2nd Round 2010 JGR Puppy Stakes Tonight!

Monday - 5/24/2010


The second round of the 2010 JGR Puppy Stakes is ready to go tonight, Monday May 24th at the Orange Park Kennel Club.



The first round had its share of upsets and form full races, but I know that everyone will be back on their game in this effort vying for more points and a chance to move on in the stakes.



Once again we have 8 full stakes races on the card as the best of the best in the puppy category lock up for another round.



First up we head to the 3rd race on the card.



1. Baby Butter Bean (Dodgem By Design - Chaka Khan) did factor too well in the 1st round, but the rail post here will help in an attempt to rebound. He must be closer early if he wants to contend.



2. Trouble Free (Get Over - Rooftop Flojo) was in all kinds of trouble in the 1st round and finished out of the money. Here with a better post position, he will be looking to show just what he is made of.



3. Jamboree Frankie (My John Q - Slingshot Misty) ran tough in round one as he broke better and kept pace for the duration of the race. Tonight he needs to come out quick again if he wants a repeat.



4. Diamond Mia (Get Over - Rooftop Flojo) is far better than her lines show. She needs to get back breaking if she really wants to show what her mama gave her. The post is not her friend though in this effort.



5. Glo's Roosevelt (Super Lee - Blazing Blanch) is an early speed greyhound that can be short late in the stretch. Even though he didn't see the lead in round 1, he did manage to make the money. Tonight he wants to keep it going.



6. Wp's Hylander (Flying Hydrogen - Fuzzys Kennedy) dropped the ball in the 1st round. He had everything going for him and failed to take advantage. The good news is that he has another shot tonight. He needs to come out quick if he wants a chance to win.



7. Yip Moe (J's Habanero - Jj's Barn) ran a big race in round one and hopes a repeat performance tonight. He broke close and used his last speed to challenge for the win. Now, can he do it again from the outside?



8. La's Silver (Be Discrete - La's Felisha) is the only real breaker in this race and if she shakes loose early on, the race here could be for place. Granted she is short late and could get run down, but hast last start from here, was a career best.



When the box opens up only one greyhound will have a shot at the lead La's Silver. She is in a great post and she is really the only greyhound in this race with enough early speed to get the front end. She will clear around with enough of a lead to hold on at the wire for the slim, slim, win. Pressing her throughout will be Jamboree Frankie. Frankie is a one note greyhound that runs even and how he breaks is a bit part of how he finishes in the race. He needs to come out like he did last time if he wants a piece of this pie. Trying to run down both of them will be the brother and sister combo from the Lester Raines Kennel. Trouble Free and Diamond Mia both have what it takes to come home a winner in this effort, they just need to step up to the plate tonight. Trouble Free is a bit more of a closer, whereas, Diamond Mia needs to be a bit closer early on in order to be effective. Can this duo break out of the funk and get back to contending? We will see tonight! (8-3-2-4)



The second race in the stakes comes in the next race up, the 4th on the card.



1. Mw Springer (Lewis And Wax - Mw's April Rain) has back to back wins from this starting box and is seeing red once again tonight. Just a pup with 10 official races, this greyhound has chops, and this could be time for a three-peat.



2. Pat C Big Red (Flying Hydrogen - Pat C Cavort) has some late speed but needs to be closer early on and stay out of trouble to use it. In round one he found trouble and finished out of the money. Tonight from a better rail post, maybe a better result.



3. Easi Cella (Kiowa Sweet Trey - Easi Ellie) is an early speed greyhound that needs to start getting out of the starting box better. When she is close early she is tough, but without it she is a different greyhound. Posted well here, she could surprise them all.



4. Dance With Me (Get Over - Sugarnooche) has been running really tough as of late and put up another big performance in the 1st round of the stakes. She was game throughout and came up just short in the stretch. Tonight she needs to keep breaking to keep contending in this effort.



