Red Thunder's firstborn son, Thundering Dude, won his maiden start in box to wire fashion. Congrats to Dr. Elizabeth Paquette and Dottie Morris on their pup's first big win! More congrats to the Morris' as My Lil Mouse (repeat breeding to Thunder) whelped a litter of TEN Red Thunder babies on Thursday.

Please check out the Roper Report! Martin has penned another informative, must-read article about "Irish Racing 101". He helps us to understand the grading system in Ireland and how it works compared to the American system.

"ACCEPT NO IMITATIONS" there is only ONE Rumble and his name is Maryville Rumble*. Do not be fooled by a similar pedigree. The race record speaks for itself. You cannot compare a derby class dog to a grader. Would you ACCEPT Mankato or Mischevious Mix in place of their brother, Molotov???? I didn't think so! The real Rumble is the only import in the history of American greyhound racing to throw an All American in his first litter. Look at his track aged litters! All but one have at least one grade A at a major venue. Our latest litter out of To Shy To Say already has an AA at Tri-State. Just because it is FREE.....is it really worth it to breed to an imitation???? Ask all those owners of Molotov females if it was worth it!

Farloe Black* kicked off his stud career to a stellar bitch out of a deep damline. Kay V Foxy was bred to Black. This dog is an HONOR to have in this country. The Irish breeders view him as an incredible loss to their country. I sincerely hope the American breeders realize exactly how good this dog really was. He is a mere baby at 3 years of age. Look at his accomplishments! He was bar none the fastest dog in Ireland last year at this time. A year ago he was absolutely dominating the Irish Derby.

Bar The Devil* http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?z=YfsV_-&d=bar+the+devil&x=24&y=16 unfortunately finished 4th in his 3rd round Derby heat and has exited the tournament. This was Devil's 3rd consectutive running of the tournament, a modern day record. He hangs up his muzzle with no less than FIVE Group 1 finals! The Devil will be another addition to our world class stud barn.

Maryville Rumble* now has at least one grade A in every single litter, with top grade pups at Derby Lane, Tri-State, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, Dubuque, Bluffs Run and Southland. This is still just a sampling of what is yet to come as I count only 20 litters and at least 5 of those litters represent pups just now breaking in for their maidens.

Congrats to Henry Howe and the B&J Kennel on Deco Deano's first round win in the $50,000 Sunshine State Silver Cup. Go Dale!

Hometown Boy was bred again this week and continues to have a steady flow of females in for him. We will be seeing lots of little Boys running around the Tri-State oval in about 18 months! Congrats to all the breeders on their nice litters of Hometown Boy pups!

Chris Stiver's is putting the finishing touches on the Farloe Black* sire video. We hope to get is up soon. He was a world class dog and Chris wants a world class video! I am sure it will be worth the wait! Chris has quite a fanbase for his videos.

I hope everyone had a successful week and lots of wins!

Red Thunder's first born son, Thundering Dude has hit the track in style, soundly winning both of his schools. He looks to have a bit of bottom in him. We wish Dottie & Tony Morris and Elizabeth Paquette the best of luck with their rising young star!

Maryville Rumble*'s "A Team" keeps growing with each passing day. I don't think there has ever been an imported stud dog that has accomplished what Rumble has. He is a special dog and his pups are proving it, day in and day out on the track.

Bar The Devil* just might make the history books as the only modern day dog to run THREE consecutive Irish Derby tournaments! Our racing legend will compete in another round this Saturday on the famed Shelbourne Park oval. He has some stiff competition but we are hopefully he will advance. Some very good dogs including last year's Derby winner have already fallen out of the competition. You can get the results live via the IGB website and see the replay on Greyhound-data.

We hope all of our friends stay safe down in Florida during tropical storm Fay. The wind has picked up a bit here but no rain is in the forcast for now until they determine what path Fay is going to take.

This has been an outstanding weekend for Maryville Rumble*. Hey Say May went to AA for Doug Allen and the McMillan Kennel in Tri-State. Fearless Fella went to top grade for the D'Arcy Kennel at Derby Lane and WTD Moonshine won a very tough top grade race for the Bill Davidson kennel and trainer, Harry Bellisle. Jan Alderson's litter out Winter Walk have been on for their official schools at Derby Lane and have also shown their winning ways. Steve Schlacter's maiden pup also won up at Tri-State. Congrats to all on their fantastic wins by their Rumble pups! These are just the very beginning of the second wave of Maryville Rumble* pups hitting tracks. There are over 200 litters to follow!!

