A typical day for a greyhound starts off around six in the morning when the kennel personnel arrive to do what is known as a turnout. This phrase simply describes all of the dogs being let out of their crates so that they can go to the bathroom out in an enclosed “turnout pen”. Most ...
The Palm Beach Kennel Club, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, is a year-round pari-mutuel facility that features some of the top greyhound racing in the country. Palm Beach Kennel Club has been open since the Thirties, and it has been the sight of some of the sport’s greatest action and most impressive stars. Palm ...
If you haven’t been to Lincoln Park in the last six months you may want to plan a visit soon. When you go be ready for an incredible surprise. What generations have called Lincoln Park has been recreated at considerable expense into the new gaming, dining and entertainment center called “Twin Rivers. The new park ...
1. Aquinnah Beach: The beaches of Nantucket are world-renowned for their beautiful, pristine expanses and modern amenities. Furthermore, Nantucket Beaches offer a wide variety of activities, from surfing to seashell collecting. One of the most picturesque Nantucket Beaches is the Aquinnah Beach. Located on Martha’s Vineyard, near the town of Aquinnah (formerly known as Gay ...
After their “professional” racing careers, retired greyhounds are typically either adopted or euthanized. Because greyhound racing is still a popular sport in the United States, thousands of these dogs pass their speed peak every year and face a grim fate unless they are adopted as pets. Most retired greyhounds are between three and five years ...
The best dogs at Derby Lane, one of the country’s finest greyhound tracks just beginning its 82nd season of operation, all ran at Tampa this past summer and fall. Tampa and Derby Lane run alternating meets, with Tampa’s ending in December and most of the greyhounds moving to Derby Lane for six months. Derby Lane ...
Tri-State Greyhound Park in Cross Lanes, West Virginia has some very tough greyhounds running for the lucrative purses that the facility’s slot machines provide, and the best of the best were on parade this past weekend. Myokie Floyd, Lucky Wookie, Undefended, and Coach Hogan all went to post looking for the lion’s share of the ...