Courtesy of Gulf Greyhound
A new face broke through this week to earn this week’s honors as the Greyhound of the Week, TNJ Tuff Enough (Heart Rumble* - TNJ Peaches) from Big Water Kennel trained by Sissy Sabell and owned by James T. Dietz and William E. Maierhofer.
After taking one year to achieve top grade AA competition, TNJ Tuff Enough has made the most of it quickly by earning victories in just his second and third grade AA starts. The first of which came on Saturday evening March 5 in the featured tenth race. Drawing the advantageous #1 rail post position, TNJ Tuff Enough was in tough against a field including top grade winners Atascocita Chloe, Night Frisco, Look My Way, and the hottest greyhound at the time at Gulf Greyhound Park, Cry Homer. Sent off as a longshot at odds of 11 to 1, TNJ Tuff Enough took full advantage of the rail clearing the first turn in second behind 22 to 1 longshot Like A Charm. As the race progressed, TNJ Tuff Enough slowly closed the gap on the leader and when they turned for home, accelerated down the stretch to get up just in time winning by a nose in a career best time of 30.04 seconds.
TNJ Tuff Enough was fortunate once again to draw the #1 post position in his next start Friday evening March 11. This time, LQK Kennels, Inc. would send out Riley Jaymes to get some revenge for the defeat of their top superstar, Cry Homer. The field also included grade AA winners Nina’s Wagster and C Ya Tom Collins along with recent grade A winners Atascocita Spare and MW Neptunia. TNJ Tuff Enough knows how to `ride the rail` and used it to his advantage again achieving the lead around the first turn. After cruising on the lead with a safe margin of a length or so, TNJ Tuff Enough could literally hear the footsteps of a strong closing Riley Jaymes at the top of the stretch. The finish line could not arrive soon enough as Riley Jaymes swung wide but just missed by a nose as TNJ Tuff Enough held on to win his second consecutive top grade race at odds of 8 to 1.
It has been an `all or nothing` year so far in 2011 for TNJ Tuff Enough with a record of 11/5-0-0-0 but the career record looks much better at 37/9-10-2-3. Congratulations to Big Water Kennel, trainer Sissy Sabell and of course the star of the show, TNJ Tuff Enough for this week’s achievements.
After taking one year to achieve top grade AA competition, TNJ Tuff Enough has made the most of it quickly by earning victories in just his second and third grade AA starts. The first of which came on Saturday evening March 5 in the featured tenth race. Drawing the advantageous #1 rail post position, TNJ Tuff Enough was in tough against a field including top grade winners Atascocita Chloe, Night Frisco, Look My Way, and the hottest greyhound at the time at Gulf Greyhound Park, Cry Homer. Sent off as a longshot at odds of 11 to 1, TNJ Tuff Enough took full advantage of the rail clearing the first turn in second behind 22 to 1 longshot Like A Charm. As the race progressed, TNJ Tuff Enough slowly closed the gap on the leader and when they turned for home, accelerated down the stretch to get up just in time winning by a nose in a career best time of 30.04 seconds.
TNJ Tuff Enough was fortunate once again to draw the #1 post position in his next start Friday evening March 11. This time, LQK Kennels, Inc. would send out Riley Jaymes to get some revenge for the defeat of their top superstar, Cry Homer. The field also included grade AA winners Nina’s Wagster and C Ya Tom Collins along with recent grade A winners Atascocita Spare and MW Neptunia. TNJ Tuff Enough knows how to `ride the rail` and used it to his advantage again achieving the lead around the first turn. After cruising on the lead with a safe margin of a length or so, TNJ Tuff Enough could literally hear the footsteps of a strong closing Riley Jaymes at the top of the stretch. The finish line could not arrive soon enough as Riley Jaymes swung wide but just missed by a nose as TNJ Tuff Enough held on to win his second consecutive top grade race at odds of 8 to 1.
It has been an `all or nothing` year so far in 2011 for TNJ Tuff Enough with a record of 11/5-0-0-0 but the career record looks much better at 37/9-10-2-3. Congratulations to Big Water Kennel, trainer Sissy Sabell and of course the star of the show, TNJ Tuff Enough for this week’s achievements.
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