< Back WW SLICK SIMON CAPTURES 2020 WHEELING WIN LEADER CROWN Stan Pawloski Feb 4, 2021 Since being booked at Wheeling Island in late 1999, Wayne Ward has won kennel championships, captured numerous stake events, had many all-Wheeling selections and even All-Americans. One accomplishment the kennel had never achieved until the 2020 racing season – a track win champion. Catching fire late in the year, Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW Slick Simon took the top spot on the win leaderboard in December and cemented the championship with a victory on New Year’s Eve. The Ron Otto-trained sprinter finished the year with 17 victories. “Our kennel didn’t fare too well in the standings last year, but it’s quite an honor to have our first track win champion. I am so proud of what (WW) Slick Simon accomplished,” Otto said. “Halfway through the 2020 racing season I never gave the track win championship a thought, so I am pleasantly surprised.” WW Slick Simon’s victory total of 17 is the lowest for a leader since Flying Lone Wolf and Go Bon Coaltrain shared the track win championship with 20 each in 2013. Wheeling racing was shut down for 12 weeks in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. An April 2017 greyhound out of Kiowa Producer-WW’s Polished, WW Slick Simon had 14 Grade AA victories among his 17 wins along with 8 seconds, 5 thirds and 6 fourths. The sprinter hit the superfecta ticket in 77 percent of his races and finished in the trifecta in 64 percent of his starts. WW Slick Simon opened his career at Southland Greyhound Park in October 2018, posting a win and a third in 10 starts, before moving up to Wheeling Island in early 2019. “I thought Slick Simon had a lot of potential when he broke in at Southland, but he didn’t run the turns very well,” Otto said. “Wheeling has been a better fit and he’s turned into a pretty nice greyhound.” The sprint dandy started his late surge in mid-October 2020 – recording 7 wins, 4 seconds and 1 third in his last 14 starts of the year. He had another hot streak in July with 4 wins, 3 seconds and 1 third in eight races. “Slick Simon is a streaky greyhound – he’ll get hot for six, seven, eight straight starts at a time. He’s more successful when he draws inside boxes,” Otto said. “He needs to break and likes to be on or near the front early in his races. If he clears the first turn first or second, he has a good chance to win.” During the 2020 season, WW Slick Simon was posted in the one or two holes 17 times and never missed the pay sheet. He had 10 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds and 2 fourths in those races. WW Slick Simon was almost unbeatable when having the lead coming home last year. Only one time was he picked off in the 17 races had the front end entering the homestretch. “He’s getting older but he’s still pretty strong on the lead,” Otto said. “When he gets loose early, he can fly.” In 105 career Wheeling starts through January 2021, WW Slick Simon had 28 wins, 13 seconds, 11 thirds and 9 fourths. He is owned by Jaws Racing. While WW Slick Simon topped the leader board with 17 victories, 22 other greyhounds won at least 10 races in 2020 at Wheeling Island. The 2020 Wheeling Island win leaderboard and kennel follows: 17 – WW Slick Simon (Wayne Ward) 15 – Craigie Pirate (Lester Raines) 14 – L’s Luv It (Blanchard), CTW Tira Misu (Patriot/Taplin) 13 – JS Go Flex (Jacobs Racing) 12 – JS Drinkmepretty (Lester Raines), CTW Lotus Flower (Imark), BGR Big Al (Brad Boeckenstedt), BGR Waxon Waxoff (Brad Boeckenstedt) 11 – Easi Lil Charlie (Blanchard), Abbi’s Eagle (Jacobs Racing), AB Bad Influence (Jacobs Racing), BGR Call Me Hank (Brad Boeckenstedt), Craigie Deuce (Lester Raines) 10 – AD Black Falcon (Xtrem Hess Racing), JSK Roulette (Jacobs Racing), TNT Free Falling (Patriot/Taplin), Rebelicious (Jacobs Racing), RS Perfectionist (Lester Raines), PBW Gannicus (Blanchard), Fabio Fognini (Blanchard), Shes Kinky (Jacobs Racing), Firey High Cot (Jacobs Racing) Previous Next

< Back DIRTY DILLY REPEATS Jim Gartland Jan 9, 2023 CET Dirty Dilly Carl Tomblin's CET Dirty Dilly has repeated as National Win Champion winning 40 of her 48 starts in 2022. Dilly had an incredible year in 2021; winning the Rural Rube, named All American team Captain and captured the National win title. It looks like 2022 could certainly be a repeat of most, if not all, of those accolades. Dilly easily outdistanced second place finisher, BGR Jungle Juice, a Caliente racer, who finished second with 32 wins. CET Dirty Dilly is a December 2018 female out of SH Avatar-CET Dirty Nicki. She was raised and is owned by Carl Tomblin II and races for his CET Kennel at Tri State. Her accomplishments for the year included multiple win streaks of five and seven races. She finished the year with a record of 48-40-3-4, missing the trifecta only one time in those forty-eight starts. She won 83% of her races and made the paysheet nearly 98% of the time. She is an exceptional greyhound with exceptional talent. Congratulations to Carl and all his team on the accomplishments of this great greyhound! Steve Sarras presents last year's Rural Rube award to Carl & Summer Tomblin Previous Next

