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Greyhound of the Month

Ethel Is Here, Xtenshun,
Red Utopian, Lego Andrew

by Gary Guccione

Now that the Greyhound Review is O’Donnell’s Xtenshun in the Palm
published just four times a year, Beach $50,000 He’s My Man
you’re apt to see more pedigrees in this Classic. Xtension is a black-brindle
column. More pedigrees, less text—that should suit June 2012 son of Talbon-Skul, who’s
been winning top-grade races at the
regular readers of this piece just fine. Beach since 2014.

Palm Beach staged two major stakes since we met Talbon goes back to Demon Jones
in his sire line, through Rong Jones
last, with router Ethel Is Here taking the more recent of the and Journalist Jicha; Demon Jones’
sister, Polly Jones, also appears in
events, the $50,000 James Paul Ethel inherited her blue coloring the pedigree, as the bottom dam line
from her dam, J’s Aiyssa—whose through Rong Jones.and is strongly
Derby in late February. mother, JJ’s Elka, was also blue. She linebred to the Jones blood (five
This is hardly Ethel’s first claim to was by former Flashy Sir Award entries of Hoefer, four entries of
winner Redmoon Clyde and Elsie Jones). Also linebred behind
fame. Twice she set the 3/8 Pat C Justabout Nehi. Clyde’s paternal Talbon is the Beckner bloodline
Rendezvous Course record (don’t you grandsire was Wigwam Wag (dou- through the female Jolly Reid. Her
love how Palm Beach names its stakes bling up that sire in Ethel’s pedi- mating to Onie Jones produced not
and even its course distances after its gree). Most of the bloodline behind only B Reid behind Rong Jones, but
icons?), and she went off at 60 cents- Elka goes back to the D.Q. Williams also Bay Village, who sired Onie
to-the-dollar favorite in the Derby stock, relying especially heavy on Reid (in Talbon’s dam line). Jolly
final. In 45 starts last year at Palm his classic dam Berkley Hoppy (four Reid’s dam, Beauty Reid, was line-
Beach, she posted a 22-9-6-4 mark. crosses) and a double dose of bred to the classic Beckner founda-
Snazzey Boy-Do Bee A Lady tion, Transportation-Flirty Susan
Owned by Jerry Simons of Sayre, (through Hang On To Win, behind mating. You’ll find much of these
Ok., and raced by the Janie Carroll Redmoon Ruby and I believe In Me, same bloodlines behind Hall Of
Kennel, Ethel Is Here is a blue behind JJ’s Trixie). It’s no secret that Fame brood matron Buzz Off (who
January 2013 daughter of Trent Lee- the endurance and finishing abilities happens to appear here, too, through
J’s Aiyssa. Three-eighths of her ped- of Ethel come mostly from the Blendway). Lots of Jones blood, lots
igree is Australian (through Trent Williams bloodlines here—long of Beckner family blood.
Lee’s dad, Brett Lee, and Pacific noted for those traits.
Mile’s sire, Head Honcho). Both of Skul, Xtension’s dam, is by WW
those male lines go back to Brother Far back, there are 19 entries of Time Warp, getting more Jones stock
Fox, the sire-line heir to the immor- Westy Whizzer in the pedigree on top (more Onie, through
tal Temlee family, which makes (those of us that saw him race have Wincarnis and Trouper Zeke). Skul’s
eight appearances behind Ethel’s a difficult time fathoming that), dam line traces back to the immortal
pedigree. with six of those crosses coming Irish female Millie’s May on the very
through Downing. bottom. You’ll also find Ryan
Trent Lee’s dam, San Tan Gem, Kennel’s Torrey Pines in the bottom
is linebred to Downing (since Prior to Ethel’s win in the Derby bracket, giving another entry of
Freedom Square’s dam, Wishing came a victory in January by W.H. Perceive (who was also found behind
Rose*, was by Downing—as, of Talbon).
course, was Understood behind
Wigwam Wag).

