Dodger is the first of the Leelo pups to go home, after having made about three attempts on the track. He just enjoys running so much that he is silly about it, legs everywhere, the absolute picture of bliss...but not of speed. I was second in line for him, so I have a special place in my heart for the big brindle bubba.

The plan was for him to be going home to his Momma Kimmie in NC this weekend, but Jax has been quarantined for kennel cough and he is in the adoption kennel at the track. Here's hoping for patience for Kimmie (I don't know that I could stand it if I was that close to getting Daisy and then everything fell through) and for Dodger. Good luck in your new life Dodger, whenever you get there!!

But Way to GO Babygirl!!!

THIRD RACE Grade M 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.34
Ks Gene 74 4 2 1½ 14 17 31.34 1.80 Won With Ease,Wide
M's Free Foxfire 74 5 3 2 2 27 31.83 99.90 Hung On To Place,Rl
Fth Oopsie Daisy 66 2 5 4 4 37½ 31.86 2.40 Thru On Rl For Show
Rw's Carmen 63 8 4 3 3 48½ 31.94 16.20 Speed To Strch,Rail
Dancin Zeff 69½ 3 1 6 5 58½ 31.95 7.80 Blkd Early,Improved
Clb Holly Girl 61 1 7 5 6 611 32.17 2.70 Offstrided 1st Turn
Shamrock Tangie 58½ 6 6 8 7 712 32.18 16.20 Slight Bump 1st Turn
Sol May Final 69½ 7 8 7 8 813 32.27 7.80 Failed To Rally,Insd
Connell Kennels Inc’s Red M, June 2004, Blazin Blitz—Kansas Bad Girl
4 Ks Gene 5.60 5.60 5.00
5 M’s Free Foxfire 5.60 5.00
2 Fth Oopsie Daisy 4.00

Her brother Casey did well last night too, coming in FIRST with a time of 30.91. Casey is racing in grade D...now Daiz just needs a win in maiden to get into D with him. Sophie ran on 5/29 and came in 3rd with a time of 31.50. Not too shabby, kids!

Daisy's next time out will be on Tuesday, 5/30. She's in the third race but again has the number 2 hole so I'm afraid it's going to be a repeat of the last race. I sometimes wonder if there is some karma-related somethingoranother going on that is pushing her toward my couch all the faster??

Her brother Casey (FTH Hurrycane) will also be running Tuesday night, the number five hole in the second race. Sophie runs tomorrow night, third race, fourth box. Hallie and Bonnie ran on Saturday, Hallie took fifth place and Bonnie took eighth. Yikes, girls, I hope Casey's not a bad influence!!

THIRD RACE Grade M 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.26
M's Lively Lady 63½ 8 8 3 2 11 31.26 3.50 From Last Off,Inside
Buzz Rose Baby 52 1 4 11 14 21 31.32 99.90 Denied Win Late,Rail
Sudden Finish 60½ 6 7 2 3 39½ 31.93 3.10 Blkd 1st,Drove On
Trane's Song 70½ 7 5 4 4 411 32.06 19.80 Sought Rail Early
Shamrock Tangie 59 4 6 6 5 511 32.07 9.20 Close Qtrs 1st Turn
Pat C Highland 59 5 1 5 6 613 32.20 4.10 Knocked Wide 1st Trn
Fth Oopsie Daisy 66½ 2 3 7 7 719 32.66 1.80 Blew Wd 1st,Collided
Built To Rip 72 3 2 8fl 99.99 9.30 Hit,Fell 1st,D.N.F.
Stapleton Kennel’s Brindle F, May 2004, Gryes Flamebeau—M’s Lightnlively
8 M’s Lively Lady 9.00 3.40 2.40
1 Buzz Rose Baby 10.20 4.60
6 Sudden Finish 2.40

From the looks of those quotes I'd say the first turn on this race was messy. But on the bright side, Daisy's Aunty Janet got this awesome picture of my girly!!!

Better luck next time, beautiful...Aunty Janet says there's VIDEO coming...

Daiz runs her first maiden race at Orlando tomorrow on the matinee card. She's in the third race and has the number 2 hole...which is either really good and means she can break like a house on fire and go right to the rail, or that she'll be bumped back at the break. MAN I wish I could see her run!!!

Her brother Casey is also running tomorrow, 8th race, number 5 hole. Here's hoping he can pull out a better showing than his past few times on the track!

Sophie ran tonight and only missed 3rd by a hair, her time was 31.77 and the number 3 dog's time was 31.73. Not bad at all, pretty girl, still in the money with fourth I think.

I will be a nervous wreck tomorrow...I really want Daisy to do well...check back here for results!!

The beautiful Miss Hallie Jalapeño:

Handsome Dodger in his new fancy collar from Momma Kimmie:

If you look to the right of Daiz in this one, you'll see Miss Windy Bear:

Another shot of Dodger...he is my "nephew" after all...

FTH Hurrycane in the turnout pen at Jax (photo courtesy Follow that Hound!):

Angel Sophie Sox at Jax (photo courtesy Follow that Hound!):

Close up of Bonnie Boo (photo courtesy Follow that Hound!):

First, the big news...

