Monday, March 19, 2012
LONGSHOT NO INFLATION WINS PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB $50,000 ST. PATRICK'S INVITATIONAL!
LUCK OF THE IRISH SHINES ON MARSELLA RACING KENNEL!
17-1 LONG-SHOT NO INFLATION WINS PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB’S $50,000 ARTHUR J. ROONEY ST. PATRICK’S INVITATIONAL!
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| 2012 $50,000 Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. St. Patrick’s Invitational Champion No Inflation |
West Palm Beach, Fl. - Irish Eyes Were Smiling on Marsella Racing Kennel as No Inflation handily defeated a top-notch field of Greyhounds in the 36th running of Palm Beach Kennel Club’s $50,000 Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. St. Patrick’s Invitational Saturday afternoon, March 17.
Breaking from the seven post position, No Inflation took advantage of an early jam with the fan-favored inside entries at the start of the race, had a trouble-free run to the first turn, took a commanding lead on the backstretch and never looked backed, winning by more than four lengths in a very swift 545-yard Royal Palm Course timing of 29.55 seconds.
Going off at odds of 17-1, supporters of No Inflation felt like they had found their own “Pot ‘O Gold” as they happily cashed in their two dollar win tickets in exchange for a payoff of $36.60.
M Cee Drive, Riverview Stevie and Hilco Burner finished second, third and fourth, respectively.
Co-Kennel operator Heather Marsella was watching the race at track side and was visibly exhibiting a combination of euphoria and the realization of what had just happened.
“There are no words to describe it. My body is still shaking.”, said Marsella. “I knew “Lucas” would win as soon as he broke first. I wasn’t worried about anyone catching him.”
“I would like to thank everyone who played a role in his win. My trainer, Mabel (Martinez), my sons Joe and Michael, his owner Larry Arnsberg of Portland, Oregon for letting No Inflation race in our kennel and everyone at Palm Beach Kennel Club for this wonderful experience.”
“Lucas” collected a lot of the “Green” for himself and his connections, a cool $25,000 for a 29-and-a-half-second jaunt around the Palm Beach oval.
The complete St. Pat’s order of finish:
1st - #7. No Inflation (EA’s Itzaboy - JJ Johnson, Marsella Racing Kennel)
2nd - #6. M Cee Drive (Rhythmless - Malice Drive, Tru Palm Kennel)
3rd - #4. Riverview Stevie (Kiowa Sweet Trey - CV’s Mama Mia, Rader Racing)
4th - #5. Hilco Burner (Kiowa Sweet Trey - Larks Bronx, B & B Racing Kennel)
5th - #8. M Press Drive (Rhythmless - Malice Drive, Tru Palm Kennel)
6th - #3. JS Kerry Oki (Dodgem By Design - Soft Melody, Collins / Neola Joe)
7th - #2. WW All Starodell (Iruska All Star - WW’s Oprah, Steve Gilster Kennel)
8th - #1. RK’s Conk Gonk (Dragon Fire - Tomb Raider, Rader Racing Kennel)
Gulf's Kennel of the Week - D.Q. Williams Kennel
Make it two weeks in a row for Gulf Greyhound Park’s top kennel in 2012, D.Q. Williams Kennel, to earn the Kennel of the Week honors. Once again, it was a numbers game as D.Q. Williams Kennel, trained by Craig Edwards, had the most starts for the week. Led by grade AA winners Cecil Deville, Golddust Hades and Nosy Pop, the troops tallied 8 wins, 15 seconds, 12 thirds and 6 fourth place finishes out of 71 starts to earn $10,292.04 in purse money. D.Q. Williams Kennel sits on top of the kennel standings leading by six wins over K-Rod Kennel and nine wins over Libby Racing Kennels.
Gulf's Greyhound of the Week - Spry Derosa
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| Spry Derosa of K-Rod Kennel |
This week’s featured star, Spry Derosa of K-Rod Kennel, returns to the spotlight after earning the Greyhound of the Week honors just a mere three weeks ago. The 59-pound red female bred from Dodgem by Design – Dancer Drive has established herself as one of the top sprinters on the Texas Gulf Coast winning six out of her last nine top grade AA contests for trainer Cindy Unrein and owner Charter Kennel, Inc.
