12 Races of Christmas & Holiday Hot Box

Saturday - 12/12/2009

What at great night Saturday evening, December 12th, will be at the Orange Park Kennel Club. Not only will we be having a great promotion and giving away a ton of prizes and cash, we also will have a great greyhound race to watch and bet on.

In our twelve races of Christmas promotion everyone 18 and older will have a chance to win some great stuff at the Orange Park Kennel Club. Just fill out the form, place it in the bin, and channel some holiday spirit and luck from the jolly old man himself.

Announcer Joe "Ho, Ho, Ho" Ross will be poised and ready to go as we will draw 36 lucky winners throughout the evening. After races two thru thirteen, three lucky winners names will be drawn and then they will get a chance to pick a present under the tree. Each one is filled with a card stating the prizes that they have won.

Prizes include several electronic items (Blu-Ray Players, Digital Cameras, Ipods, etc.), Gift Cards to retailers and restaurants, and the almighty greenbacks, cold hard cash!

This alone would be a great reason to come on out and join on, but wait, there is more! Out Holiday Hot-Box feature runs in the 11th, and trust me when I say, this is as good of a race as any stakes final!

Loads of talent throughout the ranks of these eight greyhounds. Including stakes winners, stakes competitors, red hot greyhounds, new risers and old veterans. This is going to be quite a race to watch as all eight have at least 2 grade A wins in their last six efforts, six of the eight have a win in their last trip around the oval, and half the field has three or more wins showing on the page. So without further ado, let's get into it.

1. Uss Fine Touch (Uss Raceway - Uss Glimmer) the runner up in the recent finals of the 2009 Jacksonville Juvenile, this greyhound is a puppy no more. He has been competing and winning grade A's for a while now and gets another shot at a victory from a great post position. He will need to get out in a hurry tonight if she is going to run with the big boys and girls. She has won 3 of her last 6 races, all in the stakes, and was the leader in points heading to that final.

2. Rays Balto (My Judge - Ivyona Star) is the hottest greyhound at the racetrack right now over 550 yards. He has been breaking extremely well and making minced meat out of the competition in the process. With two wins in a row and five in his last six races, you see my point, but the exclamation could be made even louder from the inside post. He loves to break from here and has never lost at Orange Park from inside of the 3 hole!

3. Wp's Rainbow (Maryville Rumble* - Icu Greta) was the recent winner of the 2009 Jacksonville Juvenile at 13-1. This girl has really come into her own recently and is riding high on a cloud into this effort. The 30.37 clocking in the finals was a career best and now finally back in grade A, she is going to have to keep up the good work if she hopes at winning this very tough race. Mommy is proud of her, the kennel is stoked, now let's see if she can do it again.

4. Kiowa Smedley (Dodgem By Design - Kiowa Heavenly) is a much better talent than his lines show. When he first arrived from Mardi Gras he took to the racetrack and really started putting up some impressive numbers. Then he fell into a bit of a slump, but now seems to be reversing that trend in his last couple of races. He has been breaking better and using his late speed to not only contend, but to win races. No problems with the midtrack post for him and if the speed falters, everyone better watch out at the finish line.

5. Dirty Picture (Coldwater Konow - Chance With Me) is not the flashy DQ Williams greyhound, but he is one that posses all that they stand for on the racetrack. A good hard trying closer that never gives up in any start. That sums it up! He too has been on fire as of late. Winning three efforts and finishing in the money in 6 races in a row, he is probably on the best stretch of his career right now. Mistrack is where he lives too, but the rail might have been a bit more positive for him at the start of this race. If he gets around close, it could be very interesting late.

6. La's Anthony (Dustin The Way - La's Felisha) is out of a pair of grade A runners here at the Orange Park Kennel Club and the traits have passed down the DNA chain. Anthony is a perennial competitor in stakes finals, and even though he has yet to win one, he has been a factor in almost all of his final round appearances. The tough spot for him here is the post. He is all rail all the time and when he in red, he is extremely tough, but this is the 6 box. He has had success from here in the past, but he will need to break in order to contend tonight.

7. Hallo Mitch (Flying Penske - Sol Sassy) is probably the other best greyhound at the racetrack right now. He has won four of six and ten of his last fifteen races. He has been coming out of the box in a hurry and that has led to some pretty tremendous victories. In those wins, he has flirted with the track record on a couple of occasions, missing by just a lengths in one of those starts. From the inside or the outside he is dangerous and if he does make the lead, the race tonight will be for place.

8. Kb's Next Level (Dodgem By Design - Bf Pina) is a great running greyhound on the lead and recently that is just where she has been at the start of the race. Winning back to back races in box to wire fashion, Next Level is on a roll and looks to keep it going in this effort tonight. Posted up well here away from the crowd, she could just hit the lid and prove to be a major force once again tonight. Without the front she has been suspect in the past, so she will need to be on top of her game in this one.

The way I see this very tough race is for Hallo Mitch to come out running. This greyhound is a monster on the front end and with the outside post, he should have some room to run early on. He will rush to early control tonight and maintain throughout for the win. Chasing him the entire way will be Rays Balto. Another strong competitor, but just not enough early speed to take Mitch out of his game on the lead. If they both decide to go to the turn together, this is going to be a match-up for the ages. A knock-down, drag-out, battle royal for the win. Uss Fine Touch should also get a piece of this pie. She is posted up well on the inside and has enough early, and raw, speed to go with the leaders from the box all the way to the finish line. Besides, she needs to make some sort of amends for getting run by in her last effort. Cleaning up the rest at the finish line for the final spot in the superfecta should be Dirty Picture. You know he will be closing fast and coming on strong to challenge late in this effort, just like he has done in his last 6 races in a row. I know the 5 box is not the rail, but all he has to do is run his race and he should be able to beat the rest to the finish line. Winning is a stretch here, but in the money is not.