In all, Xtension has seven entries Ethel Is Here
of Hoefer—four of them through
Onie, three entries of Kunta Kinte Brett Lee Gun Law Osti Brother Fox
(two of those through Buzz Off) and Sobbing Sal Miss Dusty Lee
five crosses of the Irish sire legend, TRENT LEE Wigwam Wag New Tears
Monalee Champion. Steves Stones Wee Sal
San Tan Gem Understood
Our third spotlighted greyhound J’s C Penny
this issue is Naples/Flagler sprint Pacific Mile* Head Honcho Cajun Pay Off
star Red Utopian, a second team Wise Beauty Freedom Square
All-America in 2015 for her consis- J’S AIYSSA Redmoon Clyde
tent winning at the South Florida Justabout Nehi Walkabout Sid
tracks. The Oxbow/Trow Kennel JJ’s Elka Fitzroy Lass
star is also hot again this year, prob- Xtenshun HB’s commander
ably en route to another track win Rong Jones Wise Memory
title at Naples. She finished second Journalist Jicha Rapido Rambo
in last year’s Naples Sprint Stake— TALBON Jolly Cassie Redmoon Ruby
missing this year’s event due to her Blendway Benito Boy
competing in the Daytona 550. Toast Evenly JJ’s Trixie

Bred by Melissa Schmidt, Red WW Time Warp Minaki Zeke Demon Jones
Utopian is owned by Ann Y. Occhino Twilite Dreamon Scoby Queen*
of Thornton, Co.—a February 2013 SKUL Tuffalo B Reid
red daughter of KC And All- Scatteree Pitty Pat
Sweetest Revenge. KC And All, Kihara Perceive
who has made a quick assent up the Buzz Off
Sire Standings, is from the Hall Of Red Utopian Onie Reid
Famer Gable Dodge sire line. He’s Triple L’s Girl
linebred to another Hall Of Famer, Gable Dodge Wigwam Wag
Dutch Bahama, in his third genera- CJ Ima Bahama Trouper Zeke
tion, with also some P’s Skelly line- KC AND ALL Iruska All Star Frosty Day*
breeding—she being behind two KC Diditeasy Willie Hondo
other David Petzold-bred superstars, KC Did It Best Dream Diet
P’s Raising Cain and P’s Rambling Public Figure
(both showing up behind KC And Fortified Power Fortress* Feura
All’s dam, KC Did It Best). Awesome Memory Torrey Pines
SWEETEST REVENGE Greys Statesman Gina Ray Kay
Sweetest Revenge brings yet MT’s Eclipse
another Dutch Bahama entry into MN’s Indigo Girl Understood
play (behind Representation). Her J’s C Penny
bottom dam line goes back to O.K. Lego Andrew Dutch Bahama
Duke’s stock, to a female named SP’s Glitz
Lunated (Lorded-Tabulated). Craigie Mo Town Molotov P’s Raising Cain
Craigie C Riley Cee Bar Star
Linebreeding includes two KINLOCH BRAE Fortress* Dutch Bahama
entries of HB’s Commander, three Greys Julianna KC Black Widow
entries of Onie Jones (two via K’s Greys Free Style
Flak), three Downings, and five Im Slippy
Friend Westy-Miss Gorgeous cross- Joe Hearns Craigie Whistler Exception
es. Touche Baby HB’s Commander
DANICAS GO DADDY Gable Dodge Morning Memory
Lastly, we spotlight the recent Tequila Girl K’s Flak
winner of the Derby Lane Sprint Kiss The Bride Representation
Classic, Lego Andrew, bred, owned Night Gent
and raced by Randy Floyd. He’s a MT’s Quick Print
light-brindle August 2013 son of
Kinloch Brae, who won this same HB’s Commander
stake several years back, and Mystic Rose
Danicas Go Daddy. Both parents My Bocephus
descend, in their top male lines, to Keota Cinnabar
Im Slippy
Exception
K’s Flak
Representation

Molotov
Oshkosh Twist
Rodney Ramm
Kelsey Rene
Wigwam Wag
CJ Ima Bahama
Trojan Episode
Yukon Girl

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Danicas Go Daddy is by Floyd’s Firehawk (Lonesome Cry-Rockin

own Joe Hearns, also a great Central Honorable Mention Hart).

Florida sprint star in his day, out of It was a nice winter season for Another honorable mention is the

Craigie Whistler and former Brood Djays Octane, as two of his pups recent winner of the Naples Derby,

Matron Standings champ Touche won stakes. DS Rumba, bred by Mike Huckabee. Owned and bred by

Baby. Danicas Go Daddy’s dam, David Sullivan and owned by the Brindle Kennel, Mike is a son of

Kiss the Bride, is linebred to Dutch Katherine Steel, won the Naples Trent Lee (Brett Lee-San Tan Gem)

Bahama in the third (just as KC And $20,000 Sprint Championship on and Twinkles (Craigie Whistler-

All is), via CJ Ima Bahama and Jan. 30. Rumba is by DJays Octane Cajun Rose).

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