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< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of March 9, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Mar 9, 2020 Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Intrigue has four wins and two seconds in her last six Grade AA races for trainer Louise Strong. Kennel-mates JSK Roulette (AA) and AB Bad Influence (AA) have back-to-back victories. Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW Butterworth has captured three out of his last four Grade AA races for trainer Ron Otto. Rangel Kennel’s VJ Geturfreakon has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer Alex Hall. Kennel-mate PJ Walk On Water has three straight 3/16 victories (TB, TA, TAA). Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Waxon Waxoff has two wins and two seconds in her last four 3/16 trips (TA, TAA) for trainer Chris Brill. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s BRC Chillbump has back-to-back victories (A, AA) for trainer Jill Spicer. Lester Raines Kennel’s Paint The Trail has two wins and a second in her last three outings (B, A) for trainer Joel Roden. Abrahamson Kennel’s FF Lulu Lemon has two victories and a second in her last three starts (B, A) for trainer Tom Engle. Imark Kennel’s Imark Tempest has back-to-back wins (B, A) for trainer Scott Purdy. Steve Sarras Kennel’s CET Georgia has two straight victories (B, A) for trainer Barb Long. Previous Next

< Back WVGOBA OPEN SPRINT SEMI FINALS SHAKEDOWN AT TRISTATE Patricia Saul May 22, 2023 After the quarter-final rounds on Thursday, 33 greyhounds were eliminated from the $65,000 WVGOBA Open Sprint at Tri State. On Tuesday evening, May 23, heading into the semi-finals, 16 greyhounds remain as contenders in Races 4 and 6 with starting post time at 6:00 PM EST. Competing in Race 4 are JA’s Henry Ford, CET Daryl, RS’s Penny Lane, CG’s Roadrunner, CET Dirty Dilly, Mac’s Sugar Pie, GLS Blondie and CG’s Miss Muffet. Competing in Race 6 are GF Steel Horse, CET Bill, CG’s Red Ryder, GLS Daisy Dot, CET Negan, JA’s Dupont, CG’s Bo Peep and Mac’s New York. Littermates competing: CG’s Roadrunner, CG’s Bo Peep, CG’s Red Ryder and CG’s Miss Muffet (Jax Oxford - CG's Lady Bug) JA’s Henry Ford and JA’s Dupont (Jax Yardley - Jax Freida) CET Daryl and CET Negan (Kiowa Myth - Cet Baby Boo) The Open Sprint Stakes championship is scheduled for Saturday, May 27. Accumulated points for the Semi-Finals: 36 points: CET Dirty Dilly (CET) 31 points: CG's Roadrunner (Abrahamson) 30 points: CG's Bo Peep (Abrahamson) 28 points: CET Negan (CET) 27 points: GF Steel Horse (Lomax) 26 points: JA's Dupont (Abrahamson) 24 points: RS's Penny Lane (Lester Raines) 22 points: JA's Henry Ford (Abrahamson) 21 points: Cet Daryl (CET), Mac's Sugar Pie (McMillon/Ward), Mac's New York (Mc Millon/ Ward), GLS Blondie (JS) 20 points: CG's Red Ryder (Abrahamson), GLS Daisy Dot (JS), CG's Miss Muffet (Abrahamson) 19 points: CET Bill (CET) 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 Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of October 25, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Oct 25, 2021 Lester Raines Kennel’s Teaser’s Tickle has won six out of his last seven trips (B, A, SAA) for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates Teaser’s Twist has three straight victories (C, B, A) while SNL Relic (A, AA) and SNL High Octane (A, AA) have back-to-back wins. Rangel Kennel’s JS Sugar Rush has captured three out of her last four 3/8 races (B, TA, TAA) for trainer John Farmer. Charter Kennel’s Atta Boy Angus has won three out of his last four 3/16 trips (TC, TB, TA) for trainer James Campbell. Code Red Kennel’s FF Roadhouse has captured three out of his last four races (C, B, A) for trainer Tom Engle. Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s Gypsy Wife has won three out of her last four outings (M and TC, B 3/16) for trainer Joe Otto. