top horses rarely race on 1/2-mile tracks.

They let the Jug slide as far as purse money over the years..They solved this issue by throwing more purse money into it.

Is this a quick fix or permanent solution?

[Lockedin with Pace]

It's probably to entice the top horses, is it permanent, who knows. I just hope they don't discontinue heat racing.

[rainman2]

It's probably to entice the top horses, is it permanent, who knows. I just hope they don't discontinue heat racing.

From what is said, whether this is true or not,  horses get better in the 2nd heat.

[Lockedin with Pace]

The elim winners do have the advantage of the inside posts in the finals and are probably the better horses anyway.

[Kenny]

a new triple crown for 3 year old pacers should be created
na cup
lbj
big m pace

at least they are 3 races that create interest and generally attract the best horses
put up a decent prize for a triple crown and they will come to delaware
it would be the third and final leg and sure create a buzz

There are trainers that basically boycott the jug.

[Lockedin with Pace]

Unless you have a top horse or are locally owned, you're probably going to skip it, even some of the top ones have in recent years.

[JT]

Speaking as someone that lives here  , yes its permanent
I drive by there everyday on my way to work
A couple years ago the purse was a million dollars
Last year the total purse dropped back down to around $700000 total I think.
The county of Delaware passed a bed/occupancy tax a few years ago of I think 1.5 % to strictly go towards the LBJ purses and improvements to the fairgrounds.
Alot of the buildings and barns are in bad shape including the grandstand and need a ton of repairs or torn down completely and rebuilt. Attendance is way down from when I was there as a kid..like all harness tracks. My first LBJ was Niatross..1980..I was almost 6 years old. This was the only tax increase I have ever voted for in my life
I will never need a hotel in the county I live in
They won't get rid of the 2 heat racing as long as the old timers are in charge. They got rid of the potential 3rd heat I think 5 or 6 years ago.
It is a combination of racing on a half and the 2nd heat that keeps some horses away. You draw post 7 or 8, you are likely doomed

[rainman2]

Unless you have a top horse or are locally owned, you're probably going to skip it, even some of the top ones have in recent years.

There are 2 sides to this.

prior to this year, the Adios was far from stellar fields?  Same as the Jug now?

Now there's enough money to make the Jug viable.  you might catch an easier field than expected too.