Old Greyhounds Racing Despite Tucson Heat Wave
According to the National Weather Service:
Mon – 6/27 – temp at post time (7 pm) 107; races cancelled after 4th race
Tues – 6/28 – temp at post time (7 pm) 104; 13 races, no races cancelled
Wed – 6/29 – temp at post time (7 pm) 102; 13 races, no races cancelled
Thur – 6/30 – temp at post time (7 pm) 100; 13 races, no races cancelled
Fri – 7/1 – temp at post time (7:30 pm) 104; 15 races, no races cancelled
Sat – 7/2 – temp at post time (7:30 pm) 103; 15 races, no races cancelled
8 dogs run for their lives in each race. Do the math! How many dogs are on the premises stuffed into kennels at Tucson Greyhound Park
Not only is it a travesty that greyhounds must race in these sizzling temperatures, but many of these dogs are old, older, and oldest. And these dogs have raced multiple times — 100+ and 200+ and 260+ times.
Old and hot are not good equations for greyhounds’ welfare. Hey, what’s that? According to an Arizona Department of Racing representative there are no guidelines for weather conditions and no guidelines for age. What the hell are they regulating anyway? ADOR says they oversee the racing participants but greyhounds as racing participants are being ignored.
Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.
Here are some of the older greyhounds who have been racing in the Tucson heat wave this past week:
THESE GREYHOUNDS ARE ALMOST 6 YRS OLD
CDC Sure Bet – turns 6 on Aug 24; Thursday was his 295th race
Sure Bet is scheduled to race again on July 4 – Independence Day sucks
Sure Bet has been racing more than 4 years – his first race was 3/29/07
Bouncin Brandy – turns 6 on Aug 28; Thursday was her 280th race
Brandy is scheduled to race again on July 4 – Independence Day sucks
UCME Gimmesmore – turns 6 on Oct 2; Wednesday & Saturday were his 262nd and 263rd races
AC Galaxy Luna – turns 6 on Oct 13; Tuesday & Friday were her 271st and 272nd races
Galaxy Luna is scheduled to race again on July 5th
THESE GREYHOUNDS ARE ALMOST 5-YRS OLD
Hallo Good Acre – dob 1/22/06 – Tuesday was her 224th race
On Saturday, Good Acre was scratched from the 15th race
(Raced at: Tri-State – WVA, Melbourne – FL, hell -TGP)
BOC’s Tough Gal – dob 1/29/06 – Friday was her 215th race
Billz Billz – dob 5/19/06 – Wednesday was his 233rd race
Red I Overtime – dob 7/1/06 – Friday, her birthday, was her 227th race
Hollywood Hoo Ha – turns 5 on July 13; Monday & Friday were his 229th and 230th races
Slightlytempting – turns 5 on July 13; Thursday was her 177th race
Glorious Living – turns 5 on July 22; Tuesday & Friday were her 226th and 227th races
(Her name is a misnomer. It should be Living in Hell.)
Cookie Keota – turns 5 on Aug 8; Tuesday was her 228th race
Cookie Clover – turns 5 on Aug 8; Tuesday & Saturday were her 240th and 241st races
THESE GREYHOUNDS ARE 4-YRS OLD
BOC’s Ms Happy – dob 9/02/06 – Wednesday & Saturday were her 186th and 187th races
Flat Out Jeb – dob 10/9/06 – Tuesday & Saturday were his 124th and 125th races
CDC Make Me Stop – dob 10/11/06 – Thursday was her 179th race
On 10/10/08 Make Me Stop was ON AN INJURY REPORT; she didn’t race for the next 6 weeks – SHE CONTINUES TO RACE
What do we have to do to Make Her Stop?
