DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) – Vegas Vacation beat Urbanite Hanover in 1:50 to win the Little Brown Jug on Thursday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
It was the second straight Little Brown Jug victory for trainer Casie Coleman, who won with Michael’s Power in 2012.
Driver Brian Sears got Vegas Vacation to the front at the three-quarters mark in 1:22.0 and came home in 28 seconds to earn the two-length victory in the second leg of the three-year-old pacing Triple Crown.
Vegas Vacation has now won nine times in 15 starts this season.
Captaintreacherous won the Cane Pace — the first leg of the Triple Crown — at Tioga Downs on Sept. 2, but did not race in the Little Brown Jug. The horse’s owners decided to focus on other races.
The third leg of the pacing Triple Crown is the Messenger Stakes on Nov. 2 at Yonkers Raceway.