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< Back CET DIRTY DILLY CAPTAINS 2021 ALL STAR TEAM Jim Gartland Mar 1, 2022 West Virginia superstar CET Dirty Dilly has been voted Captain of the 2021 All American team. The annual naming of the All-America team, dates back to 1963. The program pays tribute to the top eight greyhounds nationally. Others named to this year’s squad are: Craigie Delegate (Southland), Arkans Copper (Southland), JS Keephopealive (Southland), WW Got Rhythm (Wheeling/Southland), Killer Tolstoy (IGP/Tri-State), FGF Standin Bear (Southland) and Arkans Mabel (Southland). This year’s second team is comprised of: Teaser's Tickle (Wheeling), Barts Spot On (Southland), Abbi's Gusta Win (Wheeling), AD Black Falcon (Wheeling), JS Slush Fund (Wheeling), Arkans RB Taz (Southland), Casino Boogie (Southland) and KL's Colter (Southland). Heading up this year's team is it's Captain, CET Dirty Dilly (SH Avatar-CET Dirty Nicki) who was the National Win Leader, won multiple stakes and set a track record. Perhaps the most steady and consistent greyhound racing in 2021, Dirty Dilly won 42 races during the year capturing the WVGOBA Sprint and the $100,000 Tri State Challenge along the way. In September, she finished off a ten race win streak by breaking the 5/16 track record. Earlier in the year she had posted a record 16 wins in a row at the Tri State oval. She would finish the year with a 55-42-9-0 record and the well earned reward as Captain of the 2021 AA team. Craigie Delegate (Superior Panama-Craigiecrushnit) Breaking in at Southland in late 2020, Delegate went right up the grade ladder and was winning AA by early February of 2021. In May, he captured the Spring Futurity and followed that up with a victory in the Southland Derby in August. He put together win streaks of 5, 5, 8 and 6 and then picked up the Darby Henry Male Sprint Championship during the Festival of Stakes in October. He was the Southland win leader with 27 wins despite missing the last month of racing. His final stats would read 45-27-6-4. Another Southland star, Arkans Copper (Flying Hydrogen-Arkans Jazzy), makes the team coming off a 14 win season and winning of two Southland stakes; The Darby Henry Female Championship and the Kind & Queen's Stake. A consistent performer, Copper hit the Trifecta in 32 of her 45 starts and was a threat each time she went to post nearly always as a pre race favorite. Her last win came on November 12 but she still managed a 45-14-8-10 record for the year. JS Keephopealive (Superior Panama-CH Keepin Faith) makes the 2021 team as another dominant sprinter from Southland. The red fawn female made the finals of the Southland Derby, Great American Futurity and the Female Sprint Championship and won the Hound Madness Stake. Won five of six rounds each in the Futurity and Hound Madness stakes. She was able to garner 21 wins in 41 starts, good for 2nd most at the West Memphis track. Keephopealive finished the year making the trifecta in 29 starts going 41-21-5-3 on the year. WW Got Rhythm (Superior Panama-WW Oh Baby) broke in at Wheeling in March of last year and quickly moved up the ladder to AA. He was then shipped to Southland and took right to the West Memphis track with two wins and two place finishes in his first four starts. The youngster would compete in Southland Derby qualifying and then go on to a dominant win in the Barry Baldwin Juvenile on Festival of Stakes day. The youngest of this year's team, he recorded 5 wins at Wheeling and 15 at Southland which are included in his overall record of 40-20-7-1. Coming off of a 2020 2nd team All American nod, Killer Tolstoy (Superior Panama-Killer Torina) makes this year's first team after a successful year in which he competed at three different tracks and collected a win in the Iowa Breeder's Cup Championship at Dubuque. His year started off a bit sluggishly at Southland where he managed only a 2nd, 3rd and 4th in seven starts there before heading back to his home turf in Dubuque. He settled right in and only missed the pay sheet in 7 of his 35 starts as well as collecting the big check for the Iowa Breeders Cup. He would move on to Tri State after the IGP season where he would go 10-3-1-2. His overall record for the year was 52-17-11-6. One of two distance stars to make this year's team, FGF Standin Bear (SH Avatar-FGF Jamboree), joins