On Wednesday afternoon March 14, Spry Derosa got a second opportunity with Kells Wild Bill of Libby Racing Kennels after the two top grade superstars finished within a nose of each other and Spry Derosa on the losing end. Just as their prior meeting, the two combatants would start next to each other with Spry Derosa in post #7 and Kells Wild Bill in the #8 post. Spry Derosa broke well sporting the lucky `candy-stripes` racing in the second position around the first turn behind leader Gable Raven of Bone Man Racing Kennel. With a strong move around the far turn, Spry Derosa cleared just in front of Gable Raven obtaining her favored rail running spot and pulled away to a two-length victory in a time of 29.98 seconds as the 3/2 race favorite.
On Wednesday afternoon March 14, Spry Derosa got a second opportunity with Kells Wild Bill of Libby Racing Kennels after the two top grade superstars finished within a nose of each other and Spry Derosa on the losing end. Just as their prior meeting, the two combatants would start next to each other with Spry Derosa in post #7 and Kells Wild Bill in the #8 post. Spry Derosa broke well sporting the lucky `candy-stripes` racing in the second position around the first turn behind leader Gable Raven of Bone Man Racing Kennel. With a strong move around the far turn, Spry Derosa cleared just in front of Gable Raven obtaining her favored rail running spot and pulled away to a two-length victory in a time of 29.98 seconds as the 3/2 race favorite.
Results: Dogs to Watch for March 18
DLT EXTRACTOR, Gulf Greyhound, 03/18/2012, Afternoon, race 9 post #6. Result: 5-6-2- .
UHAUL MUFFIN, Palm Beach, 03/18/2012, Afternoon, race 14 post #2. Result: 4-2-5- .
AMF EX PRESIDENT, Wheeling, 03/18/2012, Afternoon, race 3 post #8. Result: 7-4-1- .
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Dogs to Watch for March 19
DEMO DAISY, Birmingham, 03/19/2012, Afternoon, race 5, post #2.
COACH PRINCESS, Birmingham, 03/19/2012, Afternoon, race 13, post #6.
LAVA MATSUI, Birmingham, 03/19/2012, Afternoon, race 13, post #5.
ROOFTOP SAWEDOFF, Birmingham, 03/19/2012, Afternoon, race 13, post #3.
ORANGE PASS, Orange Park, 03/19/2012, Evening, race 8, post #7.
WW'S GUCCI, Orange Park, 03/19/2012, Evening, race 11, post #3.
CUSTOM TRENT, Palm Beach, 03/19/2012, Afternoon, race 12, post #1.
BELLA INFRARED, Southland, 03/19/2012, T, race 7, post #1.
GABLE EDDIE, Derby Lane, 03/19/2012, Evening, race 4, post #8.
BACKWOOD CODY, Derby Lane, 03/19/2012, Evening, race 6, post #7.
KIOWA ROLL RAY, Tri-State, 03/19/2012, Evening, race 10, post #3.
RAMS CASH CARSON, Tucson, 03/19/2012, Evening, race 7, post #6.
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TIPS for March 19
Birmingham Mon A, Race 01 #6: CRY ZEUS
Birmingham Mon A, Race 03 #7: SAN TAN BRASKA
Birmingham Mon A, Race 05 #8: OAKLAND WRAP UP
Birmingham Mon A, Race 06 #2: ASTAR EARLY FOOT
Birmingham Mon A, Race 13 #5: LAVA MATSUI
Mardi Gras Mon A, Race 06 #7: Ww Kay Corona
Mardi Gras Mon E, Race 01 #8: Rg's Barracuda
Sarasota Mon A, Race 12 #7: Ww Comet How
Southland Mon T, Race 03 #2: Cjc's Real Way
Southland Mon T, Race 06 #4: Herbs N Spice
Southland Mon T, Race 13 #1: Raiders Blaze
Southland Mon T, Race 16 #1: Kl's Fancy
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