< Back $64,000 SPRINT CLASSIC SECOND-ROUND RESULTS Feb 20, 2020 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A change of scenery has done wonders for Ryeit. Competing in his first career stakes series, the ABC Racing kennel greyhound joined 15 other dogs to advance Wednesday in the $64,000 Sprint Classic at Derby Lane. Half of the 32-dog field was eliminated, with the remaining sprinters moving on to Saturday’s third qualifying round in Races 6 (8:39 p.m.) and 10 (9:47). The Feb. 29 championship field will be determined after next Wednesday’s final qualifier. Dogs earn points in each race based on order of finish on a 16-10-8-6-3-2-1-0 scale. First place in the 550-yard event pays $25,000. Ryeit remained in contention with his second consecutive second-place finish to raise his point total to 20. Favored in wagering at 8-5, Ryeit overcame a tardy start to finish second by a length behind Bartley Corporation kennel’s Where U Want Me, who paid a series high $24.60 to win in 30.47 seconds and elevated his point total to 18. “Ryeit ran well,’’ ABC Racing kennel owner Don Burk said. “He missed his break, went down to the first (turn) on the outside trying to go around (other dogs), and he closed.’’ Ryeit is one of two ABC Racing sprinters to move on. He is joined by Son Shine, who has 18 points following a second-place finish behind Lester Raines kennel’s Super C Casino, who paid $7.20 to win in 30.57 seconds. Son Shine lost by two lengths after setting the pace by four lengths early. Super C Casino has 19 points. LK’s Crush N It of Lashmet kennel and Floyd kennel’s Shoot The Breeze both remained undefeated in the series and share the points lead at 32. LK’s Crush N It paid $3.20 to win after clocking 30.13 seconds for his 71st lifetime victory. Shoot The Breeze won his career-best fifth race in a row and returned $3.80 to win with a career- and meet-best time of 30.00 seconds. Both dogs won by six lengths. Ryeit, a 29-month-old male from a litter by Heyl and Elvara, has shown dramatic improvement since arriving at Derby Lane in December. “I got him from Southland (in West Memphis, Ark.) not too long ago and he’s been a nice dog,’’ Burk said. “He’s a money maker. . . . He hits the (tote) board all the time.’’ Owned by William O’Donnell and his North Shore Kennel of Lynn (Mass.), Ryeit struggled at Southland. He made only four official starts and was schooled 10 other times from March to September in 2019. Ryeit never finished better than fourth in the maiden ranks, and was subsequently sent to the Florida West Coast track. Ryeit has turned things around quickly at Derby Lane. After a pair of schooling races – where he finished first and second – the 72-pound dog has been a model of consistency. In 15 starts, he has only missed two paychecks (lower than a fourth-place finish) – including three wins and seven second-place showings. His best clocking has been 30.46 seconds on Jan. 25 under trainer Joy Burk, Don’s wife. “Everything’s got to go your way to beat those real good dogs like (LK’s) Crush N It, (LK’s) Santorini (Lashmet) and O Ya Hot Rod (Lester Raines) . . . and Shoot The Breeze is a monster,’’ Don Burk said. “(Ryeit) has got to get an 8 hole, and those other dogs have got to miss their break. You’ve got to run a perfect race, and hope they don’t.“ (Ryeit) has got 20 points, and in the next rounds, you know those other dogs will eat the points up. He’ll probably need 30 (points to advance to the finale). So a third and a fourth (in the upcoming rounds) should be all right for him.’’ Previous Next