the team off of a stellar 2021. He would make the finals of the Razorback Classic and the Middle distance Consolation on Festival day as well as set a new track record for the 660 yard distance in June, winning by seven lengths in 36.11. A crowd favorite, he went off at odds of more than 3 to 1 in only two of his thirty nine starts. His 14 wins would put him in the top ten at Southland despite missing the last month of the year. His final record was 39-14-3-3. Arkans Mabel (My Bro Fabio-Arkans BD Spring) is another Southland distance star and the second of two for the Darren Henry operation making the 2021 team . Racing almost exclusively at 660 yards, Mabel captured the Middle Distance Championship on Festival day and finished 2nd in the Razorback Classic to her kennelmate Arkans RB Taz. She would reel off six wins in a row and eight of nine at one stretch on her way to a 4th place finish in the win standings at Southland. She finished the year at 44-16-5-8, a 65% in the trifecta percentage. These eight represent the 1st team and will be honored with All-America plaques at the Greyhound Hall Of Fame awards ceremony on Thursday night, Apr. 28, during the NGA Spring Meet in Abilene, KS. Mountaineer Classic Champ, Teaser's Tickle (Bella Infrared-Beautiful Tease) leads the Second Team of All-Americans. She charted a 21-9-2-1 record after breaking in at Wheeling in August including her $100,000 Mountaineer Classic win. Barts Spot O n (KC And All-Barts Imashowoff) makes this year's 2nd team after a fabulous year at Southland continuing where he left off in 2020. He won his first seven starts of the year. He made the finals of the Southland Derby and Male Sprint Championship and finished tied for third in wins at Southland with a 42-18-7-2 record despite missing an entire month of racing due to injury. Abbi's Gusta Win (Superior Panama-Abs Almighty) finished tied for 2nd in wins at Wheeling despite missing almost three months of racing due to various setbacks. He put together win streaks of 5 and 3 and was a betting favorite in nearly every race he ran, rarely going off at more than three to one. His final record was 36-19-7-2. AD Black Falcon (SH Avatar-Hey Hey Mamma) was a distance star at Wheeling in 2021 becoming the win leader at the track with 20 wins, all at 3/8ths of a mile. He started the year off going 9-2-1 in his first 12 starts. He ended the year going 12-6-2-3 prior to being injured in early December. His final tally was 51-20-8-5. Shannon Henry's JS Slush Fund (Superior Panama-JS Speedypebbles) makes the 2nd team as one of the best from Wheeling in 2021. Breaking in late in 2020, Slush Fund moved right up into AA and was consistently one of the best sprinters at the track finishing tied for 2nd in wins with 19. She finished in the trifecta 66% of the time going 50-19-8-6 on the year. Arkans RB Taz (Craigie Whistler-Arkansportabella) owned by Rachelle Henry & Rashad Boyd is the oldest member of the 2nd team and was a super distance runner at Southland winning the Razorback Championship and making the finals of the Middle Distance Championship as part of his 13 win season. He also finished second 12 times and had an overall record of 42-13-12-7. Southland standout Casino Boogie (Djays Octane-Bella Release) was one of the best distance dogs at Southland last year, winning the Ansel Styles Marathon Championship and, in December, broke the track record for 703 yards, a record which had been set by his kennelmate and fellow 2nd team member KL's Colter in August. He was equally tough at 660 yards and ended the year with a record of 42-13-5-11. Completing the 2nd team is the aforementioned KL's Colter (Pat C Clement-KL's Christy). Another star at longer distances, Colter ran mostly marathons while piling up 17 wins in 38 starts and finished 3rd in the Ansel Styles Marathon. He set the track record for the distance in August at 39.07 only to see in broken later by his kennelmate. He finished the year at 41-18-9-4. Previous Next

