June 2012 - Iowa Greyhound Association
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June 2012 - Iowa Greyhound Association
Iowa Greyhound Association JUNE – 2012 Iowa Greyhound Association Gloria Sanders 602 Buena Vista Street Alta, IA 51002 IA Greyhound Association • 1 GREYHOUND ASSOCIATION http://www.iagreyhounds.org/adim.php PRESIDENT BOB HARDISON (2015) ............................................ 19149 Highway 175 Onawa, IA 51040 Home: 712.423.3010 Fax: 712.423.1883 E-mail: Bob.hardison@yahoo.com VICE PRESIDENT David Ungs (2015) ......................................................22437 Asbury Road Holy Cross, IA 52053 Home: 563.744.9025 Fax: 563.744.9070 TREASURER Alan Hill (2014) ..............................................................15768 300th Street Radcliffe, IA 50230 Phone: 515.893.2366 E-mail: ahill@netins.net EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Gloria Sanders (2014) ......................................... 602 Buena Vista Street Alta, IA 51002 Home: 712.284.4004 Fax: 712.284.4004 E-mail: evergreen.602@hotmail.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Robinette (2013) ................................................... 1132 N. Avenue Elliott, IA 51532 Home: 712.767.2354 Fax: 712.767.2360 Email: pilotgrove1998@gmail.com Randy Schaben (2013) ............................................502 2nd Ave., Box 62 Portsmouth, IA 51565-0062 Home: 712.743.2293 Fax: 712.743.3009 Email: rjschab@iowatelecom.net Beverly Yates (2015) ................................................. 21767 Juniper Road Underwood, IA 51576 Home:712.322.7430 Fax: 712.322.7281 Email: ayates1621@aol.com Brad Boeckenstedt (2015) ...................................31400 Bellevue Drive Bellevue, IA 52031 Phone: 563-872-4841 E-mail: bocsracing@iowatelecom.net Bob Rider (Alternate 2013) ....................................5626 22nd Ave. Trail Vinton, IA 52349 Home: 319-472-9859 Cell: 319-310-4740 Email: teddybearsly@hotmail.com Crawford Law Firm ........................................................ 1701 Ruan Center 666 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 Office: 515.245.5420 Fax: 515.245.5421 Jerry Crawford, Jim Quilty Don Avenson .............................................................. 30 Maplewood Drive Oelwein, IA 50662 Home: 319.283.1124 2 • IA Greyhound Association Website Editor Ron Mullen Phone 712.526.2161 Fax 712.526.2043 Email rmullen@futuretk.com This magazine is paid from our PROMOTION fund account. Anything deemed POLITICAL is paid out of the IGA membership fund. www.iagreyhounds.org The Annual Iowa Greyhound Election and Membership meeting will be held in a new month - Saturday, September 15, 2012 11:00 am, at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino - Altoona, IA. * Voting for officers and board members will NOT be held until the September of 2013 meeting. Our ANNUAL election was held January 21, 2012 at Barratta’s - Fort Des Moines. September’s ANNUAL meeting should help accommodate members that attended our meetings in the PAST in bad weather conditions or that Bluffs Run was the only track racing live in January. Dubuque was closed for 6 months. September 15, both LIVE greyhound racetracks will be open. Be sure to pay your 2013$25.00 membership dues before September 1 deadline to be able to vote on issues at the September 15, 2012, meeting at Prairie Meadows. By the time you receive this June publication, 2012 will almost be half gone. Don’t you sometimes wonder, “Where has the time gone”? In Iowa legislation we ended another year with “LIVE” racing on the track’s schedule for the 2012 LIVE racing season. Thanks to our Legal, Legislative Counsel and IGA members who let their legislators know the importance our industry is to the State of Iowa. Not only do we pay taxes and buy goods relating to greyhounds, we provide jobs. Greyhounds provide paychecks to the owners and breeders of Iowa bred greyhounds. When the greyhounds are retired from racing adoption of these marvelous dogs as pets, companion animals or assisting the disabled in their homes is another option. The retired racer is also brought home for breeding or stud services. I keep wondering “ wouldn’t it be great if we had a 10 year “live” racing contract with each racetrack”? Wouldn’t it be great if each track PROMOTED our industry, instead of trying to get rid of us forever? I have talked to many who live in Iowa that didn’t realize we still have live greyhound racing at Council Bluffs and Dubuque. They did know there is a casino in their town. The IGA has a limited amount of funds to spend for PROMOTING our live racing, simulcast and greyhound adoption. Once a year, in August, the IGA hosts our greyhound booth at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in the Varied Industries Building. Where else are WE able to meet thousands of individuals or families that come into our booth every day? At our PROMOTION booth the public can meet and greet the Iowa Greyhound Association and Heartland Greyhound Adoption members that spend many hours answering questions and handing out information. You might even want to pet or hug the greyhound in our booth or take a photo of yourself or child with one of these majestic dogs from ancient times. We answer any questions you might have on