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Grand Classic semifinals set for Sunday

The elite eight Greyhounds that will compete in the Memorial Day running of Palm Beach Kennel Club’s $85,000 Grand Classic will be determined Sunday afternoon, May 18, as the final qualifying round is contested. Race 10 will feature qualifying round victors #1 Spanish Hammer, #3 JD Tommyboy, #4 Joker Dodgem, #6 Alivefortomorrow and #7 Van’s Escalade. Race 12 features the current point leader #8 Starz Jenko. His compeition includes previous qualifying-round winners #4 Yahoo Homer and #5 Flying Jojo. More....

Craigie Mr Venus, Flyin Home Depot remain undefeated

Round two of the Gold Trophy Juvenile was held Wednesday night May 14 at Derby Lane where Craigie Mr Venus and Flyin Home Depot continued posted repeat wins and moved to round three for the Lester Raines and McAllister kennels. Craigie Mr Venus went box-to-wire as the betting favorite in race six and Flyin Home Depot scored his victory closing from third place to pull away by four lengths at the wire. He too was the betting favorite in his race. More...

Anthony on a roll at Jacksonvile

LA’s Anthony (Dustin The Way-La’s Felisha) is hotter than any other Greyhound running right now on the Jacksonville Racing Circuit. Normally that’s a big statement, but in this case it’s a gigantic one. This Greyhound is not even two yet. He has only 21 lifetime starts and he is running just as fast and just as well as his dad, the 2004 All-America Dustin The Way. More...

Gold Trophy Juvenile second round today

Tonight, 14, the field of 32 will be trimmed to the sweet 16 that will advance for the final two rounds of the 69th annual Gold Trophy Juvenile stakes at Derby Lane. Round one action saw one favorite score the top points. The second round has mixed it up where upsets are possible. More...

Starz Jenko upset in Grand Classic

After scoring two impressive qualifying victories, it appeared that 2008 Mardi Gras World Classic champ Starz Jenko would enter Sunday afternoon’s, May 18, semifinals for Palm Beach Kennel Club’s $85,000 Grand Classic as the only undefeated entry, and most likely, the one to beat in the May 26, Memorial Day, finale. But Monday afternoon’s third-round of Grand Classic qualifying turned what was thought to be an almost certainty into the canine version of the Democratic presidential nominee contest. More...

TK Quick Strike lowers record in Mountaineer Classic

TK Quick Strike lowered his 3/8 track record at Wheeling Island in the first round of the $10,000 Mountaineer Classic Monday afternoon, May 12. Earlier this year Quick Strike set the new mark of 37.32 over the 678-yard course. Monday he won race 11 in 37.27 winning by 11-1/2 lengths over Creedence. Longshot WW’s Valera ran third. TK Quick Strike (Flying Penske-Joanne’s Peach) is owned and raced by the Charter Kennel who purchased the black male from Marty Tanner at the NGA Fall Auction in 2006 for $29,000. More...

Gulf honors C Ya Heart Flush

With a couple of very nice wins in Grade AA over some excellent competition, this week’s top dog, C Ya Heart Flush, really earned her stripes. The LaRosa Enterprises sprinter used a come from behind effort and a box to wire win to bring home the hardware this week. More...

Rookie McQueen wins Horseshoe Challange

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Favorites upset in first round Gold Trophy

Only one favorite scored the win in the first round of the 69th annual Gold Trophy Juvenile at Derby Lane. Kiowa Ice Man kicked off the upsets when he took charge in the back stretch to win by five lengths over favorite Little E Nation who encountered early trouble and finished sixth. Ww Wafffle Crisp finished second followed by Designer Style, JHR Ashley, Starz Magnificat, Little E Nation, Mo Dive and Ninos BP Flyer. More...

TMC’s Royalty crowned Hollywoodian champ

Saturday night May 10, James E. O’Donnell’s TMC’s Royalty (Dodgem by Design-TMC’s Contessa) scored an upset win in the $30,000 Hollywoodian. Owned by Eddie Mc Donald the 72 pound male came charging down the homestretch to snatch the win away from Bigfoot’s Bust-a finalist in last month’s World Classic. More...

Starz Jenko goes for three straight today

One of the country’s hottest racing sensations, Starz Jenko (Kiowa Sweet Trey-Kiowa Like Jill) will go for his third consecutive qualifying victory this afternoon (May 12) as Palm Beach Kennel Club presents round three of the $85,000 Palm Beach Grand Classic. The Jack Sherck owned and nominated powerhouse is the only Greyhound who has a shot at entering the Grand Classic semifinals undefeated. More...

Night of Stars XXI scheduled for November 1

The AGTOA has scheduled the 2008 Night of Stars Greyhound charity broadcast for Saturday Nov. 1. According to Chairman Tim Leuschner funds were not available to produce the semi-annual show twice this year. The NOS broadcast has been aired each May and November for several years. “We picked November as we feel that the show would generate more income for Greyhound adoption then,” said Leuschner. “We hope to come back bigger and better than ever!” More...