Introduced in 2023 to recognize the most accomplished greyhounds in the United States, The All Star Team is four of the top greyhounds at Wheeling Island and Mardi Gras Tristate.   NGA Board of Directors takes into account win totals, stakes wins and competition to determine that year's best of the best. All Star Teams Introduced in 2023 to recognize the most accomplished greyhounds in the United States, The All Star Team is comprised of the four of the top greyhounds at Wheeling Island and the top 4 at Mardi Gras Tristate. NGA Board of Directors takes into account win totals, stakes wins and competition to determine that year's best of the best. Filter by Year Select Year NGA All Star Teams Artex Pumba - Captain 2023 All Star Heading up the team is it's Captain, Artex Pumbaa (Flying Hydrogen-Arkans Cancer) who was the co-win leader at Wheeling and finished in the money in 82% of his starts. Perhaps the most steady and consistent greyhound at Wheeling in 2023, Pumbaa competed against the best, day in and day out, and closed the year winning six in a row. He would finish the season with a 51-22-8-6 record and the well earned reward as Captain of the 2023 AA team. Tenacity 2023 All Star The second youngest member of the team, Tenacity broke her maiden in March of 2023, reached AA in May, and never looked back picking up 17 of her 21 wins in the AA ranks. Her 21 wins tied her with Florentine for 2nd most at the meet. She could win from the lead or come from behind and when clear of traffic was perhaps the fastest greyhound at the track. Her final record was 50-21-10-5-6 for the 2023 season. CET Dirty Dilly 2023 All Star CET Dirty Dilly (SH Avatar-CET Dirty Nicki) receives national honors, once again, making it three straight years as a recognized All Star in the greyhound industry despite racing only half the year. "The Queen" retired in June of 2023 finishing with a 14 race win streak including the WBGOBA Sprint Championship. Her twenty two wins were good enough for 2nd in the final standings even though she had roughly half the starts of her competitors. She ended the year early with a 26-23-2-0-1 record. CET Dirty Dilly was Captain of the 2021 and 2022 All American Teams, the 2022 Rural Rube Winner. CG's Sun Storm 2023 All Star The youngest member of this year's squad is CG's Sun Storm (Jax Yardley-CG's Lady Bug) who broke in at Tri State in May and soon after became one of the top sprinters at the track. He won 24 races in 2023 including a couple at Wheeling. He finished 2nd in the WVGBOA Juvenile stake at Wheeling to littermate, CG's Honesty. He ran out of the money only once over the course of the year finishing with an outstanding 34-24-6-3-0 record. CG's Nail Biter (Captain) 2024 All Star A 2021 son of Jax Yardley-CG's Lady Bug, CG's Nail Biter finished with 36 wins for the year easily making him the top winning greyhound in America. He finished out of the money in only three of his starts all year. He had win streaks of 5, 7 and 8 (twice) over the course of the season and was easily chosen as the Best Sprinter for the year. He would finish the season with a 50-36-6-2-3 record and was also named Captain of the 2024 All Star team. Owned by Janice Abrahamson, Nail Biter was raced by the Abrahamson Kennel at Tri State . CG's Reactor 2024 All Star The final member of the team is from Tri State and joins two other littermates on the team. CG's Reactor (Jax Yardley-CG's Lady Bug) was a 19 race winner at the Charleston oval while finishing on the pay sheet 83% of the time. During a stretch from March 7th to July 26th, Reactor finished out of the quinella in only three races, running third in those efforts. His record for that period was 18-9-6-3 while compiling a masterful 42-19-9-6-1 overall record for the year. DD Florence 2024 All Star DD Florence (Oya Stan The Man-LK's Alexis ) led all greyhounds in wins at Wheeling in 2024 compiling a record of 61-23-9-8-6 despite missing a month of racing. She competed against the best, running with AA competition nearly the entire year. She managed to finish in the money 46 times in her 61 starts racing at the highest level over the 2024 racing season. FF Vespa 2024, 2025 All Star FF Vespa (Atascocita Gray-FF Biscayne). He finished the year (2024) with a 57-19-9-10-4 record including a couple of three and four race win streaks. The 2nd youngest All Star, Vespa was a force throughout the year racing against the best at Wheeling. His 19 wins were good for third best for the year at Wheeling and he finished in the money in over 73% of his starts. For 2025, For the 2nd straight year from Wheeling Downs FF Vespa joins the NGA All Star Team. Vespa finished the year as the track's win leader with 28 wins and an impressive 61-28-13-6-3 overall record. He started the year where he left off in 2024 winning his first start of the new year and eleven of his first fourteen altogether. Let's watch him capture one of four straight this past June, running his best time of the year in the process. He finished in the money in 50 of his 61 starts with an impressive 46% win clip. He is an April 2022 son of Atascocita