breeding, raising, training, boarding and racing the greyhounds or how to go about adopting a greyhound as a pet. We welcome your membership into the Iowa Greyhound Association. How many of you know we have a four-legged “celebrity” in our Association? I am talking about thorough- bred race horse Dullahan. On April 14, Dullahan won the Blue Grass Stakes Race at Lexington, KY and $750,000 purse. He ran down the favorite horse named Hansen. ON MAY 5, DULLAHAN RAN 3RD AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY! Our legal counsel Jerry Crawford is the President of Donegal Racing – the Iowa owners of this horse. Our prayers and get well wishes go out to Bob Rider, alternate IGA board member and NGA district representative for a brighter diagnosis of complications from diabetes. We also want to send our prayers and wishes to Donna Lovely, past Bluffs Run placement representative for our greyhounds. She has been battling cancer and we hope she ––––––––––––––––––––––– continued on 4 IA Greyhound Association • 3 8IGA News –––––––– continued from 3 continues to improve. Alan Hill, IGA Treasurer lost his father last year. Alan and his family, including his mom took this loss very hard. This is a religious and close-knit family. Please accept our sympathy. George Harlan passed away on April 24, 2012. He and his sons are owners of Harlan Kennels. And our prayers are with Kathy Walburn in her battle with cancer. Check out Bob McKinnon’s article in this publication. Also see the NEW BACK COVER of this June IGA news with Dubuque’s new advertising page. See stakes race news from Dubuque and Bluffs Run. Be sure and check out our advertisers ads and adoption information. Jim Quilty has sent us an update on what he is doing since he branched out on his own from the Crawford Law firm. He still works with the IGA through the Crawford Law Firm. 2012 in the USA is election of our President. Be sure your voice is heard by going to the voting booth and expressing your wishes for the good of our country. Don’t forget to thank our soldiers and their families for their dedication to our FREEDOM. You know the saying-“If you don’t vote-don’t complain”. This July 4th when we celebrate our FREEDOM, pray that it is always a part of our lives today and forever. I received a phone call from the Texas Greyhound Association requesting our rules for Iowa bred payments and how our breeders program works. Thanks to our Iowa Department of Agriculture-Horse and Dog Breeders program Bureau Chief, Jill Paxton, and the Iowa breeders, owners and members. Iowa has one of the BEST if not THE BEST greyhound breeders program in the country. This cannot happen unless rules and regulations are obeyed. Inspections are a big part of the reason we are a success. We are kept updated on new breeding methods through the Iowa State University Veterinary Department on breeding, feeding and health care methods that are proven to help improve our racing and breeding stock into the future. *Another reminder-Don’t forget our NEW membership meeting date September 15, 2012 at Prairie Meadows Racetrack at 11 am. Altoona. Mark your calendar month and circle the date. PLEASE plan to attend. Your opinion and suggestions matter to the IGA. Have a safe and Happy 4th of July. Minutes written and submitted by Executive Secretary -Gloria Sanders We want to thank all of the kennels and owners who support this organization by allowing the 2% withheld from your purses. This is our means of keeping the organization going. Your support is very much appreciated. Bev Yates Please be sure to notify Gloria Sanders at 602 Buena Vista Street, Alta, IA 51002 or e-mail her at evergreen.602@hotmail.com if you have a change of address so we can properly update our files and IGA newsletter mailings. 4 • IA Greyhound Association IA Greyhound Association • 5 Left to right: Maria Shelton - Asst. Trainer, Jeff Hathaway II - Kennel Helper, Leadout - Chris VanDyne, Jay Rangel, Brad Boeckenstedt, Chuck Shelton - Trainer, Rory DeSantiago - Racing Director When a dog that can comes from last to win Grade A 3/8. Gets around the corner second. Its bad news for the rest of the field, and that is just what happened in the finals of the BLUFFS $60,000 3/8 MILE DERBY Saturday afternoon. Here’s how the race started and you might say ended. The race breaks #1, P’S REDGLARE(Dodgem By Design-San Tan Tidbit) #2 JUMP N JIVE the defending champion(Kiowa Mon Manny-Chill Chill),# 4 FROM ME TO YOU having the fastest 3/8 time of the field (Fortified Power-KL’s Rita), #8 GABLE GO CANNON (Gable OscarRJ’s Detroit), and #3 BOC’s BLAST OFF the youngest dog in the field (Djays Octane-Ucme By A Mile). Going into the turn Redglare goes to the front with Jump N Jive going a little wide and Gable Go Cannon going for the rail jams up most of the field, Redglare who is in front and Blast Off who just missed Jive. Coming out of the turn 6 • IA Greyhound Association Redglare is about 2 lengths in front of Blast and everyone knew who the winner was going to be. The question then was who would round out the field. Well Blast Off blows past Redglare and wins by 6 lengths. Running 2nd was GABLE CASIO (Gable Oscar-RJ’s Detroit) who got around the turn 3rd and ran down Redglare, who had lost her momentum when Blast went by her. Running 3rd was LOVE BITES (Deerfield