Friday - 2/12/2010
Time for the big dogs to show up and perform again here at the Orange Park Kennel Club this weekend.
I've selected four great races to preview, one in each of the cards for the weekend. Three of which are over 550 yards, but the other is over 660 and features the recent winner of the 2010 Orange Park Derby Eds Budby.
Loads of excitement and good times are waiting to be had by all. So let's get ready for some world class greyhound racing here at the Orange Park Kennel Club.
The fun gets started in the 15th race on the card for Friday evening.
1. Kiowa Kay Wilbur (Kiowa Sweet Trey - Kiowa Kay Kattie) is a good early speed greyhound that needs to be close to the early lead in order to be effective. Up from grade C, this race will be a challenge.
2. Uss Fine Touch (Uss Raceway - Uss Glimmer) is a duel distance stakes finalist that is back at 550 in this effort. She runs better shorter and from this great post, she is a big threat to take home the win.
3. Cayenne Ferrari (Dodgem By Design - Cayenne Jet) gets a good post near the rail in this effort and she is going to need it moving up to grade A in this race. Closing ability might get her a piece of it late.
4. CDN Black Jack (Trent Lee - Cdn Crazy To Go) is another greyhound coming off a win into this race. Having late make up speed will be a bonus for him, but the 4 box might just be a huge hindrance.
5. Pat C BS Hiway (Elway Drive - Pat C Sweetwater) is the third grade B winner in this race. He's streaky and without the lead he has been suspect in the past. If he wants to compete he must come out running.
6. Miss Sylvie (Fuzzy Cannon - Miss Kissable) had a couple of great winning trips in a row and has the potential to upset in this effort. She is short late though, so a big break will be needed in this one.
7. Kiowa Vinita (Flying Hydrogen - Greg Kiowa Girl) is the only greyhound in the field with 6 grade A starts in a row. Experience, the post, and closing power is all she needs to threaten tonight.
8. Sign And Drive (Dodgem By Design - Happiness) a former stakes winner has really started to find her break again over her last couple of efforts. If she keeps hitting the lid, she is going to be tough to beat.
This race should be a good one to watch. The two that vie for the win are the two best posted and stakes wary greyhounds in the field. At the start I think Sign And Drive makes the mark and surges to early control of this race. Uss Fine Touch will be just off in second and that will turn this race into a battle royal on the front end. In the stretch Fine Touch just has too much for the early speeder Sign and Drive and proves best at the finish line. Kiowa Vinita should also come on fast in the stretch and over take the following Miss Sylvie before the finish line. (2-8-7-6)
Saturday - 2/13/2010
Race two for you to consider comes on Saturday Matinee in race 11 on the card.
1. Hallo Triple A (Hallo West Acre - Car Bird's Seat) loves this post position and that might just be enough for him to win this race, well that is if he can decide to break and get out to the early lead today.
2. Rs Libby Lu (Lonesome Cry - Sweet Sandra Sue) is back from Wheeling and hasn't missed a beat. She is tearing up the racetrack and today might just be a hat-trick if she can get to the lead once again.
3. Pure Performance (dodgem By Deign - Laveranues) is a talented upstart that's best attribute is his big time early speed. He is short late and will need to really be on top of his break to contend here.
4. Bleachy Boy (Lonesome Cry - Instant Vintage) is a super closing machine that has been tearing up the stretch over his last 5 races in a row. Hot off a win, the MOJO might just be on his side today.
5. Kb's Next Level (Dodgem By Design - Bf Pina) has a ton of quick foot from the starting box, but will have to make due from the 5 box in this effort. If this was the rail, he might just be the one to beat.
6. Fth Tiger Lilly (Take It Over - Fth Moon Dancer) is making daddy proud by competing at the top level of competition. She runs her best near the early lead in a race, but the break will be critical to her here.
7. Yourgood Imgreat (Diamond's For Me - Let's Run To Win) is a rebreeding that is looking just like the first time around. This greyhound has tons of talent and just misses beating Libby Lu last time out. Today might be revenge time.
8. Rays Balto (My Judge - Ivyona Star) is coming back to 550 after trying his hand over 660 yards. He is a strong closer over the shorter distance and if he gets loose early on, the race might be for place.
In this race I see Rs Libby Lu headed from the box to the wire on the front end for her third win in a row. By no means is this going to be romp though. She will be pressed throughout from different greyhounds, at different times, but in the end she steals enough early on to hold on at the wire for the win. Stalking early will be Kb's Next Level. She is the other big early speeder here, but without the lead she will sub come late to the closers and finished down the ranks. Also chasing should be Yourgood Imgreat. He just missed in this last effort and the outside post might help out his effort in this one. If he can get close early on, he might just have enough for the upset in this race. Let's not forget Bleachy Boy. He has really come into his own over the last month and today he will be flying up in the deep stretch once again to challenge. Winning back to back races might be a stretch, but contending at the finish line won't be. (2-7-4-5)
Saturday - 2/13/2010
Now over to the 660 yard course on Saturday evening. Saving the best for last, let's look at the 15th race.
