Hometown Boy out of the 5 trap scoring a win in the 2nd round of the $120,000 Palm Beach Grand Classic

Palm Beach Kennel Club       Wednesday May 16 2007 Afternoon   Race 8    Grade  S   (545)  Time: 29.54                              
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Hometown Boy     76  5 1 1 ½  1 2  1 3½    29.54  7.00 Quick Command, Mid                                                           
Switzler Jammin  72  6 4 2    2    2 3½    29.79  0.80 In Hot Pursuit, Mid                                                          
Tommy Commander  75½ 2 2 3    4    3 5     29.91  2.50 Hard Try, Mid                                                                
Wtd Right Right  61  1 7 4    3    4 5½    29.93  3.50 Solid Effort, Mid                                                            
Flying Britt     68  3 6 5    5    5 10    30.24  25.0 Jammed Up 1st, Ins                                                           
Lucky Wookie     64  4 3 6    6    6 11    30.36  45.0 Blocked 1st Turn, Ins                                                        
Bohemian Lego    77½ 7 5 7    7    7 13    30.48  30.0 Shuffled Back 1st, Mid                                                       
*                    8 0 0    0    8       95.00  ----                                                                              

“Hometown Boy was exciting to watch in his prime. He took no prisoners in his quest for victory. 

His blazing speed and raw talent secured records at Derby Lane and Tampa Greyhound that are unmatched to date.”-Vera Filipelli

Hometown Boy won the 2007 Derby Lane Sprint Classic winning every round, ran second in the 2007 Derby Lane All-Star Kennel Preview, and lowered the 5/16ths track record at Tampa to 30.01. In all, he won 52 races on one of America’s toughest circuits. He is from a once-in-a-lifetime litter that includes Tampa Speed Classic and Derby Lane Gold Trophy Juvenile winner Brady Thomas, Legends Field, and Miss Merle.

Stan’s Boy Flyer  won the 2000 Palm Beach Puppy Stake, the 2001 Derby Lane Weaver Memorial, and the 2001 Matinee Idol champ. He went on to an outstanding career at stud that produced, in addition to the great Stan’s Boy Flyer - Touche Baby litter, Rural Rube Award and two-time All America Ozzie The Man, Southland superstar HDM Juana, Arhoolie, Back River, Van Do, and many others. Gable Dodge topped the U.S. Sire Standings from 2004 through 2006 and is the patriarch of the most dominant sire line in America today.

Touche Baby won the 1999 St. Pete Derby at Derby Lane, ran second in the 2000 Derby Lane Distance Classic, and third in the 2001 Tampa Distance Classic. Along with 2006 Derby Lane Million finalist Joe Hearns, her Stan’s Boy Flyer litter propelled her to the top of the 2006  Dam Standings, and fifth in 2007. Her sire Rodney Ramm set a Dairyland 3/8ths track record in just his second month of racing, but was retired early to stud due to injury.  

Touche Baby descends from the great dam Dia’s Stormy Day via Fast N Loose. In addition to Hometown Boy and Brady Thomas, she anchors the damlines of perennial top-5 stud  Flying Penske, 2006 All America Dragon Fire, and Southland and Wheeling star Kiowa Mon Manny. Fast N Loose was from a tremendous litter led by Rooster’s Spur and Grit N Steel. Rooster’s Spur was poised to win the 1984 Biscayne Irish-American when an injury kept him out of the final and ended his racing career—he went on to be a successful and influential sire. Grit N Steel won the 1985 Grady Sprint.

Hometown Boy should work well with a wide variety of foreign and domestic bloodlines. HB’s Commander is far enough back in his pedigree that breeding to daughters of Kiowa Sweet Trey, Craigie Whistler and others linebreed to Commander no closer than 4x4.

Hometown Boy R.BD. M 2004-04-27 Stan's Boy Flyer-Touche Baby

2007-03-31E10 SP  550  F  30.87  77    4  1  1 3  1 3  1 hd   30.87  01.40 SA 07 Sprint Classic Champ
2007-03-28E10 SP  550  F  30.72  76.5  7  1  1 3  1 6  1 5.5  30.72  00.90 SA Dictated Pace Inside
2007-03-24E6  SP  550  F  30.58  76.5  4  1  1 3  1 3  1 2    30.58  00.90 SA Kept Lead Thruout-mid
2007-03-21E12 SP  550  F  30.61  75    5  1  1 3  1 3  1 .5   30.61  00.60 SA Box To Wire-outside
2007-03-17E10 SP  550  F  30.54  76    4  1  1 3  1 5  1 5    30.54  00.60 SA Won With Ease-midtrk
2007-03-12A6  SP  550  F  30.43  75.5  7  3  2    2    2 7.5  30.95  00.20 A  Led Between Calls-plcd
2007-03-07E10 SP  550  F  30.53  75.5  2  1  1 4  1 4  1 3    30.53  00.50 A  Led All The Way-midtrk
2007-02-28A10 SP  550  F  30.41  77    8  1  1 3  1 3  1 3    30.41  00.40 A  Dictated Pace-outside
2007-02-23E6  SP  550  F  30.47  76.5  3  1  1 5  1 4  1 3    30.47  01.00 A  Diminishing Lead-mid
2007-02-17A6  SP  550  F  30.80  75.5  4  1  1 3  1 3  1 6    30.80  00.90 A  Increasing Lead-mid
2007-02-12E10 SP  550  F  30.81  76    1  1  1 3  1 2  1 .75  30.81  00.60 A  Dwindling Lead Midtrk
2007-02-07A6  SP  550  F  30.68  76    8  2  1 2  1 4  1 3.5  30.68  01.10 A  Grabbed Lead 1st Trn
2007-02-03E6  SP  550  F  30.83  76.5  3  3  2    2    2 2.5  31.01  03.30 A  Nearest Contender-md
2007-01-29A6  SP  550  F  30.85  76    5  1  1 3  1 4  1 4    30.85  04.50 A  Comfortable Margin-mid
2007-01-24E6  SP  550  F  31.26  77    8  5  2    2    3 6    31.67  00.60 A  Held On To Show-outs
2007-01-20E8  SP  550  F  30.85  76.5  1  2  2    2    2 4    31.14  03.10 SA Maintained Position
2007-01-17E6  SP  550  F  31.11  76.0  2  2  1 4  1 4  1 1    31.11  2.80  SA Dwindling Lead-midtrk
2007-01-13E6  SP  550  F  30.93  76.5  2  3  2    2    2 1.5  31.03  2.50  A  Nearest Contender-outs
2007-01-09E6  SP  550  F  30.83  76.0  6  7  4    3    5 5    31.16  1.10  A  Wide In Stretch-wknd
2007-01-04E8  SP  550  F  30.90  77.0  8  2  1 3  1 4  1 3    30.90  0.40  A  Grabbed Lead 1st Trn
2006-12-31A9  TP  550  F  30.01  76.5  7  1  1 3  1 6  1 9.5  30.01  1.30  A  New Track Record
2006-12-28E9  TP  550  F  30.92  76.0  2  2  2    2    2 1.5  31.03  0.80  A  Evenly To Place-outs
2006-12-23A14 TP  550  F  30.39  77.0  7  1  1 4  1 7  1 10   30.39  2.70  A  Won Going Away-midtrk

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