Friday May 7
The NGA Sprint Meet was held two weeks ago in Abilene, Kansas. Sales prices on the pups were very good, I have listed the top 5 sales. 1) San Tan Superman $21,000, 2) CTW Flight Plan $20,000, 3) CTW Ponytail $20,000 4) Go Bon Snuffy Jo $18,500 5) KB's By A Mile $16,000.... We had a new litter born two weeks ago, Winning Beauty whelped 7 pups, the sire was former Wheeling 3/8th star, TK's Quick Strike. All of the pups have been sold.... We have a first time brood in season, Look Now will be bred next week. Many of you remember her and her littermates, Ric's Skee Daddy and Silencersrevenge, they were the stars of a really nice litter for us.
Wednesday March 17
Our pups are running great, I couldn't be happier with the results. We have two pups racing at Wheeling, My Aunt Jane and My Mama Beth and both are in grade AA!.... Last night at Gulf, was another great day of racing. Outlaw Biker is not herself, she broke in season shortly after arriving from Southland and she is better then she is showing right now. Last night she showed signs of returning to her old self with an 8 1/2 length win. Jennelle Rocks hasn't been breaking well until last night, first out of the box, the race was over early, she won by 13 1/2 lengths!!.... At Tri-State, Boom Outta Here has reached grade A in seven starts.
Sunday February 14
What can I say about Winning Beauty? She is an awesome producer of major track greyhounds for us. Everyone of her pups gives 100% in every race. Her pups just had a great few days of racing. Starting us off was Boom Outta Here who was making his second start at Tri-State, he was flying at the wire and finished second. On Friday at Gulf, Jennelle Rocks showed that she really likes the 3/8th distance with a box to wire win. On Saturday at Wheeling, we had two more pups running, My Mama Beth and My Aunt Jane and both pups were winners. On Saturday at Gulf, Express Train who has just broke his Maiden last start, finished 4th in his J race and Outlaw Biker finished second. Today at Gulf, we had two more winners with Midges Jack and Clever Boy. Thugboat also finished second today at Gulf. So if you add it all up, that is 9 of her pups with 5 wins, 3 seconds and 1 forth over the last four days. All major tracks, Gulf, Wheeling and Tri-State, from her first two litters. This list doesn't even include Angry, stake dog at Southland, young pup Jayco Doug who has already reached grade B at Gulf and FS Amtrak from Victoryland.
Winning Beauty is in season and was bred yesterday to TK Quick Strike. I was a big fan of his during his racing days at Wheeling and always knew that I would breed a female to him. I am looking for one partner to split the whole litter with me. If you are interested, email me.
Sunday January 24
We have a busy day at Gulf today with six dogs racing. Outlaw Biker starts us off, she finished second last race, losing to another one of our dogs, Ric's Blue Bayou. Making his second start at Gulf is Midges Jack, he closed from 7th to finish 3rd first time out. Hopefully soon, Jennelle Rocks, will be moved to 3/8th, she has tons of finish in her but for today, she is racing in another 5/16. Making his second start in grade AA is Thugboat, he has the one box and has a chance to lead them around the first turn. Watch out for Jayco Doug, he also drew the one box in his race and with a good break, might have the lead after the first turn. He will have another one of our dogs chasing him, Ric's Blue Bayou is in the race with him.... Just one racing at Wheeling today, My Aunt Jane.
Saturday January 2
Happy New Year to everybody!!.... We have a busy day at Gulf today. Racing this afternoon is Jennelle Rocks, she had won two in a row before running out last start. JD Jim Thomas in a grade A, this pup has been a real nice moneymaker at the Gulf, sending home 30 paychecks last year. In another grade A race, we have Thugboat, he has hit the paysheet in 5 out of his last 6. Tonight, we have Express Train looking to break his maiden while he brother, Jayco Doug goes for two in a row..... Another littermate, FS AMtrak races at Victoryland and over at Wheeling, we have My Mama Beth.... We just moved four more greyhounds to Gulf, arriving from Southland was Outlaw Biker, Clever Boy, Midges Jack and Nola Pinky.
Thursday November 26
Happy Thanksgiving to everybody!!.... A good day at the track yesterday. My Aunt Jane for the second time in a row finished second in her grade A race at Wheeling. At Gulf, Odette's Hart finished 4th and Jayco Doug finished 3rd in his J race.... Tonight, his sister, Jennelle Rocks will try to break her Maiden at Gulf while Rick Schuster & Nick Schuster's Ric's Blue Bayou is sitting in a good box for a nice race tonight.... We have a bunch of first time starters racing at Southland on Saturday, Midges Jack, Clever Boy and Nola Pinky (all three owned by Bruce Tomlin).