1. Kiowa Uzzia (Kiowa Sweet Trey - Quik Superhero) has taken well to the added distance and showed up well in the stakes. The 1 box is his best spot and will go a long way in helping him in this effort.
2. Gs Ashlynn (Rapido Rambo - Gm's Cutie) might not have fared well in the stakes finals, but she did make it there and ran tough in qualifying. The drawback tonight is the post, the 2 hole is not the 8 box.
3. Kiowa True Love (Flying Penske - Kiowa Tom Long) always runs tough from the inside post positions and the 3 box is close enough to contend again. Hot off the stakes rounds & a win in grade B, she contends.
4. Kiowa Trent Tam (Trent Lee - Kay V Barbierie) didn't get a chance in the stakes, but if you look at her lines, she can go the distance and factor well. As most converted sprinters, she is a bit short and needs to break well to factor.
5. Bl Tip Toe Marie (Lonesome Cry - Jr's Mojo) might be a bit over her head in this race, but you never know. She has won 3 of her last 4 races over 660 yards and the race she lost was a second by a neck.
6. Holly Noelle (Cricket Express - Solitary Camile) made the finals of the Orange Park Derby with her gritty front near the lead running style. Without it she is not the same greyhound, so she has to break tonight.
7. Bad For Ya (Trent Lee - Leafs Falling) was red hot before the stakes and that is when the cooling trend started. He has not broke well in forever it seems, but if he does return to the front end, he could easily win this race. It's all up to him tonight.
8. Eds Budby (Domingo Dodge - Cherokee Queen) no greyhound is hotter over 660 than BUDBY! He was the winner of the 2010 Orange Park Derby and with 4 straight and 5 of 6 wins, he is the one to beat!
It's tough to pick against the big dogs and I won't in this effort. Budby is running just too tough. With the lead, or from behind, he has been on a mission and I think that he will continue for a mighty long time. He has won 4 in a row and 5 in his last 6 starts, including a stakes final. The MAN continues on tonight. Next best, Bad For Ya! I think the outside post helps him get back on track tonight and he might even see the lead in this mostly closing field. If he can steal away enough early on, it wouldn't surprise me too much if he pulled off the upset. Other chasers should be the duo from Kay Smith. Kiowa True Love runs well from the inside and from this advantageous post position she gives her all once again. Upstart Kiowa Trent Tam has not missed the trifecta over 660, so why start tonight. She will be around throughout again for another in the money finish. (8-7-4-3)
Sunday - 2/14/2010
On Sunday Matinee we are doubling up on the DQ Williams Barn in the 7th race on the card. 1. Uss Out Of Sight (Gable Dodge - Uss Untouched) absolutely loves the rail and gets the railest of rail post to start this race from, the 1 box. She has late speed over 550 and the return from the route helps her again today.
2. Pru Whistler (Craigie Whistler - Rambo For A Win) broke out of her slump in her last race from a rail post, and this is a rail post as well. She is a different greyhound from here, and that late speed will get her into the mix.
3. Kiowa Vincent (Flying Hydrogen - Greg Kiowa Girl) needs to put her last couple of races behind him and get back to breaking in this effort. If he is close tonight, he will be effective in this trip around the oval.
4. Fth Briar Rose (Take It Over - Fth Moon Dancer) is making her debut in grade A hot off a win in her last effort. She has good early speed and can hang tough once she has make the lead in a race. She needs a big break if she wants a chance tonight.
5. Kiowa Shanna Cay (Flying Hydrogen - Flying Monica K) is a big time closer that runs her best in the deep stretch in races. She usually is a little too late to win, but does factor. Now in A, she needs to step it up.
6. Tipsy Streaker W (Tipsy Character - Jetstar Streaker) did win a schooling race from this post position by 10 lengths. Her starts in grade A have not been that grand, but tonight might just be break out time.
7. Where's Playtime (Dodgem By Design - Uss Agenda) has some big time early speed and when she wants to break, she can put some distance between her and the rest of the field early on. With that comes being short at the end of the race. She will need plenty against these if she wants to win.
8. Sassy Gloria (Fuzzy Cannon - Sassy Nan) is a streaky running that is a monster when she wants to run. Looking at her last effort, it might be time to get on the bandwagon in this effort, especially if she breaks to the front again.
I'm a jumper in this effort. Time to piggyback on Sassy Gloria. She has found her break and in the lead she is as tough as anyone on the circuit, and without it, she is still tough to take down. She gets away from the crowd in the 8 box and should follow early leader Where's Playtime to the corner and make quick work of her before the stretch. This one could get ugly. Pru Whistler is the other DQ greyhound that has a shot to win this effort. She is a monster from the rail and gets close enough in the blue blanket. She can come from way downtown to steal away a win, i.e. look at her last effort, and not that she is coming back into form, she might outrun them all late for the win. Uss Out Of Sight is also a posted up closer in this race. She likes the rail, check, she is back at 550, check, and has enough late to challenge the big two in the stretch. It's all in her lap, let's see how she responses. Now for the one being caught, Where's Playtime. As the only big time early speed greyhound around, she should be able to see the lead early on in this effort. She will be short late, but the question is HOW SHORT? If there is trouble behind she won upset on the lead, especially from the good outside post position.
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