Gray-FF Biscayne, is owned by Joe Fusaro and Phil Carpenter, and raced for Fusaro's Code Red Kennel at Wheeling. CG's Maggi 2024 All Star CG's Maggi was an almost unanimous choice for the best distance dog in the land award finishing the year with 14 wins (12 distance) at Tri State despite missing the last three months of racing. Moving to the backside in late March, she immediately went on a tear, winning nine of her first twelve starts including the $65,000 West Virginia Breeders distance stake. Maggi is a January 2022 daughter of CG's October-Jax Freida. She is owned by Janice Abrahamson and raced for the Abrahamson Kennel at Tri State. She finished her abbreviated racing year with a record of 37-14-4-3-6. WW Let's Getiton 2025 All Star WW Let's Getiton, a sprinter from Wheeling who broke in late in 2024. After struggling early in her career she found her stride early in '25. After finally reaching AA, she reeled off six straight top grade victories including this romp back on March 29. Getiton is March, 2023 daughter of WW Kung Fu Po & WW's Hard Cash, owned by Jaws Racing & Warp Drive Kennel. She raced for the Wayne Ward Kennel and finished with the third most wins in the Wheeling year end standings. TS Duramax 2025 All Star Tri State's TS Duramax makes this year's All Star squad off a stellar season where he compiled a 51-24-8-7-4 record. Duramax is a Black Male whelped in March of 2023 out of CET Dirty Dan-TS Paige Vanzant. He broke in late in 2024 and moved up the ladder quickly. After just twelve starts, he was entered in the West Virginia Bred Juvenile Stake. After two wins, a 2nd and a 3rd in qualifying rounds, he would capture the Stake final as the odds on favorite. Here he is ripping off a speedy 29.59 while winning the championship. He finished the year with the third most wins at Tri State. He is owned by Nikolas Sarras and raced for the RS Kennel at Tri State. GLS Arbor - Captain 2025 All Star Heading up the team is it's Captain, GLS Arbor, who won stakes, tied for the win lead at Tri State, and finished in the money an astonishing 46 out of the 47 times he went to post. He is the fawn son of Gigawatt-Super C Kick whelped in November of 2022. He is owned by, and races for, Greg and Louise Strong. Coming off a brief but stellar year in 2024 in which he would win the West Virginia Bred Juvenile, Arbor picked up right where he left off winning four out of his first five outings of 2025. Then, on March 11, he would finish 6th in a race where he encountered much trouble and that would be the only race of the year in which he failed to finish in the money. He would demolish the field in capturing the $65,000 West Virginia Bred stake, as witnessed here. He would have several win streaks throughout the year, most notably, finishing the season by winning ten in a row, one of which we see here from last November. Arbor would finish the year with a 47-30-8-5-3 record. He was, by far, the best sprinter of 2025 and is most deserving of the All Star Captaincy. Florentine 2023 All Star Florentine (Rob Gronkowski-PJ Sour Diesel) is a return honoree from last years' All American team. Florentine continued her winning ways in 2023, finishing tied for 2nd in wins at the Wheeling oval. Early speed is her game and although she may have lost a step, she was still tough to beat once on the lead. A couple of three and four race win streaks helped contribute to her overall record of 58-21-11-8-6. JSP Rayzendacash 2023 All Star Wheeling sprinter, JSP Rayzendacash (Superior Panama-Gonz Mani) who's 22 wins tied him for the win lead at the meet with Artex Pumbaa, many of those wins coming in dominant fashion. He finished the year with a 54-22-4-9-5 record including a couple of three and four race win streaks. JS Comin Undone 2023 All Star The only distance star to make this year's team, JS Comin Undone (Show On The Road-CH Keepin Faith), dominated 3/8ths mile racing at Tri State during 2023. He won 19 races over the 660 yard course despite missing an entire month of racing and finished in the money in 30 of his 37 starts. His record for the year was 37-19-5-4-2 and included 5 in a row in a September stretch winning one of those races by 12-1/2 lengths! JSP Burninmoney 2023 All Star The final member of the team is Tri State and American win leader, JSP Burninmoney (Show On The Road-Gonz Mani). His 34 win in 2023 were, by far, the most for any greyhound racing in the U.S. and ten wins ahead of the 2nd place finisher in the Tri State standings. He put together win streaks of seven and eight races during the year while dominating top level competition at the Charleston