Site-JR’s Quincy) who came from last. She also ran 3rd last year. Holding on for 4th was Redglare. Fifth went to KL’s MURIEL (Em’s Mac Attack-Pb’s Dina Flo) 6th was FROM ME TO YOU (Fortified Power- Kl’s Rita) 7th was Jump N Jive and 8th went to Gable Go Cannon who got the worst of the first turn jam. Congratulation to Chuck Shelton and the whole crew at The Boeckenstedt Kennel. from Gary Guccione NGA Meet, Auction big success Don’t have everything tallied, but the auction unofficially did more than $1,075,000 for the pups. The top sales were as follows (with 11 dogs going for $20,000 or more). Here are all the dogs (11 altogether) that sold for more than $20,000. Kevin Dalton and Kenneth Biehle did particularly well. All in all, a hugely successful meet in virtually every aspect. Fall Meet dates are Oct. 8-13. Girl On Fire (K. Dalton) $27,000 KB’s Red Strike (K. Biehle) $26,000 TB’s Lizard Lick (T. Biehle) $26,000 SE’s High Octane (S. Ward) $25,000 Seegold Nikita (P. Limmer) $23,000 KB’s Igottarun (K. Biehle) $22,000 Tribute Rue (Dalton) $22,000 TK Black Knight (Tanner) $21,000 TK Extinquisher (Tanner) $21,000 Panem (Dalton) $21,000 Hunger Games (Dalton) $20,000 The National Greyhound Association wrapped up its 2012 Spring Meet on Saturday with a pup auction that easily eclipsed the $l million mark, exceeding most everyone’s expectations. The unofficial tally had the pup auction bringing in more than $1,075,000 in sales from Friday evening’s and Saturday’s programs. Several greyhounds sold in excess of $25,000 at the sale. Thirteen main-stakes, featuring 342 entries, were staged throughout the week, with most of those pups being consigned to the weekend auction. Last spring meet’s sale (2011) netted $745,550 in pup sales. More details on the NGA Meet and auction will be released at a later time, when the official results are tallied. Gary Guccione Executive Director National Greyhound Association garyg@ngagreyhounds.com 785-263-4660 June 7, 2012 July 12, 2012 August 23, 2012 September 27, 2012 November 15, 2012 January 10, 2013 March 7, 2013 April 18, 2013 June 6, 2013 Stoney Creek Inn, Johnston Prairie Meadows, Altoona Riverside Casino, Riverside Hotel Julien, Dubuque Stoney Creek Inn, Johnston Prairie Meadows, Altoona Stoney Creek Inn, Johnston Harrah’s, Council Bluffs, IA HGI Lakeside, Osceola NOTE: Agenda submissions are due in the Commission’s Des Moines office ten business days prior to the meeting. IOWA RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION MEMBERS In May of 1983, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission was created by the Pari-Mutuel Wagering Act. The Act provided for a Commission consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and who shall serve not to exceed a three-year term at the pleasure of the Governor. No more than three members of the Commission may be affiliated with the same political party. The Commission is charged with the administration of the Iowa Pari-Mutuel Wagering Act and Excursion Boat Gambling Act which mandate that the Commission shall have full jurisdiction over and shall supervise all race meetings and gambling excursions governed by Iowa Code Chapters 99D and 99F. The Commission appoints an Administrator for a four-year term, responsible for the daily operations of the Commission. The Commissioners can be reached through the Commission office 717 E. Court, Suite B, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; 515/281-7352; fax number 515/2426560 or at the address and phone number listed below. Carl Heinrich - Mr. Heinrich lives in Council Bluffs. He is past president of Iowa Western Community College and is currently serving on various boards, including the American Red Cross. Commissioner Heinrich’s political affiliation is Republican. His term on the Commission expires April 30, 2014. Commission Heinrich can be reached at 816 Birchwood Circle, Council Bluffs, IA 51503, 712323-7253. Kristine Kramer - Ms. Kramer lives in New Hampton. She owns K and W Motors, Ltd in New Hampton. Commissioner Kramer’s political affiliation is Democrat. Her term on the Commission expires April 30, 2015. Commissioner Kramer can be reached at PO Box 263, New Hampton, IA 50659-0263, 641-3302968. kandwmotors@iowatelcom.net Jeff Lamberti - Mr. Lamberti lives in Ankeny. He is an attorney and is president of Block, Lamberti, Gocke and Ahlman law firm. Commissioner Lamberti’s political affiliation is Republican. His term on the Commission expires April 30, 2014. Commissioner Lamberti can be reached at Black, Lamberti, Gocke and Ahlman, 210 N.E. Delaware Avenue, Suite 200, Ankeny, IA 50021, 515-964-8777. jeff.lamberti@ankenylaw.com Dolores Mertz - Ms. Mertz lives in Ottosen. She is a retired State Representative. Commissioner Mertz’s political affiliation is Democrat. Her term on the Commission expires April 30, 2015. Commissioner Mertz can be reached at 607 110th Street, Ottosen, IA 50570-8504, 515-887-2952. Greg Seyfer - Mr. Seyfer lives in Cedar Rapids. He is a real estate law and business law attorney. Commissioner Seyfer’s political affiliation is Republican. His term on the Commission expires April 30, 2013. Commissioner Seyfer can be reached at Bradley and Riley, PC, 2007 First Avenue SE, PO Box 2804, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2804, 