Superb Performances This Weekend at OP

Ru Tuff Enuf made the statement of the weekend in the 7th race on Friday evening. Breaking from the 3 box he left nothing to doubt. He rushed to the early lead and was long, long, long gone in a hurry. He increased all the way to the wire and won by, count 'em, 11 lengths.


The puppy Fay's Fonda also made a statement as he decided to come out running in the 11th race on the card and left his field of grade A's in his wake. He might not have posted up the effort that Tuff Enuf did, but for a greyhound with just 18 starts under his belt he did just fine. Winning his 4th in his last 6 trips, his 6 1/2 length win in 30.41 seconds was a personal best.

Saturday was about the stakes greyhounds, sort of, as Gabby's Fiona got back to winning in the 7th race on the matinee. She stalked early on and took command down the backside to coast to the wire for the easy victory in 30.85 seconds, but the big race came in the 11th.

There Bl Punch N Judy upset the reigning champ, Rs Libby Lu, in a heated head to head battle. Libby continues to break and to her credit she never gave up here, and if she takes a better route turning for home it could have been closer at the wire. Either way, it was a great battle up front for the win with Judy coming out on top in the fastest time on the card, 30.70 seconds.

The beat rolled on thru the evening card as stakes finalist Cjc's Buckshot and La's Anthony took care of their races with easy.

Buckshot was way too close early on, as he broke 2nd, and by the far turn it was already over. He drove home with authority and easily won by a couple of lengths in a speedy 30.48 clocking, which just happened to be the best on the card.

La's Anthony had to wait till the last race to continue his streak, but the best part was how he was able to accomplish it. He didn't go screaming to front like he normally does to win races, here he came from off the pace to get it done. Showing his versatility, Anthony stalked to the stretch and turn it on as they approached the wire for the slim win. A 30.93 is not quite as impressive as Buckshot, but it was good enough for his 3rd win in a row, his 7th win and 11th quiniela in his last 12 races.