Friday November 20
We had nothing racing yesterday but Wednesday we had a really good day at the track. At Wheeling, My Aunt Jane finished second in a grade A race. She was going to be the star of the litter before getting hurt and missing four months of action. While she was out, her littermates, Angry and My Mama Beth were competing in stake races at Southland but she is back now and should be in grade AA soon. At Gulf, another littermate, Thugboat finished second in his race. We also had a few of our young pups run well. FS Amtrak won for the second time at Victoryland and Jennelle Rocks finished a hard closing second at Gulf.... Racing tonight for us, all at Gulf, Jayco Doug, Odette's Hart and Ric's Blue Bayou....Updates coming soon.... an update on future litters. The last litter available sold out before I could post it on the website. I will be posting info and accepting a deposit on upcoming litters soon. Also, will be posting comments about racing now and in the future. Several tracks have closed because of the tough times we are all facing. I will get into that with you and talk about the impact that will have over the next few years. Points at Gulf are up over 40%, why? I'll explain all the good stuff happening there and why that is the place to be racing at right now.
Monday November 16
The first litter out of Winning Beauty included two stake dogs at Southland, Angry and My Mama Beth and Wheeling grade A, My Aunt Jane so we have high hopes for her next litter, sired by Flying Train. They are just starting to break in and are looking good. Jayco Doug broke his Maiden in his first start at Gulf and his sister, Jennelle Rocks looks to be even better then him. Watch her last start at Gulf on Thursday when she was last going into the first turn and closed to finish 3rd, losing the whole race by only 3 lengths. Both pups show plenty of bottom and may go a 3/8th down the road.... When he was in his prime, Silencersrevenge was as fast as any dog at Raynham. He had a great race career, has been retired and is now living in Chicago. Also joining hin in retirement is his brother, Ric's Skee Daddy. He broke in at Southland but raced most of his career at Wheeling (earning over $40,000). A third member of the litter, the fastest female was also retired. Look Now was a nice grade A at Wheeling that also raced in the Woodlands Great American Stakes, she was sent to the farm and we are waiting for her to break into season so that she can be bred. All were hard trying greyhounds that raced past their 4th birthday, wish we had 50 more just like them!
Wednesday September 9
Sorry for the lack of updates this summer. Things have been so busy that I haven’t had the time to post them. Where do we start? The Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty litter continues to run well. At Southland, My Mama Beth has won grade AA and Angry is in grade AA. The fastest dog in the litter, My Aunt Jane broke a leg at Wheeling but she is close to returning to racing. Thugboat has been a solid greyhound at Gulf and Creepa had hit the paysheet 13 times in a row at Mobile.... We have a new litter heading to the racetrack. The Flying Train - Winning Beauty pups look good. There is eight in the litter, one that was sold at three months of age and sent to another farm is heading to Wheeling. For our seven, two are going to Gulf, four to Southland and one to Tri-State. The star on the farm is Parker, owned by Bruce Tomlin, he leaving for Southland in a week. Right behind him is Joseph, owned by Dustin Hann and going to Tri-State. This is his first greyhound ever and I think he picked a good one. Mystic is the only female in the litter and she has the most early speed, she leaves for Gulf next week. Bobby said they are all fast but these three are real fast.... Considering making a purchase at the NGA auction next month in Kansas, if interested, drop me an email.
Friday June 12
Ric's Wrong Gone was long gone last night at Gulf, opening up on them to win by 5!!....
Angry was a winner at Southland and moves into grade B.... What has been
your favorite birthday present? I think it is hard to top the gift Cindy Kuhn gave to her husband Karl a few years ago, a
racing greyhound! Odette's Hart gives us 110% in every start at Gulf, on Wednesday, she broke last, was
5th after the first turn but didn't stop trying and won the race by a head!! Here is a photo of the Kuhn family with
Odette's Hart at the Gulf last month.
Friday May 29
The Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty litter continues to run well. Owner Chad Palmsteen had a nice last few weeks with Thugboat winning his first two starts at Gulf and Angry winning by 11 1/2 at Southland.... For owner, Ron Richey, My Aunt Jane races tomorrow at Wheeling and My Mama Beth (who broke in season) should be official schooling back at Wheeling very soon. Another pup of Ron's that you haven't heard me talk about is My Uncle Vernon because he broke a leg during training about 9 months ago. I never gave up on the pup, after having a pin placed in the leg and many, many months of rehab, he is ready for the track. Today, he left for Victoryland. He is almost two years old now but Bobby said he is doing great and if he can stay sound, he can really run.... The Flying Train - Winning Beauty litter is doing awesome in training with Bobby.... You still have time to get involved in her next litter (sired by Kiowa Mon Manny), you can email me for details... Update on the Lonesome Cry - Fuzzys Buttons litter. They are just about finished with there rework and should be heading back to the racetrack very soon.