319-363-0101. gseyfer@bradleyriley.com IA Greyhound Association • 7 Karen, I am speechless. Thank you for the kind words. I’d love to talk to you and help tell the story if not too late. I don’t know if you learned in your interviews, but my wife and I adopted a greyhound a little over a year ago. He is AMAZING! Please do not hesitate to call me if you’d like to talk more. Thanks again for the kind words. Troy L. Keeping Regional General Manager President and General Manager Southland Park Gaming and Racing 1550 N. Ingram Blvd. West Memphis, AR 72301 Office: 870.732.8300 Fax: 870.732.8376 Cell: 870.225.1633 Email: tkeeping@dncinc.com Dear Mr. Keeping, My name is Karen Williams and I am the Host of The Mid South Dogs and Cats Radio Show. I am writing you to say thank you. Although we have never met you have given me a memory I will treasure for the remainder of my life. Please allow me to explain. The Mid South Dogs and Cats Radio Show is a community service talk show that airs on KWAM AM 990 in Memphis, TN on Saturday mornings between 8-9 AM. We work to educate the public on responsible pet ownership and cater to shelters and adoption centers. 8 • IA Greyhound Association We enlist the assistance of pet experts such as vets, groomers and trainers. After meeting with Vicki Cohen with Mid South Greyhound Adoption Option, I was granted the rare treat of an interview with one of your owner/trainers, Mr. J. O’Donnal with NorthShore Kennels. His passion and candid information about how greyhounds are raced and the training involved as well as the facts on greyhound retirement were exactly what our 10,000 plus listeners needed to know. He invited me to a morning training session and I attended it on April 19, 2012. Memphis and I learned so very much about how important your track is to not only the greyhounds but those who love and raise these remarkable athletes. I spent the morning working with Rayonna Marroitt, one of the few women trainers in the US. Being on your track at dawn exercising these awesome athletes was a once in a lifetime experience and one that I will hold dear to my heart. While I was at Southland Park Gaming and Racing I thought you should know that everyone I encountered at your track was wonderful. I had never been to a greyhound track before and found every employee and Kennel person to be gracious and helpful. Such perfect hospitality is a rare thing. It is my belief that Memphis pet owners need to know how wonderful your greyhounds are treated and how they are trained with humane compassion and true devotion. You have inadvertently played a part in teaching our listeners and me the differences in facts and myths concerning racing greyhounds and retired racer adoptions. Once more I want to thank you for such a precious experience at your track. Should you ever need my assistance with anything please contact me. If you would like any extra advertising we are always seeking underwriters for our show. We have a truly targeted and faithful fan base. I guarantee that I will personally see to it you have as thoughtful and gracious treatment in my world as you afforded me in yours. Contact me anytime no matter how I can assist you in your endeavors. Respectfully, Karen Williams 901-830-4958 I just wanted to let the folks that have been finding homes for my pet greyhounds I have brought home over the years, after racing, that I had the last five picked up today. It is going to seem funny without worrying about any turn outs as all of the dogs I have at home have in and out runs. I have more friends than I can name that helped me. We moved 23 dogs mostly old females into adoption since the first part of March. I want to thank Jody Evans with Heartland Greyhound Pet Adoption for taking the last five today and Carolyn Kelly and her husband Bob with Grey’s Forever for coming to my house and picking up the dogs and taking them to Jody. Thanks everyone Bob Rider INTRODUCING AT STUD IN IOWA... 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HGA has been adopting out retired racers for 10 1/2 years now, and have worked with many of you since the beginning. We are here for you, and would like you to know that you have our support at all times. Your trainers have become our friends over the years. We have watched their kids grow, and it has been very rewarding. We hope to have many more years of taking greyhounds after their racing careers end or some greyhounds who did not race for one reason or another. It is because of your good breeding that we have these great companions. We have had prospective adopters from other states request greyhounds from us because of their condition when they come off the track. They are healthy and come from an environment that is clean and caring. The owners and trainers give us as much time as they can before we get the greyhounds. Advance notice helps because it gives us a chance to plan and find foster homes and transportation. The trainers and owners have always been good to work with, and provide us with the NGA certificates, vaccination records, coordinating and sharing in the transportation, monetary donations, and muzzles. A few owners 10 • IA Greyhound Association even will have the greyhounds spayed or neutered. With HGA being a non-profit and volunteer group, Dale Bean, of Bean