The Eastern Derby was held on June 10-11, 2023 at Grassy Branch Fox Preserve.
It was ran under the Masters 5 Min GTP. 92 dogs were casted the first day.
Thank you to everyone for coming out to support this hunt and the pen! Thank you to all our judges who hustled those two days non stop! Thank you Joey Fowler for being the master of hounds! Thank you also to Joey Fowler and Preston Nowell for handling the bench show.
Congratulations to everyone who placed both in the field and on the bench:
The results:
Took 1,234 points to win and 920 to get in the top 10.
1st: #3, Patterson's Natural, Front Row's Float / Coley's White Eyed Jinx. Patterson & Sons Kennels
2nd: #17, Town Creek's Cajun, T-Byrd's Ben / Coot's Runaway Cajun. Town Creek Kennels
3rd: #27, Scraping Hole's Twisted, Scraping Hole's Duke / Town Creek's Mouth. Scraping Hole Kennels (High dog day 2)
4th: #41, Patterson's Light, Front Row's Float / Coley's White Eyed Jinx. Patterson & Sons Kennels.
5th: #26, Knight's Luci, Ch. HOY Forty Creek Spot / Knight's Junebug. Full Send (Combination winner)
6th: #63, Duvall's Shelby, Redwood's Monsterboy / Carter's Lemon Drop. HBK Mafia (Classiest Hound)
7th: #14, Graham's Jolene, Graham's CD / Graham's Madea. Get-Atta-Sumtin Kennels
8th: #51, CT's Blackout, Albertson's JJ / Top Gun's Freestyle. Chasin' Tails Kennels
9th: #89, LHK's TikTok, Ch. Kennedy's Eightball / Coate's Pearl. Loco House Kennels
10th: #31, Forty Creek Brandy, Millard's Ringer Ray / Ray's Elvira C. Forty Creek Kennels
Best Mouth: #56, W.S. Brown Berry. Shady Lane Kennels
Bench Show Results:
Female Class
1st: #94, Tyler's Star M, Tyler's BB / Low Ground Fly. Farmboy Kennels (Best in Show)
2nd: #26, Knight's Luci, Ch. HOY Forty Creek Spot / Knight's Junebug. Full Send
3rd: #99, Tyler's Vegas M, Tylers BB / Low Ground Fly. Farmboy Kennels
4th: #214, Fowler's Mary Jane, Pack's Knothead / Fowler's PJ. Side Kick Kennels
5th: #39, Hollis' Twister, Ch. Ole South Metabo / Ole South Mallory. HBK Mafia.
6th: #23, Tyler's Harley, Mill's Ironman / Turkey Creek Lynn. Fox Fever Kennels.
7th: #63, Duvall's Shelby, Redwood's Monsterboy / Carter's Lemondrop. HBK Mafia
8th: #14, Graham's Jolene, Graham's CD / Graham's Madea. Get-Atta-Sumtin Kennels
9th: #885, William's Hilda Mae, William's Lard / William's Bertha. Vanilla Gorilla Kennels
10th: #36, Hollis' Diva, Ch. Ole South's Metabo / Ole South Mallory. HBK Mafia
Male Class:
1st: #22, Tyler's Joker, Mill's Ironman / Turkey Creek Lynn. Fox Fever Kennels (Best Opposite)
2nd: #20, Graham's Hitman, Graham's CD / Graham's Madea. Get-Atta-Sumtin Kennels
3rd: #57, Benton's Lucky, H&J Ghost / H&J Sissy. High Step'N Kennels.
4th: #166, Benton's Dirty Ears, SND OOTLE / Ward's Shelby. High Step'N Kennels
5th: #213, Fowler's Ziplock, Pack's Knothead / Fowler's PJ. Side Kick Kennels
6th: #54, W.S. Johnny Cash, Blanton's Dozer / Tearcoat's Grey Girl. Shady Lane Kennels
7th: #9, JK's Hootie, Ch. Millard's Mule Ray / Top Cat's Ginger / JK Kennels
8th: #3, Patterson's Natural, Front Row's Float / Coley's White Eye'd Jinx. Patterson & Sons Kennels.
9th: #19, Hatermade's Trump, B&B Chill / Hines & Brooks Daisy. Hatermade Kennels
10th: #12, Graham's Ben, Graham's Hawkeye / Graham's Lilly. Get-Atta-Sumtin Kennels.
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