track. He finished in the money 45 out of 49 times with a final record of 49-34-6-4-1. CG's Sun Storm 2024, 2025 All Star CG's Sun Storm (Jax Yardley-CG's Lady Bug) receives national honors, once again, making his 2nd All Star team in as many years. For 2024, Storm had another phenomenal year winning 22 races in just 29 starts between starts at Tri State and Wheeling and accomplished this despite missing three months of racing! He missed the pay sheet on only two occasions and joins two littermates, CG's Nail Biter and CG's Reactor, on this year's squad. He ended the 2024 year with a 29-22-4-1-0 record. In 2025, CG's Sun Storm, makes an amazing 3rd straight All Star appearance, continuing his winning ways from '23 and '24. Storm had another phenomenal year winning 30 races in 53 starts and finished in the money an impressive 50 times overall. Sun Storm is a Red Male out of Jax Yardley-CG's Lady Bug, whelped in September of 2021, making him the oldest member of this year's team. He is owned by Janice Abrahamson and raced by the Abrahamson Kennel. Here is Sun Storm running his fastest winning time of the year in route to another victory. He ended the year with a 53-30-12-7-1 record and tied with All Star Captain, GLS Arbor, for the win lead at Tri State. JSP Burninmoney 2024 All Star Another returning member to this year's All Star team is JSP Burninmoney (Show On The Road-Gonz Mani), who battled injuries throughout the year and still managed to win 16 races. Missing nearly four months of racing limited the star to just 31 starts, but a couple of three and four race win streaks and consistent efforts throughout propelled him to a 77% in the money finish clip. The oldest member of this year's team, Burninmoney finished with a 31-16-4-3-1 record at Tri State. TNT Tarzan 2024 All Star A super sprinter joins the team for 2024 as TNT Tarzan (Djays Octane-SE's Nekoma), a 3/16ths specialist from Wheeling and the youngest member of the team, found his groove over the shorter distance and picked up 22 wins and 45 in the money finishes in 52 starts, with all but ten of those coming at the 3/16ths distance. After switching to the shorter distance in May, he quickly reeled of five straight wins and put together a couple of other nice win streaks along the way, earning the 2nd most wins at Wheeling. TR Hill 2024 All Star Wheeling's TR Hill (Konomi-JW Jamaica) makes this year's team off of a stellar season where he compiled a 56-17-15-9-7 record. Climbing back into AA in late February, he would never drop out of top grade contention for the rest of the year. His 57% quinella finishes and 85% in the money stats, put him near the top in the country in those categories. He had two, 3 race win streaks that helped his totals but consistency was the key to his All Star credentials, missing the pay sheet only eight times over the entire year. Calmbefordastorm 2025 All Star Calmbefordastorm finished in 2nd place for wins at Wheeling in 2025 compiling a record of 60-27-7-7-8 despite missing nearly a month of racing. She is a Red Brindle daughter of Superior Panama-Stormsagathering and is owned by Linda Leitinger and Claire Dozier. She had a couple of nice win streaks and numerous blazing fast times throughout the year running for the Lester Raines Kennel. Let's watch Calmbefordastrom in one of her romps from Wheeling last April where she ripped off a blistering 29.17; She managed to finish in the money 49 times in her 60 starts racing at the highest level over the 2025 racing season. Imark Kinslee 2025 All Star Imark Kinslee. Helped by a nine race win streak over the summer, Kinslee wound up winning twenty four races for the year, 4th best at Wheeling for 2025. She consistently battled the top grade competition at Wheeling racing for the Imark Kennel, finishing in the money 50 times in her 69 starts. Kinslee is a January, 2022 daughter of JS Flamin Ace-Imark Red and is the 2nd oldest member of this year's team. She is owned by Terry Haber's Imark Kennel and finished with a 69-24-7-6-13 record at Wheeling. Here is the star in the middle of her nine win streak last Summer. Arroyo Amanda 2025 All Star Arroyo Amanda, who captured the $65,000 West Virginia Owners and Breeders Panhandle stake in November at Wheeling. Amanda broke in late in 2024 but really found her stride in early 2025. She raced mostly against top grade competition throughout the year compiling a 65-15-5-8-6 record racing for the Code Red Kennel. Let's watch her in action in the stake win from November. She is a March 2023 daughter of LK's Crush N It-Loco And All, and was raised and owned by Wheeling's own Gus Cerino.