On Fire at Orange Park Kennel Club

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Gold Trophy Juvenile starts Saturday Night

This season’s top juveniles will compete in round one of the 69th annual Gold Trophy Juvenile stakes at Derby Lane. The stakes is the track’s third longest running stakes. Last year Filipelli &O’Donnell’s Hallo Flying Sol took home the stakes title. This year Kiowa Ice Man, Kiowa Manley and TMC’s Trail Boss will defend the kennel title beginning May 10. More...

Derby Lane’s Kay Buffalo Bill seeks win in Hollywoodian

Derby Lane’s Kay Buffalo Bill is the lone entry from St. Petersburg for the $30,000 Hollywoodian stakes at Mardi Gras Saturday night May 10. The son of Kiowa Sweet Trey and Kiowa Agent will have his work cut out for him from the five post. Owned by Pauline O’Donnell and Bryan Dalton, who picked up an All American trophy last month-the three year-old male will return hefty prices with a victory in the race. More...

Starz Jenko impressive in round two of Grand Classic

Is Starz Jenko the Dreamy Blossom of this year’s Palm Beach Kennel Club $85,000 Grand Classic? In last year’s inaugural running of the Kennel Club’s premier event, Dreamy Blossom went undefeated through three qualifying rounds, going on to win the championship in one of the most exciting stake-race finishes ever witnessed in Greyhound racing history. More...

Finalists set for $60,000 Horseshoe Challenge

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Kansas tracks balk at slots contracts

After waiting a decade for slot machines, The Woodlands could walk away from the opportunity. Wichita businessman Phil Ruffin Sr. did just that last week for his Camptown dog track in Frontenac, Kan. He said the state’s 40 percent tax bite on racetrack slots wouldn’t leave enough cash flow to turn a fair profit. More...

DLT White Knight wins Texas Round-up

Just hours after Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, “Big White,” DLT White Knight, took home Texas’ richest stakes race title, the $20,000 Texas Round Up at Gulf Greyhound Park in La Marque, Texas. The three year-old white male out of Gable Dodge and Tafe Phobia, earned the money and title in a big way Saturday night (May 3). More...

Round two of Grand Classic Thursday afternoon

Round two qualifying action for Palm Beach Kennel Club’s premier event of the year, the $85,000 Palm Beach Grand Classic, takes place Thursday afternoon, May 8. More...

Florida slots bills die

The Florida Legislature ended its annual two-month session May 2 without passing two slot machine bills that were sought by the pari-mutuel industry.
The Senate passed both bills in March. But the House never held hearings on either bill in any of its committees. More...

Flying Mancini wins William Grace Memorial Countdown

Running true to form, Flying Mancini won her fifth straight race Saturday (May 3) to capture the $20,000 William Grace Memorial Countdown at The Woodlands. The slight favorite at 50 cents to the dollar, trailed Kansas Buzzer early but took control in the backstretch to win by 4-1/2 lengths in 29.90 seconds, his fastest race in 14 career starts. More...

Starz Jenko, Alivefortomorrow, Joker Dodgem lead Grand Classic

Round one qualifying action for Palm Beach Kennel Club’s $85,000 Palm Beach Grand Classic lifted off with thunderous fan approval Saturday afternoon (May 3) as three Greyhounds laid claim to the moniker "early pre-championship favorite." More...

IFuture of Mile High unclear

IIt appears that changes will happen at Mile High Greyhound Park this summer. IIn a worst-case scenario, those changes could be drastic. Speculation has been raised that the track in Commerce City might shut its doors permanently, perhaps as soon as July 1. At the very least, the track appears poised to significantly reduce its schedule. More...

Camptown owner ends negotiations with state lottery

Camptown Greyhound Park owner Phil Ruffin has ended negotiations with the Kansas Lottery that would reopen the racetrack with slot machines, the Lottery Commission says. Lottery Commission spokeswoman Sally Lunsford said Ruffin left the bargaining table on Friday. "They don't feel it's a good investment," Lunsford said. More...

Craig Holmes dies

Craig Holmes trainer for the John Kelly Kennel here at the Orange Park Kennel Club died this past Thursday (May 1). For those of you that didn’t know him let me tell you a little bit about the man who became a friend. He was a tall lanky individual with a scruffy look and beard that might have turned off some people but underneath all of that he was a big softy. More...

Grand Classic starts Saturday at Palm Beach

The stage is set and Palm Beach Kennel Club is the place to be on Saturday afternoon, May 3, as the track presents round one qualifying action for its’ premier racing event of the year, the $85,000 Palm Beach Grand Classic.
Twenty four of the nation’s best canine athletes will go to post in three qualifying events and will be the highlight of the track’s busiest day of the year, Kentucky Derby Day. More...

Sign And Drive getting stronger after stake win

Sign And Drive hasn’t taken her foot off the gas since winning the $30,000 Jacksonville Sprint Classic. From an unknown commodity, she is maturing in one of the best Greyhounds currently running on the Jacksonville Racing Circuit. More...