Tuesday May 12
Greyhound ownership is not for the weak of heart. It is full of ups and downs and right now we seem to be getting more then our share of downs! I mentioned in my last post that Miley has never been beaten on the farm. Have a look at the racing lines of Tipp Mai Tai who is schooling in at Twin River. He just clocked a really fast 30.14 on Friday and Miley was beating his schooling times on John's farm by .30 to .40 every time. She is scary fast but last week, another one of those downs as she was hurt during a schooling at John's farm and is having surgery today.... The other three littermates have been worked a few times by John and all are doing well. We hope to have them ready to go back to the Gulf in two weeks.... The two boys that went to Southland, have been moved to Bobby Parker for some rework. They are scheduled to work today for the first time.... Finally have a female in season!! Winning Beauty was bred to Kiowa Mon Manny last week..... It wasn't all downs for us, we did have several winners last week. At Gulf, Ric's Blue Bayou, Ric's Wrong Gone and Crof all made a trip to the winners circle and Outlaw Biker was a winner at Southland.
Wednesday April 22
Puzzled.... That is what I am when it comes to the Lonesome Cry - Fuzzys Buttons litter. Lonesome Cry is one of the top sires in the country. Fuzzys Buttons is one of the top producer we have ever had. She has produced numerous AA and stakes greyhounds. From day one of training, John Dalton has loved this litter and raved about them. In each step of training, they did awesome. Field work, whirly-gig or racetrack, they stood out at all of them. Their schooling times were very fast. John trains many greyhounds for the Dalton kennel at Twin River so he knows what it takes to make it at a major track and these are major track greyhounds. When we sent them off to the track, four went to Gulf and two to Southland. I didn't want to send any to Wheeling/Twin River because they are still young and I wanted to age them up before going to race at the top track. There is one female in the litter (Miley) that was never beaten on the farm. I was looking around for a puppy stakes for her but decided to send her to Gulf to break in because I know what a great job Troy does with our pups. Troy talks to John a lot so he already knew about Miley and the rest of the litter and he couldn't wait to get them in the kennel. Troy has a crate in the kennel that he always puts his top female in. It was home to Too Late and Karaoke Cat, both stake winners at Gulf. With Karaoke Cat getting hurt and going to the Dalton farm, Troy told me Miley went into that special crate. It was now showtime for this litter! The four at Gulf arrived several weeks before the two at Southland so they were ready first to official school. There first schooling went ok, not great but for a first schooling I was ok with it. In there second schooling, they all did bad, running wide, not driving, nothing like any of us expected. John Dalton happen to be at the Gulf for the schooling and he called me. I had watched the schoolings so I already knew how they ran. He said these aren't the same dogs that left his farm, there was little effort from them, just going around the track because everyone else was. Troy went over them, all are sound, nothing wrong with them so we all decided it was best to continue morning schooling them. Now this week, I talked to Darren about the two at Southland and it was more of the same with him, he isn't seeing anything special about them in the morning. So now you know why I am puzzled! If this was a farmer I was using for the first time, maybe I would think they aren't as good as he says they are but that isn't the case because there is nobody better then John Dalton at training greyhounds. Troy Tinney and Darren Henry do an outstanding job with our pups so I know they aren't the problem. What is all comes down to is these pups are better then they are showing us right now and we will continue to work them until we bring that speed back out. If needed, I will send them back to the farm for a refresher course if we don't see an improvement.... Speaking of John Dalton, he is in Abilene for the NGA Spring Meet. John took 21 greyhounds with him and had 7 wins, 4 seconds and 5 thirds in the first round. He is off to a great start, best of luck to him in the finals on Friday!!
Sunday March 22
I watched several of our pups racing this weekend and we didn't have much racing luck but I think we will have several winners very soon. At Wheeling, My Aunt Jane made her first start and was carried very wide at the first turn, she was last by a lot but showed a lot of heart by getting back into the race and finishing 5th. She is one to watch with a better trip next time out. At Flagler, Look Now made her first start. Her game is getting to the front, she was turned funny in the box and missed her break. She did finish 4th but with a better break next time, she should be on the lead going around the 1st turn. Three pups at Southland are sitting on wins, Angry, Thugboat and Outlaw Biker all finished second this weekend and should be in the winners circle very soon.... We had a few young pups break their Maiden at Gulf, JD Tim Thomas and Ric's Blue Bayou. Backtalkingwife has a pair of seconds and should be the next one to do it.... We moved a few pups to Victoryland, arriving this week was DR's Nutcracker and Creepa.... On Wednesday, My Mama Beth will make her first start at Wheeling.
