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< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of October 23, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Oct 24, 2023 Steve Sarras Kennel’s Glasgow Kiss has won five out of his last six Grade AA races for trainer Mike Holguin. Kennel-mates Elijah Craig has three straight wins (M, D, C) while Provide Comfort has back-to-back victories (B, A). A Ray Kennel’s AMF Gotta Go has captured three out of his last four Grade AA trips for trainer Joe Palmer. Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s SE Tap House has two wins and two seconds in his last four Grade AA outings for trainer Cheyney Kuriata. Charter Kennel’s JSP Hush Money has three 3/8 victories in a row (TA, TAA) for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mate Oshkosh Twilla has back-to-back wins (A, AA). Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Pickupthepace has two straight victories (B, A) for trainer Natalie Looper. Previous Next

< Back Spring Meet Stake Race Reminder Jim Gartland Dec 21, 2023 Open to all pups who are age eligible for the 2024 Spring meet with no official starts prior to the meet. A minimum of 16 and a maximum of 36 entries will be allowed. Entry fee is $1,000 with $500 of that fee due and payable by January 15, 2024 to reserve a spot (limit four spots per consignor). Remaining entry fee plus standard meet entry fee is due at time of nomination (Thursday prior to the meet). Based on the number of entries, races will be drawn into four, five or six dog fields. Winners in round 1 will face off in round 2; 2nd place finishers will face off in the Flite I and 3rd place finishers will run in the Flite II of round 2. Total Purse will be determined by the amount of entries. Estimated to be $20,000 minimum - $40,000 maximum. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as April 25, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Apr 19, 2022 Blanchard Kennel’s JS Rob Stone has won seven out of his last eight Grade AA races for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mates BO’s Owen has two wins and two seconds in his last four Grade TAA 3/8 races, Artex Comiskey has three straight victories (D, C, B) while Loyal Imani has back-to-back wins (B, A). Charter Kennel’s Oshkosh Dally has three straight Grade AA victories for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mate FGF Rose has four wins in a row (C, B, A, AA). Lester Raines Kennel’s RS Big D has two victories and a second in his last three Grade TAA 3/8 races for trainer Joel Roden. Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Abbi’s Frontman has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer Louise Strong. Imark Kennel’s Sumkindawondrful has two straight victories (B, A) for trainer DiAnn Derr. Rangel Kennel’s Pat C Knob has back-to-back 3/16 wins (TB, TA) for trainer Sheri Comer. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as August 29, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Aug 22, 2022 Charter Kennel’s Jack Parkman has five wins and two seconds in his last seven Grade AA races for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mate Oshkosh Kaylee has two victories and a second in her last three 3/8 trips (TB, TA). Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Xtrem Begonia has won four out of her last five Grade TAA 3/16 starts for trainer Jill Spicer. Kennel-mate Xtrem Chicken has three straight Grade TAA 3/16 wins. Blanchard Kennel’s Loyal Yogi has captured four out of his last five outings (B, A, AA) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mates Frappe (AA) and PBW Tug Of War (B, A) have back-to-back victories. Code Red Kennel’s Blast Off Speed has won four out of his last five races (B, A, AA) for trainer Tom Engle. Kennel-mate O Ya Paws has back-to-back wins (B, A). Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Bottoms Up (A, AA) and Super Ollie (A, AA) have two straight victories for trainer Frank Pellittere. Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Barely Legal has captured three out of her last four trips (C, B, A) for trainer Louise Strong. Imark Kennel’s CET Barracuda has three wins in a row (M, D, C) for trainer DiAnn Derr. Previous Next