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of November 29, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Nov 22, 2021 Charter Kennel’s Oshkosh Heart has won six out of her last seven Grade AA races for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mate FGF Lucky Star has captured three out of his last four 3/16 starts (TD, TC, B). Imark Kennel’s Chico Man has won three of his last four Grade TAA 3/16 trips for trainer DiAnn Derr. Blanchard Kennel’s Frappe (AA) and Pamperedprincess (B, A) have back-to-back wins for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s FGF Georgejetson has two victories and two seconds in his last four 3/8 outings (TA, TAA) for trainer Joe Otto. Kennel-mate GF St Kitts has captured three out of her last four 3/16 races (B, TA, TAA). Steve Sarras Kennel’s Steve Novotny has two victories and a second in his last three Grade AA starts for trainer Barb Long. Lester Raines Kennel’s Flute Able (A, AA) and SNL Whiskey Girl (B, A) have back-to-back wins for trainer Joel Roden. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Head First has two straight victories (A, AA) for trainer Frank Pellittere. Previous Next

< Back LESTER RAINES WINS 2021 WHEELING KENNEL CHAMPIONSHIP Stan Pawloski Jan 19, 2022 A dream season. Not only did Lester Raines win their second straight Wheeling Island kennel championship in 2021, but the Joel Roden-trained greyhounds won 605 races during the year and captured all three of the track’s stakes races. Lester Raines trailed the pace-setting Blanchard Kennel for the first half of the 2021 racing season before taking over the top spot in late June and never looked back. The kennel champion amassed 330 victories in a second half surge. Lester Raines’ 605 victories last year easily outdistanced runner up Blanchard (528) and Charter (451). This marked Roden’s fourth championship with Lester Raines Kennel – following up crowns in 2016, 2018 and 2020. The kennel previously won Wheeling titles in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996. The competition at Wheeling Island drives Roden every year. “Every kennel championship is special and means a lot to me and our crew. All our hard work paid off. We get into the business for the competition, which I love. That’s what greyhound racing is all about,” Roden said. “Everything came together for us last year, especially in the second half when we ran super. To top 600 victories and to win all three of the track’s stakes races, it was a special year and I am so happy for what we were able to accomplish.” Next in line in the final 2021 standing behind Lester Raines (605), Blanchard (528) and Charter (451) were Jacobs Racing (411), Brad Boeckenstedt (378), Steve Sarras (361), Wayne Ward (351), Imark (349), Patriot/Taplin (330), Xtrem Hess Racing and Rangel (326 each), A Ray (288) and Code Red (184). Code Red Kennel raced for only half of the 2021 season. Pacing the Lester Raines’ attack last year were JS Slush Fund with 19 victories and four greyhounds with 14 wins each – RS Big D, RS’s Dark Night, JS Saltythursday and O Ya Trisha. Three other racers posted 10 victories – Crocket Pace, SNL Nowherefast and JS Wanna Bee. “We didn’t have a lot of superstars, but a big group of consistent greyhounds who had a good shot of winning each time they went to the starting box,” Roden said. “We had a lot of greyhounds come in during the year who really liked the track and did well.” Checking in with nine victories apiece were JS Keep Diggin, O Ya Sniper, Teaser’s Tickle, SNL Whiskey Girl, Craigie Padre and B Ashley Morgan. Recording eight wins each were Rooftop Rachelle, O Ya Bobbie Sue, JS Born To Fly, Aunt Patty Cake and RS’s Prime Time. Capturing stakes crowns for the Lester Raines Kennel in 2021 were Teaser’s Tickle in the $100,000 Mountaineer Classic, the racetrack’s featured stakes event; RS’s Dark Night in the $35,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Juvenile; and RS’s Prime Time in the $65,000 WVGOBA Keystone Championship. After winning the WV-bred Juvenile, RS’s Dark Night came back the next month and finished fourth in the Mountaineer Classic. “Not only did we have a killer year, but to take all three stakes races made it even more special,” Roden said. Roden credited his Wheeling crew – Julie Roden, Amanda McCardle, Jaylynn McCardle, Kenneth