Jacksonville - this Weekend's Feature Races

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Saturday - 10/9/2010 - Matinee Race 11

It's the veterans vs. the Afleet Alex pups in this race. Ru Tuff Enuf is as Tuff as anyone on the racetrack when he can get out of the starting box and that is what he is going to do today. He will get room early with the empty box next to him and that will allow him to see the lead. Once in front, he is tough to take down before the wire. IE, see two races back, win by 7 1/2 in 30.34 seconds. Out and gone early on today. Next the two race in a row winner, Really Gonnarock. This greyhound has gotten better with each and every start and the scary thing is that his brother is even better. He miss the stakes final, but has rebounded nicely and has been showing off against the best at the racetrack. From this post he should get a clean run to the turn and that could be bad news for the rest of the field if he is close early on. With his late kick, he will challenge in the stretch again today. Wp's Commodore is as fast as anyone in this race and has won his share, 3 in his last 6 efforts, of grade A races. He loved this inside, near rail, post position and as long as he is close early, he will be a threat throughout. All he has to do is keep on keeping on in this effort. Gs Tee Up is the other Alex pup that will be contending for the win in this race. He has great skills of his own, and from a better post, I expect the effort to rise as well. He need to just one thing to get a chance to win this race, BREAK. He has not been coming out like he did in the past and it is why he has not crossed in front in a while. If he gets the lead, they might just be hard pressed to get to him in time. (5-1-3-2) 

Sunday - 10/10/2010 - Matinee Race 11

One thing for sure, this race is going to be exciting to watch. We have quite the talent in this race and they are going to be doing their best to take home the win. Yourgood Imgreat gets the nod here for me as he is just s step quicker early on than most of this field and will have enough to get home a winner in this race. This will not be a romp and he will be pushed throughout, but sometimes you have to step up and that is just what will happen here. Kiowa Smedley will give a winning effort once again from a superb post position. He loves it on the rail and will make the most of this post. He has not seen the win in 2 races now and it might be time to get back there. Last time out from this post he scored. Uss West Coast is going to give his all for the duration of this race. He always does and that byline is not going to change anytime soon. I know he would rather be winning races than just running in the money, but he has to break better to get that done. If he finds his long lost break at the start of this race, he will be upset minded today. Kiowa One Spot might just be the one for all of the big dogs to catch in this race. She has the best early speed and has seen the front in 3 of her last 6 efforts. She has been short late though in 5 of her last 6 races, but she did hold on to win one, and that came from a similar post positions. Her only hope in this race is to hit the lid, steal a long lead, and get some help behind her, otherwise the chasers will get to her before the finish line. (2-1-4-6)