Iowa Greyhound Association

BREEDERS OF IOWA BRED HORSES AND DOGS

DES MOINES – A computer and protective case has been stolen from a locked state vehicle of an Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship employee. This theft has placed at risk the personal information of Iowans that are participating in the Department’s Horse and Dog Breeding Program. Through this program the Department provides financial awards to breeders of successful Iowa born racing greyhounds and racehorses at the close of each racing season.

On Thursday, July 22, the state vehicle used by an employee of the Department’s Horse and Dog Breeding Program was broken into in the State of Iowa parking ramp at the corner of Grand Avenue and Pennsylvania in Des Moines. While the computer did have an encryption protection, there is concern that unauthorized access could be gained to the names, address, phone number and social security number of 3,404 Iowans who participate in the Iowa Horse and Dog Breeding Program.

DUBUQUE TOP DOG & KENNEL STATS

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THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE BID TO END DOG RACING

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PADDY O'PRADO BEST IN VIRGINIA DERBY

Paddy O'Prado flaunted his superiority when bursting through a couple of tight spots and drawing off to victory Saturday in the 14th running of the Grade 2, $600,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va.

PADDY O'PRADO HEADS FIELD for VIRGINIA DERBY

Paddy O'Prado has been assigned post 7 in a field of eight 3-year-olds entered in the Grade 2, $600,000 Virginia Derby, the Colonial Downs showcase set for Saturday.
Paddy O'Prado, owned by the Donegal Racing of Jerry Crawford and trained by Dale Romans, was dominant in winning the June 19 Colonial Cup and has been listed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite in the 1 1/4-mile Virginia Derby. Kent Desormeaux has been named back aboard.

NMS SWEET THING BLUFFS OPEN CHAMPION

By Steve Sigafoose

The veteran NMS Sweet Thing (River Bluffs-Brian Smith) showed the pups how to run a stakes race in winning the $60,000 Bluffs Run Open on July 3. “It can’t get much better than tonight,” said trainer Randy Montgomery, who has had several highlights over the years at Bluffs Run, including a win in last year’s Open with All-American Ten For Tee. “Greyhounds don’t win stakes races two years apart.”

DUBUQUE KING AND QUEEN

Al Kiowa Pen from the L & K kennel owned by Allan Ertl and trained by Jenny Otega ran the perfect race by getting out of the box lst and running to a 5 1/2 length win in the 2010 $45,000 King & Queen Stakes run Sunday July the 4th at Dubuque Greyhound Park at Mystique. Al Kiowa Pen has been in the money 13 out of 15 races this year at Dubuque with 7 Wins.

PADDY O'PRADO WINS COLONIAL TURF CUP

NEW KENT — — With a dramatic three-wide sweep around the far turn, favorite Paddy O'Prado ran away with the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup (gr. II) on Saturday at Colonial Downs.

Under jockey Kent Desormeaux, the El Prado colt saved ground patiently down the backstretch through a a half mile in 48.42 led by Two Notch Road. Nearing the five sixteenths pole, the Dale Romans-trained colt was asked to increase his pace and overtook the lead while drifting in slightly in midstretch.

"Going down the backside, I didn't know if I had horse or not because he was just cantering along under a dangling rein," said Desormeaux. "I picked a spot to run him and thought, with his turn of foot, I could beat the horse that was in front of me on the outside just as long as he shortened up and picked up the line. I kissed at him, popped him on the shoulder, and we had him in two strides." The margin of victory for the 1 3/16 mile turf race was three lengths, with a final time of 1:54.20.

BLUFFS $60,000 OPEN

After two rounds there is only one undefeated dog out of 96.
That being NMS SWEET THING . The OLDEST dog in the Stake Race. He is an April 2006 out of Flying Penske- Sobe Lily and racing for the Randy Montgomery trained River Bluffs- Brian Smith Kennel.
With the kennel name of HAMMER. I would say that he has hammered them so far.

ED SOUZA

Veteran Greyhound owner and kennel operator Ed Souza, who served as
president of the NGA (1987-1990), passed away Thursday, June 2, in Mt.
Dora, Fl., after a lengthy illness. He was 94.