< Back WW SLICK SIMON CAPTAINS 2020 ALL-WHEELING TEAM, LS LUV IT THREE-PEATS Stan Pawloski Feb 17, 2021 Wheeling Island win champion WW Slick Simon has been selected captain of the 2020 all-Wheeling team. The Wayne Ward Kennel sprinter, owned by Jaws Racing and trained by Ron Otto, won 17 races last year in a season cut short by three months by the coronavirus pandemic. WW Slick Simon is the kennel’s first track win champion since it was booked at Wheeling in late 1999 . WW Slick Simon, an April 2017 greyhound out of Kiowa Producer-WW’s Polished, came to Wheeling Island in early 2019 after opening his career at Southland Greyhound Park. He was the consensus choice to head the 10-greyhound team. For the first time since the all-Wheeling honors were launched in 2009, a greyhound has earned a spot on the team for three straight years – Blanchard Kennel’s L’s Luv It. The sprinter was recognized in 2018, 2019 and now 2020 for her accomplishments. The recently retired L’s Luv It captured 46 races in her last three years and made the final of the $100,000 Mountaineer Classic Sprint Stakes every season, finishing third in 2018. In addition to L’s Luv It, two other greyhounds on the 2020 team are repeats from last year – Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Drinkmepretty and Jacobs Racing Kennel’s JSK Roulette. Three kennels placed a pair of greyhounds on the 2020 all-Wheeling team – Craigie Pirate and JS Drinkmepretty, Lester Raines Kennel; JS Go Flex and JSK Roulette, Jacobs Racing Kennel; CTW Tira Misu and TNT Free Falling, Patriot/Taplin Kennel. Rounding out the 2020 all-Wheeling team are BGR Big Al, Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel; and CG’s Penny Shoe, Abrahamson Kennel. The all-Wheeling team was selected by local greyhound historian Robin Reed and Pawloski. The criteria used to determine the selections included number of wins, winning percentage, in the money finishes, win streaks, stakes performances and overall records. Accomplishments of the all-Wheeling members follow: WW SLICK SIMON, Captain (47-17-8-5-6) – track win champion, 14 victories in Grade AA; had a stretch of 4 wins and 3 seconds in seven AA starts; 77 percent on the superfecta ticket; 64 percent on the trifecta. CRAIGIE PIRATE (34-15-5-5-3) – second in wins, 11 victories in Grade AA; had a 4-race win streak; finalist Mountaineer Classic Sprint Stakes; 82 percent superfecta mark; 74 percent trifecta mark; 8 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third and 1 fourth in a 13-race stretch. L’S LUV IT (44-14-9-5-7) – tied for third in wins, 12 victories in Grade AA; finalist Mountaineer Classic Sprint Stakes; had a 3-race win streak; 80 percent superfecta mark; 64 percent trifecta finish. CTW TIRA MISU (33-14-6-0-4) – tied for third in wins, 12 victories in Grade AA; had 3-race win streak; 73 percent superfecta mark; 61 percent trifecta finish. JS GO FLEX (41-13-4-6-5) – fourth in wins, most by 3/8th racer, 11 victories in Grade TAA; wins by 10 ½, 10, 9 ½, 9, 6, 5 ½ (twice) and 5 lengths; 68 percent superfecta mark; 56 percent trifecta finish. JS DRINKMEPRETTY (38-12-8-7-3) – tied for fifth in wins, 11 victories in Grade AA; had a three-race win streak; in a 12-race stretch, had 7 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third and 1 fourth; 79 percent superfecta mark; 71 percent trifecta finish. BGR BIG AL (46-12-10-4-6) – tied for fifth in wins, 8 victories in Grade AA; had a pair of 3-race win streaks; in an 11-race stretch, had 7 wins and 3 seconds; 70 percent superfecta mark; 57 percent trifecta finish. JSK ROULETTE (33-10-6-7-3) – 10 wins in Grade AA; 4-race win streak; 79 percent superfecta finish; 70 percent trifecta mark. TNT FREE FALLING (48-10-12-9-9) – 9 wins in Grade AA; runner up in Mountaineer Classic Sprint Stakes; had a 3-race win streak; 88 percent superfecta finish; 65 percent trifecta mark. CG’s PENNY SHOE (12-2-3-3-0) – captured the Mountaineer Classic Sprint Stakes; finalist WVGOBA Sprint Championship; 67 percent superfecta and trifecta marks. Past all-Wheeling selections include: 2019 – GF La Duena (Captain), L’s Griz, L’s Luv It, JS Drinkmepretty, DS Bubbles, High Wire Willy, JSK Roulette, Mac’s Glightfoot, WW’s Chewbacca, Imark Grande. 2018 – L’s Griz (Captain), AMF Loose End, Royal Daddys Boy, L’s Luv It, SH Rattler, CTW San Marcos, JS Kamikazi, JSK Lubbock, Boc’s Palat, Kelsos Ukulele. 