5. Tipsy Brutus W (Tipsy Character - Jetstar Streaker) is a strong closer that came on well at the end of his race in the 1st round. He just started that run too late. He needs to be closer early on tonight if he wants a chance to challenge for the win.



6. Gs Roman (Dodgem By Design - J's Wrinkle Free) is an even runner that has a bit of a close to him on occasion. He likes it outside and the 6 box should be a good enough place for him to start from. He needs room early on in order to be effective here.



7. Palladio (Lonesome Cry - Ctw Miss Kelly) is an all out early speed merchant that will clearly be in front once again in this effort. Like most early speeders though, she pays for it in the stretch and is usually short at the finish line. Can she hold on tonight?



8. Hanks Dancequeen (Maryville Rumble* - Dance of Dreams) lines might not look that great, but if the mood suits her she could easily win this race. Here away from the crowd in the 8 box, she will get room to run and that could be the difference maker in this one.



No doubt who will be in early control of this race. Palladio is the best early speed greyhound here and will be plenty in front of the rest of this field, but can she steal enough to hold on at the wire? I don't quite think so. Mw Springer is just too good from that one box. He has good closing speed and with back to back one box wins, he is going to be extra tough to keep out of the circle. I think it is going to be close at the wire, but Springer should prevail late. Dance With Me must be considered too as she has been running tough. Even though she was short last time out, she has come home and stole wins from shorter greyhounds in the stretch. If she gets close early on, she might have a chance to take home the win in this effort. Hanks Dancequeen might not look that good on paper, but when the light bulb comes on she is extra tough. Outside tonight she will get room to run early on and the opportunity to shake loose near the leaders. Longshot, sure, but you just never know. (1-7-4-8)



One more race away and one more stakes event. The 3rd on the card comes in the 5th race.



1. Smokin Snoopy (Go Joe Jester - Smokin Dizzy) surprised many in the 1st round as he jumped out quickly and took command for the slim win. Tonight he gets another rail post and is hoping for a repeat performance.



2. Starla Vintage (Fuzzys Cannon - Instant Vintage) ran a huge race in round one as she closed from way off the pace to challenge for the win at the wire. Tonight the motor will keep running, especially from this post where she has won back to back races.



3. Fth Tiger Lilly (Take It Over - Fth Moon Dancer) showed that she got a little something from dad in the 1st round. The ability to win a stakes round. Now on to the next from another great post. Once in front this little girl is tough to take down, but can she get there in back to back efforts?



4. Backatcha (Joe Hearns - Nikki Di) is an even runner that can come on a bit a the end of the race every once in a while. She did just that in the 1st round and managed to get to the money. From the same post position again tonight, she needs to be closer early on to contend.



5. Chaska Brenden (Lonesome Cry - Sendahl Katie) has a solid rush to the turn and once he is close early he can be a handful in his races. The middle post and the inside speed around him might make this a long night.



6. Captain Bry (Dodgem By Design - Sarava Class) is a bit out of class against this field, but with the late speed that he posses he is not out of any race. He held in the super throughout in the 1st round and hope that he can do it again tonight.



7. Jm's Sugarcookie (Dk's Prime Time - Little Liza Jane) is more a router than a 550 yard greyhound and that showed up in the 1st round of the stakes. She was left early and never recovered. Closing is her best attribute, but she must be able to still see the lure early. She needs to break better tonight.



8. Pure Performance (Dodgem By Design - Laveranues) is a big time early speed greyhound that needs to hit the lid in this race. She was a threat throughout in the 1st round, but needs a lead if she wants to hold off this talented group. The post helps her, and even without the front she factors at the wire.