Tuesday February 17
The Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty litter has been great at Southland. Five of them, My Mama Beth, Outlaw Biker, My Aunt Jane, DR's Nutcracker and Angry broke their Maiden in there 1st or 2nd start. Creepa is going to need to improve to stay and Crof is on his way to Valley. Thugboat is one who has the speed to make it at Southland but didn't school in as well as we thought he would. He is racing tonight for the second time, maybe this is the race that he breaks out with a big win..... My Mama Beth and My Aunt Jane have been moved to Wheeling. Once we take care of some paperwork, they will official school.... Backtalkingwife and JD Tim Thomas have been added to the active list at Gulf. Ric's Blue Bayou will be as soon as some last minute paperwork is completed..... Karaoke Cat (Roanokee - Fuzzys Buttons) won the King & Queens Stake at the Gulf on Saturday.... Our last litter by Fuzzys Buttons, by Lonesome Cry will be leaving for the racetracks within two weeks. Reports are we have a few more Wheeling dogs in this litter..... The first litter by Winning Beauty looks good, can't wait to see how her next one, by Flying Train does. They are leaving around March 1 for Oklahoma to start training.... Look Now will arrive at Flagler tomorrow. She will finish her career there before going to the farm to start producing some nice greyhounds for us. I'm really looking forward to seeing how her pups do.
Wednesday January 28
Congrats to owner Chad Palmsteen and Silencersrevenge for his 25th career win on Friday at Raynham.... Looks like Odette's Hart has found a new home out of the 3/8th starting box. After getting hit and finishing off the board in her first start, she has finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in her next three starts. She is owned by Karl Kuhn and races at Gulf.... Showtime for Ron Richey, he has four pups making their first start today and tomorrow at Southland. Racing today is My Mama Beth and DR's Bustemup. Tomorrow evening is Outlaw Biker and My Aunt Jane. Ron had another littermate, DR's Nutcracker official school last night with a 4th place finish. Time for Chad Palmsteen to see how fast the rest of the litter is for him. He had Angry official school last night for the first time with a second place finish. On Thursday, Creepa, Crof and Thugboat will have their first schooling. This Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty litter is a litter of 10 pups, one broke a leg and is still on the farm, the other 9 are all at Southland.
Friday January 23
I just love it when new owners get off to a great start with a greyhound purchase. It looks like first time owner with us, Ron Richey is off to that type of start. Here are his first pups that just completed their official schoolings at Southland. All four have been added to the active list and will make their first start in a Maiden race next week.
MY MAMA BETH (60) Starts: SL 0 0 0 0 0 Breedline: BE. F, 06/07/07, Sire: PACIFIC MILE*, Dam: WINNING BEAUTY Kennel: Darren Henry Kennel, Trainer: Rachelle Henry 01/22/09S 9 SL 583 F 33.07 60 6 3 1-2 1-1.5 1-2.5 33.07 Determined To Win 01/19/09S 9 SL 583 S 34.20 60 6 2 1-2 1-1.5 1-3 34.20 Safely Ahead Rail 01/15/09S 7 SL 583 F 33.12 60 3 2 3 4 4-13 34.03 Bmpd 1st Turn Rail
MY AUNT JANE (64) Starts: SL 0 0 0 0 0 Breedline: BE.BD. F, 06/07/07, Sire: PACIFIC MILE*, Dam: WINNING BEAUTY Kennel: Darren Henry Kennel, Trainer: Rachelle Henry 01/22/09S 7 SL 583 F 32.48 63.5 2 1 1-4 1-5 1-7 32.48 Box To Wire Mt 01/19/09S 8 SL 583 S 34.00 64 3 1 2 2 2-3 34.21 Closest Rival Rail 01/15/09S 12 SL 583 F 33.81 64 4 3 5 4 2-3 34.03 Place Drive Rail
OUTLAW BIKER (58) Starts: SL 0 0 0 0 0 Breedline: BE. F, 06/07/07, Sire: PACIFIC MILE*, Dam: WINNING BEAUTY Kennel: Darren Henry Kennel, Trainer: Rachelle Henry 01/22/09S 6 SL 583 F 32.64 58 4 2 2 2 2-hd 32.66 Closing Late Mt 01/19/09S 7 SL 583 S 33.67 58 2 1 2 1-1 1-5.5 33.67 Pulling Away Inside 01/15/09S 8 SL 583 F 33.49 58 3 2 3 3 2-3 33.69 Closest Rival Mt
DR'S BUSTEMUP (58) Starts: SL 0 0 0 0 0 Breedline: BE.BD. F, 06/07/07, Sire: PACIFIC MILE*, Dam: WINNING BEAUTY Kennel: Darren Henry Kennel, Trainer: Rachelle Henry 01/22/09S 8 SL 583 F 32.78 58.5 7 3 1-2 1-2.5 1-4.5 32.78 In Control Early Mt 01/19/09S 6 SL 583 S 33.48 58 7 4 3 3 2-4 33.75 Next Best Inside 01/15/09S 9 SL 583 F 33.27 58 1 2 4 4 3-12 34.12 Up For Show Rail
Friday January 9
Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been really busy with lots going on at work and with the dogs. Silencersrevenge made his returning to racing today at Raynham. He looks like his old self with another grade A win.... Emcee Are (Fuzzys Braxton - Canyon Queen) makes his first start at Gulf tomorrow. It's not easy to win your first start but I think he ends up in the winners circle tomorrow.... I'll be out of town from tomorrow until Wednesday with very limited email access.
