Greyhound Racing

A great weekend is ahead of us not only on the racetrack, but off the racetrack as well.

Off the racetrack on Saturday evening we will celebrate St. Patty’s Day a day early and give away plenty of green cash and gold coins in our PotO’Gold Promotion. We will also have 2nd chance drawings and will feature green beer and drink specials.

The trainers at Derby Lane are wrapping up their selections for next week’s start of the 54th annual Distance Classic. Wednesday night the Tom Artzer trained LK’s Sniper (Pat C Clement x Hush Darling) took out his impressive rivals over the 660-yard course. The 75-pounder halted the hat trick hopes for WW’s Cream Puff (Red Oak) and Dusty Outback (D’Arcy) when he rushed from fifth to first to win the race by three lengths. Sniper paid $25.80 for the upset. Sniper’s victory makes one question if he could be the “dark horse” in the series for the new Lashmet kennel.

There have been some greyhounds in the past that have matched their names pretty well, but from an unobvious standpoint, no greyhound gets a better nod with me than Gavotte.

Palm Beach Kennel Club has named the eight greyhounds who will be competing Saturday afternoon, March 16, in the 37thrunning of the $50,000 Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. St. Patrick’s Invitational.

Who says bigger is better?

Who says “close” only matters in horseshoes and hand grenades?

In the finale of Palm Beach Kennel Club’s $50,000 James W. Paul Derby, it was the 56-pound fireball from North Shore Kennel,Nidett, winning the biggest race of her young career, holding off a bold challenge from Rader Racing Kennel’s TK Takin Chances.

It will be a true battle of the sexes Saturday night at Naples Fort Myers when the season's fastest Fuzzys Old Fox seeks a fourth consecutive win and the winning purse in the $40,000 stakes over the 660-yard course. Fuzzys Old Fox faces three strong females for the title. The 74-pound male is the program favorite and is a true crowd pleaser for the Scott Scharff trained Frenette kennel. The Old Fox has won 11 of his 24 races and is 19 of 24 in the money this year. Frenette also has a second entry in the stakes AMF Dead Set that is 16 of 17 in the money this year. 

Post positions have been drawn and the Greyhounds are set and ready to go for this Saturday afternoon’s 82nd running of Palm Beach Kennel Club’s $50,000 James W. Paul Three-Eighths Mile Derby.

This year’s field is about as evenly matched as any Derby finale has been in many years.

Irish Eyes Were Smiling on Atascocita Racing Kennel as the impressive Atascocita Henri handily defeated a top-notch field of Greyhounds in the 37th running of Palm Beach Kennel Club’s $50,000 Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. St. Patrick’s Invitational Saturday afternoon, March 16.

The top two ranked seeds from each region advanced to the field of 32 after opening round action ofthe “Hound Madness” stakes took place this past Saturday evening at Southland Park Gaming & Racing.

All 15 races on the Wednesday, March 13, card at Bluffs Run are first round races for the $60,000 Team Survivor Stakes.

Each one of them has at least a greyhound that could catch your eye.

While all the focus was on the Sprint Classic race last Saturday night O’Donnell kennel’s Kiowa Jordan Doc managed to set a new season’s best time over the 550-yard course in the Saturday afternoon races at Derby Lane. The 66-pound lightweight is a dual distance heavy hitter and is changing back to a familiar 660-yard oval to prepare for the upcoming $80,000 Distance Classic.

You could call him just about anything right about now and it wouldn’t phase anyone in the D’Arcy kennel that enjoyed watching their star Call Me Ishmael capture the 38th annual Sprint Classic Saturday night March 2. The 79-pounder broke fifth and worked his way to the win to overtake track sweetheart Lily Rose that was the bet favorite. Lily has been the stakes specialist this year starting with the Inaugural win opening weekend and following it up with the Matinee Idol victory.

Lily Rose has been the most consistent stakes contender this year and she has her sights set on collecting another title the 38th annualDerby Lane Sprint Classic on March 2.

Another weekend and more great opportunities to watch, wager, and win at bestbet Orange Park!

Loads of talented greyhound will be competing over all three distances and there should be not only some exciting races to watch, but some great ways to cash some tickets and hopefully win some cash!