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HS Ruby quietly makes her
mark at Wheeling Island

Last year HS Ruby captured 19 races at Flying Coal City-HS Opal, Ruby pre-
fers to be on or near the lead in her races.
Wheeling Island – good for fourth on the
“Ruby has a decent break but a
track’s win leaderboard. big rush to the first turn. She wants
She was named to the all-Wheeling team for her to be close to the front early in her
races,” Roche said. “She can take a
accomplishments during the year. bump and keep on driving. If she’s
close in the turn, she’ll hit another
Yet, the Valor Racing Kennel veteran racer rarely gear and go to the lead.”

gets a mention in conversations listing Wheeling’s top sprinters. In HS Ruby’s career, she’s been
on the lead 22 times heading down
HS Ruby simply goes about her the backstretch and won 21 of those
races. The lone race Ruby didn’t win,
business – quietly and without much never won more than two races in she was clipped in the far turn in a
a row. Beginning in early February, Grade B outing early in her career
fanfare – like she has her entire she notched four straight victories – and finished second.
the first one in Grade A and three in
career. by Grade AA. “She’s pretty strong in the home-
In the eyes Stan stretch,” Roche related. “Other grey-
Pawloski A January 2013 greyhound out of
of trainer James Valor Racing Kennel’s
Roche, HS Ruby is HS Ruby has been a solid
in the money finisher
a true gem. throughout her career
at Wheeling Island. The
“When Ruby draws in, it makes sprinter is held by Grey
Massey. (Photo by Stan
my day before I even get to the ken- Pawloski)

nel,” Roche said. “She’s so much fun

to be around and you know she’ll

give a solid effort.”

HS Ruby has been a consistent in

the money finisher since she broke

in at Wheeling in late June 2014. In

96 career races through early March,

she had 33 wins, 12 seconds, 12

thirds and 12 fourths – a 72 percent

mark on the pay sheet.

“I wish I had a whole kennel full

of Rubys,” Roche said. “I couldn’t be

happier.”

HS Ruby’s year-by-year record

follows:

2014 – 9 wins, 4 seconds, 4 thirds

and 3 fourths in 29 starts

2015 – 19 wins, 7 seconds, 8

thirds and 7 fourths in 57 races

2016 (through early March) – 5

wins, 1 second and 2 fourths in 10

starts.

Until this year, HS Ruby had

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