2017 – Barts Outofmyway (Captain), KB’s Baymax, AMF Ex Quigley, Konomi, SH Rattler, Kinda Cruel Red, Varoom Bristol, Boc’s Jezebel, Dont Let Me Down, Flower Girl. 2016 – Varoom Esme (Captain), Super C Ariel, Barts Outofmyway, Atascocita Sig, Craigiepridenjoy, SE’s Solid Cash, Kinda Cruel Red, GLS Lover Boy, Boc’s Betty Jo, HS Ruby. 2015 – AMF Sleekstrangr (Captain), Ted Cruz, AMF Spamwich, Atascocita Santo, Heck Yeah, HS Ruby, Varoom Esme, Fortune City, PJ Pure Gold, Napa Know How, CTW Leona Brown, Whiskey Babe. 2014 – Kiowa Leer Loyd (Captain), Flyin Man Of God, Go Bon Coaltrain, Whiskey Annie, WW’s Ignite Fire, Kiowa Dash Fast, Atascocita Santo, Tigertown Roo, Glossy Glow, CTW Pipe Down. 2013 – Flying Lone Wolf (Captain), Go Bon Coaltrain, Go Bon Wego, KB’s Try This On, Kebo Greta Garbo, AMF Can Can, Jumper Jack, WWK Win Day, Whiskey Annie, Bob’s Cassie. 2012 – CTW Bronze Drake (Captain), WWK Win Day, Flesk Flyer, WW’s I Agent, AMF Ex President, Uhaul Woody, Hero Kal, RS’s Locomotive, Call For Help, Hallo Sugardaddy. 2011 – AMF Ex President (Captain), WW’s Dog Gone, WW’s Patriots, WW’s Kay Quarter, Flesk Flyer, Dakotas Alene, Bella Cubanaro, Cry Exxon, Red Rooster Bonz, Braska Hottie, Scott So Bright, HS Bolt. 2010 – KB’s Ruckus (Captain), WP’s Cameo, KB’s Nantucket, Gale WW Wanika, WW’s Dog Gone, CTW Speedy Trent, Cry Case, Its Orozco, Bonafide Speed, Flying Burgundy. 2009 – Gable Sour Cream (Captain), Hi Noon Hero, Kiowa Power Pak, Kiowa Magnate, Kiowa Lee Philli, Kiowa Myth, BD’s Grayson, Bella Leonidas, Kiowa WW Brother, TK Quick Strike. 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< Back NGA FALL MEET SCHOOLING RESULTS - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021 Jim Gartland Oct 3, 2023 NGA Fall Meet Schooling Results—Sunday, October 3, 2021 43 races scheduled: Dragged after every listed 10, no watering. Conditions: Sunny & cool - 60º Track: Fast (HS = Hand School-untimed; SCR = Scratched) MIKE STRICKLAND - (Race 1) HS, 30.66, 30.74, 31.03 GURLEY/GARDNER/SEASTRO M – (Race 2) 30.43, 30.56, 30.55, 30.67, 30.85, 30.74, 30.98, 30.95, 31.29, 30.56, 31.38, 31.21, 31.29, 31.64 DAVID STRONG - (Race 3) 30.47, 30.62, 30.62, 31.24, 30.71, 31.17, 31.06, 30.87, HS, HS, SCR, SCR STEVE WARD - (Race 4) 30.42 , 30.90, 30.71, 31.04, 30.75, 31.04, 31.19 HARDISON/FLAHIVE - (Race 17) 31.37, 31.17, 31.28, 31.58, 31.30, 31.03 Previous Next

< 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 Year in Review: Highlights from Wheeling’s 2023 racing season Stan Pawloski Jan 2, 2024 In August of 1976, greyhounds chased “Spunky” around the track at Wheeling Island for the very first time as greyhound racing was launched in the Friendly City. Last year marked 47 years of Wheeling greyhound racing and fans can expect another thrilling, fun-filled racing season and more excitement in 2024. Although no open stake races were held in 2023, there were plenty of highlights on the track. Four greyhounds generated excitement by winning six straight races, one sprinter climbed the ladder to Grade AA undefeated, two West Virginia-bred stake events were contested, several greyhounds battled throughout the year for top win honors and several youngsters broke their Maiden and look like future stars. Top greyhound honors went to a pair of sprinters – Blanchard Kennel’s Artex Pumbaa and Charter Kennel’s JSP Rayzendacash, as both posted 22 victories. Next in line were 2022 track win champ Florentine (Steve Sarras Kennel) and Tenacity (Blanchard Kennel) with 21 wins each. The Blanchard Kennel, trained by Chris Maynard, captured the 2023 kennel championship with 640 wins after taking runner up honors to the Lester Raines Kennel the last three years. The Blanchard Kennel won their first Wheeling kennel crown in 2019. The 640 wins by the Blanchard Kennel in 2023 is the most at Wheeling since the ZEZ Kennel posted 645 wins in 1999 and 659 victories in 2000. In the history of Wheeling racing, only 29 greyhounds had moved up the ladder straight to Grade AA after winning their Maiden debut. Now there’s 30 as Hell Bent accomplished the feat last year. The youngster won his first Maiden race in early June before capturing Grades D, C, B and A in successive starts. An August 2021 greyhound out of Konomi-Liz Cambage, Hell Bent races out of the Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel, trained by Jill Spicer and owned by David Strong. The Wheeling record for most victories in a row to start a career is 12 by Kiowa Sweet Trey in 2001. The sprint star won Maiden, Grades D, C, B, A and seven in Grade AA. In the $35,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Juvenile Championship in late September, CG’s Honesty (Code Red Kennel) rocketed out