and Stout Kennel, with two greyall this help is hounds retiring and ready to race into our program tremendous! Some retired for adoption, D0w (Switzer Dow), and Condi (Super C Condi). racers come is rewarding for us to see the famiin and move lies the greyhounds have become rather quickly others come in and a part of after their racing career. for one reason or another, take a This year Prairie Beach is scheduled little longer to find that forever for Sunday, Sept. 2, at Haines Park home. We strive to place the correct greyhound personality with the in Altoona. Events will occur all day long. Check the HGA website, www. right family, and not let prospective heartlandgreyhoundadoption.org adopters pick by color or "the cutefor event details. Trainers, breeders, ness factor." Many of your retired and owners are welcome to come racers are mentors to the new and re-meet their retired racers. greyhounds that retire. Showing Thank you for all you have done them a thing or two of rules around with these great animals until we the house. Unfortunately, with HGA get them. We certainly have enjoyed being around for 10 plus years, we working with all of you and look forare also seeing the end of the lives ward to continuing the relationship. of some of the retired racers. This is the hardest part of being around these wonderful companions. Many Contact info for HGA: Jody Evan 515-210-0459 of our volunteers never realized this Jorene King 515-321-0651 aspect when they got involved with greyhound adoption. Each year we can see the success of yours and our efforts at our annual convention, Prairie Beach. This is where adopters come for a day filled with greyhound events and spend time with fellow greyhound families. Many breeders and trainers have come to the event to see their prior racers and meet their family. It Heartland Greyhound Adoption P.O. Box 342 Bondurant, IA 50035 515-967-6564 We’re on the Web! www.heartlandgreyhoundadoption.org joreneross@aol.com President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Board Members: Jorene King, Bundurant, 515.967.6564 Jody Evans, Altonna, 515.210.0459 Jean Ballard, Altoona, 515.957.9207 Eugenio Coco, Urbandale, 515.334.5419 Ryand Hasty, Des Moines, 515.490.8277 Gretchen Mayer, Ames, 515.292.3716 Lori Murga, Carlisle, 515.989.9939 Newsletter Editor: Talene McCullough, Altoona, 515.979.6929, irish2777@yahoo.com DUBUQUE contact Corey 563-451-3851 HEARTLAND contact Jolene 515-967-6564 QUAD CITIES contact Sue Hamma 563-823-8900 qcgreyhoundadoption.org 9525 New Liberty Road, Maysville, IA 52773 We need to all be responsible greyhound breeders. Please place your greyhounds with a responsible adoption group. When homes are screened prior to placement they are less likely to end up on the street or at the Humane Society. All ad copy, corrections, additions, cancellations, etc. must be received on or before the first of the month prior to IGA publication (March, June, September and December). All ads must be submitted camera-ready or ad will be returned. Full page ad............................................................. $50.00 Half page ad............................................................ $30.00 1/3 page ad.............................................................. $25.00 1/4 page ad.............................................................. $25.00 You MUST advertise in the IGA publication for your ad to run at no additional fee for the website. Your ad will be run for 3 months, until the next publication, or you cancel. Send ad copy to: IA Greyhound Association Gloria Sanders 602 Buena Vista Street Alta, IA 51002 IA Greyhound Association • 11 Offering FREE breedings to approved females for limited time. 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Healthy coat and skin- Flax seed has been shown to reduce and prevent problems with dermatitis as well as providing the animal with a shiny coat, which is often an indicator of good health. Directions for use: Give 1 tablespoon for every 20 lbs. as pre race snack and also as a daily maintenance dose. Price: $35.00 for 5lb Bag Contact Info: Email: equinek9supplies@yahoo.com Or Tony @: 781 727 5501 IA Greyhound Association • 13 Dubuque Greyhound Park BKR RAGEN Wins the $2,000 Dubuque Inaugural Dubuque Greyhound Park at Mystique began its 28th season of live racing Saturday, April 28, with a 15 race matinee that included the $2,000 Dubuque Inaugural. The Dubuque Inaugural featured eight handpicked stars from across the country which included the returning 2011 $45,000 Future Star champion Hug N Dodgem. As the race went off Hug N Dodgem of the Blanchard – Calabro Kennel took an early lead and kept it until the stretch were BKR Ragen of the L and K Kennel, trained by Judi Hakim and owned by Kenton Rider put on a terrific finish hugging the rail past Hug N Dodgem to win the $2,000 Dubuque Inaugural. In third place, following the leaders, Yahoo Affinity from the Hardison and Rader Kennel. O YA PURECOUNTRY Wins the $2,000 Maiden Debut Dubuque Greyhound Park at Mystique showcased some of its top notched maidens opening night with the $2,000 Maiden Debut. Eight handpicked maidens that showed some impressive schooling lines were chosen. Scottys Buzz of the Copper Kettle Kennel looked tough to beat with three schooling wins in a row. But win the race went off O Ya Purecountry of the Hardison Rader Kennel, trained by Brian Webb and owned by Gary W. Reicherts Pictured left to right: Brian Carpenter, Director of Racing; Christopher Collins, Helper; Keith Hilby, Lead-out; Judi Hakim, Trainer for the L and K Kennel, Tom Rogers, Racing Secretary. 