Bonnie: Tonight, 6/29, 2nd race, 7th box
Sophie: Friday, 6/30, (evening) 1st race, 6th box
Hallie: Saturday, 7/1, (matinee) 12th race, 4th box
Casey: Saturday, 7/1, (evening) 7th race, 7th box

Go Leelos Go!!!

EIGHTH RACE Grade D 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.21
Fth Oopsie Daisy 66 3 2 12 12 11½ 31.21 4.80 On Top Early,Rail
Rock Bottom 56 8 1 5 3 21½ 31.32 7.10 Wide 1st,Hurried On
Pat C A Roadster 64½ 4 6 3 2 33½ 31.47 7.60 Held Safe Show,Wide
Dar's Peggy Sue 63 1 4 2 4 46½ 31.68 1.00 Shutoff 1st Turn
Go Laddie Go 77 7 8 4 5 59 31.86 10.80 Jammed 1st Turn,Wide
Oneco Brie 62 6 3 6 7 69½ 31.88 10.40 Lacked Early Effort
Gj's Cody Bodine 63½ 5 7 7 6 79½ 31.90 11.20 Went Wide 1st Turn
Atascocitavelvet 54 2 5 8 8 812 32.11 11.80 Back After Break
Jessica Michaud Ken’s Red F, August 2004, Cm Stormy—Lady Leelo
3 Fth Oopsie Daisy 11.60 4.40 3.00
8 Rock Bottom 4.40 4.60
4 Pat C A Roadster 3.40

Hallie pulled out a win Saturday night, with a time of 31.25. She's racing in Grade C now! Sophie came in fourth in her race Saturday, in a photo finish for third. The third place dog had a time of 31.52 and Sophie's was 31.54. Good job girls!!

Casey almost made it, coming in second place in his Grade A race with a time of 31.13. Darn these pups are quick when they want to be!! Here's hoping Daiz can do as well as her siblings today. Go babygirl go!

Daisy will be running tomorrow, 6/28, in the 8th race on the matinee card. She will be the number 3 dog. Here's hoping that will give her easy access to the rail and smooth sailing to a win! (or ITM finish, I'm not picky...)

Go babygirl go!!

Just looked at the program page for her race, by the way, and "Chartman" has picked her for the win! Don't know if that's good or bad...

Casey will be running Tuesday night, 6/27. He will be the number 1 dog in the 12th race. Here's hoping he can prove that his last place finish last time was just a fluke!

Hallie and Sophie are running tonight, 6/24. Hallie will be in the 10th race, number 8 hole, and Sophie will be in the 6th race, number 5 hole.

Bonnie ran last night, 6/23, and pulled out an ITM finish just barely, coming in fourth place with a time of 32.15. Gotta step that up a little, Bonnie Boo!

It's very odd that Daisy isn't on the list for Tuesday night, as she and Casey have been in the same rotation just like Hallie and Sophie are. I hope she hasn't come down with the kennel cough that's making the rounds of the Florida tracks...I'll check with MC and see.

Good luck Casey, Hallie, and Sophie!!!

ELEVENTH RACE Grade D 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.15
Pat C Tango 62 1 4 4 11 18 31.15 8.50 Ran Away With It,Mid
Fth Oopsie Daisy 64½ 3 2 2 3 28 31.72 6.10 Very Distant Place
Lnl Fast Jake 70½ 4 7 6 4 39½ 31.83 .40 Wide 1st,Drove Hard
Sweet Lee 55½ 5 5 12 2 410 31.87 11.80 Early Bid,Str Loss
November Run 61 8 3 5 5 510 31.90 9.10 Blkd Early,No Change
Where's Lo Tide 64 7 6 7 6 611 31.94 37.00 Shuffled Wide 1st Tr
Total Ace 59½ 2 1 3 7 715 32.23 11.40 Wide 1st,Lost Ground
Ww Burnindaylite 61 6 8 8 8 816 32.30 37.00 Always Last,Rail
Jay Gee Kennel’s Black F, Oct 2002, Its Aclevercatch—Pat C Sawaya
1 Pat C Tango 19.00 6.00 3.20 Twin Trifecta No Winner
3 Fth Oopsie Daisy 5.00 3.20 Carry Over $6081.52
4 Lnl Fast Jake