to the early lead and never looked back in romping to a 7-length victory. Littermate CG’s Sun Storm (Code Red Kennel) took runner up honors while CET Mist (Steve Sarras Kennel) rounded out the trifecta ticket. Completing the final finish were Wild Blue Bee (Xtrem Hess Racing), fourth; Wild Chomp Dude (Xtrem Hess Racing), fifth; Arroyo Duchess (Code Red), sixth; CG’s Nail Biter (Code Red), seventh; and Arroyo Deon (Code Red), eighth. In the $65,000 WVGOBA Keystone (3/8th) Championship in October, Wild Blue Bee bided his time behind the frontrunners early in the race before storming home on the rail to edge out CET Dirty Skinny (Steve Sarras Kennel) by half a length at the wire. Pacesetter CET Marlin (Imark Kennel) settled for third. Completing the final order of finish were CET Dirty Toodls (Steve Sarras Kennel), fourth; TS Woody (Steve Sarras Kennel), fifth; Wild Chomp Dude (Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel), sixth; CET Zink (Imark Kennel), seventh; and JAS Strait Aces (Patriot/Taplin Kennel), eighth. The longest winning streak last year was six in a row by four greyhounds – Artex Pumbaa, JSP Hush Money, FGF Duke and CET Dirty Dan (streak started in December 2022 and extended into January 2023). Four other greyhounds won five straight races – Smile N Mean It, Hell Bent, AMF Gotta Go and Tenacity. Several greyhounds captured four straight victories – Artex Pumbaa, Ark RB Heyward, Artex Kusapin, Arkans Pride, Florentine, FF Leroy Brown, Arma Guiness, JSP Rayzendacash, GLS Ondemand, FF Evel Knievel, FF Evolution and FF Vespa. Wheeling will host two West Virginia-bred stakes races again in 2024, the Juvenile and the Panhandle Championship. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Wild Blue Bee captured the $65,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Keystone Championship in October at Wheeling Island. With the champion in the winner’s circle are, from left, Amy McLaughlin, Emily McLaughlin, Trinity LaCuesta, Rhea LaCuesta, racing secretary Chris Yahn, racing manager Jack Davis, Wild Blue Bee owner Randy Crabtree, Cindy Kovalski, lead out Mecca Davis and trainer Jill Spicer. (Photo by Stan Pawloski) Previous Next

< Back LK'S CRUSH N IT UNABLE TO MAKE HISTORY Jun 30, 2020 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – LK’s Crush N It failed in his bid to made history on Tuesday, the final day of the January-to-June meet and last performance of the 2019-2020 season at Derby Lane. Needing a victory to tie Shoot The Breeze of Floyd kennel to become what is believed to be the first greyhound in Derby Lane’s 95-year history with three consecutive top dog titles, LK’s Crush N It broke slowly from the No. 5 box as the 1-2 favorite for Lashmet kennel and finished fifth behind FGF Kiss My Tail of Watson Racing kennel. FGF Kiss My Tail clocked the 550-yard course in 30.68 seconds and paid $11.80 to win for the Grade A win. LK’s Crush N It, a 3-1/2-year male from a litter by LK’s Now R Never and LK’s All In, finished the six-month meet with 14 victories, one behind Shoot The Breeze, who captured his first win title for kennel owners Randy and Pat Floyd. Shoot The Breeze is owned by Charles Haliburton. Trained by kennel manager Ken Deacon for owners John and Jill Lashmet of Eaton, Colo., LK’s Crush N It had won the previous two meet win championships with a combined 50 victories, which led all greyhounds nationally in 2019. LK’s Crush N It, a 2019 All-America first-team member and five-time stakes champion, has 78 lifetime victories and more than $134,000 in purse earnings. Lester Raines led the 14-kennel standings in victories for its first win title since 2010 under the guidance of Jennifer Richardson and Anthony Diaz. Lester Raines entered Tuesday with an insurmountable 195-174 win lead over ABC Racing. The January-to-June meet was reduced to 131 performances after 49 programs were lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. No racing was held from March 20-May 7. Derby Lane racing secretary Les Robison said all 14 kennels remain on the roster for the upcoming six-month meet, which kicks off Wednesday with a 15-race matinee performance. