Auction Groups

Wheeling Auction Group - Spring 2011

  

 

  Charter offers you the opportunity to be part of the most successful and longest running auction group in the greyhound industry - Charter Kennels Wheeling Auction Group ! I want to draw your attention to (4)  key items detailing what Charter offers to owners who sign up for the auction.

 

 

• An opportunity to own 8-10 of the best young greyhounds in the country to race at Wheeling Island -

  

The Charter Kennel will once again offer the owners an opportunity to own some of the best greyhounds in the country through participating in the Wheeling Auction Group...in its 27th year !Our purpose will be the same as its been in previous auctions and that is to leave Abilene with the top talent to compete at the top paying track in the country Wheeling Island.Our goal is to purchase 8-10 greyhounds for this group.

 

 

• Bonus Litter - 10 pups off the farm - Sired by Uss Cool Luke !!

Once again a litter of pups will be offered for sale to the owners of the group at a reduced cost - as with all previous groups this is optional .

Recent litters have been sired by Lonesome Cry and Tk Quick Strike !

 

 

  

• An opportunity to own a top sire once there race days are over -

  

Dodgem By Design ,Lonesome Cry, Tk Quick Strike...All three of these great greyhounds were part of auction groups and all (3) have active sire careers . If a greyhound that belongs to an auction group that you are part of goes on to have a career as a sire you are eligible to be part of there second career - as some of these great greyhounds finish there race careers a second career as a sire awaits them and it can be an extremely profitable  for the owners... just ask the Dodgem By Design and Lonesome Cry auction group owners who have received commissions long after there race days were over. Dodgem By Design and Lonesome Cry are the  # 1  and  # 2  sires in the country !

 

The auction group owners of Tk Quick Strike have this to look forward to as he is now starting to generate much interest as a sire. His off spring at Derby Lane , Strike Out King and Strike Point are creating a lot of buzz .

 

The very successful Fall 2008 Wheeling Auction Group may also have a sire career to be involved in for both Uss Cool Luke and Kb's Nantucket , I have receive inquires about both so stay tune for more on that.

 

• A chance to win a greyhound for $75

 

Brand new offer to the owners who join the auction group - one lucky owner will win a greyhound for $75

 

For every $1,500 spot you purchase in the auction group you are also eligible to purchase a $75 raffle ticket to win a greyhound-this will be a purchase by Rodney at the NGA auction - the greyhound will start there careers at 1 of the 5 Charter tracks and we will draw the winner before the auction so if you are the winner you will hear from Rodney when he makes your purchase. The lucky winner will own a greyhound  purchased at the NGA auction for $75 - you must be part of the auction group to be eligible.

 

( Note: in order to make this offer work we must sell a minimum of 50 raffle tickets)

 

 

 

We will offer positions in the Auction Group at $1500 per spot...you can purchase as many spots as you wish and you can purchase an equal amount of raffle tickets. No funding is due just yet so to reserve your spot /spots just send an e-mail to Moe .

 

Please let me know how many spots you want and number of raffle tickets.

 

 

mviveros@comcast.net

 

 

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Thanks Rodney... cooleydogs@aol.com - 304 -281-3293

Fall 2010 Wheeling Auction Group : $94,500

Friday Night Purchases :

 

     Ucme Blind Luck - $18,000 - ( Targeted for the $150,000 World Futurity in 2011)

     Go Bon Paperlady - $11,500

     Go Bon Meneither - $7,750

Saturday Purchases :

  

    U Too Skinner : $18,000

    All About Money - $8,000

    Montego - $8,000

    Kb's Irish Lady - $7,000

    Sack Full - $7,500

    Se's Aiden T - $7,500

 

Other Purchases:

 

    Kb's Breadman - $2,000

    Kb's Mr. Mike - $2,000

2010 Fall Wheeling Auction Group

Wheeling Auction Group Fall 2010   & The $150,000 World Greyhound Futurity

 

This invitation is being sent to all registered owners with Charter Kennel. Our purpose will be the same as its been in previous 25 years of the most successful auction groups in greyhound racing and that is to leave Abilene with the top talent to compete at the top paying track in the country Wheeling Island.