This is going to be a highly contested race as several of these greyhound could pull of the win in this effort. So when it's tough go with the 3 basic things and throw in another if it applies. Grade, Early speed, Post, and HOTNESS! Taking this all into consideration, let's jump on the Fth Tiger Lilly Bandwagon. She is a solid grade A competitor, has enough early speed to contend for the lead, loves the rail post and gets it again here, and was a winner in the 1st round of the stakes. She posted up the biggest margin of victory and could do it again in this effort. All she has to do is break, and this race should be over. Trying to take her down will be the fast closing Starla Vintage. This greyhound is a DQ closing machine and will be doing what she does best in the stretch, eating up ground and lengths as she approaches the finish line. Did I mention that she too likes the post and has won her last two races in a row in fine fashion from this post position. If she gets loose early, no one beats her. Smokin Snoopy gets another look after that strong winning effort in the 1st round. Normally not on the radar per say, but with the one box and his recent success, he has be in the conversation tonight. Pure Performance used to be money to the lead in any races, but recently she has struggled to get the front. From the 8 box she will get the much needed room to rush early on and could see herself in command as they head to the turn. Her problem is that she is short late and even with the lead, I don't think she can hold it. To win she will need the lead and some help behind her. (3-2-1-8)



The rounds continue on in the 7th race on the card for Monday Evening.



1. Bh's Simplylegit (BH's Rackem Up - Simple Life) loves the rail and gets it here in the 1 box. She has great early speed and that will get her in the thick of things in this effort. If she can get the lead, can she hold it? That is the question.



2. Playing Amy Song (Golddust Memory - Greys Irish Song) was the quickest on the evening in the 1st round as she made the most of the great post. She wanted to run and took it box to wire. Here from another rail spot, she could put up back to back scores.



3. Cinnamon Heart (Heart Rumble* - Spicy Candy) has great speed and can run with anyone when he can get out of the starting box, but we just don't know when that is going to happen. He needs to be more consistent. If he does hit the lid, the race might be for place.



4. Lockdown Lucy (Back Breaking - Ptl Lea) finally gets back inside and that might just help out in this effort. Getting out of the starting box would be a plus too. She hasn't broke like she can in a while. She needs a wakeup call, and tonight might be the night.



5. Pat C Elway (Elway Drive - Pat C Vein) draws a tough 5 box in this effort and if wants to get back on track tonight he has only one option, get out of the starting box in a hurry. This greyhounds runs his best near the early lead and it might be a big task from here against this field.



6. Raiders Bart (Dodgem By Design - Raiders Azeri) is a solid grade A racer that has been breaking and running well over the last month or so. He likes to break from the outside and things look pretty again for him in this effort. He will be a factor throughout again tonight.



7. Teeshawn (Fuzzys Cannon - Well Chosen) found the form in the first round that saw him jump up the grading ladder early in his career. Hot off a rest, his fresh legs got him out of the box and to the early lead. Tonight he needs to keep up the pressure with another good start.



8. Big Drama (Get Over - Rooftop Flojo) is a long way from the rail and that once again might hinder her effort in this race. She is far better than her current lines show and has enough late speed to overcome some trouble in this trip. She needs to step it up in this effort tonight.



It's going to be tough to take down Raiders Bart in this race, but from another great rail post position, Playing Amy Song should be up for the challenge. She runs really tough from these rail posts and has enough left in the tank to take someone off the late lead if needed at the end of this race. From the front or from behind she will be tough to keep from winning back to back races tonight. Raiders Bart will be doing his best to keep her from doing it though. He has been hotter than anyone else in this race and he has been doing it against the best at the racetrack. He has won 2 of 4 races and has been breaking very well. He too has a good starting spot and he should be Amy Song's best competition in this race. Bh's Simplylegit has some good early speed of her own lurking on the rail part of the racetrack and if she hits the lid, she might just be the one to catch in this effort. The bad news is that with the big dogs behind her, she will get caught even if she does see the daylight on the front end. With the post working for her and if she could get a little help behind, she too has a shot at the victory tonight. Cinnamon Heart has to be noticed here as well. You can't ignore back to back wins, including one by 11 1/2 lengths in 30.77 and an even faster 4 1/2 length win in 30.55 seconds. Wide is where this greyhound wants to be, but if he breaks it really won't matter. JUST IN CASE, you have to respect the talent on the lead. (2-6-1-3)



The 5th stakes event on the card comes our way in the 9th race.