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as March 21, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Mar 22, 2022 Lester Raines Kennel’s RS Big D has won 17 out of his last 18 Grade TAA 3/8 races, including 12 in a row, for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates JS Oakietwister has four straight wins (A, AA), SNL Ramey has captured four out of her last five 3/16 starts (TA, TAA), JS Movinwitgrace has back-to-back victories (A, AA) and LK’s Simone has three wins in a row (D, C, B). Blanchard Kennel’s JS Rob Stone has four wins and a second in his last five Grade AA trips for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Imark Kennel’s Imark Trixie has won four out of her last five races (A, AA) for trainer DiAnn Derr. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Keeper Cry has back-to-back Grade AA victories for trainer Jill Spicer. A Ray Kennel’s AMF Benny’s Jet has three straight wins (M, D, C) for trainer Joe Palmer. 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 CET DIRTY DILLY REPEATS AS CAPTAIN FOR 2022 ALL AMERICAN TEAM Jim Gartland Feb 2, 2023 West Virginia superstar CET Dirty Dilly has once again been voted Captain of the 2022 All American team. The annual naming of the All-America team, dates back to 1963. The program pays tribute to the top eight greyhounds nationally. Others named to this year’s squad are: FGF Davycrockett (Southland), Florentine (Wheeling), CET Dirty Dan (Tri State/Wheeling), JS Nawty Redhead (Southland), Winchester (Southland), RS Big D (Wheeling) and JS Pumpedupkicks (Tri State). This year’s second team is comprised of: World Rule r (Southland), Gold Standard (Southland), Foolish Behavior (Southland), CET Barracuda (Wheeling), Super C Brew (Southland), Oshkosh Edward (Southland), Army (Southland) and FGF Bodacious (Southland). Heading up this year's team is it's Captain, CET Dirty Dilly (SH Avatar-CET Dirty Nicki) who was Tri State's win leader, as well as National Win Leader, and finished out of the money only one time all year. Perhaps the most steady and consistent greyhound racing in 2022, Dirty Dilly won 40 races during the year, just two short of last year's nation leading 42, in seven less starts. She would finish the year with a 48-40-3-4-0 record and the well earned reward as Captain of the 2022 AA team. FGF Davycrockett (Trent Lee-FGF Jamboree) After seven starts at 550 yards while breaking in at Southland in 2021, Davycrockett was moved over to 660 yards. He was finally able to break his Maiden going the longer distance and since then, has never looked back. In 2022 he was the win leader and top money earner at Southland running strictly 660 and 703 yard races. He would finish in the money 40 out of 45 times on his way to winning 18 races, cementing himself as the best distance dog at the track. His final stats would read 45-18-9-5-8. Another Southland distance star, Winchester (Shonn-Fiesta Toril), makes the team coming off a 15 win season and setting a new track record for the 660 yard course at West Memphis. Racing for Plum Creek Kennel at Southland, Winchester sizzled to a 36.06 clocking in April of last year to set the new mark for the course. He never missed the paysheet during the year, ompiling a 38-15-10-7-6 overall record, winning 15 which was good enough for 3rd most for the year at Southland. JS Nawty Redhead (Show On The Road-JS Runnin Havoc) makes the 2022 team as another talented distance dog from Southland. The red fawn female switched over to the longer races in mid-March and picked up a win in her first start at the distance. She would go on to win 14 more at 660 yards, good enough to finish in 2nd place in the win standings for the year at Southland. She finished with a record of 35-17-3-2-3 for 2022. Florentine (Rob Gronkowski-PJ Sour Diesel) broke in at Wheeling in late 2021 and within 3 months found herself in grade AA. Early speed is her game and once on the lead, she was tough to beat. She finished the year as the win leader at the Wheeling oval with 22 victories. A couple of three and four race win streaks helped contribute to her overall record of 56-22-9-1-4. The only real stake winner of the year, CET Dirty Dan (SH Avatar-CET Dirty Nicki) captured the WVGOBA Championship back in October, just one of his 22 wins on the year. Dirty Dan started the year in Tri State and showed some of the same form as his super sister, CET Dirty Dilly. He would win 8 races at Tri State before moving on to Wheeling for the stake. He took to the Wheeling track and picked up 14 more wins including the stake