< Back NGA FALL MEET SCHOOLING RESULTS - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Jim Gartland Oct 8, 2020 51 races scheduled: Dragged after every 10, no watering Track Condition: Fast Weather: Sunny, 58º (SCR = Scratched) HARLAND OLSON - (Race 1) 30.98 LA RAY HOWARD - (Race 2) 31.49 STEVEN WARD - (Race 3) 29.87 , 29.88, 29.92, 30.33, 30.31, 30.37, 30.44, 30.60, 30.76, 30.49, 30.46, 30.58, 30.94, SCR BRANT TAPLIN - (Race 4) 30.33, 30.35, 31.00 CRAIGIE, INC. – (Race 5) 30.14, 30.23, 30.13, 30.35, 30.38, 30.45, 30.76 MICHAEL STRICKLAND – (Race 6) 30.31, 30.30, 30.59, 30.63 KATE BARTLEY - (Race 16) 30.91, 31.32, 31.53 DAVID STRONG - (Race 22) 30.99, 30.70, 30.75, 31.68, 30.96 MONTE JACOBS - (Race 28) 30.60, 30.42, 30.95 JAMES POTTER – (Race 33) 30.74, 31.25, 30.49, 31.24, 30.95, 30.92 MARCOS GONZALEZ - (Race 40) 31.20, 31.56, 31.83, 31.81 Previous Next

< Back CODE RED POSTS THREE WINS AS WV JUVENILE STAKES KICKS OFF Stan Pawloski Sep 11, 2023 Three Code Red Kennel greyhounds – CG’s Nail Biter, Arroyo Duchess and Arroyo Deon – posted victories Friday afternoon in the first round of the $35,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Juvenile Stakes at Wheeling Island. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Wild Blue Bee also registered a first-round win. Heading into the Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 13 second round, the four sprinters have accumulated 15 points to top the leader board. The semi-finals are set for Sunday, Sept. 17, and the juvenile stake final is scheduled for Saturday matinee, Sept. 23. Capsule looks at the first-round races follow: CG’s Nail Biter rushed to an early lead and never looked back in winning by 6 lengths in 30.24. Wild Chomp Dude closed late for second while BJ’s Goldie settled for third. Arroyo Duchess posted a box-to-wire 4-length victory in 30.31. Four Roses finished second and CET Dirty Skinny closed in the stretch to round out the trifecta ticket. Arroyo Deon jumped out to an early lead before holding off CG’s Honesty by 1 ½ lengths in 30.38. CET Mist was third on the ticket. Wild Blue Bee powered home from third in the stretch, pulling away to a 6-length victory in 30.57. Frontrunner BJ’s Montie took second with CG’s Sun Storm third. Points after the first-round follow: CG’s Nail Biter (Code Red), 15 points Arroyo Duchess (Code Red), 15 points Arroyo Deon (Code Red), 15 points Wild Blue Bee (Xtrem Hess Racing), 15 points CG’s Honesty (Code Red), 10 points Four Roses (Steve Sarras), 10 points BJ’s Montie (Jacobs Racing), 10 points Wild Chomp Dude (Xtrem Hess Racing), 10 points CET Mist (Steve Sarras), 7 points CG’s Sun Storm (Code Red), 7 points CET Dirty Skinny (Steve Sarras), 7 points BJ’s Goldie (Jacobs Racing), 7 points Arroyo Rylee (Code Red), 5 points Kebo Lucky Lady (Steve Sarras), 5 points CET Mc Gregor (Wayne Ward), 5 points CET Mulligan (Wayne Ward), 5 points CET Zinc (Imark), 3 points CET Nickel (Imark), 3 points CET Dirty Tom (Steve Sarras), 3 points TS Adesanya (Steve Sarras), 3 points CET Lithium (Imark), 2 points CET Jasper (Steve Sarras), 2 points CET Murphy (Steve Sarras), 2 points BJ’s Willie (Jacobs Racing), 2 points CET Bronze (Imark), 1 point Gullane (Steve Sarras), 1 point CET Valley (Wayne Ward), 1 point CET Flood (Wayne Ward), 1 point CET Murray (Wayne Ward), 0 points TS Nate Diaz (Steve Sarras), 0 points CET Mc Carthy (Wayne Ward), 0 points BJ’s Bodie (Jacobs Racing), 0 points Previous Next

< Back ANOTHER FALL MEET IN THE BOOKS Jim Gartland Oct 24, 2022 A competitive stake race and a better than expected auction sale highlighted the 2022 NGA fall event. The NGA offered another stake race at the fall meet following the success of the Sunflower State Sprint this past spring. The race, tabbed The Abilene Shootout, was open to meet eligible pups who had paid up an initial entry fee last July and then made final nomination and entry fee payments the Thursday prior to the meet. When all was said and done, 35 pups were entered for the initial round. First round winners then went head to head in the stake final on Thursday while 2nd and 3rd place finishers from Monday made up the Flite I and Flite II of the second and final round. Nineteen different ownership interests were represented in the stake. Leading the way were Shannon Henry and Ray Wong each having four spots in the qualifying while Paul Bitterman, Terry Haber and Jaws