Kelly and Scott Robinette – for playing a key role in the kennel’s success in 2021. “We got a total combined effort from our team – Lester Raines, the greyhounds and all our lease customers,” Roden said. “All played a hand in our success.” In addition to having the most wins in 2021, Lester Raines garnered the most thirds (462) while Blanchard was tops in seconds (490). Lester Raines was the leader in win percentage with 18 percent followed by Blanchard with 15 percent and Charter with 14 percent. Lester Raines led all kennels with a 46 percent trifecta mark. Blanchard was next with 42 percent while Charter followed with 41 percent. Previous Next

< Back SALUD RAINDROP AND SARKAZUM SELECTED FOR TOP NGA AWARDS Jim Gartland Mar 24, 2020 Two Southland stars have picked up the NGA’s annual Awards; Salud Raindrop winning the 49th Annual NGA Rural Rube Award as the nation’s top sprinter for 2019, and Sarkazum capturing the Flashy Sir Award as the best distance greyhound in the land. Raindrop nosed out JS Flamin Ace for the Rural Rube and Sarkazum got the nod over B Tigger in this year’s voting. Voting was tight in both races with twelve different greyhounds receiving Rural Rube votes and eleven different racers getting votes in the Flashy Sir category. A 2017 daughter of Bella Infrared-Mega Whitney , Raindrop was considered the "best greyhound in the country" for most of the year. She captured the nation's attention by snapping off win streaks and running blistering times throughout the 2019 Southland campaign. She put together win streaks of nine, five, eleven and five on her way to winning a meet leading thirty six races at Southland against the best in the country even while missing a full two months of racing. She was also voted as Captain of the All American team by the NGA. Owned by Jeff Blair and Mike Montoya and racing for the Natalie Looper trained, Gloria Dorsey Kennel, Raindrop started the year off with a bang winning ten of her first fourteen starts, including a first round win in the Hound Madness Stake. A stumble out of the box in the second round took her out of the running for the finals, however. She would then go on to rip off nineteen wins in her next twenty one starts including all four qualifying rounds and the championship final of the 2019 Southland Derby. Her next twelve starts would bring eight more wins to her already stellar resume including four qualifying round wins in the $200,000 Darby Henry Female Sprint Championship. Racing luck, or maybe bad luck, got the best of her in the finals where she was hit at the turn and suffered a hip injury which sidelined her until late in the year. Her quick box break and speed to the front were her signature and she was rarely caught once on the lead. She won 76% of the races she started and hit the pay sheet forty four times in forty seven tries, a 93% in the money finishing rate! A much deserved award for this fabulous sprinter. Congratulations to Jeff, Mike, Gloria, Natalie and all the connections of Salud Raindrop . Runner-up in the Rural Rube voting was Garth Bolton and Lester Raines' JS Flamin Ace . This son of Superior Panama-CH Sweet Honey made the finals of five stakes at Southland including the GAGF, Southland Derby, Male Sprint, King & Queens and Two For The Money Stakes. He captured the $200,000 Darby Henry Male Sprint title as well as the King & Queens and Two For The Money events. He compiled an amazing 58-28-9-5-7 record and most likely would have been a shoe in for the Rural Rube in any other year. He was also named to the All American team. Others high in the voting for the Rural Rube were Ungs & Galbreath's Revin Devon , Pat McMillon's Mac's Trudeaux , and John & Jill Lashmet's LK's Crush N It . Voting was close for the top spot in the Flashy Sir contest. Only two greyhounds received double digit votes and were separated by only three votes in the end. Sarkazum won out over B Tigger with Dyenuhmite , Takin N Interest , Elizabeth Banks and LK's Hi Pockets not far behind. Sarkazum is a brindle son out of "home grown" O'Donnell stock, Shonn and Jennah . He is the epitome of a distance star