< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs (as October 10, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted) Stan Pawloski Oct 10, 2022 Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Saltythursday has won four out of his last five Grade AA races for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mate JS Justlikehoney has captured three out of her last four outings (C, B, A). Charter Kennel’s Oshkosh Edward (AA) and Poker Laroo (TAA 3/8) have won three out of their last four trips for trainer James Campbell. Jacobs Kennel’s Odin Ogre has captured three out of his last four starts (A, AA) for trainer Louise Strong. Kennel-mate Marlyn Mason has back-to-back Grade AA victories. Patriot-Taplin Kennel’s Shadow Ban has two straight wins (B, A) for trainer Joe Otto. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs (as of January 1, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted) Stan Pawloski Jan 1, 2024 Blanchard Kennel’s Artex Pumbaa has six straight Grade AA wins for trainer Chris Maynard. Kennel-mates Tenacity has three victories and a second in her last four Grade AA races while About To Rock (AA) and Easi Gil (A, AA) have back-to-back wins. Code Red Kennel’s AMF Gotta Go has five Grade AA victories in a row for trainer Tom Engle. Kennel-mates AMF Clearly Over has three straight wins (B, A, AA), Arroyo Ruby has back-to-back 3/16 victories (TA, TAA) and FF Eat Dust has won three out of his last four outings (M, D, C). Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Showinoff has captured four out of his last five 3/16 trips (TA, TAA) for trainer Natalie Looper. Lester Raines Kennel’s Lets Get Rowdy has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates JS Calamity Jane has three straight victories (M, D, C) while JS Poody has won three out of her last four races (M, D, C). Charter Kennel’s Cheater Slicks has back-to-back wins (B, A) for trainer James Campbell. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of April 12, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Apr 22, 2026 Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Time Stamp has three wins and a third in her last four Grade AA starts for trainer Natalie Looper. Kennel-mates DD’s Change N Up and Miss Popular both have two victories and a third in their last three Grade AA trips, Flight Line has back-to-back Grade AA wins, Fly By Nite has three victories, a second and a third in her last five outings (C, B, A, AA), Tickle Pink has three straight wins (C, B, A) and Mylilvalentine has three victories and a second in his last four races (D, C, B). Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s JSP Pondogrande has won three out of his last four starts (A, AA) for trainer Cheyney Kuriata. Kennel-mates JSP Preciousmove (A, AA) and BL Community (B, A) have back-to-back wins while TNT Tarzan has two victories and a second in his last three Grade TAA 3/16 trips. Lester Raines Kennel’s LNS Ritzi Go Go has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mate JS Nawty Dreamz has captured three out of her last four outings (M, D, C). Steve Sarras Kennel’s Takeachanceonme has won three out of his last four starts (C, B, A) for trainer Chuck DiGiovanni. Code Red Kennel’s FF Pound Sand has captured three out of her last four races (M, D, C) for trainer Tom Engle. Previous Next

< Back NGA SPRING MEET SCHOOLING RESULTS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2020 May 24, 2020 80 races scheduled: Dragged after every listed 10, no watering. Conditions: Partly cloudy, 74 degrees - Track: Fast (HS = Hand School-untimed; SCR = Scratched) Nominator ran every 4th race (Ex: Races 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, etc.); Nominator’s first race listed following name . DAVID STRONG - (Race 1) 30.00 , 30.52, 30.77, 30.64, 30.87, 30.86, 30.56, 30.82, 30.93, 30.82 JAY RANGEL – (Race 2) HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, SCR KENNETH BIEHLE – (Race 3) 30.34, 30.42, 30.44, 30.74, 30.83, 30.75, 31.16, 30.74, 31.06, 30.92, 30.94, 31.01, 30.77, 30.89, 31.00, 30.89, 30.78, 31.23 DAVID HAYS - (Race 4) HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS GLENN JONES – (Race 32) HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS, HS RYAN O'DONNELL – (Race 41) HS, HS, HS URSULA O'DONNELL - (Race 53) 30.83, 31.39 MIKE STRICKLAND - (Race 60) 30.98, 30.37 SEASTROM KENNEL - (Race 61) 30.31, 30.34, 31.03, HS JAMES POTTER - (Race 68) 30.90, 30.98, 30.75, 31.58 HARLAND OLSON - (Race 75) 30.37, 30.86, 31.10 Previous Next