 

There is a twist this year ... The $150,000 World Greyhound Futurity

 

Charter Kennels has purchased (2) entries in the World Greyhound Futurity race to be run at Victoryland in 2011 with an estimated Purse of $150,000...each entry cost $2,100 for a total cost to Charter of $4,200...the best (2) greyhounds that we purchase this fall will be entered in the World Greyhound Futurity...since the auction group will target 8-10 greyhounds for the group we stand a great chance that the Futurity entries will come from the fall group. Only greyhounds whelped between July 1 ,2009 and December 31st , 2009 are eligible .One more benefit the entry fee of $2,100 per greyhound is waived , fully funded by Charter.

 

The fall group will close at a set dollar amount (to be determined) , so it is likely that the fall group with (2) greyhounds to be entered in the $150,000 futurity will sell out as this is a major stakes event which we are going after not just to participate in but to win. The invitation was sent out a little over a week ago to all those who participated in the last auction...and as you can see by the result it is likely that the fall group with (2) greyhounds to be entered in the $150,000 futurity will sell out !

2010 Spring NGA Auction Group Purchases

Kb's By A Mile - $16,000
Kb's Hole In One - $11,500
Kb's Danger Dog - $13,000
Consider Me Gone - $10,500
Ctw Happenstance - $6,000
Go Bon Idol Wrap - $7,500
Wiki Gumdrop - $10,000

Other Individual auction purchases:

Kb's Find A Hole - $5,500
Go Bon Trashtalk - $13,000
Kb's Wingman - $5,000
Tk Athena - $5,500
Kb's Quik Draw - $9,000
Tk Hades - $6,250
Ctw Hair Raising - $7,000
Go Bon Wired - $6,000

Kb's By A Mile (Lonesome Cry - Whistler's Song) in full flight

 

Consider Me Gone (Joe Hearns - Too Late) Winner of Flite II Gold Cup Consolation

2010 Spring Wheeling Auction Group !

The Wheeling Auction Groups  - Spring 2010  

 

The Charter Kennel will once again offer owners an opportunity to own some of the best greyhounds in the country through participating in the Wheeling Auction Group. Our purpose will be the same as its been in previous auctions and that is to leave Abilene with the top talent to compete at the top paying track in the country, Wheeling Island.Our goal is to purchase 8-10 greyhounds for this group , prices are expected to be lower than in previous auctions so we should find some outstanding greyhounds at a good price. We had a outstanding auction last fall as we purchased 11 greyhounds for the group...

 

This auction group is now open to all Charter owners at this time. We will offer positions in the Auction Group at $1500 per spot...you can purchase as many spots as you wish.

 

Here is a link to the details for the Spring 2010 NGA meet : http://www.ngagreyhounds.com/Meets/spring.pdf

 

Funding is due no later than March 18th and can be sent to :

 

Rodney Cooley

151 Clearview Avenue

Wheeling , WV 26003

 

Checks payable to Charter Kennel Inc.

 

To reserve your spot/spots just click on the link below to send Moe an e-mail or send me an e-mail at  cooleydogs@aol.com

Fall 2009 Wheeling Auction Group

Here the list of greyhounds purchased for the $100,000 Wheeling Auction Group in the 2009 NGA Fall Auction. 

 

$  4,500 – Starz Kool Kodie

$  7,000 – WW’s Powering

$10,500 – WW’s Highbrow

$12,000 – Bart’s Rush Hour

$  7,500 – Fire Alarm

$20,000 – KCK Tuff Man

$  5,750 – KCK Day Tripper

$  8,000 – WW Seek Comet

$  6,000 – Petro McPosey

$  4.250 – Philip Glass – (will break in at Southland)

$  2,500 – BK Songa – (will break in at Southland)

  

Individual Purchases

 

Dolores Russell

purchased Casino Duke for $9,000.

Dolores Russell

purchased Starz Fancymover for $10,000.

Carolyn Alsobrook

purchased WW Sally Ally for $21,000.

