< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of August 24, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Aug 24, 2020 Lester Raines Kennel’s CTW Cant Stop It has captured five out of his last six starts (D, C, B, A, AA) for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mate JS Wanna Bee has five straight wins (M, D, C, B, A). Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Time Killer has two victories and a third in her last three Grade AA trips for trainer Alisha Nichols. Kennel-mate Rebelicious has back-to-back Grade TAA 3/16 wins. Charter Kennel’s PJ Soul Survivor has two victories and three seconds in his last five outings (A, AA) for trainer Jay Falcone. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Big Al has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer Chris Brill. Previous Next

< Back Deadline extended for NGA Spring Meet 2025 Sunflower State Sprint Stake Jim Gartland Feb 26, 2025 Harsh winter conditions have not allowed pups to get much work so far this year so we've extended the date for entry into the Spring Stake. First payment and entry into the stake will now be March 15, 2025 . Other conditions of the Stake remain as follows: Open to all pups who are age eligible for the Spring meet with no official starts prior to the meet. A minimum of 16 and a maximum of 36 entries will be allowed. Entry fee is $1,000 with $500 of that fee due and payable by March 15, 2025* to reserve a spot . Remaining entry fee plus standard meet entry fee is due at time of nomination (Thursday prior to the meet). Based on the number of entries, races will be drawn into four, five or six dog fields. Winners in round 1 will face off in round 2; 2nd place finishers will face off in the Flite I and 3rd place finishers will run in the Flite II of round 2. Total Purse will be determined by the amount of entries. Estimated to be $20,000 minimum - $40,000 maximum. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of July 26, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Jul 26, 2021 Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Abbi’s Gusta Win has captured six out of his last seven Grade AA races for trainer Louise Strong. Charter Kennel’s Barts Worthwhile has two wins and two seconds in her last four Grade AA trips for trainer James Campbell. Kennel-mates Barts Superbowl (TA, TAA) and FGF Ron Weasley (TB, TA, TAA) have three straight 3/16 victories while Oshkosh Elway (TB, TA) has back-to-back 3/16 wins. Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW Little Lies has two Grade AA victories in a row for trainer Ron Otto. Blanchard Kennel’s HKF Friskyfranny has back-to-back 3/8 wins (B, TAA) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s Keeper Tai has won three out of his last four outings (C, B, A) for trainer Jill Spicer. Steve Sarras Kennel’s LK’s Santorini has two victories and two seconds in her last four starts (B, A) for trainer Barb Long. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Callmecrazy has two wins and a second in her last three trips (B, A) for trainer Frank Pellittere. Imark Kennel’s Havin A Hissyfit has three straight victories (D, C, B) for trainer DiAnn Derr. Code Red Kennel’s FF Roadhouse has three wins in a row (M, C, B) for trainer Tom Engle. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of March 20, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Mar 20, 2023 Rangel Kennel’s JS Sugar Rush has captured three out of her last four Grade TAA 3/8 races for trainer Alex Hall. Kennel-mate Ace Hottakiwaki has four wins and two thirds in his last six outings (D, C, B, A, AA). Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Switchingears (AA) and JS Xtra Fancy (TA, TAA 3/8) have two victories and a second in their last three trips for trainer Joel Roden. Charter Kennel’s FGF Bodacious has two wins and a second in his last three Grade AA starts for trainer James Campbell. Sarras Kennel’s Florentine has back-to-back Grade AA victories for trainer Mike Holguin. Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s XAT Saints has back-to-back wins (B, A) for trainer Jill Spicer. Previous Next

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< Back WHEELING KENNEL, WIN LEADER RACES TIGHT Stan Pawloski Aug 12, 2020 As the second half of the abbreviated 2020 racing season kicks in gear at Wheeling Island, there is a logjam atop the track’s kennel standings and win leaders. The racetrack reopened June 5 after a 12-week shutdown ordered by the state due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). It is believed to be the longest the racetrack has been shut down since the flood of 1996 when the operation was closed from mid-January until March 1. Through Sunday, Aug. 9 races, the top four kennels from 2019 once again occupy the top four spots in the standings this year although in a different order. Lester Raines holds the top spot with 205 victories on the year following closely by Jacobs Racing with 201 wins and defending champion Blanchard with 197 victories. Patriot/Taplin is fourth with 188 wins while rounding out the top five is Charter with 169. Sitting atop the track win leader board is sprinter JS Drinkmepretty (Lester Raines) with 10 victories in 20 starts – a 50 percent win percentage. Each of her victories have come against Grade AA competition. JS Drinkmepretty was third in wins last year with 19. Two greyhounds have posted nine wins each this year – CTW Tira Misu (Patriot/Taplin) and CTW Lotus Flower (Imark). With eight victories apiece are JSK Roulette (Jacobs Racing), WW Slick Simon (Wayne Ward), ZB Tremonti (Lester Raines), BGR Call Me Hank (Brad Boeckenstedt) and WW Spend A Lot (Wayne Ward). Previous Next