< Back NATIONAL WIN LEADER: DOWN N DIRTY Jim Gartland Jan 10, 2022 The race for the national win title was a runaway in 2021 as Carl Tomblin's CET Dirty Dilly easily outdistanced all others garnering 42 wins for the year. A Caliente product, Between the Linz, finished a distant second with 32 wins. The race was never really close as Dilly had won 21 races halfway through the year including an unbelievable 16 in a row from April 1 through July 2. 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 a couple of stakes wins, multiple win streaks and a track record setting performance on September 7 when the speedy female covered the 5/16 course at Tri State in 29.23. That record setting performance was the culmination of a nine race win streak. CET DIRTY DILLY Dilly in full stride Her first stake win came in the $65,000 WVKOBA Sprint Championship in June where she cruised to a thirteen length victory in what would be the 15th of 16 straight wins. After winning sixteen straight, she "cooled off" and ran 2nd, before beginning a win streak of nine straight that featured the track record setting performance. Finishing 2nd again in her next start, she took off again and won 12 of her next 16 including her final start of the year and a win in the $100,000 Mardi Gras Classic. Her final stat line for the year was 55 starts, 42 wins, 9 second place finishes and 1 fourth. 76% win percentage, 92% in the quinella and 94% on the paysheet, incredible numbers for an exceptional greyhound! Congratulations to Carl and all his team on the accomplishments of this great greyhound! Mardi Classic Winner's Circle Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs (as September 19, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted) Stan Pawloski Sep 19, 2022 Steve Sarras Kennel’s Florentine has won four out of her last five Grade AA starts for trainer Jay Falcone. Blanchard Kennel’s Artex Bugaba has four straight Grade TAA 3/16 wins for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Makeitsnappy has three victories and a second in her last four Grade TAA 3/8 trips for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mate JS Cold On Ice has three 3/8 wins in a row (B, TA, TAA). Jacobs Racing Kennel’s My Bank Account has two victories, a second and a third in her last four outings (A, AA) for trainer Louise Strong. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Sabaton has two wins, a second and a third in his last four starts (A, AA) for trainer Jill Spicer. Imark Kennel’s Imark Trixie has back-to-back victories (A, AA) for trainer DiAnn Derr. Charter Kennel’s Oshkosh Paige has three wins and two seconds in her last five races (D, C, B) for trainer James Campbell. A Ray Kennel’s AMF Sunny Streak has back-to-back 3/16 victories (TB, TA) for trainer Joe Palmer. Previous Next

< Back CG's Nail Biter named Captain for 2024 NGA All Star Team; Burninmoney and Sun Storm repeat as All Stars Jim Gartland Mar 4, 2025 Tri State win leader CG's Nail Biter , has been voted Captain of the 2024 NGA All Star team. The annual naming of an All-America team dates back to 1963, but the format changed somewhat last year, as a result of far fewer eligible greyhounds and less racing opportunities. This year, the program pays tribute to some of the top greyhounds racing in West Virginia as voted on by the NGA's Board of Directors. Others named to this year’s All Star Team include: DD Florence , CG's Sun Storm, TNT Tarzan , JSP Burninmoney, CG's Reactor , FF Vespa and TR Hill . Heading up the team is it's Captain, CG's Nail Biter (Jax Yardley-CG's Lady Bug) who was the win leader at Tri State and compiled a 72% win clip while finishing in the money 94% of the times he raced. He led the nation in wins with 36 and closed the year on and eight race win streak. He would finish the season with a 50-36-6-2-3 record and the well earned title of Captain of the 2024 All Star team. 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. 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. The 4th member of the team is another Wheeling sprinter, FF Vespa (Atascocita Gray-FF Biscayne). He finished the year 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. 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. 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 year with a 29-22-4-1-0 record. 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. 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. 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. These eight representing the team and will be honored at the Greyhound Hall Of Fame awards ceremony on Thursday night, Apr. 17, during the NGA Spring Meet in Abilene. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of August 30, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Aug 30, 2021 Wayne Ward Kennel’s Memphis Minnie (AA) and WW’s Welovetorun (B, A, AA) have two wins and a second in their last three races for trainer Ron Otto. Lester Raines Kennel’s RS’s Dark Night (AA), RS’s Im All In (AA), JS Slush Fund (AA), JS Backnaflash (A, AA) and B Ashley Morgan (B, A) have back-to-back victories for trainer Joel Roden. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s XB Rejuvenate has three straight 3/16 wins (TC, TB, TAA) for trainer Jill Spicer. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR The Outlaw has back-to-back victories (B, A) for trainer Frank Pellittere. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of April 26, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Apr 26, 2026 Lester Raines Kennel’s LNS Ritzi Go Go has three wins and a second in her last five Grade AA trips for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates Ali Donaj has won three out of his last three races (A, AA) while Calmbefordastorm has back-to-back Grade AA victories. Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Flight Line has captured three out of her last four Grade AA outings for trainer Natalie Looper. Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s TNT Tarzan has three wins and a second in his last five Grade TAA 3/16 starts for trainer Cheyney Kuriata. Charter Kennel’s FGF Stella has back-to-back Grade TAA 3/16 victories for trainer James Campbell. Code Red Kennel’s FF Pound Sand has won three out of her last four races (D, C, B) for trainer Tom Engle. Previous Next