Fall 2009 Wheeling Auction Group - October 12-17th, 2009

Fall 2009 Wheeling Auction Group - GROUP IS COMPLETE

Each Spring and Fall if you choose to participate in the auction groups you have an opportunity to own some of the finest greyhounds in the country. Our purpose has been the same for 25 years and that is to go after the top talent offered at the National Greyhound Association auctions to race at the top track in the country. 

We believe that the prices may be lower this auction which should allow us to find top talent at good prices. Our goal is to purchase 8-10 greyhounds for this group (although the size of the group will impact this greatly!) The Fall 2008 auction group was closed at $150,000 and the Spring 2009 group at $75,000.

   NGA Fall 2009 Meet   - Website
   October 12-17th, 2009
 
We have much to be proud of with prior NGA Meet purchases:

• Dodgem By Design - All American and top sire in the country
  
• Ebony River - Runner-up in the first Derby Lane Million
• Lonesome Cry - Track win leader at Derby Lane and Stakes winner at Wheeling, now a prolific sire in recent years
• Uss Cool Luke (Fall 2008 Group) - Luke won his first 5 races at Wheeling and made the finals of his first stakes event. His record of 41 /14 -7-4 has earned him a berth in the Winner's Challenge Stakes race. Uss Cool Luke was purchased for $6,500
• Kb's Nantucket (Fall 2008 Group) - Nantucket is racing and winning grade AA at Wheeling. Purchase price $5,500
• In all we made 13 purchases for the Fall 2008 group of which 8 advanced to grade AA at Wheeling and 2 others are running grade A at Derby Lane and Flagler
• Kb's Sabina Lass (Spring 2009 Group) - Perfect 10 for 10 in the money and has advanced to grade A at Wheeling.  She was purchased for $10,000
• Bi's Smooth Move  and  Bi's Fast Pace (Spring 2009 Group) are a combined 20 out of 23 in the money for the owners and were purchased for $13 and $14k

These are just a few of so many outstanding greyhounds that have been part of our auction groups.

 

In addition to owning the best greyhounds in the country each auction group is paired with a "bonus litter" which allows each group to have approximately 16-20 greyhounds to own:

• Fall 2009 BONUS LITTER  - TK Quick Strike x Nikita Crunch - 10 Pups - Earlier this week the Fall 2009 Auction Groups Bonus pups were born.  Tk Quick Strike is also a Charter auction purchase who emerged as the best distance greyhound in the country in 2008 and won the 2008 Flashy Sir Award. His career at Wheeling has afforded him the title of one the best 3/8's greyhound ever to run at Wheeling
• One recent star to come out of the auction bonus pups program was Silver Jones who raced his entire care er at Wheeling and had an outstanding career including a stakes victory in the $50,000 Holiday Sprint. Jones finished his career with a record of 92 / 27-23-5-17
• Tk Quick Strike is also a Charter auction purchase - his career achievements include:

• 2008 FLASHY SIR AWARD WINNER
• 3/8 Track Record 37.20 on July 9, 2008
• 3/8 Track Record 37.27 on May 12, 2008
• 3/8 Track Record 37.32 on March 28, 2008
• Winner $10,000 2008 Mountaineer Classic
• Winner $10,000 2009 Mountaineer Classic 
• 1st in 2008 Win Standings 60/31-9-6-3
• 2008 Night of Stars Winner

 

Reservations for spots in the Fall 2009 Auction Group:

• $1,500 per spot
• You can reserve as many spots as you wish
• Contact us by e-mail to reserve your spot(s)

 

Cooleydogs@aol.com

mviveros@comcast.net

2009 Spring Auction Group

Full auction sale prices and results can be found here:

FINAL SALE PRICES

The following greyhound have been purchased in Abilene, KS to race for Charter Kennel.  All dogs have arrived safely in Wheeling, WV:

Gale WW Wilbur $25,000 Rodney Cooley
Wp’s Cameo $21,000 Rodney Cooley
Keen Flight - $20,000 Cary Alsobrook
Bi’s Smooth Move $14,000 Rodney Cooley
BiI’s Fast Pace $13,000 Rodney Cooley
Kb’s Sabina Lass $10,000 Rodney Cooley
Ctw Rocky Road $9,750 Chris Politis
Kb’s Easy Bounce $9,000 Cary Alsobrook
Craigie Dochart - $8,500 Cary Alsobrook
Green Eyed Cat $7,500 Dolores Russell
Bi’s Devil Mama $7,000 Rodney Cooley
Kb’s Abel To Fly $6,500 Kevin Fulton
Kt’s Cannonball $4,000 Cary Alsobrook


Couple of photos from the NGA Auction:

  

Auction Group Update

 

For the many new members that have recently joined Charter as well as the rest of the Charter family take a look at a few of Charter auction purchases from recent years ...

