Greyhound Racing

Last week Cal Holland kennel watched two of their top grade pups take down the 550-yard time with a new season's best at Derby Lane.  Jack’s Big Gun (Dragon Fire x Jack’s Jet), who was the bet favorite in the recent Gold Trophy stakes, nosed out the 30.38 clocked by O’Donnell’s Kiowa Jordan Doc. Big Gun’s time of 30.37 became the new best time this meet over the 550-yard course.

Make your plans to be here Monday afternoon, May 27, as Palm Beach Kennel Club celebrates Memorial Day and the second running of the $10,000 Rooney’s Old Irish Ale Cup Races.

Wayne Ward Kennel’s WWK Win Day (AA) and WW’s Tea Time (C, B, A) have three straight victories for trainer Ron Otto. Kennel-mates WW’s Fuzzy has two wins and a second in her last three Grade AA races while WW’s Fuzz Buster (AA) and WW’s I Agent (B, A) have back-to-back victories.

Vince Berland Kennel’s Go Bon Coaltrain has captured four out of his last five Grade AA trips for trainer Bobby McKinley.

Palm Beach Kennel Club will be the only place in Palm Beach County where thoroughbred and greyhound racing fans alike can watch, wager and win on the 139thrunning of the first leg of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby.

Derby Lane fans continue to enjoy solid performances from three exceptional athletes Lily Rose, Venus Espinosa and Call Me Ishmael making their marks again in 2013.

When Gertrude Stein wrote ‘Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose’ in her 1913 poem Sacred Emily, she may not have been writing about greyhound racing, but the meaning most attributed to her poem sums up Randy and Patty Floyd’s double stakes winner Lily Rose. That meaning is when all is said and done, a thing is what it is. And according to Patty Floyd and Lily’s record the 67-pound female is what she is-- “the real deal!”

Despite the addition of two Iowa kennels Frenette is “top dog” at Naples. Joe Frenette of Suamico, WI, owns the kennel that has a history of doing well at the Bonita Springs facility. Scott Scharff trains the kennel that is nearly 50 wins in front of their nearest rival Blanchard in the number two spot. Xtrem (a new kennel this meet), Everett and Boeckenstedt are in a three-way run for the third place position.

Sunday April 14 was the first official schooling day for Dubuque's April 27 opener. 

According to Brian Carpenter the ten-race format allowed for an easy flow and a good training day for the many new leadouts hired this year. The Saturday schooling day was canceled and moved to Sunday.

All-American CTW Bronze Drake was honored Sunday at Wheeling Island for his accomplishments during the 2012 racing season.

Derby Lane stakes champion Kiowa Jordan Doc loves to be cradled. 

“He loves being carried around like a baby,” said O’Donnell kennel’s Assistant Trainer Heather Giguere. “Doc rocks!”

Red Oak Racing is burning bright in the top spot of the kennel standings at Derby Lane. The new standings through May 23 show the kennel is five in front of the defending Patriot kennel. The kennel is managed and trained by the 20-year old Alex Hall that has made an indelible mark during his first year of running the operation. The Patriot kennel has dominated the standings during the past two years. When Hall was given his first shot at running a kennel many felt he was too young for the position. Hall has since quieted his critics that are taking a second look at the youngster that has his athletes topping the chart.

Wednesday night's field of thirty-two was sliced in half for the two semifinal rounds of the Gold Trophy Juvenile at Derby Lane. D'Arcy kennel's Citizen's Arrest has come alive in the series chalking up back-to-back wins. The 71-pound male has a large point lead with 32 points and is the only undefeated pup heading into round three.Citizen's Arrest (Surf Lorian x Kenda) drew into race ten, but before he attempts a hat trick Flying Universe, who is fourth high in points, is hoping to steal a win. He has been installed as the program favorite from post three along with Flying Rosetta, Highshoe Jackson and T's Huckleberry as the superfecta favorites.

The Clear Lake Racing Kennel and the newly added Jim Blanchard Kennel made the most of their starts on Wednesday of this week! Each kennel racked up the wins and finished off the day with a total of seven.

Clear Lake Racing gets the edge between the two though as he had the best card overall. He started out the day the right way by sweeping the Daily Double with wins in the first and second races in the matinee, as Easi Guess box to wired the field in race 1 and Dis Is Me blew out his competitors in race two, but the evening card is where he shined best.

Two kennels are rolling the dice.

Entered in the upcoming $25,000 John Dallas Keystone Memorial are current track win leader WWK Win Day and youngster Go Bon Coaltrain, who is tied for second in victories. Both sprint stars have never competed in 3/8.

Starting on Wednesday evening May 1st, and running each and every Wednesday through July 31st, we will be featuring on new handicapping contest, FREE FOUR PLAY!

Patrons can pick up their free entry into the FOUR PLAY contest and have a great shot at winning $200 or more weekly.

Kiowa Producer is the new $75,000 World Classic champion.

Racing for the Calabro Kennel, Kiowa Producer broke well, grabbed a four-length lead and extended it to six lengths at the wire to easily capture the prestigious title on Feb. 15.

For the first 10 months of Cahillusmarshall’s career, she moved up and down the ladder between Grades C and A like a yoyo.

Cahill hit the pay sheet in just under 60 percent of those races, but she never established herself in one grade or another.

The torch has been passed. 

Overshadowed for most of his career by All-American AMF Ex President, A Ray kennel-mate Uhaul Woody has stepped forward and assumed the role as the best dog in the kennel.