Delaware County Fair: Little Brown Jug week kicks off

The reigning Ohio Horse of the Year, Charlie May, did not disappoint the Delaware faithful in winning the Ohio Breeders Championship for aged pacers in a stakes record 1:49 4/5 on the opening day of the Delaware County Fair.

Driver Brett Miller used his rail position and grabbed the early lead. From there, he was able to control the field of nine and the fractions of 26 1/5, 55 and 1:23. The McArdle gelding used a 26 4/5 final panel to score a 3 1/2 length win over Odds On Shaggy (Mitchell Cushing) and Cyclone Union Jack (Aaron Merriman).

Charlie May won for the 24th time for owner Don Tiger and trainer Steve Carter.

Next up on Charlie May's dance card will be the Dayton Pacing Derby on October 1.

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OBC Two-Year-Old Filly Pace

Fear Of Sports (Tyler Smith) led gate-to-wire and held off a furious rally by McSeaside (Chris Page) to take the second division of the $127,114 (div.) Ohio Breeders Championship for freshman pacing fillies in a stakes record 1:52 3/5.

The homebred daughter of Fear The Dragon won for the sixth time in eight seasonal starts. Fear Of Sports is owned by the Emerald Highlands Farm and trained by Kelly O’Donnell.

Kassagi (Kurt Sugg) got up in the final strides and scored a minor upset in the first $63,557 split in a wild finish.

The pace-setting More The Merrier (Aaron Merriman) finished second, but was placed fouth for interference. Elvette Hanover (Chris Page) and Dragon Terror (Kayne Kauffman) were elevated to second and third, respectively.

Dan O'Mara trains and Marjorie Polhamus owns the winner, who scored her second career win and established a new lifetime mark of 1:55.

--press release (Delaware County Fair)--