The Lester Raines Kennel was up to the task and then some in the 1st round of the 2010 Jacksonville Sprint Classic. Winning 3 of the 7 stakes events on the card, they were the top kennel for the evening and started it off with a flurry. They posted up victories in the first three stakes events on the card and finished a close third in another race. All in all a great evening for them.
Looking most impressive for them in the 9th race was the greyhound who is looking to run in her 3rd stakes final in a row, Uss Fine Touch. She had run a couple of rough trips prior to the stakes but when the lights came on, so did she. Rushing to early control she was never in doubt as she dominated on the lead and drew away for fun in the stretch to coast to a 4 length victory.
Fay's Mcqueen didn't drop the ball either in the 10th race as she outrushed Rs Libby Lu to the lead and stole enough early on to hold off the late charge by Lady Avery for the victory. This greyhound is peaking at the right time and this was his fourth win in a row. If he keeps it up, he is going to go a long way in this stakes race.
Kb's Next Level also stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park. Using her early speed to her advantage, she put up too many lengths early on for the closer to get to her before the finish line. Try as she might, Sassy Gloria, just couldn't get home a winner. Next Level lived up to her name in this effort and chalked up another stakes win to her career totals.
The O'Donnell Kennel was the other big winner on the evening. They took home 2 wins in the 7 races and both came by the way of strong front running efforts by some talented greyhounds.
In the 11th race Kiowa Gooddesign got back to breaking and leading a race here at the Orange Park Kennel Club. Ok, so he was shorting up in the stretch, but they didn't get to him before the finish line and that is all the counts. By half a length or by a hundred, a win is a win is a win.
Hallo Triple A makes the most of the post in the 15th and final race on the card. He loves the rail and broke sharply from the inside 2 box and took command of this effort from the get go. He was never in question and breezed home for the easy win in the nightcap.
The fastest effort on the card came from the resurging Gm's Cashman. Cashman, who was the leader in points for the 2009 JGR Juvenile, has seen a resurgence over the last month or so and now looks to be back in the form that saw him make a stakes final. In the 14th race he burst from the box to the early lead and proved tough on top all the way to the finish line for the upset victory.
Speaking of a greyhound was not supposed to win and did, Eds Joy Of Pride took home the win in the 12th race on the card. Joy is the sister to Eds Budby, winner of the 2010 Orange Park Derby, and she looks to be making a name for herself over the shorter 550 yard course. She too is peaking at the right time, including this race she has won 3 races in a row and has proved unrelenting in the stretch. This is turning out to be a deep litter and showing off the strengths of Domingo Dodge as a sire.
Another notable to mention would have to be the DQ Williams Kennel. In know they didn't win a race in the 1st round, which is odd in itself, but several of their entries finished close in their respective races. In the 7 stakes rounds, DQ had a greyhound in the money in 6 of those efforts.
Sassy Gloria was 2nd, Blaze N Ray was 3rd, Lady Avery was 2nd, Dirty Picture was 2nd, La's Anthony (the only returning finalists) was 3rd, and Bleachy Boy was 3rd.
Several of these greyhound have stakes experience behind them and should run better in the next round. Keep your eye out for them as the stakes continues on.
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