SEVENTH RACE Grade T - A 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.13
Top Cat Betsy 63½ 5 4 11 11 1ns 31.13 37.80 By Her Nose,Inside
Bad Larry 75 3 3 4 2 2ns 31.14 .60 Trbl 1st,Just Missed
Y Town Hustler 78½ 2 7 3 3 32 31.29 18.10 Held Safe Show,Mid
Fielder 74 8 6 6 5 46 31.56 11.40 Bmpd 1st,Strch Gain
Centex Elektra 58½ 4 1 2 4 56 31.57 18.60 Collided 1st Turn
Hallo Boston Bee 57 1 2 5 6 611 31.91 37.00 Blew Wide 1st,Clldd
Tmc's Hot Foot 78 6 5 7 7 713 32.12 18.20 Evenly After Break
Fth Hurrycane 81 7 8 8 8 814 32.16 1.60 Shutoff 1st Turn

Hallie and Sophie both pulled out impressive wins last night! Hallie came in with a time of 30.95 and Sophie blistered past even that with a time of 30.89. Well done girls!

Daisy and Casey run Wednesday evening. Casey will be the lucky number 7 dog in the 7th race, and Daisy will be the number 3 dog in the 11th race. This is Daisy's first try at grade D...I know you can pull out an ITM babygirl, and I'm hoping for a win!

In other news, Dodger is doing VERY well in his new home. Yay Dodger!!

(apologies to Cat Stevens...)

THIRD RACE Grade M 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.12
Fth Oopsie Daisy 65 2 1 12 14 18 31.12 .70 In A Breeze,Inside
Zms Ideal Dream 78½ 3 2 2 3 28 31.70 99.90 Reclaimed Place,Rail
Pals Tinker Bell 67 8 4 4 4 39½ 31.80 2.70 Showed Late Midtrack
Sol May Larissa 59 4 6 3 2 410 31.83 5.60 Factor To Str,Inside
Tx's Driver 66½ 1 5 5 5 512 31.96 8.20 Evenly Thruout,Mid
Fast Action 52½ 7 8 6 6 612 31.99 8.40 Cut In 1st Turn
Happy Meal 71 5 7 7 7 713 32.04 26.10 Never Varied,Midtrk
Clb Holly Girl 61 6 3 8 8 818 32.46 99.90 Shuffled Back Break
Jessica Michaud Ken’s Red F, August 2004, Cm Stormy—Lady Leelo
2 Fth Oopsie Daisy 3.40 6.60 3.20
3 Zms Ideal Dream .00 8.40
8 Pals Tinker Bell 2.80

In other news, Casey also won last night, with a time of 30.79!! He's moved up to Grade B...when did that happen?? Way to go Moose! Here's hoping Daiz will follow in his big ole footsteps...

Hallie and Sophie will both be running on Monday night. Hallie will be in race 11, box 3 and Sophie will be in race 2, box 6. Run fast and safe girls!!!

The first of the Leelo pups has retired! FTH Storm Dodger knew what he was doing the first time he hit the track...and came in last. He was working to get to go home with his new Momma Kimmy.

From a babe in Anne's arms:

To a handsome boy in Kim's yard:

Welcome Home, Dodger.

Has anyone else but me noticed that Daisy has been in the third race almost every time she shows up on a card at SOKC?

Daiz is up Friday night, 6/16, in the number 3 race. She will be the number 2 dog. That position did well for her last time so here's hoping she can step it up and pull out a win to get out of Maiden!

Casey will also be running Friday night in the number 2 race, 6 hole. On Wednesday Sophie came in 5th with a time of 31.51. She's running in D now, so the dogs are a little faster. Hallie pulled out a 3rd place with a time of 31.37, also running in D. Good girl Hallie, that's ITM!!

Kim and her daughter go to pick up Dodger this morning (in fact they should have been there and gone by now!) and take him home! Yay Dodger...you worked hard toward retirement, m'boy, enjoy it!!

Bonnie Boo ran today, third race, 4th hole during the matinee card. She took third (ITM!!!) with a time of 31.84. Formerly known as "Bad Ass Bonnie," she is racing at SEVENTY POUNDS. These pups are HUGE!!