< Back RS'S DARK NIGHT, CET DIRTY DAN UNBEATEN IN WVGOBA PANHANDLE SPRINT Stan Pawloski Oct 13, 2022 Two greyhounds – RS’s Dark Night and CET Dirty Dan – remain unbeaten after the second round of the $65,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Panhandle Championship Wednesday afternoon at Wheeling Island. Heading into the Sunday, Oct. 16, semi-finals, RS’s Dark Night (Lester Raines Kennel) and CET Dirty Dan (Steve Sarras Kennel) have each accumulated 30 points to top the leaderboard. The stake final is scheduled for the Friday, Oct. 21, matinee card. Capsule looks at the second-round races follow: RS’s Dark Night rushed to an early lead and never looked back in romping to an 11 ½-length victory in 29.70. TS Pretty Boy and Mac’s Sidnyjames rounded out the trifecta ticket. CET Dirty Dan took charge early in recording a 2-length victory in 30.07. RS’s Super Freak was second followed by CET Marlin. CET Tiger Boy posted a box-to-wire 5 ½-length win from the rail post in 30.25. RS’s Railhauler closed for second while CET Dirty Mike settled for third. RS’s Dunkindylan drove to an early lead and was never challenged in winning by 2 ½ lengths in 30.13. CET Fernando got up for second as Arroyo Roxanne finished third. Points after the second-round follow: RS’s Dark Night (Lester Raines), 30 points CET Dirty Dan (Steve Sarras), 30 points CET Barracuda (Imark), 20 points CET Fernando (Imark), 20 points TS Pretty Boy (Steve Sarras), 20 points CET Tiger Boy (Steve Sarras), 20 points RS’s Dunkindylan (Lester Raines), 18 points RS’s Railhauler (Lester Raines), 17 points CET Piranha (Imark), 15 points CET Dirty Mike (Steve Sarras), 14 points RS’s Happyharper (Lester Raines), 13 points RS’s Super Freak (Lester Raines), 13 points CET Marlin (Imark), 12 points Mac’s Sidnyjames (A Ray), 12 points CET Sashaligotti (Steve Sarras), 12 points RS’s Power House (Lester Raines), 9 points Arroyo Roxanne (Code Red), 9 points GLS Blondie (Jacobs Racing), 8 points RS’s Blue Heaven (Lester Raines), 7 points Rico’s Hell Yeah (A Ray), 6 points CET Foxy (Steve Sarras), 5 points RS’s Big Jake (Lester Raines), 4 points CET Musketeer (Steve Sarras), 4 points (CET Dirty Stella was scratched before the second round and CET Moto Moto was ruled out after receiving a checked ticket in round two). Previous Next

< Back ROUND1 OF BESTBET SPRINT CLASSIC Feb 17, 2020 Another great stakes race is upon us here at bestbet Jacksonville. The 2020 edition of the bestbet Sprint Classic gets underway this Monday February 17th and will follow the normal pattern of past. Round 2 will run on Friday evening February 21st and round 3 will follow on Monday February 24th. The semi-finals will run on Leap Day this year, Saturday February 29th, with a special all distance card and cash giveaways, followed up by the finals on Saturday evening March 7th where we see the return of our fan favorite Money Machine promotion. Don’t miss out on the great racing, fun, and cash we have in store over the next serval weeks here at bestbet Jacksonville. Now let’s take a closer look at the 8 full races of greyhounds that will be competing in the first round of the stakes. Round 1 of the bestbet Sprint Classic – Monday Evening February 17th, 2020 Race 2 – Back to 550 and back winning for super pup Super C Addison. No lead is safe as she finds her break and proves best late. Setting the pace and challenging all the way to the wire on the front end should be the well posted CTW Ax Paris, but don’t count out the always stalking threat LK’s Effingham and the I could surprise them all late runner Pat C Mythic. (5-1-7-6) Race 4 – Speaking up super pups, Pat Collins has a bunch right now including Pat C Adieu. The only solid grade A winning threat with 4 wins in 6 races. Easy pickings! Penrose Boss is no slouch either and should challenge late. The derby champ moves to 550 for this one and gets her best 8 box, but can she hang at the shorter course. And early Mo’s Tom will be a factor, but late we all know what happens. (7-6-8-1) Race 5 – Evenly matched up race here where all the action might just be taking place outside. Three solid grade A competitors all have a chance to win, but Easi Conroy get the slight nod. With 3 wins in 4 efforts, he is the choice. JW Sour Grapes might not win a lot but has been a pressing forced in 6 straight races. WW Independence will follow the leaders and factor in the outcome, but if you want a longshooter in this effort, eye the one dogs. Super C Trivia has the post and potential and will be coming on late. (6-5-1-7) Race 7 – Rounding back into form, Pat C Dragnet is poised to make some noise in round 1. Posted well inside and hot off of recent back to back wins he will be tough to beat when he gets the lead. Threatening the leader should be the solid grade A closers, Lee Danger and SE’s Dig, but both would rather be inside, instead of stuck outside at the break. That both from the outside. Surfin Sonny could be an early threat as well, but late he is not match for the closers as they approach wire. (3-6-7-2) Race 9 – There are always someone with a faster time, someone that looks more impressive, but winning is the name of the game and Pat C News has that in the bank! The win leader last year, and champ of several stakes’ events, he just knows how to get it done. A tremendous break and holding on late has done his well in the past. Expect more of the