Monday December 29
When Silencersrevenge is sound, he is as fast as any greyhound at Raynham. His last race was way back in May, the kennel has done everything they can to get him back, as the kennel owner said " one step forward, two steps back". Hopefully this time he can stay healthy and get back to winning grade A's. Based on his schooling, he sure does look like the old Silencersrevenge we are use too.
1st Grade: Distance: 550 Condition: Fast Silencersrevenge 74 5 1 1-2 1-10 1-16 31.08 In A Romp Kiowa Carolyn 61 1 5 5 3 2-16 32.19 Up For Place Pa's Horus 73 8 4 4 4 3-20 32.49 Up For Show Bambu 77 7 3 3 5 4-21.5 32.60 Clean Trip Pin Oak Comanche 70. 5 3 2 2 5-27.5 33.02 Erly Thrt, Tired Str Suncoast Kennel, Brindled, M, 08/07/05, Craigie Whistler - Make Me Crazy
Wednesday December 24
Nine pups from the Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty litter are now at Southland. The first four that arrived last month will be official schooling very soon.... Look Now races today at Wheeling.... The first pup from the Fuzzys Braxton - Canyon Queen litter has official schooled at Gulf! Awesome Cat had a second and first and is on the active list.... The Fuzzys Cannon - Backtalker litter will be heading to Gulf sometime in January.... The Lonesome Cry - Fuzzys Buttons pups continue to standout in training, I can't wait to see how they do for us next year. A Fuzzys Buttons pup is tearing it up at Gulf, Karaoke Cat has won 9 of her first 13 starts.... Silencersrevenge should be official schooling any day now at Raynham. He was one of the top greyhounds at the track before going to the sidelines with an injury.... HAPPY HOLIDAY TO ALL
Friday November 14
With most litters, you get a few fast pups, a few average ones and yes, even some slow greyhounds. The Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty litter is ready to leave the farm for the racetrack. All along the farm reports from Bobby have been really good. When I called last week to discuss tracks for each pup, I was told major tracks for them. When I asked "major track for which ones of them", I was told all of them! There are 10 pups in the litter, one is behind his littermates due to an injury from a few months ago but the other 9 are ready now and Bobby feels all of them can run. Today, the first four will leave for the Darren Henry Kenne at Southland. In about 2 weeks, Darren will take the remaining five from the litter to Southland. The nine will start at Southland and depending how they school, some may be moved to Wheeling. Darren breaks in a lot of pups at Southland, giving them 10 to 20 starts before moving them to Wheeling. In the last litter we sent him, he did this with Look Now and Ric's Skee Daddy and it worked out really well as they have both earns lot's of money at Wheeling.... The next litter ready for the track after the Winning Beauty pups is the Fuzzys Braxton - Canyon Queen, the reports on them aren't as positive. John said they try real hard but don't have the speed.... The Fuzzys Cannon - Backtalker litter is next and Bobby really likes them as well. We should have several major track greyhounds from that litter. Bobby has liked them from day 1.... The last litter in training right now is the Lonesome Cry - Fuzzys Buttons pups. They are only two months into training but John is really liking what they are showing.
Tuesday October 14
Our newest litter to reach the track is Pacific Mile - Natural Beauty. So far, Simon Said looks to be the star of the litter, this big 72 pound female has made 10 starts at Raynham and she has returned a paycheck to owner Chad Palmsteen every time. She has won her M and J. The rest of the litter is official schooling at Gulf, all of them have looked good in schooling. They should start drawing in this week. Watch for Karl Kuhn's Odette's Hart to break her Maiden quickly.... The next litter to leave for the track is the Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty pups. Reports from the farm are that they are major track pups. Several will be ready in a few weeks.