1. La's Jaguar (Be Discrete - La's Felisha) has shown off his talents with back to back winning trips. Here the one box will be kind to him again. If he can get close early on, he has enough left late to run down them all for the 3-peat.



2. Yip Laurel (J's Habanero - Jj's Barn) is the only real early speed greyhound in this race and she has some added motivation here to make amends for her 1st round effort. She sat in the box for her and ran into early trouble. Time to lead for a long time and try to steal away a win.



3. Kelsos Kingsize (Kiowa Sweet Trey - Dea's Hazy Day) failed to rally in the 1st round, but I would bet that won't happen in back to back races. He is back over 550 for the first time in a while and needs time to get acclimated. If he gets around close, everyone might be in trouble here.



4. Hanks Reno (Maryville Rumble* - Dolly Madison) rushed up close and took command in her first round race for a determined win. The difference here is the post. This is not the 1 box and he will have to work a bit harder from the 4 box in this race. If he can get clear, he will challenge.



5. Ponyboy Pete (Dodgem By Design - Chaka Khan) might be overmatched a bit in this effort in with the grade A's and the post is not helping his cause. He has a bit uphill battle in this race and will need to get back breaking in order to have a shot at all in this effort.



6. Lady Gator (Get Over - Rooftop Flojo) sooner or later the lights have to go one for this talented greyhound. She is so much better than what she has shown in her last couple of races. Closing is her best attribute and if she can just get a lane, she should challenge in the stretch.



7. White Field (Dodgem By Design - Nominator) has shown some good late speed in her last couple of races in a row and will need to keep up the good work in this race. She ran a career best 2 races ago from a similar post and if she can do it again, she might be a longshot winner.



8. Lrc Last Call (Late Late Show - Hot Cargo) has a little bit of late speed built right in to his races, but runs his best when he can be close to the leaders early on in his race. The break will be critical for him here as he hopes to take home more points and move on in the stakes.



I think it's time for a 3-peat. La's Jaguar has been running really tough and really likes this post position. Anyways you slice it, that's call a double bonus! Jaguar also gets the double threat tag as he can win on the early lead or come from off the pack and take home the victory in the stretch. He will do what needs to be done to win this effort. Hanks Reno ran a HUGE race in his last effort, but this is not the 1 box. If he wants to factor again in this effort he will need to come out way closer at the start of this race. There is not going to be all the room he had to rush in last time out. Lady Gator also gets a look simply because she has enough late speed to overcome anything that is thrown in front of her. She has gears in the stretch the others don't posses and tonight is the night she remembers how to shift them. Yip Laurel might be a bit up in grade here but if she breaks like she can, they all might be chasing her tail throughout in this effort. She is really the only true early speed greyhound in the bunch and could put 10 on them early on. Holding on would be quite a task tonight, but not out of the realm of possibilities either. Watch out if she wants to hit it early tonight.(1-4-6-2)



A bunch down and just a couple left. The 6th stakes event on the card comes in the 10th race.



1. Bizarre (Flare Gun - Scare De Cat) likes the rail and gets it again for the second race in a row. He needs to put up a better effort though than he ran in the 1st stakes start. He has shown some late speed in the past, let's see if he can get the ball rolling.



2. Gs Holly Ho (Rapido Rambo - Gm's Cutie) has had some rough trips in a row as of late and just needs to get some room early in order to show just what she can do around the racetrack. Here in a better rail post, she might get that room in this effort.



3. Par Zapster (Lonesome Cry - Rl Zipper) got into trouble in the 1st round race and needs to show up early and make a rebound in this effort if she wants to move on in the stakes. With no speed to her inside, if she breaks, she might be able to make a statement here.



4. Tipsy Marcus W (Tipsy Character - Jetstar Streaker) is a closer that one a race just a couple of starts ago. He can break on occasion too and once he has seen the lead, he is tough to take off of it. He needs to step up his game in this race.