same. All out FIERCE competitor WW Blazin Crest is as fast as she wants to be and could GO BY late if she wanted to. LK’s County gal gets a look as well with good stalking speed and an ideal post position, and don’t sleep on rising star Dutch Hoagie either. This closer has jumped up the ranks recently and is at the top of his game right now. (3-7-1-4) Race 10 – Pat C Big Daddy shine brightest in this otherwise evenly matched up field. Winning 3 of his last 5 races in grade A, he clearly is the one to beat here, especially from a good inside post position. Trying to take him down will be the likes of the late driving threat Common Grounds, along with the on again, off again runners WW Whirlpool and Oshkosh Hoggy. (3-6-1-7) Race 11 – Another super pup for Pat Collins and this one is lightening fast! From a perfect post, this could get really ugly my friends. Last time out in the 8 box, a 30.20! Enough said! Solid grade A threats Phantom Petunia and Morgan Fairchild should challenge from the inside. Both have not run over 31 seconds in 6 straight races and have finished in the money in 10 of the last 12 races combined. LK’s Livin Lucky might be down a grade here but seems to be getting back into the mix and could surprise in the money tonight. (8-1-2-4) Race 12 – Rested and ready to roll, Lee Liam is back and looks like the rest of the field has been put on notice. This pup was on the way to the finals of the last stakes event, before being scratched and now appears to have picked right back up where he left off. He will not be alone here though as there is some serious speed around him. Signature Strut has 3 2ins in 6 races in A and a 30.27 last time out. Pat C Jacob is back from the 660 stake likes the rail, gets close here, and can also run in the 30.20’s. Let’s not forget the hot and cold running Ginger Bread Man either. His last effort is hard to ignore as he won by 10 from a similar post in 30.13 seconds. If they all come to run, this could be highly contested event. (6-5-3-7) Previous Next

< Back FURRY FOUR FIELD SET Shane Bolender Mar 30, 2021 Although upsets were plentiful in the first couple of rounds of the 2021 “Hound Madness” Stakes, once 60 greyhounds got eliminated and we ended up with four remaining for the semi-finals, the “chalk” survived all the chaos, setting up for what should be one heck of a set of match races this coming Friday. The West Region was won by #3 seed Pat C Ram Rod (Gloria Dorsey Kennel), who took out #1 seed Air Ace during the 3rd race on Saturday rather easily, extending an early length lead to 3 ½ lengths by the time the finish line came. That win extended his overall race winning streak to four straight going into the Furry Four round. The Midwest Region was won by #1 seed Craigie Delegate. The Monte Hoopes trained star seems to be the crème of the overall crop as as the red and white fawn male beat #6 seed TMC’s Sweetcraig by 3 ½ lengths to advance. His stat sheet is pretty impressive, as not only has the 69 pound male won his last five starts, but has won 10 of 12 races this year and 14 of 17 career races overall. The East Region was captured by #2 seed JS Keephopealive (Lester Raines Kennel). This is the second entry in the Furry Four field for trainer Monte Hoopes. This is also the only female out of the four remaining greyhounds, making her a rooting favorite to face off against the big boys. Some would argue her path to this stage in the stakes event was the easiest, facing some of the weaker seeds to get here. She easily dispatched #5 seed Eliza Fraser in the “Greyt Eight” round, winning by 6 ½ at the finish line and still pulling away. The fourth and final region (South) was won by #3 seed Aladdin (A Ray Kennel). The red male held off gamely #13 seed XM Stride N by a single lengths in probably the best match race of the four recently contested. Oddly enough, it was also the only race he won outright, as he finished second overall the previous four races. The “tail” of the tape on both races is detailed below. Race #13 on Friday’s performance will feature the JS Keephopealive vs. Aladdin match race while race #16 will feature Craigie Delegate vs. Pat C Ram Rod. The winners of both races will face off for the championship on Friday, April 9th. RACE 13 (Grade SAA) – Friday, April 2, 2021 JS KEEPHOPEALIVE VS. ALADDIN RACE 16 (Grade SAA) – Friday, April 2, 2021 CRAIGIE DELEGATE VS. PAT C RAM ROD Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of August 9, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Aug 9, 2021 Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Abb’s Gusta Win has won four out of his last five Grade AA races for trainer Louise Strong. Charter Kennel’s Barts Worthwhile has two wins and four seconds in her last six Grade AA starts for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mate Oshkosh Heart (AA) and KB’s Tin Roses (B, A) have back-to-back victories. Blanchard Kennel’s BO’s Owen has two wins, two seconds and a third in his last five 3/8 trips (A, TAA, AA) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mates Lily Lazer (B, A), HK’s Jessiegirl (B, A), Easi Kadeem (B, A), Tkel Starz (B, A) and Frappe (B, A) have back-to-back victories. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s Super Ollie has two straight wins (A, AA) for trainer Frank Pellittere. Previous Next