< Back FLYING ZULU CATCHES FIRE IN RAZORBACK STAKES QUALIFYING Shane Bolender Aug 20, 2020 There were just three greyhounds undefeated after the round 2 cuts were made in the $70,000 Razorback Classic Stakes at Southland Casino Racing. FLYING ZULU wasn’t one of them. After round three, there were zero undefeated left. But the Kelly Everett trained entry for the Bussmann-Balakas kennel was the only entry to put together three straight wins from the original field of 64 and he has looked good in the process. As the qualifying rounds have progressed, he improved off an opening round 4th place finish to winning by increasingly larger margins, even though the competition has gotten tougher and tougher. In round 2 he held tough to a length lead in the stretch run to save him from possibly being cut from the field for round 3. In round 3 he rode a comfortable 5 ½ length win in box to wire style. In the semi-finals, although he didn’t break on top, he broke well and easily took the lead and never looked back, coasting home by nearly nine lengths. Those three victories to end qualifying not only assured him of an easy spot in the field of eight for the championship race this Friday evening, it made him the qualifying points leader. That isn’t to say he won’t face some stiff competition in the championship race though. Lester Raines Kennel’s O YA SNIPER can also claim three wins in four qualifying races, but a sixth place finish in round 2 cost him the top spot in qualifying points. The black 75 pound male is a early speed specialist and is tough to catch on the lead. Northshore Kennel’s OD AXELSKATER was an unknown talent and was actually in grade B when qualifying began. That stay in B was short lived, as well as his first official start in Grade “A” when he won his first two qualifying rounds. He finished off qualifying with two solid third place efforts to coast into the championship third overall with 44 points. JS KING KUNTA (Mike Harris Kennel) was amongst the leaders after the first two rounds of qualifying when he chalked up a win and asecond place effort. He was in contention in round three before fading back to a sixth place finish putting him on the edge of making even the consolation field. Those fears were put to rest in the semi-finals when he got back to his winning ways, landing him in a tie for fourth place for total qualifying points. The other greyhound involved in the tie was SUPER C CHILLY, the second of three Lester Raines Kennel finalists. This blue brindle all but had a championship race spot locked in after the first three rounds where he earned two victories and a runner-up effort. It was a good thing he didn’t need any more points to make the championship race, as he ended up running sixth in the semi-finals. He will look to get back into form on Friday evening. There was a tie for sixth place in the standings as well, led by CTW CROSSFIRE (Steve M. Sarras Kennel) who boosted himself into the championship primarily on the heels of two victories during qualifying. He added a couple of fourth place finishes as well, which was sorely needed as the cut line for making the championship ended up being an abnormally high 37 points. Lester Raines final entry, O YA DREAM ON had just one victory in qualifying, but added a couple of solid second place efforts to sit good going into the semi-finals. He needed to finish at least 5th to sneak into one of two finals spots, but did one spot better (fourth) to earn some breathing room. Speaking of that final spot, JACK KNIGHT with 37 qualifying points earned that distinction of “last one in” and that seemed to be the theme for him throughout qualifying. The 70 pound black male just made the first cut of the field after race two behind a third and fourth place effort, earning just 12 points in that process. He needed to earn a victory and no worse than a second place effort in the last two round to earn a spot in the field, and that ended up being exactly what he did. If you believe in destiny for a greyhound to upset the world in a stakes race, he got a bonus for the championship when the rail runner drew the coveted #1 box for the big race. With no undefeated greyhounds, the race is a bit wide open for just about anybody to come and earn the first stakes championship of the COVID-19 interrupted season. With the exception of O YA SNIPER and SUPER C CHILLY, the rest of the field is sitting pretty good with their post positions to make a bid for it. O YA SNIPER has the early foot to overcome his spot and SUPER C CHILLY ran first and second from outside post positions during qualifying so it adds the parity of the field overall. Make sure to catch this exciting race which is slated as race #11 on the Friday evening performance. The consolation race will proceed the championship as race #9 . Previous Next