Monday September 19
I cancelled my scheduled trip this weekend to Texas due to the mess Ike has caused to the Houston area. Renita is still without power or water and with damage to the whelping building and uprooted tree's, this wasn't the best time for me to stop by with a new owner. I will reschedule for something in October.... Tomorrow night at Twin River is the finals of the $115,000 Joseph Linsey Memorial American Greyhound Derby. John Dalton has a finalist with Bad Influencecat. He is out the second litter by Make Me Crazy. What a shame that she died at a young age, only had two litters. Her first litter included, Jules Anthony, Look Now, Ric's Skee Daddy and Silencersrevenge, all really nice hounds for us. While Bad Influencecat is now a stake finalist, he might not be the fastest dog in the litter because his brother JJ's Make Me Rip is looking like a special one at Wheeling. You can read more about him in the September issue of the Greyhound Review (page 89).... Also in the September Review (on page 41) is an article on Wheeling stakes winner BD's Flip. He races for the Darren Henry Kennel, we race with Darren at Wheeling and Southland. Also, Flip was trained on the farm of Bobby Parker. We currently have two litters in training (Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty and Fuzzys Cannon - Backtalker) with Bobby. Congrats to both of them for the stake win!
Monday September 16
Hurricane Ike update - I spoke with Renita the day before the storm, she had done all she could and was waiting for Ike to hit. She is only 44 miles from Galveston so she was right in the middle of everything. I haven't spoken to her since but did talk to John and he said the family, the pups and farm were all doing fine. Tons of water everywhere but they are ok. John is near Austin and they also received tons of rain and high wind. I am flying out to visit John and Renita farms this weekend.
Monday August 25
Ok, I'm back from Vacation, kids start school tomorrow, summer is just about over!.... A few winners over the weekend, over at Twin River, Jules Anthony broke last but was first to the finish line and at Wheeling, Look Now took them box to wire.... Chad Palmsteen's Simon Said made her first career start on Saturday at Raynham, this big girl (72 pounds) pushed her way out of trouble and finished a good second.... Received good feedback from Oklahoma on the Pacific Mile - Winning Beauty and Fuzzys Cannon - Backtalker litters that are in training.
Tuesday August 12
On my way to Disney to sell Mickey a few greyhounds, will be back on August 23. I will have limited email.
Thursday August 9
Nice win by Ric's Skee Daddy at Wheeling for owner Rick Schuster.
7th Grade: A Distance: 678 Condition: Fast Ric's Skee Daddy 75 2 1 1-2 1-3 1-1.5 38.00 3.40 Went Box To Wire Amf Nudge 68 7 6 3 2 2-1.5 38.09 2.80 Strong Late Threat Ja's Cloudy Day 58 5 2 2 3 3-6.5 38.46 3.30 Fine Effort, Ins Gable Docholiday 77 1 7 4 4 4-12.5 38.86 4.80 Even After Break Go On Sir 75 6 5 8 6 5-14.5 39.00 10.00 Back & Forth Yo Festus Henry 75 4 8 5 5 6-14.5 39.02 11.50 No Bid, Inside Focused Trent 69 8 4 6 7 7-19.5 39.36 20.40 Slowed After Break Omega Code 57 3 3 7 8 8 . 9.70 Was Struggling Early Darren Henry, Bd., M, 08/07/05, Craigie Whistler - Make Me Crazy
Thursday July 24
Race tomorrow night at Wheeling is Look Now and Ric's Skee Daddy.... On Saturday evening at Twin River is Jules Anthony, she fell in her last start but looked fine official schooling back on Monday.... Making his return to racing at Raynham is Silencersrevenge, he has been out of action since May and will official school tomorrow.
Tuesday July 22
Just got back from vacation, I have a lot of catching up to do, will have a update posted in a day or two.
Sunday June 22
The winning continues! It seems like every start we had the last two weeks has been winning ones. Here is Jules Anthony getting it done at Twin River.
11th Grade: D Distance: 550 Condition: Fast Jules Anthony 60 6 6 5 4 1-hd 31.17 3.80 With A Rush Inside Sibbeston 80 2 3 2 1-.5 2-hd 31.19 4.20 Outnodded Mdtrk Ditto Goodrum 60.5 4 4 8 5 3-3 31.39 2.30 Last Erly Clsd Well Deadman's Gold 69.5 7 7 7 8 4-3.5 31.41 8.90 Gained Some Mdtrk TK Smokin Gun 64 1 1 3 6 5-5.5 31.57 4.40 Erly Speed Sm Wd MH Flashy Lil 58.5 8 8 6 7 6-7.5 31.68 9.70 No Mishaps Frozen Island* 76.5 3 5 4 3 7-15.5 32.24 6.60 Closing Shutoff Str Crystal B Sizzle 68 5 2 1-2 2 8-20 32.56 11.10 Mzzl Off Stumbld Str
..... and Look Now doing the same at Wheeling.