With all this fun and excitement going on, you would be crazy not to come on out to the Orange Park Kennel Club and get in on the prizes, cash, and world class greyhound racing on Saturday evening December 12.

Be a part of the action at the Orange Park Kennel Club.

Mr. Clark does it again!

Continued to impress last night in his second schooling effort.


Posting up the fastest time in all of schooling, by about a half a second, and winning by 13.5 lengths.


2nd Grade: Distance: 550 Condition: Fast

Mr. Clark 64.5 1 1 1 3 1 10 1 13.5 31.19 Never In Doubt Mdtrk

Par Knight 78 4 2 4 3 2 13.5 32.15 Best Of The Rest

Kendry 61 8 3 2 2 3 19 32.53 Held Distant Show

Ariell 61 2 5 3 4 4 19.5 32.54 Crowded At Break

Sizzling Sage 61 7 6 6 5 5 25 32.93 Jammed Back Early

Clearance Puppy 59 5 4 5 6 6 27.5 33.13 Troubled Trip

D Q Williams Kennel, W T Bk, M, 05/28/08, Fuzzys Cannon - Miss Kissable



Ready for the real races, this guy looks pretty special.

Race Breakdown for 2009 Jacksonville Juvenile

Saturday - 12/5/2009


The finals of the 2009 Jacksonville Juvenile will run in the 11th race on Saturday Evening December 5th at the Orange Park Kennel Club. Below is a breakdown of the greyhounds and my take on the race.

1. Gs Ashlynn (Rapido Rambo - Gm's Cutie) is the best closer in this race and from a very good post position, she is going to be a favor in this race. In the 3rd round she won by almost 10 lengths from this post and ran the fastest of any remaining qualifiers with a 30.44 second clocking. She will need to come out close though if she wants a shot at the win tonight. The post makes her a serious threat!

2. Gm's Cashman (Dodgem By Design - Gs Gertie) was a strong factor throughout in all of the qualifying rounds and tied for the lead in points with a pair of wins. He has a strong break and has been running well beyond his experience. The rail post goes a long way to help him out in this effort too. If he can continue to get out of the starting box, he should be right in the thick on things again in this effort.

3. Uss Fine Touch (Uss Raceway - Uss Glimmer) will be the post time favorite in this race. She was the only greyhound to win 3 of the 4 qualifying rounds, and posses all the tools needed to win this title. She has a great break and a tremendous rush to the turn, and once in front she is tough as nails on the lead. If she does get her nose in front early on, this field is going to be hard pressed to take her down before the finish line. This race is hers to lose.

4. Wp's Rainbow (Maryville Rumble* - Icu Greta) really stepped up during the qualifying rounds and really raced a bit above her head. She went toe to toe with everyone and found her way into this final round race. Loads of pressure might be on her shoulders as she has to juggle Kennel and Family pride. B & J has won 4 straight puppy stakes and her Mom, Icu Greta, won this very race in 2003. If she wants a chance to win it, she will need to come out in a hurry and keep living the dream.

5. On The Fly (Dodgem By Design - Ww Ellen's Time) is a strong closer that might be better suited for 660 yards, but here she sits in the finals of a stakes event. Tough post draw here as she would rather be on the edges, but she has done fairly well for herself in her last two from this starting box. Don't count her out just yet, she has won big time too over 550 yards and if the mood suits her, she could just fire to the front and leave the rest behind. She is a real question mark in this race, so let's see if she shows up.

6. Never Can Tell (Tnt Star Wars - Raw Passion) did just what she needed to do to make the finals by winning in the 4th round and now we have to see what she is going to do with the opportunity. Living up to her name in every start, you NEVER CAN TELL which greyhound is going to show up. The one that we have seen in the stakes, break, rusher, competitor, or the one that loaps around the track and finishes out of the money. Tonight the non-rail post might be a factor, but breaking is really the key to her success. If she stands any chance, she needs to channel her inner breaker in this race.

7. Never Relinquish (Dodgem By Design - Ww Ellen's Time) is the littermate to On The Fly and even though they come from different kennels, the rest remains very similar. Like her sister, she is a big time late speed greyhound that has won races over the 660 yard course too. Here she might be a bit over her head against these true grade A sprinters, but so far so good. Her only win in qualifying came from an outside post and tonight that is just where she starts from. It will take her best effort if she wants to upset this field tonight.

8. Miss Romy (Fuzzys Cannon - Miss Kissable) might not be the name you expected from DQ, but it's the one you get. This puppy loves the rail and will have to do whatever she can from the 8 box. Working for her is her break and rush. She should be able to outdo several greyhounds to her inside and that will just help her get closer to her beloved rail in this effort. She does have some of the late DQ magic on tap and if she can use it properly, she might have a chance to get DQ to the winner's circle once again tonight.

Ok now for the race. At the break I see Uss Fine Touch hitting the lid and jumping to the early lead over the rest of the field. She will be followed closely by Gm's Cashman and Miss Romy on the outside. Gs Ashlynn will be lurking just off on the rail followed by the rest of the field. At the 1st turn Fine Touch will be in command of this race and Romy drops down to the rail from the outside and Cashman continues to stalk. Down the backside is where Ashlynn will start to make her move. She will catch up to the stalker by the far turn and as they all turn from home, It's going to turn into a race. Fine Touch will be holding her margin over the rest of the field as Ashlynn comes flying home. Romy and Cashman will be in the hunt as well as they all creep closer and closer to the finish line. Fine Touch wins it in a thriller as Ashlynn just misses. Romy settles for show and Cashman rounds out the superfecta.

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