Tebow and special Monday Matinee at Derby Lane
By Vera Rasnake
Fri, Jan 13, 2012
Last week NFL’s Tim Tebow and the Bronco’s took down the Steeler’s in one of the best football games viewed in decades. This weekend the Greyhound Flying Tim Tebow will kickoff a weekend of Tebow starting with race 10 Friday night. Tebow races out of the McAllister kennel and will compete from post one.
Last week NFL’s Tim Tebow and the Bronco’s took down the Steeler’s in one of the best football games viewed in decades. This weekend the Greyhound Flying Tim Tebow will kickoff a weekend of Tebow starting with race 10 Friday night. Tebow races out of the McAllister kennel and will compete from post one. "He has been running well," said kennel owner Malcolm McAllister who said his male prefers an outside post. Flying Tim Tebow has been burning up Greyhound chat rooms. Tebow’s biggest threat might be his kennelmate Flying Prestwick who will break next to Tebow (1) from the inside two. AHK Anudderbrow who has won the top grade recently will also be a strong threat from an unfavorable four post.
Derby Lane also offers the NFL Sunday Ticket that features ALL of the Football games so fans won’t have to miss their favorite team. Many of Tebow’s fans are right here at Derby Lane and cheered for Tebow when he was a "wee Gator." This week’s NFL faceoff has the young Tebow matched with the experienced Tom Brady. Derby Lane will show the game Saturday night between the Broncos and the NE Patriots.
Monday January 16 Derby Lane will race a Matinee only for Martin Luther King day. Gates open 11:30am. Admission is free and there is a cash giveaway races one through ten. Monday night poker and simulcasts will be offered. The regular racing schedule resumes Tuesday night.
Other news: Patriot kennel has kicked off the New Year on top for trainer Cal Holland, Jr. Through January 12 Patriot has 28 wins followed by D'Arcy at 25. Red Oak is in third with 20 wins. McAllister (19) and Cal Holland, Sr. kennel (18) make up the top five.
By Vera Rasnake
Since 1978 I have been tutored by the most respected leaders in the industry at tracks in WV, WI and FL. As Media Relations Director and Company Spokeswoman I have a unique opportunity to share my passion for the sport. I have written hundreds of feature stories and taken just as many greyhound photos. My articles have been published nationally and internationally. I have been a color analyst on Sky Network at the Irish Derby multiple times and on America’s Night of Stars. I am also a former Greyhound trainer.
I am proud to call Derby Lane home, which is the most established Greyhound racetrack in the nation since 1925. I have met iconic kennel operators and watched the greatest greyhounds of the past decade including Dominator, Talentedmrripley and Flying Coal City-all historic award winners. I have written and produced videos used to honor industry people and Greyhound athletes at the Greyhound Hall of Fame and coordinated track shots for the Born to Run and Ensuring the Welfare of the Racing Greyhound videos. I have coordinated major film projects at Derby Lane including Animal Planet’s "Breed All About It", Oceans 11 and baseball’s Carl Crawford’s commercial. I coordinated all of the media for the world’s biggest Greyhound stakes in 2005-2006 when Derby Lane hosted the Million Dollar races. I am also a GPA volunteer. I have two grown daughters, a granddaughter and a racing greyhound. I am blessed with endless energy and share a home in FL with two retired Greyhounds. You can follow me as topgreyhound on twitter and read Vera’s News at www.derbylane.com.
Contact me vera@derbylane.com
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