5. Smokin Scamp (Go Joe Jester - Smokin Dizzy) has been close as of late but just can't seem to get over the hump. He has be in the thick of things from the inside post, but will have to run from the 5 box in this effort. If he can overcome the post, he will contend.



6. La's Gigi (Be Discrete - La's Felisha) has shown some good early speed in the past couple of starts and if she could have stayed clear of the others in the 1st round she would have finished further up the ladder at the wire. Tonight the post works in her favor.



7. Paddy Whacker (Heart Rumble* - Spicy Candy) loves it out here and clearly is the quickest greyhound in this field. He has everything going for him here and if he decides to use all of his abilities, this race could get UGLY for the rest of the field.



8. Kelsos Henchman (Kelsos Fusileer - Kelsos Picilino) moved back to 550 for the stakes and showed off that great closing ability in the 1st round. Here on the outside, he will get room to run, and if he is too close too soon, he might be the one to beat in this effort.



It's outside time in the 2010 JGR Puppy Stakes. Starting off with the so posted up, Paddy Whacker. This greyhound is normally a monster from the 6, 7, and 8 boxes and the green and white stripes will do him well again in this effort. He put up a personal best 30.39 two starts back and looks to put up another in this race. All he has to do is get close early and the rest will take care of itself. Smoking Scamp broke well in his last couple of races and even though he is in a post he has not done well from, he has no speed to the inside of him tonight and that will make a difference. He should break with the leaders in this race and factor in the mix throughout once again. Kelsos Henchman is the late speed element in this effort. He might not be around early on, but trust me when I tell you, he will be around at the finish line. He has tremendous closing ability and will showing it off in the deep stretch tonight. The other name not to forget about is La's Gigi. This greyhound might be the best breaker in the bunch and if it all when her way, she might be the one crossing ahead of everyone else in this effort. She is short late though and that will most likely be her downfall once again tonight. To win she would need some big time help behind her. (7-5-8-6)



Down to the last two on the card and the first of the pair comes our way in the 11th race.



1. Leading Steps (Lonesome Cry - Tk Ashira) is a big time breaker that is very happy about the rail post position that he has drawn in this effort. He is going to have room early and that is all he needs to get to the early lead in this race. Now can he hold it?



2. Lrc Last Dance (Late Late Show - Hot Cargo) has had a couple of rough trips in a row and needs to just get around the turn for a chance to factor in this race. The rail post will go a long way to help out this effort. Let's see if he is up for the challenge.



3. Cjc's Bristol (Kiowa Sweet Trey - Greys Real Nifty) is an even runner that needs to be close early on in the race in order to be effective. Here from a good rail post, she has a chance to factor, she just needs to show up and show off.



4. Raiders Benito (Dodgem By Design - Raiders Azeri) had been on a tear before the 1st round of the stakes. In that race he forgot to break and that was his demise. Here he needs to find his form and get back to contending.



5. Cdn Jaw Breaker (Heart Rumble* - Spicy Candy) is just like the rest of the litter. They are extra fast in the open and when they break they are as dangerous as anyone on the racetrack. But when is that, and can it happen from the 5 box? We will see.



6. Ahk Flame On (Trey United* - Greys Fire Hawk) is a grade D greyhound in with a bunch of grade A's. To say he is overmatched is an understatement, so his best hope is to come out very fast at the start of this race. That is his only chance to compete.



7. Mr. Duncan (Fuzzys Cannon - Miss Kissable) was roughed up in the 1st round and gets another chance from a similar post in this race. He needs to do well for the family bragging rights as his brother is next door in the 8. If he does clear, watch out!



8. Mr. Clark (Fuzzys Cannon - Miss Kissable) is happy to be away from the 5 box in this effort. He might be a rail runner, but he likes to rush at the break from the outside. He is no stranger to winning races and could easily take home this race, if he can get out of the starting box.



