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Southland Spring Futurity
In the conclusion of Southland's first round of the $20,000 Spring Futurity, two youngsters are stamped as the favorites to be crowned the champ.
THEEREE, from the 7 post, scorched to the front and recorded an easy win by 6 1/2 lengths. INNERSEPSHUN did not disappoint his backers as he used the outside post and flew away with an 11 1/2 length victory in a fast time of 31.79.
Be sure to catch the round 2 action tonight!
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Gold Trophy Juvenile
This Saturday, May 23rd, 32 puppies will spring into action as they start off the 77th running of Derby Lane's $20,000 Gold Trophy Juvenile Stakes.
Drawing the outside post is Cal Holland's KENTUCKY WARREN. His first round action will not be easy as he faces D'Arcy Kennel's O YA CRUISER MAX. O YA CRUISER MAX is the 2016 Distance Classic champion and will be going for his second Derby Lane title.
Capabal Kennel's RTR KO KO JOE will try his best to add his name to a line of outstanding past winners.
Good luck to all the youngsters on a journey to the championship! Don't forget, this stakes series counts toward our Last Handicapper Standing contest!
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bestbet's 770 Redo Stakes
Longing for that mulligan on a race you should have hit? Well, this April and May bestbet Jacksonville has got you covered in our 770 yard Redo Race.
The first round of qualifying will take place on Monday evening April 25th. Two races of the best 770 yard greyhounds at the racetrack will compete and the top four finishers from each race will move on to the finals on Saturday evening, April 30th. There, we will crown a winner, but it is not over just yet. The next Saturday evening, May 7th, we will run the race all over again. SAME GREYHOUNDS IN THE SAME POSTS. You get a redo of the race, and another chance to cash in.
Will it run the same the second time around? Will you make sure and bet that greyhound that you left out last time? Can you cash tickets in back to back weeks on the same race and earn bragging rights with your friends? All these questions and more will be answered at the end of the money in our 770 yard Redo Race.
 Commentary provided by Kelly Clark, Director of Simulcasting and Racing Standards at bestbet ( bestbetjax.com). |
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Iowa Greyhound Park
The greyhounds have returned to Iowa Greyhound Park and it’s just a matter of time before the racing season begins!
They have been circling the track in unofficial schooling races; however, official schooling needs to take place. The greyhounds must run in a couple of preseason schoolers to qualify for live racing, which begins Saturday, May 14.
The preseason schooling schedule is:
• Saturday, April 30, 12:30 PM CDT
• Sunday, May 1, 12:30 PM CDT
• Wednesday, May 4, 5 PM CDT
• Thursday, May 5, 5 PM CDT
• Saturday, May 7, 12:30 PM CDT
• Sunday, May 8, 12:30 PM CDT
• Wednesday, May 11, 5 PM CDT
• Thursday, May 12, 5 PM CDT
Visit Iowa Greyhound Park’s YouTube channel for race videos!
Post times for live racing are 6:30 PM CDT Wednesdays and Fridays and 1:00 PM CDT Saturdays and Sundays.
Information provided by Gary Dura. For more from Gary, follow his Blog here. |
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KINDA CRUEL RED Undefeated in Bob Balfe Puppy Stakes!
After three rounds of qualifying, Janie Carroll Kennel’s KINDA CRUEL RED will enter the fourth and final round of qualifying as the only undefeated $20,000 Bob Balfe Puppy Stakes entry.
The “Little Red Machine” has crushed the competition in qualifying, winning by a total of 17 lengths in clockings of 29.99 seconds, 29.42, 29.44 and 29.37, respectively.
The following are the entire list of semifinalists for the $20,000 Bob Balfe Puppy Stakes, in qualifying point order.
Commentary provided by Jeff Prince, Customer Service Manager at Palm Beach Kennel Club.
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Derby Lane Distance Classic
#4, TMC'S MACOM CRY broke on top, grabbed the rail, and proceeded to open up daylight over the rest of the field following the escape turn. On the final turn, with a tremendous turn of foot, #5, O YA CRUISER MAX, collared #4, TMC'S MACOM CRY, and drew off to win by a length.
#1, MEGA RAMBO, carried a mega 84 1/2 pounds throughout an even trip to finish third. #8, MAC'S GOSSIE, out-gamed #2, OYA STAN THE MAN, for fourth to complete a $1,145.10 dimer. #7, NOELLES BELLA, who was never a factor finished sixth and #6, PRM REMINGTON, faded from fourth to seventh. 2015 Flashy Sir recipient #3, HIGHLYCLASSIFIED, was hung out to dry wide and couldn't find an inside path.
Congratulations to O YA CRUISER MAX and all connections!
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Wheeling National Entries
The initial running of the Wheeling Island National has drawn 65 entries and will kick off Friday afternoon, May 6, with a purse of $140,000.
The stake event will be contested over the 5/16 distance and for pups whelped between July 1, 2014, and December 31, 2014. Most of the entries opened their careers at Wheeling while others made their debuts at Mardi Gras, Melbourne, Naples, Palm Beach, and Southland.
The next two rounds are set for Tuesday matinee, May 10, and Friday matinee, May 13. At this juncture, the field will be cut to 32 greyhounds and all points earned will be dropped. Point totals start over for the remaining three rounds of qualifying – Tuesday afternoon, May 17, Saturday matinee, May 21, and Wednesday afternoon, May 25.
The consolation and championship final are planned for the Monday, May 30, matinee card (Memorial Day).
 Commentary and photo provided by Stan Pawloski, writer for the Greyhound Review. Click here for Stan's NGA profile.
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Ebro Greyhound Park
Live Racing will be starting back up at Ebro Greyhound Park in just two short weeks with a double-header.
Ebro's famous Inaugural Stakes will kick off the season during the matinee on Saturday, May 7th. With the exception of a 1:30 p.m. EDT matinee card on opening day, the remainder of their races during the season will be run during the evening with a post time of 6:30 PM EDT.
The stakes racing season should pick up some time in August and will feature a new line of budding athletes to compete in the Mega Morris puppy stakes, followed by returning stars once again getting in on the Ebro Derby and Luther "Ludy" Hess Gold Collar action.
Stay tuned as stakes dates are released and Ebro gears up for another super season of racing!
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