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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 Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of January 31, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Jan 31, 2022 Lester Raines Kennel’s RS Big D has won 12 out of his last 13 Grade TAA 3/8 races, including seven in a row, for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates O Ya Simon Sez has captured four out of his last five outings (D, C, B, A) while JS Makeitsnappy has won three out of her last four trips (TB 3/8, A, AA). Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Jaded has captured five out of her last six Grade AA starts for trainer Frank Pellittere. Charter Kennel’s Oshkosh Heart has back-to-back Grade AA wins for trainer James Campbell. Code Red Kennel’s Hashtag Refrain has won three out of her last four races (B, A, AA) for trainer Tom Engle. Blanchard Kennel’s CW Ernesto has back-to-back victories (B, A) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. A Ray Kennel’s AMF Weirdo has two straight wins (B, A) for trainer Joe Palmer. Rangel Kennel’s VJ Sipnonpatron has captured three out of his last four trips (D, C, B) for trainer Robert Allen. Previous Next

< Back SEMI-FINALS 2020 ORANGE PARK DERBY Jan 24, 2020 And it all comes down to this! Just two races of greyhounds remain in the 2020 Orange Park Derby and by the end of the card on Saturday evening, we will know just who made it into the finals. Sixteen greyhounds have the chance, but just who seizes the day, and the points, are yet to be seen. Let’s take a closer look at those races and see if we can get you cashing some tickets this weekend at bestbet Jacksonville. Saturday Evening January 25th, 2020 – Semi Finals of 2020 Orange Park Derby Race 7 – Really tough race here as we have 5 round winners and every greyhound in the field has at least finished in the quiniela in one or more of their starts. This one comes down to the break as far as I’m concerned. RTSS Gonwitdawin might have had a rough trip last time out, but back breaking, and with no speed around, she should be unabated to the lead and holding on late for the win. Pressuring here the entire way should be the other early footers. Fakeit To Makeit has not missed the quiniela in 5 straight and the trend continues here. A Long way to the rail from the outside, but with a good break it should be easy to get there. She will factor from the gun and push the leader to the wire. WP’s Twistedlady gets a great inside post and has even early to be in the conversation. She too should chase the pace from the start and be a factor for the duration of this one. And don’t sleep on Super C Addison. This greyhound is figuring out the distance well and can come from off the pace to get home a winner. If she breaks close, she could upset them all at the finish line. (4-7-6-2) Race 11 – This race is the weaker of the two and the stand-out pick is RPG Get You Back. Clearly the best greyhound in this field and the only undefeated one left in the stakes. With 4 rounds in a row, she is the one to beat, especially from a great 8 box in this race. Out and gone early on! She will dominate on the front end once again. Pressing the early pace should be UC Ricky Snickle. Ricky has not finished out of the money in 6 straight and that will continue in this effort. He has enough early push to challenge and should be around the pace for the early stages of this one. A clear next best, the real race should be for third. That could be very interesting as recent winner, and former 660 standout, GS Octavia is rounding back into form. She might break slow but has a good early rush and can come on a bit at the end of her efforts. She has a great post position to start from in this race and could be unset minded once again if she can get into the conversation early on. Pat C Woozy can really fly in the open and might just have the best closing speed in this bunch. Hard to ignore a win by 10 plus lengths, so we won’t. She likes it out here and will be coming on strong in the second half of this effort. If she wants a chance to win, she must not give the leaders too much of a cushion in the early stages of this race. (8-5-2-7) After tonight the field will be set. The post positions for the Orange Park Derby will take place on Wednesday Matinee January 29th. The finals will take place on Saturday evening February 1st at bestbet Jacksonville in conjunction with our Dash for Cash promotion and our fan favorite 2nd chance drawings. 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 FURRY FOUR FIELD SET Shane Bolender Mar 30, 2021 Although upsets were plentiful in the first couple of rounds of the 2021 “Hound Madness” Stakes, once 60 greyhounds got eliminated and we ended up with four remaining for the semi-finals, the “chalk” survived all the chaos, setting up for what should be one heck of a set of match races this coming Friday. The West Region was won by #3 seed Pat C Ram Rod (Gloria Dorsey Kennel), who took out #1 seed Air Ace during the 3rd race on Saturday rather easily, extending an early length lead to 3 ½ lengths by the time the finish line came. That win extended his overall race winning streak to four straight going into the Furry Four round. The Midwest Region was won by #1 seed Craigie Delegate. The Monte Hoopes trained star seems to be the crème of the overall crop as as the red and white fawn male beat #6 seed TMC’s Sweetcraig by 3 ½ lengths to advance. His stat sheet is pretty impressive, as not only has the 69 pound male won his last five starts, but has won 10 of 12 races this year and 14 of 17 career races overall. The East Region was captured by #2 seed JS Keephopealive (Lester Raines Kennel). This is the second entry in the Furry Four field for trainer Monte Hoopes. This is also the only female out of the four remaining greyhounds, making her a rooting favorite to face off against the big boys. Some would argue her path to this stage in the stakes event was the easiest, facing some of the weaker seeds to get here. She easily dispatched #5 seed Eliza Fraser in the “Greyt Eight” round, winning by 6 ½ at the finish line and still pulling away. The fourth and final region (South) was won by #3 seed Aladdin (A Ray Kennel). The red male held off gamely #13 seed XM Stride N by a single lengths in probably the best match race of the four recently contested. Oddly enough, it was also the only race he won outright, as he finished second overall the previous four races. The “tail” of the tape on both races is detailed below. Race #13 on Friday’s performance will feature the JS Keephopealive vs. Aladdin match race while race #16 will feature Craigie Delegate vs. Pat C Ram Rod. The winners of both races will face off for the championship on Friday, April 9th. RACE 13 (Grade SAA) – Friday, April 2, 2021 JS KEEPHOPEALIVE VS. ALADDIN RACE 16 (Grade SAA) – Friday, April 2, 2021 CRAIGIE DELEGATE VS. PAT C RAM ROD Previous Next

