2015 BetAmerica Daytona 550 Invitee #3

Boc's John Luke 

(Super Lee - Antsie Nancy, by Lonesome Cry)

Owner: Brad Boeckenstedt 
Breeder: Brad Boeckenstedt 
Kennel: Boeckenstedt  ( Philip Stapleton, trainer)

2014 Record: 48/21-12-4–2           Highest Ranking:  4th

Often times, many that don't live in Iowa don't realize how tough the racing is. Facts are that Bluffs Run is the second highest paying track in the country (Iowa Bred money) and the breeders within that state have crafted and molded some of the fastest talent in the world.

It is not easy to follow an All-American like SH Avatar, who was the super star at Bluffs Run for nearly two years.  Enter Boc's John Luke, the face of Bluffs Run racing. Luke has been the most solid and consistent stakes performer of the year with wins in the ultra-tough Secretary's Choice and the $60,000 Bluffs Run Open. He was second in the crown jewel, the $500k Iowa Breeders Cup to a very hot Hilco Klassy.

Nearly two years into his profession, Boc's John Luke has already amassed significant earnings and developed quite a resume. He's as game as they come and not reliant on a certain race development to be competitive. Whether on the lead or off the pace, he's always dangerous. In his sixteen starts beginning in September, John Luke has finished no worse than second in fourteen of those races.  With just a month to go, John Luke has a legitimate shot at being named the Greyhound of the Year at Bluffs Run. In a field loaded with speed, as the Daytona 550 will be, he is capable of sitting just off leaders and making a backstretch run or even grinding it out throughout a race.

Iowa will be represented well in greyhound racing's first National Championship. The question is will Boc’s John Luke add that third stakes win to his resume?  If so, this one might be the most impressive of all…a National Championship.