14 • IA Greyhound Association got on top early and never looked back to win the $2,000 Maiden Debut by two lengths with Scottys Buzz taking second and Boc’s No Hitter of the Boeckenstedt Kennel taking third. Jesus Avilies, Brian Carpenter and staff, The IGA would like to thank you for allowing the kennels to receive their supplies prior to greyhounds arriving at Mystique Casino and Greyhound Park. The kennels appreciated having everything ready to go when they arrived at 6 AM April 1. Sincerely, Gloria Sanders IGA Executive Secretary Pictured left to right: Jenna Burkenholtz, Friend, Lindsey Strief, Helper; Samantha Hilby, Lead-out; Brian Webb, Trainer for the Hardison and Rader Kennel; Tom Rogers, Racing Secretary; Brian Carpenter, Director of Racing. Dubuque Greyhound Park LIVE RACING SCHEDULE - April 28th 2012 through October 28th 2012 Dubuque Greyhound Park at Mystique has 15 races on matinees and 14 races on all evening performances. Wednesday Matinee 1:00 pm Thursday Evening 7:00 pm Friday Evening 7:00 pm Saturday Matinee 1:00 pm Saturday Evening 7:00 pm Sunday Matinee 1:00 pm 2012 Special events Opening day of live racing April 28th, 2012 A special Monday Matinee Performance, May 28th 1:00 pm post-time A special Monday Matinee Performance, September 3rd 1:00 pm post-time Kentucky Derby Saturday, May 5th, 2012 Preakness Saturday, May 19th, 2012 Belmont Saturday, June 9th, 2012 Mutt Dog Derby Saturday, June 16th, 2012 IA Greyhound Association • 15 Dubuque Greyhound Park STAKES CALENDAR Stakes points are awarded as follows: 1st=20, 2nd=12, 3rd=8, 4th=5, 5th=3, 6th=2, 7th=1, 8th=0 In the event of a dead heat for any position during any elimination round, each greyhound will equally share the total points for each position. In case of a tie during an elimination round or after the final elimination round cut, greyhounds with the most number of wins shall be adjudged to have the the greater points. If a tie shall still exist, then the most seconds, thirds or fourths will decide most points. If there still a tie after comparing fourths, the tie will be broken by drawing lots. Any form of lot drawing shall be witnessed by a representative of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. 2012 Events Running Dates $2,000 Dubuque Inaugural Saturday Matinee, April 28, 2012 $2,000 Maiden Debut Saturday Evening, April 28, 2012 $2,000 Memorial Sprint $45,000 King and Queen Sprint Hall of Fame Classic $55,000 Dubuque Classic $45,000 Future Star Stakes $200,000 Iowa Breeders’ Cup $20,000 Iowa Bred Consolation Monday Matinee, May 28, 2012 Final: Wednesday Matinee, July 4, 2012 Qualifying Rounds: 1st round, Wednesday Matinee, June 20, 2012 2nd round, Saturday Evening, June 23, 2012 3rd round, Friday Evening, June 29, 2012 Saturday Evening, July 28, 2012 Final: Saturday Evening, September 1, 2012 Qualifying Rounds: 1st round, Saturday Evening, August 11, 2012 2nd round, Saturday Evening, August 18, 2012 3rd round, Saturday Evening, August 25, 2012 Final: Saturday Evening, September 29, 2012 Qualifying Rounds: 1st round, Saturday Evening, Sept. 15, 2012 2nd round, Friday Evening, Sept. 21, 2012 3rd round, Wednesday Matinee, Sept. 26, 2012 Final: Sunday Matinee, October 28, 2012 Qualifying Rounds: 1st round. Thursday Evening, Oct. 11, 2012 2nd round, Sunday Matinee, Oct. 14, 2012 3rd round, Saturday Matinee, Oct. 20, 2012 4th round, Thursday Evening, Oct. 25, 2012 Final: Sunday Matinee, October 28, 2012 $2,000 Secretary’s Choice Sunday Matinee, October 28, 2012 $2,000 Dubuque Au Revoir Sunday Matinee, October 28, 2012 16 • IA Greyhound Association Dubuque Greyhound Park KENNEL ROSTER 2012 Kennels Owners 1. Hardison and Rader Kennel Robert Hardison Norman Rader 2. Clayton Black Kennels Clayton Black 3. L and K Kennel, L.L.P. William Lockhart Stacy Kates Jason Hess 4. Copper Kettle Kennel David Ungs 5. Jackson Greyhounds, L.L.C. Michael Jackson 6. Pat C. Greyhound Kennel, Inc. Patrick Collins 7. Stidham Racing, LLC Jon D. Stidham 8. Blanchard - Calabro Kennel Jim Blanchard Joe Calabro 9. Boeckenstedt Kennel, Inc. Brad Boeckenstedt 10. Oxbow-Trow Kennel, L.L.C. Ed Trow 11. Bartley Corporation and Wayne R. Ward, Inc. Rick Bartley Julia Ward 12. Superior – Sweetcorn City Luetta Rider Alan Hill Brian Smith 13. River Bluffs, Inc. Joe Lent 14. Iowa Racers Kennel, L.L.C. David Robinette IA Greyhound Association • 17 The Conrad, Montana, Orpheum Theatre. Old acquaintances in the dog racing scene have been nosing around, here and there, wondering whatever happened to Maddog McDermutt and Little Elsie. Nothing. We’re still here. We are getting ready for swim school season number 41 in the present pool in the backyard, a pool which is falling apart like its builder. We just took a trip to Portland, on Amtrak, over and back, for a story or two for The Greyhound Review, 5,000 Greyhounds adopted as pets, that date approaching some time this summer and an interview with Roger Garland, an interesting fellow who started the adoption program at