as he ran only one official race less than 660 yards in 2019. He won races at 660, 703 and 880 yards over the course of the Southland meet. His credentials for the year read as follows: $100,000 Razorback Champion (660), 2nd in the $100,000 Super Marathon Championship (820), overall 2019 record of 51-14-15-5-9 and 1st team NGA All American. Racing against the best competition in the country day in and day out, Sarkazum consistently brought home paychecks, finishing in the money 43 times or nearly 85% of his starts. Running distance races only, and a majority of those at 820 yards, he managed to remain competitive and relatively injury free. He rarely missed a start and other than a short break in early March averaged about 4.25 races a month. All of this while turning three midway through the year. His win in the final of the $100,000 Razorback Championship was in typical, blazing come from behind style winning by a length in the end over the likes of Super C Chilly , American Andale , MRL Full Boat , Drink It Off , Cool It Now and Cherokee Fiddle . He would win three of four qualifying rounds in the $100,000 Super Marathon Championship before running a trouble filled 2nd to B Tigger in the final. A classic distance star and a proud product of his owner's own bloodlines lines, we congratulate William O'Donnell and the Northshore racing team for Sarkazum's Flashy Sir honor! 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 Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of February 17, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Feb 18, 2020 Blanchard Kennel’s L’s Luv It has five wins and three seconds in her last eight Grade AA races for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mate Arkans Scrappy has back-to-back victories (A, AA). Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Drinkmepretty has three wins and a second in her last four Grade AA trips for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mate Heska Holka has three victories and a second in her last four outings (C, B, A). Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s TNT Free Falling has three wins and a second in her last four Grade AA races for trainer Joe Otto. Kennel-mate GF Plasencia has back-to-back 3/16 victories (TB, TA). Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Intrigue has two wins and a second in her last three Grade AA starts for trainer Louise Strong. Previous Next

< Back Caliente Kennel Wins for Grade A / 546 -Dec 17-23 P. Saul Dec 25, 2023 Rio Grande Kennel took four wins with (2) Gonz Califia, Amf Summit and Amf Seldom Found. Trainer Marcos Gonzalez Tijuana Kennel seized four Grade A wins with (2) WW Ellery Queen, WW Charity and WW May Queen. Trainer Aldara Fuentes La Fiesta Kennel had three Grade A wins with Casual Thing, Miss Movin On and Bgr Jungle Juice. Trainer Bobby Mir Los Taxis grabbed three Grade A wins for (2) WW Waintin Game and WW Kreek. Trainer Vicente Lopez Newport Kennel had one Grade A from Laughter N Tears. Trainer Tyler Sadulski Previous Next

< Back $100,000 MOUNTAINEER CLASSIC FINAL PREVIEW, RACE ANALYSIS Oct 22, 2021 Blanchard Kennel’s Penrose Boss heads up a solid field for the Saturday afternoon final of the $100,000 Mountaineer Classic at Wheeling Island. The 3-year-old sprinter had two victories and two seconds in the four qualifying round races to accumulate a leading 50 points. Penrose Boss finished fourth in the 2020 Mountaineer Classic championship final. Three kennels – Blanchard, Lester Raines and Jacobs Racing – each have two greyhounds in the final while the Imark and Steve Sarras kennels have one finalist. Completing this year’s championship final field are Teaser’s Tickle (Lester Raines Kennel), 46 points; Frappe (Blanchard Kennel), 45 points; Abbi’s Eagle (Jacobs Racing Kennel), Ding Dong Ditch (Imark Kennel) and CTW Black Forest (Steve Sarras Kennel), 37 points each; Abbi’s Frontman (Jacobs Racing Kennel) and RS’s Dark Night (Lester Raines Kennel), 34 points each. Abbi’s Eagle and Abbi’s Frontman are littermates. Post positions for the final, from the rail out, follow: 1—Teaser’s Tickle, 2—CTW