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Friday, September 15, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Woodland Park employee Jacqueline Pierce explains how to bat.
With the first parl-mutuel dog race underway, eight speedy grayhounds come around the first turn.
Greyhounds stand in line for the required weigh-in before they are allowed to race.
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By Jennifer Reynolds Kansan staff writer
"They're off!"
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — For a moment there was silence. It didn't last long.
As Woody, the mechanical bone, rounded the last curve of the Woodlands ractetack yesterday, the tension, mounting since the track gates opened, broke in one collective outburst.
As the track announcer called the start of the first greyhound dog race at the new track, about 6,000 people pushed their way to the edge of the track to watch their fortunes rise or fall.
The Woodlands track, located in Kansas City, Kan., opened its greyhound racing season at 7:30 p.m. yesterday. On May 24, the horse racing season will open, making the Woodlands the only track in the nation to offer both greyhound and horse racing.
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Inside the club house, Keith Johnson and Todd Fischeer, Topeka residents, jumped to their feet and encouraged the dogs they picked up.
"Come on number four." Johnson yelled, waving his wager ticket in the air. "Dig, dog! Dig!"
Fischer was jumping up and down, first watching the track, then watching the big screen television.
"Go seven! Go eight! Please, I need the cash so bad," he said.
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As the lucky few went to gather their winnings, the crowd turned their eyes from the track back to their racing schedules. Race two was 14 minutes away.
Standing in line waiting to place another bet, Johnson listened for tips on the next race.
"These people use those racing schedules and tip books like Bibles," he said. "I never get that involved. I worked for a team they do. It worked in the first race."
Johnson placed a trifecta bet for the second race.
"Those were my lucky numbers," he said. "Those dogs were wimps."
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I wore $5.00 because he picked number four to place second. Fisher, however, ripped up his ticket and sat down in his seat. He needed numbers seven and eight to place first and second.
Johnson won $5.50 because he picked number four to place second.
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Johnson stood perfectly still with his arms straight up in the air, his hands clasped.
a trifecta bet means the wagerer chooses three greyhounds in the order they will finish.
“As sure as I stand and the dogs I would have chosen will win,” he said.
Thirty-two seconds later, Emery stood in the crowd with a blank stare across his face.
"They won," he said with his hands covering his face, "The one time I pick the winners and I can't get the money."
Thirty-one seconds later the hysteria reached its highest point as the number eight dog, Tara Sez, crossed the finish line followed closely by the number four dog, KD's Belzoni.
Fischer chose a quiniela bet, one where the wagerer picks two dogs to finish first and second.
Jim Emery, Kansas City, Mo., waited patiently in line to place his bet on the second race when the register broke down.
"I realize this is a new operation, but I want to get my bet down," he said.
"Basically I can lose $80, and 'I probably will the rate I'm going,' he said. "You better believe if I do win not going back to school tomorrow."
The celebrations were limited to only a few people.
The race started and Emery missed his bet.
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"You can bet to just place or show," Fischer said. "Your odds are better, though, to choose more dogs."
Fischer, wearing his lucky shirt and shoes, brought $80 to spend at the tru
Emery leaned against the wall and looked at Fischer. They both shrugged their shoulders.
Johnson, however, jumped up with his hands straight up in the air.
"Let this man through," he said.
"I've got to go collect my money."
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