Multnomah years ago. Multnomah has closed, but the adoption group has not, they are still going strong, and Little Elsie and I attended a gathering in downtown Portland called a Greyhound Garden Party which attracted at least 100 folks and their Greyhounds and wannabees These stories 18 • IA Greyhound Association will more than likely appear in the Review in forthcoming issues. Other than that, if there is any Maddog and Little Elsie news which might be of interest, it would be the production of my musical comedy, The Tooth Fairy Came to Gopher Gulch, a children’s play, which, due to conflicting and competing events in Conrad, MT, a whole lot of adults showed up, not many kids, that’s about par for the course, but the adults got right with it by golly and pitched in with the call and response stuff, and we had three great performances. I would love to see this play put on in the theatre at the fairgrounds with an Iowa cast. Have a few pet Greyhounds standing by for PR and adoption possibilities, a win-win situation all around. The Tooth Fairy Came to Gopher Gulch is getting a reputation. A good one. The first production was in play form, no music, by the University of Great Falls, Wayne Reynolds directing. Then, who knows why, I just about lost my mind, convinced the only way to go was to make it a musical. I put on a recital here in Great Falls. One of my exswimmers, a New York actor who had toured nationally in Cabaret, owed me one because he borrowed, I say borrowed although he never gave it back, an old tenor banjo; I talked him into singing my tunes in a recital atmosphere, he sang the lead parts, and was supported by three great voices, Bill War- Wayne Reynolds directs a first-time run through. From left to right: Jane Arends, ren of Clark Fork, ID, Dr. Brice Unthaw; Elin Hohman, Elf; Rob Lettenga, Jerry; Sarah Kimcowski, Dudette; Elizabeth Addison of Great Falls, and Arends, Ms. Lethel Ethel Floradine; Mac, Drew Arends; and Maddog McDermutt, Linda Voss, director of choral author. music at Great Falls Central Back to the drawing board. High School. The pit band in Next, the Seeley Lake High School, on the other side of cluded me on banjo, Lynn Meredith on piano, Dennis Dell the mountains, in the Missoula School District which they on drums, Stan Baron on trumpet; Dave Dively, my barber say is the largest school district in the country, geographiand ex radio personality, provided a narrative so that the cally, Sam Tudor directing, put the play on, no music. Two audience could follow along tune to tune. performances, one to the elementary school, and one to I almost wish I’d never done this, I was hooked. I maybe the general public. should have gone fishing or done some yard work. Super. From the very beginning, I had in mind a musical Next, here comes to the rescue Wayne Reynolds of the a rural high school University of Great drama club could Falls, and we put it perform for the elon as a musical, the ementary school, in whole ball of wax. my mind’s eye someI was the musical what unique and a director and did next win-win situation. to nothing, except A captive audience. I did play the banjo A shot at the stage. in the pit band. Ten Fun time all around. performances to Except Seeley Lake local school kids and did not do the music. kids bussed in from The music has rural communities. to be tested! ONCE The 250 seat UniverMORE! sity auditorium was Wayne Reynolds, just about packed for who by this time has every performance. retired from drama It was fun. It was director at the Unieducational. It was Doc, the tooth fairy in form, played by Dave Arends, about to fix Mac’s coming together. (Drew Arends) toothache. IA Greyhound Association • 19 8The Play––––––––– continued from 19 versity, is now living in Conrad and coincidentally he and his wife are on the board of directors of the Pondera Players, an active group with a great reputation for musicals and dinner and stage theatre. He emailed me and wondered if the tooth fairy was interested in coming to Conrad. If a firecracker goes off in the woods and nobody hears it is there sound? I did not play hard to get. The wheels were put into motion, the cast was selected, the play went into rehearsal, then dress rehearsal, the set went up, props, costumers, lights, sound, action, cameras, audience, and the musical came to be in Conrad’s Orpheum Theater. Book, song, and … yes, dance. What goes around comes around. Years ago I played a Conrad concert, with Craig Smith on piano, and Little Elsie doing the Charleston to “Five foot Two and I wonder Where My Baby is Tonight,” as a fund raiser for the Orpheum’s renovation, and here we were, my musical going forward in this famous theatre. Talk about a high. There wasn’t room enough on the small stage for a pit band, as the area in front of the stage was The Thunder Flats Dig, a famous dinosaur dig, and so we went with computer generated music and vamps and sound effects and I hate to say it, but what a relief. I spent my time at dress rehearsals and performances taking pictures. And the play came off, and boy did it, and the music, tune by tune, 11 of them, bounced around in that Orpheum theatre, and the audience responded, and it was good, and when the reprise of Gopher Gulch rocked the place and the play closed with the tune’s rousing