Southland Derby Championship to conclude on Friday 1st July with TB’s Final Stand as favourite
The 2011 Southland Derby Championship at Southland Park Gaming & Racing began on 11th June with 88 greyhounds competing for a winning prize money of $55,000.
After a fierce battle, the field is down to just eight greyhounds, dubbed as the ‘Elite 8’, all well capable of winning.
The action so far has been riveting, with some brilliant performances.
In the opening round, TB’s Final Stand won a massive ten length victory in 31.48 seconds.
Later in the second round he finished in 31.90 seconds, winning by a breathtaking 9 ½ lengths, breaking the record of Lo Noman and Cayf.
By the end of the second round, there were five hounds that emerged unbeaten from every race they had run.
These included Trougelz, Jack's Big Lad, Turbo Lennie, KB's Tuff Kid and of course TB’s Final Stand.
However it has been two weeks since the second round concluded and as the competition gets fiercer and the field gets smaller, all these hounds ended up losing one race or the other. So at this point there is not a single unbeaten competitor in the championship.
Three-year-old TB's Final Stand is the favourite for the final that will be held on Friday, the 1st of July, 2011.
This young gun from Gloria Dorsey Kennel is also the winner of $25,000 Razorback Classic Stakes that took place this May and will enter Friday’s final with 52 points.
Tied at 52 points with him is Turbo Lennie from the same kennel.
The rest of the field comprises of Shanett of Robert Thome Kennel with 50 points, Madison Square of Ryan Farms Kennel and Jack’s Big Lad of Legg Kennel with 47 points each, Trouglez and Tazqun of Robert Thome Kennel with 45 and 40 points, respectively, and
lastly Radio Spirit of Magic City Kennel with 37 points.
Kb’s Tuff Kid also had 37 points, due to which there was a tie breaker between Kb’s Tuff Kid and Radio Spirit to determine who would run in the final.
Radio Spirit won and made it to the finals but in case an alternate is needed Kb’s Tuff Kid will be the first choice.
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