$100,000 MOUNTAINEER CLASSIC SEMIFINALS SET

Blanchard Kennel’s L’s Luv It tops all qualifiers after three rounds of the $100,000 Mountaineer Classic at Wheeling Island.

The sprinter has accumulated 37 points heading into Sunday afternoon’s semifinal round when the field will be cut to 24 greyhounds. The championship final is set for Saturday afternoon, Oct. 24.

Next in line are Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s AD Black Falcon with 35 points; Abrahamson Kennel’s Atascocita Birma with 33 points; Lester Raines Kennel’s Craigie Pirate and Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s TNT Free Falling with 32 points each; and Jacob’s Racing Kennel’s Time Killer and AB Bad Influence with 30 points each.

Posting victories in Wednesday afternoon’s third round were L’s Luv It (Blanchard), Atascocita Birma (Abrahamson), AB Bad Influence (Jacobs Racing), C’'s Penny Shoe (Abrahamson), Racine (Charter) and CTW Givin It All (Abrahamson).

Points accumulated after the third round follow (top 24 greyhound moving on to the semifinal round):

L’s Luv It (Blanchard), 37 points

AD Black Falcon (Xtrem Hess), 35 points

Atascocita Birma (Abrahamson), 33 points

Craigie Pirate (Lester Raines), 32 points TNT Free Falling (Patriot/Taplin), 32 points

Time Killer (Jacobs), 30 points AB Bad Influence (Jacobs), 30 points

Shes Kinky (Jacobs), 28 points

Penrose Boss (Blanchard), 27 points Me No Care (Steve Sarras), 27 points

WW West Wing (Wayne Ward), 26 points CTW Tira Miru (Patriot/Taplin), 26 point CG’s Penny Shoe (Abrahamson), 26 points

RS Perfectionist (Lester Raines), 25 points JSK Crockett (Jacobs), 25 points Easi Lil Charlie (Blanchard), 25 points Racine (Charter), 25 points Fit The Battle (Jacobs), 25 points CTW Givin It All (Abrahamson), 25 points

TNT Twister City (Patriot/Taplin), 24 points

Gloves Off (Xtrem Hess), 22 points VJ Up Too Speed (Charter), 22 points JPRG Ranger (Steve Sarras), 22 points Pat C Sidepocket (Rangel), 22 points

(Note: Pat C Sidepocket, CTW Cant Stop It and Lee Logan all had a second, third and fourth in the three qualifying rounds. The latter two were cut by lot).

The following greyhounds were eliminated from the stakes event: CTW Cant Stop It (Lester Raines), 22 points Lee Logan (Lester Raines), 22 points VIP Yankee (Jacobs), 21 points Imark Solo (Imark), 20 points Gonz Pina Kata (Xtrem Hess), 20 points Saber Rylie (Imark), 20 points BGR Out Of Mind (Brad Boeckenstedt), 20 points Eau Claire (Charter), 18 points HK’s Jessiegirl (Blanchard), 18 points SJ Skynyrdnation (Lester Raines), 18 points Jedi Tippsy Tail (Lester Raines), 17 points Atascocita Berta (Abrahamson), 17 points JSK Roulette (Jacobs), 16 points WW Mumford (Wayne Ward), 15 points BGR King Kong (Brad Boeckenstedt), 15 points WW Livorno (Wayne Ward), 14 points Barts Fire Away (Charter), 13 points PBW Gannicus (Blanchard), 13 points BGR Ready Or Not (Brad Boeckenstedt), 12 points BGR Deadpool (Brad Boeckenstedt), 12 points AMF Bystander (A Ray), 12 points Outlaw Bustamove (Lester Raines), 12 points WW Foca (Wayne Ward), 10 points BGR Big Al (Brad Boeckenstedt), 10 points