Well he might not be Leading at the start of this race, but Mr. Clark just has to be close enough to contend in order to get up before the finish line. He loves it outside at the break and should get oodles of room to rush the turn, especially with his similar running brother in tow beside him. Watch for him to put on the jets late and take down the early lead, Leading Steps in the stretch for the win. Steps gets all the bonuses at the start of this race. He has no speed around him and a rail post, what more could be want? Maybe a head start against these talented closers, but without it he will still be in front and the one to beat before the wire. If he can steal a ton, he might have a shot to hold on late for the win. Mr. Duncan is just like Mr. Clark and could put up a big effort if his brother fails to do so in this race. He has all the tools, likes the outside, and has enough left in the tank to take down the leader late too. If he clears with his brother on the outside, this could turn into a family feud. Cdn Jaw Breaker gets the just in case pick here. Just like his littermates, this chocolate runner is in the box and you never know just what you are going to get. If he wants to run, he could win it, or if he doesn't want to he might finish in the money, or not. I'll take a flyer on him, IN CASE he finds it in this effort. (8-1-7-5)



Capping off the stakes rounds for the evening, the 12th race on the card is the 8th and final event.



1. Kelsos Scallywag (Dodgem By Design - Kelsos Smallfry) took the rest well and came back with some fresh legs that saw her explode to the early lead in the 1st round of the stakes. She was caught, but it was a grand effort. Tonight from the 1 box, expect the same.



2. Bh's Doitmyway (Lonesome Cry - Yip Happy) is a solid grade A competitor that has some early speed of his own on tap. He gets a good rail post again here in this race and hopes to break better than he did in his last effort. If he can clear early on, he might have a chance to steal away a win.



3. Rg's Starfish (Jimbo Scotty - Tooth Fairy) has been tough in grade A since reaching the top grade after coming in from Tri-State. Her best feature is her early speed and I'm sure she will come out running once again in this effort. She likes the inside and gets it here with the 3 box, so pay attention to her here.



4. Risingstar Sable (Dodgem By Design - Runforit Susie) has looked really rough on the lead in the past, but has failed to break that well in awhile. Without the lead her effort is not quite the same. If she wants a chance tonight, she needs to come out running.



5. Lorna's Cannon (Fuzzys Cannon - Instant Vintage) can come on with the best of them late in any race and that is what she did in the 1st round. She was a threat throughout to the fastest on the block. No Amy Song in this race, so the warning shots may be over.



6. Black Licorice (Heart Rumble* - Spicy Candy) more candy and more unpredictability from B & J's talented litter. This greyhound is a bit shorter than the rest of his brothers and sisters, and needs to be out front early on in order to win. He must break in order to factor here.



7. Mw Sekhnot (C Ya Costa Maya - Mw Steel Jaw) is still a baby, but he has already shown big time abilities. He just missed a win in the 1st round and should get even more room to run on the outside part of the racetrack. If he clears, he could easily walk off with the win tonight.



8. Pat C Stylish (Pat C Roadster - Pat C Yosemite) draws another fantastic post position and that alone might be enough to get her into contention once again. She is a different greyhound from out here, and hopes to keep the ball rolling from her 2nd place finish in the 1st round from this same box.



Ok now for the no brainer move in this effort. Kelsos Scallywag is going to be in the early lead in this effort. In the 1st round this greyhound looked like she was shot out of a cannon at the break and it took a huge effort to get to her before the finish line by a DQ Williams closer. Tonight Scallywag looks to get more of the same from MW Sekhnot. This greyhound might be young, but he can really run and he is going to prove that he belongs to be here in this effort. He is going to clear close and prove best late for the slim win. If not what about another DW closer like, Lorna's Cannon. This greyhound to has great closing ability and if the mood suits her, she could easily be the one that is taking down the leader before the finish line. Rg's Starfish might not have the closing ability of the previous greyhounds, or the early burst like Scallywag, but she has the consistency to be close early and stay there for the duration of this event. If she could get some help, she might have a shot at an upset in this race. (7-1-5-3)