Surprise, Surprise, DQ Best in 1st Round

Race Results for Round 1 of the 2010 JGR Puppy Stakes at the Orange Park Kennel Club


5/21/2010 - Surprise, Surprise, DQ Best in 1st Round

Another puppy stakes is underway and the DQ Williams kennel is proving once again why they seem to be on top of the standing year in and year out at the Orange Park Kennel Club.

They continue to break in some talented pups, that move up the ladder and record wins for them over and over again.

So to no ones surprise, DQ won 3 of the 8 stakes events this past Friday evening I the 1st round of the 2010 JGR Puppy Stakes.

Leading the way was Playing Amy Song. Running in the last race on the card, this streaky greyhound make the most of the post and bombed to the early lead and never looked back. In the process she posted up the fastest time in the stakes rounds at 30.67 seconds.

The other two wins came from the baby of the bunch, MW Springer. This greyhound only had 9 official races, but was up to the task as he came from off the pace and took home the victory at the finish line.

La’s Jaguar shadowed Springer’s effort by chasing the pace throughout and proving just too much for the early leader in the stretch as he took home the victory.

B & J and Blanch were hot too. Both kennels took home a pair of victories during the qualifying rounds, but none might have been as sweet as Fth Tiger Lilly’s for the B & J Kennel.

This greyhound is the first litter by OPKC monster Take It Over and it seems that some of the genes have passed down to the next generation. She exploded from the box and left the field in her wake. In the process she won by 5 ½ lengths, which was the biggest margin of any of the races in qualifying. Off to a good start so far, Tiger Lilly hopes to do what dear old dad did, win this race 2 years back.

The other winner for B & J was Hanks Reno. Loving the rail, this posted up red blanket wearing greyhound, stalked early, took over the lead, and then held on at the finish line for the win. A determined effort from a determined greyhound would be a good way to describe this one.

For Blanch the star of the show was Teeshawn. Teeshawn broke in very well but then went into a funk and has just recently returned to live racing action. It seemed that the rest did him well as his break has returned and that was the difference in this race. He beat the box and was in instant control of this effort. He was pressed throughout but never wavered on the lead. A box to wire winner, Teeshawn looked impressive in this effort.

The other winner for Blanch was Smokin Snoopy. Snoopy broke close to the early leaders in this race and by the backstretch he had taken control of his race. He continued to pour it on and padded his margin all the way to the finish line for the easy victory. If he keeps breaking like this, he is going to go a long way in the rounds.

The only other winner in the rounds came by the way of the Willis kennel. Raiders Bart might not have broken on top, but he outrushed everyone to the turn and stole enough early on to hold off a late charge in the stretch for the slim victory.

A couple of other efforts that you might won’t to know about are Kelsos Scallywag from Lester Raines and Mw Sekhnot from DQ. Both of these greyhounds gave winning efforts but come up just on the short side of things.

Scallywag popped the box and was long, long, long gone and led all the way to the deep, deep stretch before surrendering to La’s Jaguar.

Mw Sekhnot did the opposite. He closed throughout on the leader and just missed the victory at the finish line. All in All, a great effort from a greyhound with just 8 official starts under his belt.

Second round action takes place on Monday May 24th at the Orange Park Kennel Club. All 8 races return and everyone will be vying for points and a chance to move on in the stakes. The fun starts off in the 3rd race and runs in races 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12.