 

TK Quick Strike -Winner 2008 Wheeling Mountaineer Classic Championship. 2007 Woodlands Great American Greyhound Futurity finalist. Wheeling 3/8ths track record 37.32, then 37.27, and again, 37.20, all in '08. Close to $100,000 earn! Wheeling 2008 win champ 31 ! Wheeling 2008 Night Of Stars Champ! Nominated for the 2008 Flashy Sir Award as the best distance greyhound in the country ! 2008 All American Candidate!

 

Ebony River - 2006 Derby Lane Million 2nd place finish in the final! Returned over $100,000 to the owners involved in his auction group.

 

Lonesome Cry - Winner 2003 Derby Lane Puppy Preview, 2003 Matinee Idol finalist, 2nd 2003 T. L. Weaver Memorial Stake. Winner 2004 $50,000 Couch Potato Stake at Wheeling, 2004 Southland Derby finalist. 2003 Derby Lane win leader (35--21-6-3-1). He has returned close to $200,000 to the owners involved in his auction group.

 

Dodgem By Design - 2002 Derby Lane $85,000 Sprint Classic Champ - 2002 Matinee Idol Champ - 2002 All American ! He has returned over $600,000 to the owners involved in his auction group.

 

 

Thank you for helping us keep the Charter Kennel organization the best in all greyhound racing!

 

cooleydogs@aol.com

The 2009 National Greyhound Association Spring Meet April 20th - 25th

Its time to start thinking about the Spring 2009 Wheeling Auction Group. This auction will mark the 24th successful year that the Charter Kennel has put together an auction group that will offer to our owners an opportunity to own the best greyhounds in the country. As in previous years our intention is to purchase greyhounds that will compete at the top paying track in the country...Wheeling Island.
 
We are going to make a change for this group.  We have decided to offer spots in the group in increments of $1,500.  We will offer as many spots as the owners choose to purchase and at the cut off date we will go to the auction with as much funding as we have. The total value of the group combined with the number of spots you have purchased will determine the percent that you own of the group.  The examples below should help make this clear:
 
First line
If you were to purchase 10 spots at $1,500 and we sold a total of 80 spots then the group would be worth $120,000 and you would own 12.50% of the group.

Second line
If we only sold 70 spots and the group was worth $105,000 then you would own 14.28% of the group.

Third line
If we  sold 60 spots then the group would be worth $90,000 and you would own 16.66%

I think you can follow how this works...there are several other examples below.

 

Number of $1,500 Spots Purchased	Total Due	Total Number of Spots Sold for Group	Total Value Of Auction Group	Percent of Ownership %
10	$15,000	80	$120,000	12.50
10	$15,000	70	$105,000	14.28
10	$15,000	60	$90,000	16.66
7	$10,500	80	$120,000	8.75
7	$10,500	70	$105,000	10
7	$10,500	60	$90,000	11.66
4	$6,000	80	$120,000	5
4	$6,000	70	$105,000	5.71
4	$6,000	60	$90,000	6.66
1	$1,500	80	$120,000	1.25
1	$1,500	70	$105,000	1.42
1	$1,500	60	$90,000	1.66

 

Remember you can purchase as many spots as you want...and each spot is $1,500.
 
In addition to the NGA auction purchases the Spring 2009 auction group will also have an opportunity to take advantage of:

10 bonus pups offered from Lonesome Cry
 - We will offer a complete litter out of Brick Oven -- and the balance of pups from another female to be named later
 
Just send me an e-mail with the number of $1,500 spots you would like to reserve no money will be due until March 21st!
 
Cooleydogs@aol.com
 
Thanks to all who will join us for Spring 2009 !
 
Rodney