< Back WV Juvenile stake kicks off Stan Pawloski Sep 16, 2024 Greyhounds from three different kennels – GLS Arbor (Jacobs Racing), CET Shortie (Steve Sarras) and CET Littles (Imark) – posted early speed victories Friday afternoon in the first round of the $35,000 West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Juvenile Stakes at Wheeling Island. Heading into the Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 18 second round, the three sprinters have accumulated 15 points to top the leader board. The semi-finals are set for Sunday, Sept. 22, and the juvenile stake final is scheduled for Saturday matinee, Sept. 28. Capsule looks at the first-round races follow: GLS Arbor posted a box-to-wire 13-length victory in 30.09. Only Rock N Roll placed second while Gimme Shelter closed for third. CET Shortie rocketed to an early lead and never looked back in winning by 10 lengths in 30.27. Under My Thumb and Coach Chinook rounded out the trifecta ticket. CET Littles sprinted to the front early in romping to a 16-length victory in 30.04. CET Rydin Red finished second while Chng Gonna Come settled for third. Points after the first-round follow: GLS Arbor (Jacobs Racing), 15 points CET Shortie (Steve Sarras), 15 points CET Littles (Imark), 15 points Only Rock N Roll (Steve Sarras), 10 points Under My Thumb (Steve Sarras), 10 points CET Rydin Red (Steve Sarras), 10 points Gimme Shelter (Steve Sarras), 7 points Coach Chinook (Patriot/Taplin), 7 points Chnge Gonna Come (Steve Sarras), 7 points CET Comet (Steve Sarras), 5 points TS Vegas (Steve Sarras), 5 points Coach Supreme (Patriot/Taplin), 5 points TS Pittsburgh (Steve Sarras), 3 points GLS Dexter (Jacobs Racing), 3 points CET Fanny (Imark), 2 points Paint It Black (Steve Sarras), 2 points Coach Shalnomi (Patriot/Taplin), 1 point CET Jenny (Imark), 1 point Arroyo Taz (Code Red) was withdrawn after the first round. Previous Next

< Back NO MORE SHOOT('IN) THE BREEZE Sep 28, 2020 “I miss him.’’ Randy Floyd couldn’t hide his feelings about Shoot The Breeze, who left Derby Lane recently for the more lucrative purse structure at Southland Racing in West Memphis, Ark. Shoot The Breeze represented the past and present for Floyd and wife Patti, who operate one of the 14 kennels at Derby Lane. He became their first win champion in 13 years at the January-to-June meet, and his dam – Danicas Go Daddy – provided many fond memories for the Floyds, who raced her at the Florida West Coast track from 2010-13. “Shoot The Breeze was just a nice dog,’’ Randy Floyd said. “He didn’t bother anybody. He wasn’t playful. . . more or less, all business. “He just came out and ran. When we broke him in, I didn’t have any idea he was going to turn out to be this good.’’ Shoot The Breeze was better than good. He developed into Derby Lane’s fastest athlete on the 550-yard course. In the January-to-June meet, the 35-month-old son of track record holder Trent Lee possessed seven of the top 10 times – highlighted by a 30.00-second clocking on Feb. 19. From Jan. 29 to Feb. 22, Shoot The Breeze won a career-high six consecutive races with times ranging between 30.00-30.19 seconds. He won those races by a combined 45-1/2 lengths. “He was cooking then,’’ Floyd said. Shoot The Breeze finished the meet with 15 victories from 24 starts, denying 2019 All-America sprinter LK’s Crush N It of Lashmet kennel a potential record-setting third top-dog meet title in a row. He edged LK’s Crush N It by one win. When owner Charles Haliburton sent his standout greyhound to Southland Racing, Shoot The Breeze departed with a four-race win streak - including an 8-length romp in his final start on Sept. 15. The 84-pound speedster won 29 of 49 races at Derby Lane, and finished third in a pair of stakes races: the $64,000 Sprint Classic on Feb. 29, and the $18,000 1925 Historical Inaugural on Jan. 4. “It was fun to watch him, even though I wasn’t (trackside),’’ Floyd said. “When I left the kennel, I could watch him with Patti on the computer. “He doesn’t break that much anymore, but he rushes down to the turn. And then once he gets around that turn, it’s like, “Forget it, you’re not going to catch him.’’ The previous Floyd greyhound to claim a meet win title was Hometown Boy for the then Floyd & Porter kennel in the January-to-June campaign in 2007. Hometown Boy captured his top-dog title with 18 victories from 28 starts, finishing three wins ahead of runner-up Brady Thomas, also a Floyd & Porter athlete. Hometown Boy owned one stakes title: the Sprint Classic in 2007. He made history in that event by becoming the first dog in the 45-year-old Sprint Classic to complete an undefeated series with four qualifying victories and the title win. Only one other dog has achieved that since: LK’s Crush N It in 2019. Hometown Boy raced from 2005-08, and won 54 of 126 races with $64,072 in purse earnings. He also holds the 550-yard record at Tampa Greyhound Track with a clocking of 30.01 seconds. Shoot The Breeze has impeccable breeding. His sire, Trent Lee, set the Derby Lane 550-yard record with a clocking of 29.59 seconds in 2006. Danicas Go Daddy competed in stakes races at Derby Lane for the Floyds, and won 32 of 172 starts from 2010-13. “Dogs like Shoot The Breeze come along very rarely,’’ Floyd said. “A lot of times, they run so had that they break themselves down. They’ve got one speed, and that’s it. “I was proud of (Shoot The Breeze’s win title). I can’t eat it. I can’t spend it. It’s on paper. But yeah, it was nice.’’ Previous Next