The Greats of Greyhound Racing and Poker

Greats THE OF GREYHOUND RACING & POKER Greatest THE GREYHOUND RACERS OF ALL TIME DOWNING Whelped on March 15, 1975 Inducted into the Greyhound Hall of Fame in April, 1984 Named "Greyhound of the Decade" in the 1970s Featured twice in Sports Illustrated SPORTS ROOSTER COGBURN Whelped on November 25, 1974 One of the very few Greyhounds to challenge Downing Finished his career with 59-23-7 mark in 119 starts His descendants continue his tradition of racing excellence TALENTEDMRRIPLEY Whelped on October 2, 1999 Won his first race in May, 2001 by 8 lengths Never finished a race in lower than 5th place Only Greyhound in the history of the Tampa and St. Petersburg circuits to hold both sprint records at the same time RURAL RUBE Active in racing between 1938-1940 Won 41 out of 83 races Considered a legend who seemed almost human Known to pose and bow for newsreels and cameras Legendarp POKER PLAYERS STU UNGAR Reportedly had a genius IQ and a photographic memory Born September 8. 1953 in Manhattan, Total WSOP and Circuit earnings New York of $2,081,478 DOYLE BRUNSON Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1988 at age 54 Born in 1933 in Total WSOP and Circuit earnings of $2,994,116 Longworth, Texas PHIL IVEY Born February 1, 1976 in Riverside, California Widely considered to be the best poker player in the world Total WSOP and Circuit earnings of $6,343,022 PROVIDED BY PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB PB KC WWW.KENNELCLUBPALMBEACH.COM SOURCES: http://www.greyhoundhalloffame.com/inductees/downing.html http://www.greyhoundhalloffame.com/inductees/talentedmrripley.html http://www.greyhoundhalloffame.com/inductees/roostercogburn.html http://www.greyhoundhalloffame.com/inductees/ruralrube.html http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-8843595 http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerlD=17296 http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerlD=162 http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerlD-273