14th Grade: B Distance: 548 Condition: Fast Look Now 65 7 4 1-4 1-6 1-4 30.25 5.60 Won Easily, Mdtk Flying Loves 60.5 2 1 4 5 2-4 30.54 3.70 Shiftd Gears To Plce Swamp Root 75 8 8 7 7 3-5 30.60 4.80 Belated Move, Mdtk Ultra Lee 72.5 1 3 3 3 4-6 30.68 5.20 Outfinished, Mdtrk Glo's Dr. Beeper 70.5 6 6 2 2 5-7 30.74 5.80 Erly Drive- Str Loss Okgo Box To Wire 57 3 7 5 4 6-8 30.81 6.60 Varied Thruout, Ins Oshkosh Spanky 74.5 5 5 6 6 7-8.5 30.84 5.80 No Threat, Mdtrk Wjs Gladiator 69 4 2 8 8 8-11 31.02 10.70 Stayed Behind, Ins Darren Henry, W.T.BD., F, 08/07/05, CRAIGIE WHISTLER - MAKE ME CRAZY
Tuesday June 17
I received a call from Ric's Skee Daddy (Craigie Whistler - Make Me Crazy) last night from Wheeling. It was hard to hear him, lot's of barking in the background. I guess his pals were having a small party for him for reaching grade AA at one of the toughest tracks in the country. He wanted to make sure that I posted the chart for all to see and to offer my congrats to owner Rick Schuster. Ric's Skee Daddy is the first pup Rick ever owned and he sure got a nice one, grade AA and he knows how to use a cell phone!!
7th Grade: A Distance: 678 Condition: Fast Ric's Skee Daddy 74.5 1 3 1-2 1-1 1-1 38.43 2.50 Held Tough, Mdtrk Ww's Brenda 67 4 2 2 2 2-1 38.49 2.20 Applying Pressure Standard Trent 59 6 4 3 3 3-1.5 38.53 5.10 Came Close, Mdtk Go On Sir 75 3 1 4 4 4-8 39.00 4.00 Early Loss- Even Run Gable Brave 76 5 5 5 6 5-8.5 39.02 6.10 Failed To Rally, Wd Kiowa Ohio 60 8 6 6 5 6-9.5 39.09 8.60 Nudged Out Early Keyon Cole 2 S . Millennium Drive 7 S . Darren Henry, Bd., M, 08/07/05, Craigie Whistler - Make Me Crazy
Another Fuzzys Buttons pup moving up the ladder at Twin River. Kismet Cat won her first two starts and now her brother,Narcissist Cat has won two in a row.
7 Narcissist Cat 8-1 (73) 30.66 Starts: LI 5 2 1 1 0 Breedline: Black M, 09/04/06, Sire: PACIFIC MILE*, Dam: FUZZYS BUTTONS Kennel: Pat Dalton Kennel, Trainer: David O'Keeffe 06/16/08A 1 LI 550 F 30.73 74 7 6 4 1-1.5 1-2.5 30.73 6.10 J Saved Bks Drw Clear 06/11/08A 6 LI 550 F 30.66 73.5 8 6 1-4 1-8 1-11 30.66 2.80 M Rshd Extending Lead 06/06/08E 7 LI 550 F 30.85 72 2 5 3 2 2-2.5 31.03 2.20* M Closest Threat Ins 05/31/08L 3 LI 550 F 30.72 72.5 7 8 3 3 3-7.5 31.25 8.20 M Erly Gain Held Show 05/24/08E 5 LI 550 F 30.90 73.5 4 4 8 8 8-21 32.38 4.70 M Rough Trip Early 05/19/08S 7 LI 550 F 30.75 71.5 8 6 1-6 1-4 2-2 30.88 Long Lead Overtkn
Saturday June 14
BREAKING NEWS..... Owner V and John Ring are considering bringing Roush and
General Grant out of retirement to race again. General Grant is a 5 year old, son of
Kiowa Sweet Trey and Angel Rachel, he was one of the top dogs at Hinsdale. Roush is a 9 year old son
of Unruly Thomas and Oneco Funnyface, he raced at Lincoln and Wonderland. Here is a photo of the two, taken just yesterday
at Wonderland of the two racing against each other. Roush is on the rail and General Grant
is on the outside.
I just spoke with V and John, they say the boys are not coming out of retirement, they love hanging out on the couch and have no interest in going to the gym seven days a week to train for a comeback. When I told them I had a picture of the two racing from yesterday, they claim it was from the Greyhound Adoption Expo being held at Wonderland and Raynham this weekend. For more info on the Expo, you can visit Greyhound Adoption Expo.com
Thursday May 8
Thank you, thank you, thank you.... to all of you that have been part of D&D Greyhounds. I started the website in May of 1998 so it has been 10 years of service and I wanted to thank all of you for your business and friendship.