NINTH RACE Grade . 5-16 Mile Track F Time 32.10
Fth Oopsie Daisy 65½ 7 2 3 11 11 32.10 Won Despite Trouble
Rw's Buddy Quick 72 2 5 5 3 21 32.18 Rushed Up Midtrack
Sweet Lee 56½ 5 1 14 2 312 32.94 Lasted For Show
Leta's Ginger 61½ 3 3 2 4 418 33.42 Shutoff 1st Turn
Rollo 80½ 4 6 7 7 519 33.47 Collided 1st Turn
Mccool Mitchell 65½ 1 7 6 6 620 33.57 Collided 1st Turn
Yale 79½ 6 4 4 5 722 33.68 Wide 1st,Strch Loss
Orl 18 8 Scratched
Jessica Michaud Ken’s Red F, August 2004, Cm Stormy—Lady Leelo
7 Fth Oopsie Daisy
2 Rw’s Buddy Quick
5 Sweet Lee

She proved me wrong, taking first even in an outside box. I don't care, I'll take it!!

Hallie runs tonight, 3rd race, 5th hole. Sophie runs tomorrow night, also the 3rd race and 5th hole. I don't see Daisy on the schedule yet, but I believe MC told me that SOKC runs schooling races on Fridays, so perhaps I have to wait until then. I wish that SOKC had their cards listed further out into the week like Jacksonville does...of course I also wish they had a live feed so I could have seen my babygirl win but that's a given. Fingers, toes, and paws crossed that she does super-well there and maybe will have a shot back at Jax....

Left to right, Arawen (Mama Carla baby), Daisy, Windy, Sophie, Bonnie, Paisley (Mama Carla Baby), and Hallie

More info on the Daisy's siblings...

Names: FTH Oopsie Daisy, FTH Lights Out, FTH Hallie Pino, FTH Hurrycane, FTH Storm Dodger, FTH Runforcover, FTH Sophie Sox

Racing Info:
(all of the Leelo pups that are still racing are at Sanford-Orlando/SOKC)

FTH Lights Out ("Bonnie Boo" formerly known as "Bonnie Badass") runs tomorrow night, 5/19 in the third race. She will be in the number four hole.

FTH Hurrycane ("Casey" or "Daisy's Moose of a Twin") ran last night, 5/17, in the eleventh race. He was in the number seven hole, and unfortunately came in seventh, ten lengths behind the number six dog. Just a side note, Casey is racing at EIGHTY-ONE and a HALF pounds. It's no wonder when I met him back in March and he bumped into me I went flying almost into Daisy's crate with her...

FTH Storm Dodger ("Dodger") is officially retired from racing and will be going home to Momma Kim Stevenson in NC the first weekend of June. Dodger obviously LOVES to run, you can see it on his face...but he runs sloppy like a the big old puppy that he is...just the sweetest boy EVER.

FTH Runforcover ("Windy") is on the farm in Jax at the moment, awaiting Daddy Bill's decision to send her to Orlando (when there is space for her) or send her on to a sofa.

FTH Sophie Sox ("Sophie Angel Socks") ran on Tuesday, 5/9 and won her schooling race with a time of 31.71. Sophie is a beautiful brindle girly with GORGEOUS white socks...hence the name.

FTH Hallie Pino ("Hallie Jalapeno" or "Mountain Goat") ran on Tuesday, 5/16 and won her schooling race with a time of 31.33.

NINTH RACE Grade . 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.73
Fth Oopsie Daisy 64½ 5 2 13 12 11½ 31.73 Held Comfortabl Lead
Where's Lo Tide 63½ 4 1 2 2 21½ 31.84 Second Best,Inside
Yale 80 1 4 4 3 37 32.24 Held Safe Show,Mid
Dar's Jambalaya 71 7 5 5 6 49½ 32.41 Stretch Gain,Midtrk
Mccool Mitchell 65½ 8 3 3 4 513 32.71 Lacked Late Effort
Nebefer 56 2 6 6 5 616 32.93 Wknd Late,Went Wide
Orl 17 3 Scratched
Orl 18 6 Scratched

Jessica Michaud Ken’s Red F, August 2004, Cm Stormy—Lady Leelo
5 Fth Oopsie Daisy
4 Where’s Lo Tide
1 Yale

Her sisters did well also...Hallie just edged out her competition to come in first with a time of 31.33, second place dog was 31.40. Sophie Sox won her schooling race, finishing with a time of 31.73, and Bonnie Boo won HER race with a time of 32.14! Well done ladies, well done indeed!!

But Daisy! Lordy! 31.73 is nothing to sneeze at...that's my babygirl!!

Daisy has arrived at the track in Orlando, and began her schooling races last Friday evening with a scratch. She would have been in the number four box, which is a good box for her I think. When she draws an outside box it seems she runs too far outside, but if she has 4-6 she shoots straight down the middle like her tail is on fire.

In other news, Daisy's sister FTH Lights Out (Bonnie Boo) won her schooling race the previous Tuesday, and her other sister FTH Hallie Pino's race was declared "NO RACE" on the same Tuesday. Not sure what that means exactly...

To check her results (Sanford-Orlando doesn't have simulcast races, unfortunately), click here and then choose the "CCC Racing at Sanford Orlando" link on the left side. From there you can choose from results, race programs, and other info on the track.

Go Daiz go...not that I don't want you to come home to me, baby, but I could see that first night at Jax how much you love to run, and I want you to be able to do that as much as you can for Mama Cathie and Daddy Bill first...