Black Forest, 3—Abbi’s Eagle, 4—RS’s Dark Night, 5—Penrose Boss, 6—Ding Dong Ditch, 7—Frappe, 8—Abbi’s Frontman. The winning greyhound in the championship final will earn $42,000. The complete purse breakdown is second, $18,000; third, $13,000; fourth, $10,000; fifth and sixth, $5,500 each; and seventh and eighth, $3,000 each. The stakes final will be Race 12 on the Saturday matinee race card. Following are capsule looks at the finalists: 1—TEASER’S TICKLE (Lester Raines Kennel, trainer Joel Roden) – had three straight impressive victories by a combined 23 lengths in the qualifiers after a seventh in the first round; one of the youngest greyhounds in the final, the pup broke his Maiden in August and has won eight out of his 13 career races. 2—CTW BLACK FOREST (Steve Sarras Kennel, trainer Barb Long) – had two wins, a third and an eighth in the early rounds; the frontrunner went to the lead in three out of his four qualifying races, all from inside posts; made the final after returning to racing in September after being off for three months with an injury. 3—ABBI’S EAGLE (Jacobs Racing Kennel, trainer Louise Strong) – had two wins, a fourth and a sixth in the qualifying round races; while more of a closer from just off the pace, has gone to the front on occasion; also off for three months in the summer rehabbing an injury before coming back in September. 4—RS’S DARK NIGHT (Lester Raines Kennel, trainer Joel Roden) – had a win, a second, a third and a sixth in the qualifying races; captured the West Virginia-bred Juvenile championship last month; not a ton of box speed, but possesses a power rush to the first turn and finishing speed; prefers to race on the outside. 5—PENROSE BOSS (Blanchard Kennel, trainer Sarah Blanchard) – had two victories and two seconds in the qualifiers to top all the finalists with 50 points; needs to find room early in the race, does have some closing speed; has been a mark of consistency, hitting the pay sheet (top four) in 14 out of his last 15 trips. 6—DING DONG DITCH (Imark Kennel, trainer DiAnn Derr) – had a win, two seconds and a sixth in the preliminary round races; probably the biggest surprise to earn a spot in the stakes final; raced from all inside posts in the qualifiers, so the midtrack hole will be a challenge; will need to pop the box to have a shot. 7—FRAPPE (Blanchard Kennel, trainer Sarah Blanchard) – had two wins, a second and a fourth in the early rounds; multi-dimensional – has the ability to go to the front or come from behind; prefers an inside post, but had two nice efforts from the five hole in the early rounds; needs to outbreak the rail crashing eight. 8—ABBI’S FRONTMAN (Jacobs Racing Kennel, trainer Louise Strong) – had two wins and two sixths in the preliminary round races; earned his spot in the final with a win from a favorable one box in the semifinals; two sixth place finishes in the qualifiers were from the outside, so post position not too kind. RACE ANALYSIS: One thing is certain about this year’s Mountaineer Classic final – it’s wide open as many of the greyhounds have drawn less than favorable posts for their running styles. One greyhound, however – CTW Black Forest – has drawn a preferred inside post position and should break sharp from the box, move to the rail and rush to the early lead. Greyhounds on each side of CTW Black Forest – Teaser’s Tickle and Abbi’s Eagle – are in line to get trips behind the frontrunner. One of those two could claim the championship as CTW Black Forest has shown a tendency to be a tad short in the homestretch but still looms as a ticket play. Don’t count out Frappe, although she would prefer an inside hole. In four out of her last five races, Frappe has been first or second at the first turn with three of those races from the difficult five box. If she hits it from the seven post, things will get interesting. All of these greyhounds are talented or they wouldn’t be in the final, but each will need a little luck on their side as well. Congrats to all the finalists and connections and good luck in the championship. Previous Next

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