I have seen so many greyhound websites pop up in the 10 years, people selling junk and bailing out after only a year or two. New people getting burnt and leaving the business after their first purchase. Our goal has always been to treat people fair and be honest at all times. I really appreciate all the great people that I have meet over these 10 years. I will never get tired of receiving a phone call from an owner that is at the track and just watched his/her pup race for the first time. You hear the excitement in their voice and I think of how all the hard work behind the scene is paying off. Love the emails from an owner after a top grade win or after a visit to the kennel or farm to take pictures of their greyhounds. Another positive is that many of our owners have become very active with greyhound adoption and promotion of greyhound placement.
I also need to thank all of the farmers that care for our greyhounds. Farm life is 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, no such thing as a day off for a holiday. It is very demanding but they do it because of the love for the breed. Why have we latest for so long when so many others have failed? I believe it is because of the care your greyhounds receive from our farmers. Over the 10 years, depending of numbers at that time, we have used several farmers for raising and training but the two that have been with me from the start is John Dalton and Renita Heiman. They are like family and are the best at what they do. This is not a easy business, you have to be on your guard at all times or you can lose everything. I have seen people go out on their own thinking they could do it and fail because of who they do business with. I remember one guy telling me about how his female had 9 pups born. When they were several months ago, he told the farmer that he was going to fly down for a visit in a few weeks. Farmer calls him a few days later and says that 3 pups had died. What really had happen was the farmer was changing him board money each month for pups that never really existed and now that the guy was going to visit the farm, the farmer needed to make up a story to cover his butt. Working with people like John and Renita makes my job so much easier. I know how much hard work they put in to care for your greyhounds. While I can't promise anyone a grade AA winner, I can promise that each greyhound receives the best care possible. Another reason why we have been so successful is that we have always bred for quality not quantity. Well bred females, top stud dogs and the best farm care possible is all needed for any pup to be successful at the highest level of racing.
The first 10 years has been a blast and I'm looking forward to the next 10!!
October
Soon I will be expanding the service we offer to include selling pups at 3 months of age and selling graded dogs.
Full Service - This service includes the purchase cost of the greyhound, all training fees, all vet bills and hauling cost to move your pup from the farm to the racetrack. Plus we guide you through all the necessary paperwork to register your dog with the National Greyhound Association. Also included in our full service program, we will negotiate a lease for you with the kennel owner that will race your pup at a track of your choice. Again, we provide the necessary paperwork for applying for your racing license and then we arrange the greyhound's transportation to the track.
Selling at tattoo - Pups will now be available for sale at tattoo (three months of age). The buyer must move the pups off of our farm at the time of purchase. Buyer must make arraignments with a farmer for training and placement at the racetrack.
Graded dogs for sale - We will be offering graded dogs for sale that race at Lincoln, Gulf, Wonderland and Seabrook. I will add the list of dogs available to our current inventory page. These pups must stay at the current track they are at.
July
Below is an example of the weekly purse distribution at Lincoln. The points have been around $200 or higher every week. This chart shows how much each grade pays at $200 a point. Save this chart so that you know how much money can be earned by racing at the top paying commission track in the country. At most other major tracks, your earning potential is 40% to 70% less than at Lincoln. An example is if you had a dog earn $20,000 at Lincoln, the same dog would only earn around $11,000 at another major track. Think about that!!
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Grade AA
7/16 $2,400.00 $1,200.00 $720.00 $480.00
3/8 $2,000.00 $1,000.00 $600.00 $400.00
5/16 $1,600.00 $ 800.00 $480.00 $320.00
Grade A
7/16 $2,200.00 $1,100.00 $660.00 $440.00
3/8 $1,800.00 $ 900.00 $540.00 $360.00
5/16 $1,400.00 $ 700.00 $420.00 $280.00
Grade BB
7/16 $2,000.00 $1,000.00 $600.00 $400.00
3/8 $1,600.00 $ 800.00 $480.00 $320.00
5/16 $1,200.00 $ 600.00 $360.00 $240.00
Grade B
7/16 $1,800.00 $ 900.00 $540.00 $360.00
3/8 $1,400.00 $ 700.00 $420.00 $280.00
5/16 $1,000.00 $ 500.00 $300.00 $200.00
Grade C
7/16 $1,600.00 $ 800.00 $480.00 $320.00
3/8 $1,200.00 $ 600.00 $360.00 $240.00
5/16 $ 800.00 $ 400.00 $240.00 $160.00
Grade J
3/8 $1,300.00 $650.00 $390.00 $260.00
5/16 $ 900.00 $450.00 $270.00 $180.00
Grade M
5/16 $ 800.00 $400.00 $240.00 $160.00