< Back LESTER RAINES ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME Stan Pawloski Sep 14, 2023 Longtime kennel owner and operator, Lester Raines was the lone nominee to receive enough votes for induction into the 2023 class of the Greyhound Hall of Fame. Lester Raines was born in Charleston, West Virginia in 1955. He holds a degree in Chemistry and is a licensed Dentist. He owns and operates three car dealerships in the Charleston area and has been an assistant basketball coach for over 25 years at West Virginia State University. His real passion, however, is greyhound racing and he has had an outstanding impact on the greyhound industry for more than 35 years. He has been a major contributor, as an owner, kennel operator and leader toward the betterment of the industry. His inaugural booking was at Tri State Greyhound Park, where he would eventually capture twenty straight kennel championships and thirty in all through 2022. Over the years he would acquire race bookings at numerous tracks including Gulf, Orlando, Jacksonville, Daytona, Wheeling, Tampa, Southland, Palm Beach and Derby Lane. All in all, his racing operations captured fifty eight kennel championships and twenty one runner-up finishes through the time of his induction. His kennels became synonymous with producing champions with the likes of All Americans Flying Titanium, Afleet Alex, Fortress Of Gold, Barts Outofmyway, JS Keephopealive and Craigie Delegate. He also owned and raced two-time All American and 2020 Rural Rube award winner, JS Flamin Ace. Two of those champions, Barts Outofmyway and JS Flamin Ace are now beginning promising stud careers. Other dominant stars included names like Casual Casey, Atascocita Sig, Ribard, Soul Cipher and many, many more. Lester has been a mainstay at the semi-annual NGA auctions beginning with his first purchase in 1995 and continuing through today. His winning bid of $110,000 for KB's Rocky Balboa in the spring of 2020 is the record for an NGA auction sale that will, most likely, never be equaled. Dedicated to the overall betterment of the sport, Lester served on the National Greyhound Association’s Board of Directors as well as the Board of the Greyhound Hall of Fame including a term as its President. He was a founding member and first President of the West Virginia Owners and Breeders Association as well as the West Virginia Kennel Association. He will be honored in ceremonies at the Hall of Fame during the 2023 fall meet. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of June 21, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Jun 21, 2021 Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Abbi’s Gusta Win (AA), Abbi’s Frontman (AA) and Slatex Sinner (TAA 3/16) have captured three out of their last four starts for trainer Alisha Nichols. Kennel-mate Fit The Battle has back-to-back wins (B, A). Lester Raines Kennel’s O Ya Trisha has won seven out of her last eight 3/16 races (TD, TC, B, TA, TAA) for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates RS’s Dark Night has captured four out of his last five outings (M, D, C, B) while JS Kickinupmudd (B, A) and B Ashley Morgan (B, A) have back-to-back victories. Blanchard Kennel’s BO’s Robert has won four out of his last five trips (B, A, AA) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mate JS Rob Stone has captured five out of his last six races (D, C, B, A, AA). Steve Sarras Kennel’s LK’s Sheridan has won three out of his last four 3/8 starts (TA, TAA) for trainer Barb Long. Kennel-mates Kells Xterra (AA) and Tuscany Italian (B, A) have back-to-back wins while Cuddles N Bubbls has three straight 3/8 victories (C, B, A). Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Wise Cracker has back-to-back 3/8 wins (A, TAA) for trainer Frank Pellittere. Rangel Kennel’s RPG Get You Back has back-to-back victories (B, A) for trainer Scott Robinette. Previous Next

< Back CET DIRTY DAN WINS WVGOBA PANHANDLE CHAMPIONSHIP Stan Pawloski Oct 18, 2022 Association Panhandle Championship Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, at Wheeling Island. Racing out of the Steve Sarras Kennel and trained by Jay Falcone, CET Dirty Dan rushed to an early lead from the seven box in the final – opening up a 3-length lead on RS’s Dark Night (Lester Raines Kennel) down the backstretch. Coming home, RS’s Dark Night narrowed the gap, but CET Dirty Dan had enough in the tank to take the stakes crown by a neck in 29.81. CET Marlin (Imark Kennel) closed in the stretch to take third place as CET Barracuda (Imark Kennel) settled for fourth. Completing the order of finish were CET Tiger Boy (Steve Sarras Kennel), fifth; CET Fernando (Imark Kennel), sixth; RS’s Railhauler (Lester Raines Kennel), seventh; and RS’s Dunkindylan (Lester Raines Kennel), eighth. CET Dirty Dan, a December 2018 greyhound out of SH Avatar-CET Dirty Nicki, 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 August 5, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Aug 19, 2024 Jacobs Racing Kennel’s CBT Sleeknnasty has six wins and a second in her last seven Grade TAA 3/8 starts for trainer Natalie Looper. Kennel-mates Pickupthepace has three victories and two seconds in her last five Grade AA races while O Ya Viper has back-to-back 3/8 wins (TA, TAA). Blanchard Kennel’s Booker Dano has two victories and a second in his last three Grade AA trips for trainer Chris Maynard. Code Red Kennel’s FF Evolution has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer Tom Engle. Lester Raines Kennel’s GB’s Briar has two straight Grade TAA 3/16 victories for trainer Joel Roden. Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s LT King Tut has back-to-back wins (A, AA) for trainer Cheyney Kuriata. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of July 20, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Jul 20, 2020 Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW Slick Simon has three wins and a second in his last four Grade AA starts for trainer Ron Otto. Kennel-mate WW Mad Man has won four out of his last five outings (M, D, C, B). Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s CTW Tira Misu has two victories and two seconds in her last four Grade AA trips for trainer Joe Otto. Kennel-mate Fly Home Machete has captured three out of his last four races (D, C, B). Blanchard Kennel’s TMC’s Lottie Dah has three straight wins (A, AA) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mate BWC Kristin has back-to-back victories (A, AA). Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel’s BRC Justin has won three out of his last four starts (A, AA) for trainer Jill Spicer. A Ray Kennel’s AMF Whisterical has four wins in a row (D, C, B, A) for trainer Joe Palmer. Charter Kennel’s Barts Worthwhile has captured four out of his last five outings (M, C, B, A) for trainer Jay Falcone. Kennel-mate FGF Ruby has won three out her last four starts (M, C, B). Jacobs Kennel’s Firey Red Hot has back-to-back victories (A, AA) for trainer Louise Strong. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s Qualm has two straight 3/8 wins (TB, TA) for trainer Chris Brill. Steve Sarras Kennel’s Braintree has back-to-back victories (B, A) for trainer Barb Long. Previous Next