WW Gale Persian – dob 10/26/06 – Wednesday & Saturday were his 210th and 211th races
WW Watchout Doll – dob 11/02/06 – Thursday was her 209th race
Fly Horseman – dob 11/8/06 – Wednesday & Saturday were his 236th and 237th races
TNJ Billy Jack – dob 11/15/06 – Wednesday & Saturday were his 235th and 236th races
RD’s Liz Kaz – dob 11/19/06 – Wednesday was her 157th race
Hallo Wianno – dob 1/13/07 – Thursday was her 176th race
Kiowa Must Win – dob 1/14/07 – Thursday was his 99th race
(Raced at St.Petersburg, Mardi Gras, Naples-Ft.Myers – in Florida, hell: TGP)
PJ’s Box Breaker – dob 1/20/07 – Friday was her 210th race
PJ’s Fast Sprint – dob 1/20/07 – Thursday was his 181st race
DD’s Gilia – dob 1/21/07 – Wednesday was her 220th race
RLM’s Danger – dob 1/25/07 – Wednesday & Saturday were his 216th and 217th races
RLM’s Decoy – dob 1/25/07 – Wednesday was her 202nd race
AK’s Toureg – dob 1/28/07 – Monday & Friday were her 175th and 176th races
On 10/18/08, Toureg was ON AN INJURY REPORT;
On 2/06/10, she fell in the homestretch; since then, she’s raced 96 races
In her race on Friday, July 1st, she “tired late”
It’s time to give Toureg a couch.
Crystal Active – dob 2/1/07 – Tuesday was her 161st race
WR Putitallonme – dob 2/27/07 – Wednesday was her 127th race
Phoenix Twix – dob 3/3/07 – Friday was his 219th race
Cailin Mor – dob 3/07/07 – Thursday was her 99th race
(Raced in FLA: Orange Park [is Jacksonville], Ebro-where Ronnie Williams strangled and starved 30+ greyhounds, Mardi Gras, Naples-Ft. Myers, hell: TGP)
Cailin has been shuffled around to 5 goddamn dog tracks. Save gas; retire a greyhound.
CRRI Classy Cleo – dob 3/20/07 – Thursday was her 195th race
Savvy Amigo – dob 3/31/07 – Friday was his 182nd race
Crystal Carmello – dob 3/21/07 – Wednesday & Saturday were his 123rd and 124th race
BC My Lady Love – dob 3/24/07 – Saturday was her 184th race
Red I Taps – dob 3/29/07 – Wednesday was her 194th race
RD’s Merrygoround – dob 4/6/07 – Wednesday was her 127th race
Kiowa Bonita Ben – dob 4/17/07 – Thursday was his 83rd race
(Raced at: Wheeling – WVA, FLA: Flagler, Naples-Ft.Myers, Jefferson County, hell: TGP)
Kiowa Ballerina – dob 4/25/07 – Tuesday and Saturday were her 167th and 168th races
Oxbow Look Over – dob 4/28/07 – Saturday was her 155th race
Rams Memphis – dob 5/5/07 – Tuesday and Friday were her 188th & 189th races
Memphis ‘pulled up first turn’ Friday July 1; she finished off the clock
“pulled up” is never a good thing
ASU Kiki – dob 5/11/07 – Saturday was her 190th race
Win ASU – dob 5/11/07 – Thursday was her 201st race
At ASU, injured athletes aren’t euthanized.
Yannis Belichick – dob 5/11/07 – Tuesday and Saturday were his 171st and 172nd races
Jaded Jammer – dob 5/15/07 – Friday was his 212th race
Its My Turn – dob 5/21/07 – Friday was his 113th race
Fast Az Victoria – dob 5/29/07 – Tuesday & Saturday were her 179th & 180th races
Fast Az Jelena – dob 5/29/07 – Tuesday & Friday were her 219th and 220th races
Boc’s Iggie – dob 5/30/07 – Friday was her 137th race
Turbo Victor – dob 6/6/07 – Tuesday and Friday were his 152nd and 153rd races
As you can see these greyhounds are old. What does that say about the industry? Stay tuned…