Racing followed with three each. Vinny Savill, Jill Lashmet, Jason Hess, Steve Sarras, David Hays and Jay Rangel all had two entries while Joe Fusaro, Lynn Bunn, Mike Strickland, Shelby Rangel, Carl Tomblin and Monte Jacobs all had one spot. Six first round winners made up the final and included TS Frisky and TS Fe Fe owned by Carl Tomblin and Nicholas Sarras, XM Fire Cracker owned by Jason Hess and Mike Carroll, JL's Wise Guy owned by David Strong, Stars Align owned by Cameron, Wildey and Blanchard and WW Midnight Oil owned by Jaws Racing. Ana Mendiola handled the Jaws entry, Tracy Wildey ran Stars Align and David Strong handled the rest of the field off of his farm. In the end, Jaws Racing swept stake competition with WW Midnight Oil dominating the final in a nine length romp, WW Allstar Ally capturing the Flite I by eleven lengths and WW Dream Path getting up by a nose to win the Flite II. XM Fire Cracker picked up 2nd in the championship with Stars Align finishing 3rd. Jaws Racing (Julia Ward-Veal) was the top seller at the auction totaling some $213,750 in sales including the meet's top seller, WW Light Spirt, who went for $26,000. Abilene Shootout Stake winners, WW Midnight Oil, WW Allstar Ally and WW Dream Path went for $10,250, $12,500 and $5,500 respectively. 2022 NGA Fall Auction Stats Pups Consigned: 46 Sold: 40 Buyers: 17 Total: $351,500 Average: $8,787.50 Online purchases totaled $29,550 Previous Next

< Back LESTER RAINES WINS 2020 WHEELING KENNEL CHAMPIONSHIP Stan Pawloski Jan 28, 2021 n 2018, Lester Raines captured the kennel championship on the final night of the racing season at Wheeling Island – edging the Blanchard Kennel by two victories. After a runner up finish to Blanchard in 2019, the Lester Raines Kennel ruled as king again last year – taking charge after a 3-month shutdown due to the coronavirus-19 pandemic closed the racetrack from mid-March until early June. Once on top, the Joel Roden-trained kennel never looked back. Lester Raines posted 426 victories last year, easily outdistancing runner up Blanchard (389) and Jacobs Racing (383). For Roden, 2020 marked his third championship with Lester Raines – following up crowns in 2016 and 2018. The kennel previously won Wheeling titles in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996. The thrill of the competition at Wheeling Island still fuels Roden. “Every year our goal as a kennel is to do as well as we possibly can, day-by-day, so each championship is special and means a lot. I still love doing what I do and hope I am doing it for a lot longer,” Roden said. “My parents were in the business, so I grew up with it and very proud of that. We get into the business for the competition – that’s what it’s all about.” Next in line behind Lester Raines (426), Blanchard (389) and Jacobs Racing (383) in the final 2020 standings were Patriot/Taplin (335), Charter (315), Xtrem Hess Racing (311), A Ray (301), Imark (294), Steve Sarras (292), Abrahamson (285), Brad Boeckenstedt (285), Wayne Ward (264) and Rangel (179). Lester Raines was locked in a tight race atop the kennel standings early in the 2020 racing season when the state ordered the closure of the track March 16. In the next 12 weeks the track was idle for live racing, but the greyhounds participated in schooling sessions on the island surface three days every week. “Although we were shut down, it was still a lot of work schooling the greyhounds every week. I think the closing actually helped our kennel,” Roden noted. “We had a lot of young pups and the shutdown gave them some time to mature and get acclimated to the racetrack.” Pacing the Lester Raines’ attack last year were Craigie Pirate with 15 victories and JS Drinkmepretty with 12 wins. Two other sprinters reached double figures in victories – Craigie Deuce with 11 and RS Perfectionist with 10. “Craigie Pirate was one of our pups helped by the shutdown. He learned how to run the racetrack while schooling,” Roden said. “Drinkmepretty is a little warrior, a little beast.” Checking in with nine victories apiece were JS Wanna Bee, JS Fine Toon and Rooftop Blondish. Recording eight wins each were CTW Cant Stop It, K One More Thing, KBF Country Gal, Kelsos Rasta Man, SNL Firebird, Super C Kix and ZB Tremonti. “We didn’t have a lot of superstars last year, but we had a kennel full