for an overall 39-22-6-2-1 record for the year. Another distance star to make this year's team, JS Pumpedupkicks (Show On The Road-JS E Z Livin), joins the team off of a stellar 2022. He was easily the best distance dog at Tri State in 2022 pulling off a couple of five race win streaks and setting a track record along the way. In September, the big male rolled to an 11 length win in 37.42, shattering the old record for the 677 yard course. His year was shortened by injury, but he finished with a 45-27-6-3-2 record, good enough for fifth in the nation in wins. In somewhat of a surprise, RS Big D (Oya Stan The Man-RS Hard Drive) makes the team despite being injured and only acquiring 14 starts for the year. But what a 14 starts they were! Running strictly distance races, the big brindle male won 12 of those 14 starts including 10 in a row( 13 in a row carried over from 2021) and was, by far, the best distance hound at Wheeling. He ran out of the money only one time and finished the abbreviated year with a 14-12-1-0-0 record. These eight represent the 1st team and will be honored with All-America plaques at the Greyhound Hall Of Fame awards ceremony on Thursday night, Apr. 27, during the NGA Spring Meet in Abilene, KS. 2nd Team Southland Grandpa, World Rule r (Need My Moneynow-Fly Miley Cyrus) leads the Second Team of All-Americans. He compiled a 31-14-6-4-5 record after turning 4 years of age early in the year. He is joined by the following: Gold Standard (Stealintheshow-Dutch Jackie) 27-14-3-4-2 at Southland. Foolish Behavior (Djays Octane-Mytimetofly) 43-14-107-4 at Southland Super C Brew (Superior Panama-Super C Belle) 24-11-3-2-2 at Southland Oshkosh Edward (Oshkosh Kid-Oshkosh Fired Up) 54-20-8-5-5 at Wheeling CET Barracuda (Superior Panama-MRL Bail Me Out) 18-9-2-1-2 at Tri State/Wheeling Army (Shonn-Bella Cypress) 32-10-8-8-2 at Southland FGF Bodacious (FGF Chisum-FGF Boogiewoogie) 35-14-85-3 at Southland 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 September 12, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted) Stan Pawloski Sep 12, 2022 Charter Kennel’s Jack Parkman has captured four out of his last five Grade AA races for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mate Oshkosh Edward has back-to-back wins (A, AA). Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Xtrem Chicken has won five out of her last six Grade TAA 3/16 trips for trainer Jill Spicer. Blanchard Kennel’s Loyal Yogi for four victories and a second in his last five starts (A, AA) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mates Artex Bugaba has three straight 3/16 wins (TA, TAA) while Loyal Malawi has back-to-back victories (B, A). Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Jaded has two straight Grade AA wins for trainer Frank Pellittere. Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Cold On Ice (B, TAA 3/8) and JS Mismarymackin (B, A) have back-to-back victories for trainer Joel Roden. Previous Next

< Back 2023 HALL OF FAME AUCTION Jul 31, 2023 The Greyhound Hall of Fame museum preserves and presents the history of the racing greyhound in America from its inception to today. Two resident greyhound greeters are onsite to greet the visitors. Located in Abilene, Kansas, the greyhound capital of the US, the museum provides an in depth look at greyhounds from birth through adoption, and has been doing so for over 50 years. The Hall, like many museums, is always in need of funding so we are asking that you please help us out and join us for our 2023 Auction to Support the Greyhound Hall of Fame on Facebook! This auction will help raise needed funds for the ongoing operating costs of the facility. The Hall of Fame needs EVERYONE'S help to continue to represent our Industry. The auction will run from August 7 to August 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm, but first we need everyone to spread the word about the auction and we need donations for the auction to happen. We really want to make this a super successful fun auction but it can't happen without our greyhound community. We also encourage you to share this information so we can get the word out. Your help in this is greatly appreciated. The official site on Facebook is: "2023 Auction to Support the Greyhound Hall of Fame" Special thanks to Mike and Lisa Muchler for hosting this big event. Previous Next