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< 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

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< Back $50,000 HE'S MY MAN CLASSIC Jun 1, 2020 PAT C DEWDROP GLIDES TO VICTORY IN PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB’S FINAL $50,000 HE’S MY MAN CLASSIC! West Palm Beach, Fl. – In both of its incarnations, the only stake race the Koppe, Staats & Collins Kennel had never laid claim to was the $50,000 He’s My Man Classic. And they had only one more chance and one entry to completely fill out their championship racing history. And they did it! Pat C Dewdrop rushed the first turn, earning early leader status entering the backstretch. Behind her were early-speed finalists Oshkosh Noisy and Arkans Vega. As for the rest of the field, heading into the first turn, big-time finisher, Arkansbdchikhiks, was in a great position. But as often happens in the Sport of Queens, was clipped from behind, causing him to get off kilter and go wide, denying Heremecoming and Sarahdipedy from championship gold. The only Greyhound to escape this fate was Lonesome Jones, who stuck to the rail and snuck underneath the traffic jam. As the contenders barreled down the backstretch towards the final turn, it was clear as to how the outcome was going to be. Pat C Dewdrop cruised in to an easy two-length victory in a 545-Yard Royal Palm Course clocking of 29.42 seconds, returning a healthy $12.20- win ticket to her happy supporters. At the first turn, with as much early speed as there was in the finale, the inevitable happened. The dreaded first turn traffic jam which resulted in half the field being taken out of the equation. Pat C Dewdrop collected a cool $25,000 for her record setting victory! Oshkosh Noisy, Arkans Vega and Lonesome Jonesfinished second, third and fourth, respectively. The complete 2020 $50,000 He’s My Man Classic Championship order of finish: 1st – #6 .Pat C Dewdrop (Kiowa Myth – Pat C Whereby, Koppe, Staats & Collins) 2nd – #8 . Oshkosh Noisy (Oshkosh Lamont – Oshkosh Vani, James Douglas) 3rd –#5.Arkans Vega (Atascocita Gray – Asteria Drive, Royal Racing Team) 4th –#4.Lonesome Jones (CTW Base Camp – Blazin Booty, Rader Racing) 5th –#1. Heremecoming (KC And All – Tango Tessa, Janie Carroll) 6th –#3.Arkansbdchikhiks (Golden Squire – Arkans BD Cheeks, Royal Racing Team) 7th – #7 .Sarahdipedy (Superior Panama – Joy Giovanni, Rader Racing) Scratched – #2 .Flying Road King (Kiowa Myth – SE’s Hiway Doll, Rader Racing) The Classic is named in honor of Palm Beach Kennel Club racing legend and the track’s first multimedia sensation He’s My Man and dedicated to the man who raised and trained “Roscoe”, Bill Pappas. Previous Next

< Back Wheeling Hot Dogs ( as of May 31, all races 5/16 unless otherwise noted ) Stan Pawloski Jun 1, 2021 Jacobs Racing Kennel’s Abbi’s Gusta Win has won six out of his last seven Grade AA starts for trainer Alisha Nichols. Charter Kennel’s KB’s Copy Kat has captured five out of her last six trips (B, A, AA) for trainer James Campbell. Rangel Kennel’s Pat C Gorgeous has won four out of her last five 3/8 outings (TA, TAA) for trainer Scott Robinette. Kennel-mate JS In The Money has back-to-back Grade AA wins. Steve Sarras Kennel’s CTW Black Forest has two straight Grade AA victories for trainer Barb Long. Lester Raines Kennel’s JS Saltythursday (A, AA) and JS Slush Fund (A, AA) have back-to-back wins for trainer Joel Roden. Kennel-mates JS Backnaflash has won three out of his last four starts (C, B, A) while JS Preyforpeace has two victories and a second (B, A) in her last three races. Brad Boeckenstedt Kennel’s BGR Here I Come has back-to-back 3/8 wins (B, TAA) for trainer Frank Pellittere. Kennel-mate Super Ollie has three straight victories (D, C, B). Blanchard Kennel’s BO’s Owen has four wins in a row (M, D, C, B) for trainer Sarah Blanchard. Kennel-mate JS Rob Stone has three straight victories (D, C, B). Patriot/Taplin Kennel’s Boise has back-to-back 3/16 wins (B, TAA) for trainer Joe Otto. Wayne Ward Kennel’s WW Ace Of Aces has two victories and two seconds in his last four trips (B, A) for trainer Ron Otto. Kennel-mate WW Go Chiefs Go has back-to-back wins (B, A). A Ray Kennel’s FGF Dolly Parton has two straight victories (B, A) for trainer Joe Palmer. Previous Next

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< Back UBX CRACKEREATER TIES WHEELING 330-YARD TRACK RECORD Stan Pawloski Nov 23, 2021 UBX Crackereater now shares the 330-yard track record at Wheeling Island. The Xtrem Hess Racing Kennel sprinter stopped the clock in 16.74 on Nov. 11 to tie the mark held by Lester Raines Kennel’s Atascocita Santo since December 2015. UBX Crackereater jumped to an early lead and never looked back in winning by 2 lengths. Owned by Cheyenne Criswell and Jason Jess, UBX Crackereater – a January 2019 pup out of SH Avatar-Beautiful Tease – has 6 wins, 5 seconds, 3 thirds and 4 fourths in 33 starts this year. She is trained by Jill Spicer. Previous Next