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D'Arcy kennel entries heed advice from afar for Derby Lane races (St. Petersburg Times)

**By Don Jensen, Times Correspondent**

Friday, March 30, 2012

ST. PETERSBURG -- With the greyhound operation dispersed between Derby Lane
and Wheeling Island (W. Va.), kennel owner Mick D'Arcy and daughter Catherine
D'Arcy talk daily.

Mick calls two to three times from Wheeling. Catherine runs the show at Derby
Lane.

"Dad may be in a different zip code, but he still owns the kennel (at Derby
Lane) and is very much involved," Catherine said.

The arrangement couldn't be better. All four D'Arcy entries in the $80,000
Distance Classic have advanced to third-round qualifying tonight at Derby
Lane. Brother Buck (26 points), Sovereign Gift (18), Corsair (16) and Ambriel
(13) are in the top 10 as 16 greyhounds remain in contention for the April 7
finale. Undefeated Flyin Commandant of Red Oak Racing tops the leaderboard
with 32 points. Tonight's qualifiers are Races 6 (8:55 p.m.) and 10 (10:11).

Mick is a three-time winner of the Distance Classic, Derby Lane's richest
stakes race. He last won the 660-yard event in 2000 with Greys Free Style. His
other winners were All-America member Greys Betsy Ross (1998) and Greys
Mardigras (1995).

"The Distance Classic is the major highlight to the St. Pete ...

St. Petersburg Times

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