(Kiowa Sweet Trey – Flying Crestline)
Flying Culloden, one of the hardest running and consistent speeders at Wheeling Island and from the much publicized litter of Kiowa Sweet Trey and Flying Crestline. He possessed a monstrous rush to the first turn and was hard to deny the win. He broke in at Southland Greyhound Park and went straight to AA and ran Stakes against some of the best dogs racing at Southland at the time. He was then moved to Wheeling where he raced against the country’s best including Kb’s Ruckus, Gable Hot Dog, Bonafide Speed, Ctw Speedy Trent, Gable Eddie, Uss Cool Luke, etc.
Accomplishments:
- 2nd 2010 Wheeling Holiday Sprint
Flying Crestline – #2 in the USA 2010 Dam Standings
Crestline produced multiple Stakes and Grade A winners by multiple studs including: Flying Westover (2008 Woodlands Great American Futurity, 2008 Wheeling Inv’l, 2009 Wheeling Winner’s Challenge and George Kellas Memorial Cup finalist), Flying Berea (2nd 2011 Naples Derby), Flying Warwood (2009 Palm Beach He’s My Man Classic finalist), Flying Bethlehem (2010 Southland Barry J. Baldwin Juvenile Sprint Championship finalist), Flying Wellsburg (Grade AA/Stakes Wheeling), and Flying Wheeling (Grade AA Wheeling).
Littermates:
- Flying Coal City – 2010 Rural Rube & Flashy Sir awards. Capt. 2010 All America team. Winner 2010 Derby Lane Sprint Classic, Fall Sprint and T.L. Weaver Memorial. 2nd 2010 Derby Lane Distance Classic by a nose.
- Flying Chattaroy one of top sprinters at Wheeling Island. 2009 Wheeling Holiday Sprint and 2010 Wheeling Panhandle Classic finalist
- Flying Chester – Grade AA Wheeling
- Flying Chelyan Breaks out of the box as fast as any hound around and raced Grade AA/Stakes at Southland against Trougelz, Shanett, etc.
Stud Fee: $500
Semen located at Kent Law (Symbioun) in Abilene, KS
Flying Culloden makes tracks at Wheeling Island by Stan Pawloski
March 17, 2011
While Derby Lane’s Flying Coal City was cast in the national spotlight recently with his post-season honors, one of his littermates is lighting up the board at Wheeling Island.
Flying Culloden isn’t flashy like his All-American brother, but he’s been steady and solid throughout his career – the consummate blue collar worker. Since late December, the sprinter has been noticed.
In his last 15 top grade races, Culloden – a March 2008 greyhound out of Kiowa Sweet Trey-Flying Crestline – has 7 wins, 5 seconds and 2 thirds.
“Culloden may not be the best dog at Wheeling right now, but he’s as good as the best. I wouldn’t trade him for anyone,” Abrahamson Kennel trainer Tom Engle said. “He’s never gotten a lot of respect until now. Even in the final of the Holiday Sprint in December, he went off at 14-1 and finished second.”
After a sixth in the first round of the sprint stake, Culloden came back with a first and a second to make the final. He’s been on a roll ever since.
Culloden has won four out of his last five trips with only a second by a nose sandwiched in between. His four victories have been by a combined 32 lengths (12 1/2, 8 1/2, 6 and 5 lengths).
“If Culloden gets close early and has a clean trip, I like his chances against any dog at Wheeling,” Engle said.
Culloden doesn’t possess great break speed, but on occasion he’ll pop the box. He has a power rush to the turn.
“He has a huge rush. If he breaks in the top four, not too many dogs will beat him to the turn,” Engle said. “When he snaps his break and gets on top early, he’s so strong and fast he opens up on fields.”
Although Culloden prefers midtrack, he has five wins from both the eight and one holes. Actually he’s never lost from the one box.
“I think he breaks better from the one hole. If he doesn’t break sharp from the eight box, he’ll rush up into the race,” Engle said. “He’s got guts too. He’ll push his way through.”
Engle also thinks Culloden races smarter today.
“As he’s gotten older, he’s gotten smarter. Now he finds his way around trouble,” Engle said. “He makes better moves and decisions.”
Consistency has been one of Culloden’s trademarks.
In 67 Wheeling starts (53 in Grade AA and 14 in Grade A), Culloden has 20 wins, 11 seconds, 3 thirds and 14 fourths – a 71 percent mark on the pay sheet. In 83 career races (including Southland), he has 26 wins, 15 seconds, 4 thirds and 17 fourths – a 75 percent in the money finish.
“With the calibre of dogs racing at Wheeling, those are impressive numbers. He always tries,” Engle said. “In most of his Grade A races, there’s always a Grade AA dropper or two.
Owner Dean Miner said Culloden has become a fan favorite.
“I’m very proud that I attend the races everyday and Culloden is the kind of greyhound that endears me to the fans during his races as he always gives them 100 percent,” Miner said. “I’m just glad Culloden doesn’t have an agent because we’d be in contract negotiations. There would surely be a request for a doubling of the cookies that he presently receives.”
Miner was quick to credit Engle and his staff for Culloden’s success. He also tipped his hat to Flying Eagles for breeding and raising him.
“Tommy (Engle) and his staff have done a great job handling him and I thank them. Credit also goes to dam Flying Crestline for both Coal City and his brother, Culloden,” Miner said. “Crestline is one of those magical mamas that just throws rocket after rocket. Of course additional credit goes to sire, Kiowa Sweet Trey, and Flying Eagles for raising them.”