presentation, I had a strong suspicion I was on to something. I could be wrong. Anybody know anybody involved in a drama/theatre group: high school, college, regional? Professor F.C. Service, a paleontologist from the University of Montana, played by Wendy Paulsen, with the greatest tooth the world has ever known, as Doc and Unthaw, the hero and villain, stand by. 20 • IA Greyhound Association ABOVE: Nicolle picking her favorite. RIGHT: Brysen. My Dog, My True Best Friend My dog-named champ is a best friend to me, I have some traits that belong only to he. Like loyalty and respect, compassion and faithfulness. Of each trait, he always gets more, and never less. I love him so deeply; he’s always in my heart, He loves me as well, and that’s the best part. Champ is exceptionally pleasant, he is rarely ever a pest, He’s affectionate and loving, that’s what makes him the best. Wherever I go,no matter where I am, His love stays with me, his friendly self, gentle as a lamb, And when he dies, and leaves me behind, He will never be forgotten, since he was the pleasurable kind, Champ always has happiness to lend, And that’s what makes him my true best friend. IA Greyhound Association • 21 The Iowa Greyhound Association is offering this 2nd Edition of Iowa’s Breeders magazine- From Cairo to Iowa: On the Trail of the Racing Greyhound. Paid for from our PROMOTION fund account. Cost to purchase this very informative and colorful magazine with tons of photos is- $3.00 per copy which includes shipping. Send check made out to: Iowa Greyhound Association 21767 Juniper Rd. Underwood, IA 51576. Bev Yates will be sending them out. This magazine has three themes: (1) the nagging question of the evolution of the Greyhound, from the folks on the farms and from the trainers at the tracks, the folks who day in and day out work with these dogs, and the adoption folks who know these dogs as the retired athletes and devoted friends that they are; (2) the impact Greyhounds have made on the Iowa economy through the state’s two race tracks and Iowa’s Department of Agriculture; and (3) is it true that every Iowa Greyhound farm has a non-Greyhound administrator? MAGAZINE Order Form Name____________________________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address___________________________________________________________________________ City___________________________________________ State______________Zip Code_________________ From Cairo to IowaQuantity________________ $3.00 (includes shipping) Total$_____________________________ Don’t delay – order today! Make checks payable to Iowa Greyhound Association. Send order with payment to: Beverly Yates OR 21767 Juniper Road Underwood, IA 51576 712.322.7430 22 • IA Greyhound Association Gloria Sanders 602 Buena Vista, St. Alta, IA 51002 712.284.4004 2013 Membership Application MOVED? Call us today! Iowa Greyhound Association Application for ❑ New ❑ Renewal PLEASE PRINT Name_________________________________________________________________________________________ Postal Address__________________________________________________________________________________ City/Town___________________________________________ State_____________________Zip______________ Phone Numbers Home: (__________) - _____________ - _________________________ Business: (__________) -_____________ -_________________________Fax:_______________________ E-mail: ____________________________________________________ ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Kennel ❑ Trainer ❑ Other Are you licensed by the IA Racing and Gaming Commission? If “yes” indicate which type of license: Is your interest in greyhounds: ❑ Owner ❑ An investment ❑ A hobby ❑ A full-time business ❑ Other:________________________________________ The IA Greyhound Association is a nonprofit organization. The purpose of the Association is to promote the breeding, training, and the welfare of the greyhound in the State of Iowa. Membership in the corporation is open to any individual who supports the objectives of the Association (one of which is the annual recipient of the dog racing promotion fund from the IRGC), has paid any required dues, and has met any specific membership requirements. Yearly membership dues are $25.00 for VOTING members. The election of the board of directors and officers is held during the ANNUAL general membership meeting, the third Saturday of September. For any member to be considered ACTIVE and to participate in the September election, you must have been an ACTIVE member for one year prior to voting. Your dues shall be paid and received by the corporation (NO EXCEPTIONS) by September 1 of the year preceding the vote and approved by the membership committee. Memberships paid from September 1 are good for the following year. It is the member’s responsibility to make sure their dues are paid PRIOR to September 1 DEADLINE. Signature___________________________________________________ Date______________________________ SEND this membership application form and payment for $25.00 to Iowa Greyhound Association Alan Hill, IGA Treasurer 15768 300th Street Radcliffe, IA 50230 515.893.2366 - e-mail: ahill@netins.net IA Greyhound Association • 23 casino racing dining entertainment 24 • IA Greyhound Association
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