< Back TWO AT THE TOP AT DERBY LANE Sep 14, 2020 The late Patsy Cline put Winchester, Va., on the map eight decades ago with her exceptional country music singing. TS Patsy Cline, a greyhound who was named after the legendary artist, hit all the right notes this past Saturday at Derby Lane. Her maiden-breaking, 10-length victory ignited a four-win evening performance for Abernathy kennel, launching the operation into a first-place tie with Everett Racing in the highly-competitive kennel standings at Derby Lane. Abernathy, which is owned by Jim and Kayruth Abernathy, tied Everett – each with 108 victories in the July-to-December meet. Abernathy was one of only two of the 14 kennels to record at least 10 wins during the previous week’s seven performances (Watson Racing led with 13 victories). Everett Racing, which held first place by itself the past week under kennel owner Kelly Everett and trainer Kelsie Gubbels, is gunning for its first kennel championship since winning three six-month meet crowns in a row in 2018-19. Abernathy has finished second in a kennel race three times since 2004, including a runner-up showing to Everett Racing in 2019. TS Patsy Cline’s win as the prohibitive 1-2 favorite was followed by victories from Craigie Zumba ($10.40 to win), Finlandia ($22.80) and JPRG Lone Star ($10). The four Abernathy 550-yard sprinters won by a combined 23-1/2 lengths. Patsy Cline, the artist, began singing in 1954 and died in a 1963 plane crash in Camden, Tenn., at age 30. A 1973 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ms. Cline had hits like Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, She’s Got You, and Sweet Dreams. TS Patsy Cline, the greyhound, also has been a favorite among her fans. The 59-pound athlete began racing in July at Wheeling Island in West Virginia, where she made five schooling races before being shipped to Derby Lane. TS Patsy Cline’s only schooling race at Derby Lane came on Aug. 28, when she won in box-to-wire fashion by 12 lengths for owners Carl Tomblin and Steve Sarras. The 21-month-old daughter of Superior Panama and Ty Law has been the wagering favorite in all four official starts since. After finishing third in her career debut, TS Patsy Cline posted a pair of seconds before breaking her maiden on Saturday – clocking the 550-yard course in 31.53 seconds. Capabal kennel ranks third in the kennel standings with 106 victories. Defending champion Lester Raines and Nova are tied for fourth at 104. Derby Lane features seven 15-race performances weekly with Monday-through-Saturday matinees, and a Saturday evening card. Previous Next

< Back CET BARRACUDA WINS WVGOBA JUVENILE Stan Pawloski Sep 13, 2022 Favorite CET Barracuda completed a sweep of the $35,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Juvenile by capturing the championship final Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, at Wheeling Island. Racing out of the Imark Kennel and trained by DiAnn Derr, CET Barracuda rolled through the qualifying round races with three straight victories by a combined 12 ½ lengths. The sprinter was the only greyhound to make it through the early rounds undefeated. In the final, CET Barracuda broke a close second to Arroyo Roxanne. The pair raced side-by-side around the first turn and down the backstretch before CET Barracuda took control near the far turn. CET Barracuda held off a fast-closing CET Tiger Boy (Steve Sarras Kennel) in the homestretch – winning by a length in 30.24. Arroyo Roxanne (Code Red Kennel) settled for third. Completing the order of finish were CET Sashaligotti (Steve Sarras Kennel), fourth; CET Moto Moto (Steve Sarras Kennel), fifth; CET Fernando (Imark Kennel), sixth; CET Marlin (Imark Kennel), seventh; and Mac’s Monreaux (A Ray Kennel), eighth. CET Barracuda, a December 2020 greyhound out of Superior Panama-MRL Bail Me Out, is owned by Carl Tomblin II. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling weekend handle tops $3.2 million Stan Pawloski Sep 3, 2024 Wheeling Island’s Labor Day weekend handle topped $3.2 million. The handle represents the amount of money bet on Wheeling greyhound races from on-track patrons and from simulcast outlets. The Wheeling handles for the weekend follow: Friday, Aug. 30, $1,084,383; Saturday, Aug. 31, $1,141,163; and Sunday, Sept. 1, $1,002,098. The total handle for the 3-day period was $3,227,644. Including Thursday, Aug. 29, the 4-day handle last week topped $4 million – $4,032,083. The Wednesday, Aug. 28, program was cancelled last week due to extreme heat conditions, and Wheeling didn’t race on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of November 1, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Nov 1, 2021 Lester Raines Kennel’s RS Big D has three wins, a second and a third in his last five Grade TAA 3/8 races for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mate Craigie Padre has back-to-back victories (B, A). Charter Kennel’s Oshkosh Heart has won three out of her last four Grade AA trips for trainer James Campbell. Blanchard Kennel’s JS Rob Stone has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW Cha Ching has three straight victories (C, B, A) for trainer Ron Otto. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Sundayfunday has back-to-back wins (B, A) for trainer Frank Pellittere. A Ray Kennel’s AMF Girls Only has captured three out of her last four races (D, C, B) for trainer Joe Palmer. Previous Next