RS’s Krakatau unbeaten in WVGOBA Juvenile

Lester Raines Kennel’s RS’s Krakatau is the lone undefeated greyhound after the second round of the $35,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Juvenile Stakes Wednesday afternoon at Wheeling Island.

            RS’s Krakatau posted his second consecutive victory to top the leaderboard with 30 points heading into Sunday’s semi-finals. Jacobs Racing Kennel sprinters GLS Rice Baby and GLS Yes I Did are next in line with 20 points each.

            Code Red Kennel’s Arroyo Ashton posted the other second round victory Wednesday.

            The juvenile stake final is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27.

            Capsule looks at the second-round races follow:

            Favorite RS’s Krakatau stalked frontrunner GLS Rice Baby around the track before taking control in the stretch and pulling away to a 4-length victory in 30.17. TS Olive rounded out the trifecta ticket.

            Longshot Arroyo Ashton rocketed to an early lead and never looked back in winning by 4 1/2 lengths in 30.16. TS Pepperoni was second followed by RS’s Kilimanjaro.

            Points after the second-round follow:

            RS’s Krakatau (Lester Raine), 30 points

            GLS Rice Baby (Jacobs Racing), 20 points

            GLS Yes I Did (Jacobs Racing), 20 points

            GLS Major Mike (Jacobs Racing), 18 points

            Arroyo Ashton (Code Red), 17 points

            RS’s Kilimanjaro (Lester Raines), 17 points

            CET Citation (Imark), 15 points

            TS Pepperoni (Steve Sarras), 15 points

            TS Olive (Steve Sarras), 14 points

            Arroyo Falcon (Xtrem Hess Racing), 10 points

            Grande Vitesse (Steve Sarras), 8 points

            Dirty Lies (Steve Sarras), 7 points

            One Royal Flush (Steve Sarras), 5 points

            Hells Bells (Steve Sarras), 4 points

            Northcoastlimtd (Steve Sarras), 3 points

            CET Jammin Josh (Imark) was scratched after the second round.