Hallie and Sophie run on Wednesday, 6/14 in the matinee races. Hallie is in the eleventh race, 6th hole. Sophie is in the 4th race, also in the 6th hole. As of tonight Daisy and Casey have not been added to a card, but they both just ran on Saturday so that's not surprising. Casey won his race with a time of 30.79..."Moose" is racing at EIGHTY POUNDS. Holy smack.

Dodger will hopefully be released from the adoption kennel at Jax on Thursday so that he can go home with his new mommy Kim and skin-sister Kait. Jax has been under kennel cough quarantine for several weeks, so we're all crossing our fingers that he will be able to head home Thursday. Be a good boy, Dodger!!

THIRD RACE Grade M 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.25
Atascocita Diva 53 1 1 11 14 12½ 31.25 12.20 Never Headed,Inside
Fth Oopsie Daisy 66 6 2 2 2 22½ 31.42 9.80 Second Best,Rail
Fast Action 53 2 6 8 7 37½ 31.78 2.70 Showed Final Stride
Mulberry Carla 66½ 3 7 6 6 47½ 31.79 1.60 Lost Show Photo,Mid
Sweet Lee 56 7 3 3 3 59½ 31.93 7.40 Speed In Stretch
Rw's Carmen 64 4 5 5 5 612 32.11 5.80 Varied Little,Rail
Dar's Jambalaya 71½ 8 8 7 8 713 32.18 18.10 Never In It,Inside
Zms Ideal Dream 77½ 5 4 4 4 814 32.26 7.80 Tired In Stretch,Mid
Suncoast Greyhound’s Red F, August 2004, Stan’s Boy Flyer—Fuzzys Star Rub
1 Atascocita Diva 26.40 16.60 12.60
6 Fth Oopsie Daisy 9.20 7.20
2 Fast Action 3.00

That's my babygirl. Almost there, Daiz...almost there.

Poor MC. I was in touch with her yesterday, freaking out a little about the fact that in her third maiden race Daisy had only run 5th...and did that mean she was coming home soon? I have been doing a lot of thinking now that I have a potential move to Alabama on the table and I've been trying to make sure that I do what is best for all my pups, Daisy included...even if that means letting her go because my situation is not right to bring her into my pack.

I just knew when I saw that 5th place that it was all over and she would be retired. What I didn't know was that if a dog doesn't break maiden with a win and hits 2 years old they are automatically promoted to D. Daisy will be 2 in August! She's running pretty fast for Orlando I think, she just gets bumped out.

But she's back on the card for Saturday afternoon, third race/sixth box so we'll see. I used to think that she liked the outside boxes better (1-2 and 5-6) but her win at SOKC was in the number 3 box so I give up. Just run hard and fast and ITM babygirl. I know you can do it.

This is not good news...this is her third attempt at maiden...5th place isn't even in the money...I'll be waiting to see what MC and DB want to do at this point...

THIRD RACE Grade M 5-16 Mile Track F Time 31.53
Potrs Cassie 68 2 2 12 14 11½ 31.53 1.40 Shrinking Lead,Insd
Rw's Carmen 63 3 5 3 2 21½ 31.65 23.60 Placed Just In Time
Tamaleland 60 7 7 5 5 31½ 31.66 11.80 Driving Late Inside
Sweet Lee 56½ 6 1 2 3 42½ 31.71 1.20 Gradual Loss,Inside
Fth Oopsie Daisy 65½ 5 3 4 4 53 31.76 7.40 Varied Little,Mid
Shamrock Tangie 58½ 1 4 8 7 64½ 31.87 99.90 Offstrided 1st Turn
Atascocita Mimi 55½ 8 6 6 6 76½ 31.99 7.80 No Threat,Midtrack

I hope anyway...

Daisy is running tomorrow night, 3rd race, 5th box. Run fast and show 'em what you can do, babygirl...and get out of Maiden finally!

Janet recently saw Daisy run at SOKC (the first maiden where she came in dead last?) and took some PICTURES!!! I've already posted one, but there are more...never enough of my babygirl, never. The last one cracks me up because it's just her heiney...but at the same time check out those muscles, wouldya? Babygirl's a BRICK HOUSE.