Trip to Wheeling Downs Racetrack
On 6 November 2004, eighteen of us made our way early on Saturday to Wheeling Downs and experienced first hand what racing is all about. We were privileged to see two races of particular relevance to GPA-NoVA and to greyhound adoption. One was the Couch Potato Consolation race, dedicated to GPA-NoVA - the trophy was presented to the winning dog and its handler by Niels Hauffe. The other was the Night of the Stars race, televised nationwide as part of a 17 racetrack competition to raise funds for greyhound adoption. This event raised $9,000 for GPA-Wheeling, presented after the race in a special ceremony to Lou Batdorf. It was a most welcome donation, which will go toward the cost of a new truck for GPA-Wheeling.
Nov 6, 2004
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