of consistent, solid greyhounds,” Roden said. “It was a mix of young pups and veteran greyhounds that contributed throughout the year.” Roden credited his Wheeling crew – Julie Roden, Amanda McCardle, Kenneth Kelly and Dean Ellis – for playing a key role in the kennel’s success in 2020. “We got a combined effort from our team, Lester Raines, the greyhounds and our lease customers,” Roden said. As for 2021, Roden expects the competition to be as keen as ever with greyhounds coming in from other racetracks. “It’ll be a challenge again,” Roden said. In addition to having the most wins in 2020, Lester Raines garnered the most seconds (396) while Blanchard was tops in thirds (416). Lester Raines was the leader in win percentage with 16 percent followed by Jacobs Racing with 14 percent and Blanchard with 13 percent. Lester Raines led all kennels with a 45 percent trifecta mark. Jacobs Racing was next with 41 percent while Blanchard and Wayne Ward followed with 40 percent each. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as July 18, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Jul 18, 2022 Lester Raines Kennel’s SNL Ramey has won five out of her last six Grade TAA 3/16 races for trainer Joel Roden. Imark Kennel’s Limpopo (AA) and Saber Jagger (C, B, A) have captured three out of their last four starts for trainer DiAnn Derr. Kennel-mate Imark Trixie has back-to-back Grade AA wins. Charter Kennel’s Oshkosh Edward has three straight victories (A, AA) for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mate Shy Away has back-to-back wins (B, A). Rangel Kennel’s VJ Slim Shady has four 3/16 victories in a row (D, TC, TB, TAA) for trainer Sheri Comer. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Kayjay Bashful has back-to-back 3/8 wins (TB, TAA) for trainer Jill Spicer. Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Top Honors has three straight victories (M, D, C) for trainer Louise Strong. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of August 10, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Aug 10, 2020 Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW Slick Simon has four wins and three seconds in his last seven Grade AA races for trainer Ron Otto. Kennel-mate WW West Wing has three straight victories (C, B, A). Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s GF La Deuna has captured four out of her last five Grade TAA 3/16 starts for trainer Joe Otto. Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Too Cute To Boot has three wins and two seconds in her last five outings (A, AA) for trainer Louise Strong. Kennel-mate Shes Kinky has won three out of her last four Grade AA trips. Lester Raines Kennel’s Claptons Blackie has three victories and two seconds in his last six starts (C, B, A, AA) for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates Super C Kix has two wins and two seconds in her last four races (A, AA) while JS Wanna Bee has three wins in a row (M, D, C). Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s AD Black Falcon has three victories and two seconds in his last six races (D, C, B) for trainer Jill Spicer. Imark Kennel’s Imark Honda has two wins and a second in her last three trips (B, A) for trainer Scott Purdy. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of August 23, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Aug 23, 2021 Charter Kennel’s FGF Ron Weasley has won five out of his last six 3/16 races (TB, TA, TAA) for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mates KB’s Copy Kat has two wins and a second in her last three Grade AA trips while KB’s Mr Expedia has back-to-back victories (B, A). Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Preyforpeace has two straight Grade AA wins for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mate JS Kickinupmudd has two victories and a second in his last three outings (A, AA). Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Hi Noon Ricochet has back-to-back wins (A, AA) for trainer Louise Strong. Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW’s Welovetorun has two victories in a row (B, A) for trainer Ron Otto. Blanchard Kennel’s Dark Helmet has three straight wins (D, C, B) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Previous Next

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