Bar The Devil* has advanced to the 3rd round of the Irish Derby and has drawn trap 1 for Saturday's heats. He is in against the tough Shelbourne Aston. I am hopeful he will advance again. This is his THIRD Irish Derby appearance!

We are still awaiting broods to break season. It is very frustrating breeding everyone's bitches but your own, to dogs like Group Rooster, Hometown Boy and Farloe Black! I am actually hoping no bitches come in in the next few days for Rooster as he has been so busy here it has literally been impossible to keep him on a freezing schedule properly! Hometown Boy has another bitch in but I am well caught up on vials to ship on him.

Many thanks to all of you who have patronised our studs in the past week. We wish all of you the best of luck.

On a somber note, our thoughts go out to the owners, breeders and trainers who have been loyal patrons of Walthamstow Stadium in England. We hope that Save Our 'Stow can somehow manage to work something out to re-open England's flagship track.

Pictured is the phenominal Farloe Black*. Black is on the premise and ready for stud duties. This fellow simply dominated last year's Irish Derby rounds. He was for a time last year, bar none, the fastest dog in Ireland. I am quoting several Irishmen when I say that. As I was writing this diary, I recieved a call from a breeder wishing to breed to "Black" I will have semen available at KB's Greyhound Farm on Friday of this week on "Black". This is a very serious dog and he deserves the attention he is already receiving in the stud barn.

Bar The Devil has drawn the "hot" trap 4 at Shelbourne for Round 2 of this year's Irish Derby. We wish the Rooster Syndicate the best of luck with our future stud dog! Who by the way is getting enquiries of his own. It sounds like there are quite a few ladies waiting to meet him!

Toxic Rocket is now in permanent residence. We had a bit of a scare with him as his semen was unfreezable upon arrival. I immediately conferred with Dr. Barber and we put him on a variety of medication and supplements and I am very happy to report that I collected him today and put 4 vials in our tank! This is 2 more vials than anyone has ever got on him. That shows what proactive veterinary attention can do to turn a bad scenario into a happy one.

Maryville Rumble* pups continue to impress with top grade pups at literally all major tracks! He had pups make top grade this weekend at Dubuque. The Iowa Breeders continue to patronize him at a very sharp clip. We appreciate their continued business!

Plans have been finalized for Jade Alleway (UK Kennel Help of the Year) and I to attend the 2009 Coursing Festival in Clonmel. We will be staying at the Shimba Lodge B&B for the festivities. I am hoping to visit several farms and tracks whilst in Ireland. I will also be spending a bit of time with Jade at her kennels and going racing with her at Monmore in England. I hope I get to meet as many of my Irish clients as possible. I am really looking forward to the trip.

That's about all from here. We are waiting patiently for broods to break season. Several are due in and we are anxious to get them bred.

Farloe Black* is here! He arrived last night. He is a monsterous solid black dog. He is the picture of strength. His personality is wonderful. He is a happy and loving dog. No nerves about him at all. He has taken is move over to the States with a grain of salt and ate like the champion he is. Many thanks to Laurie Kraynick for picking him up in Boston and fostering him and for my kennel assistants, Chris and Jamie Stiver for picking him up from Kevin Blaske late last night!

Greys Tarmac whelped a litter of nine Maryville Rumble* pups on Monday night/Tuesday Am. We are supplementing with a bottle right now as Mackie is not producing much milk at the moment. All are holding strong.

The wee Hondo Black x Mineola Di pups were born a few days ago. Martin Roper and I each own a female. They will be exported to the US upon earmark and raced here. Many thanks to Paul McCucker of the Drumscraw Kennels for allowing us to purchase these two females! Pictured (blue pup) is my Drumscraw Di. "Little Di" as she will be called.

Group Rooster* is being bred and bred and bred! I want to say I am surprised...but actually I am not. The only disappointment is none of our broods are in season!

Bar The Devil ( our future sire) finished 2nd in his Derby heat behind Express Ego. The Devil was closing fast after a bit of bumping he came flying home. Now on to the 2nd round!

Maryville Rumble pups are winning everywhere this week! And many in 3/8ths! So much for that "Imports only thow early foot and short" myth! I think the difference is with the advent of Greyhound-data and the fact that replays from the Irish tracks are now readily available it has enabled us to pick and choose the "right" type of dog for stud services in the US. It is no big secret that the imports, headed by Maryville Rumble are producing winning dogs.

Many thanks to all of you who have called and booked to our dogs this past week! We wish you continued success with your breeding programs.