2018 PKC Senior Dog Showdown This Friday!
Evansville, IN -
Monday January 29, 2018
The sixty-four (64) member field for the 2018 PKC Senior Showdown has been confirmed. The event is scheduled for February 2 & 3, 2018 at the Isle of Capri Casino in Lula, Mississippi. Co-sponsored by PKC, Purina, and the Isle of Capri Casino, the winner drives home in a brand new pickup truck from Cullman Auto Mall of Cullman, Alabama! The event is a single elimination event, conducted under PKC Pro Rules with non-hunting judges, with early round cast winners advancing to the late round on Friday night. The four late round cast winners compete on Saturday night for the keys to the brand spanking new pickup truck! In addition to the pickup truck that will be awarded on Saturday night, those members of the final cast not winning the truck will receive $2,000 to the reserve champion, $1,000 to third place, and $500 to fourth place.
Shown above is the 2017 PKC Senior Showdown Champion PCH Flat Run Pete's Image, owned by Stallard/Shabel of Tiffin, OH and handled by Casey Stallard, Tiffin, OH.
Our field this year consists of thirty-nine (39) males and twenty-five (25) females. Those sixty-four (64) dogs represent one (1) Bluetick male; two (2) Cross Breed males; three (3) English males and three English (3) females; and thirty-three (33) Walker males and twenty-two (22) females.
Indiana leads the field with nine (9) qualifiers, followed by Tennessee with eight (8) qualifiers and Ohio with six (6) qualifiers. Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina have five (5) qualifiers each; Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan and North Carolina have three (3) qualifiers each; Iowa, New York, Texas and Virginia each have two (2) qualifiers. Florida, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania complete the field with one (1) qualifier each.
PCH Smirnoff Ice, a Walker Male with a birth date of 05/02/2008, owned by Nickey Hale of Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee is the elder statesman of the qualifiers at the tender age of nine years and 9 months old, followed by Eel River Joy, an English Female, born on Christmas Eve 2008. Joy is owned by Robert Stallcop of Greencastle, Indiana. Our youngest qualifiers are Hurricane Lake Stella, owned by Jamey Styles of Bauxite, Arkansas, with a birth date of 09/29/2013, and Miss Shine, owned by Johnny Hamilton of Fort Branch, Indiana with a birth date of 09/21/2013; eight (8) days older than Hurricane Lake Stella. Completing the field are an additional three (3) born in 2009; six (6) born in 2010; seventeen (16) born in 2011; twenty-one (22) born in 2012, and thirteen (13) born in 2013.
Visit the Isle of Capri website: http://lula.isleofcapricasinos.com/
Visit the Purina website: http://www.purina.com/
ALL COMPETITORS, JUDGES, GUIDES, GUESTS, SUPPORT PERSONNEL, AND PKC STAFF MEMBERS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE ANY VEHICLES TO BE PARKED AT THE MAIN ENTRANE TO THE CASINO FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME; NO EXCEPTIONS! THE ISLE OF CAPRI CASINO STAFF HAS MADE THIS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT, AND WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THEIR POLICY!
All qualifiers will receive a cap and jacket commemorating their qualification for the event, compliments of Purina and PKC, and are asked to please wear the jacket for picture taking! Drawing for first round casts, and pictures of all qualifiers will be taken between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM Central Time at a site designated by the casino, and all participants are being asked to please be early or on time. Any qualifier not on site between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM Central Time on Friday will be omitted from the 2017 Senior Showdown coverage in PROHOUND.
Beginning at 4:00 PM, all participants and their guests will be treated to a brunch consisting of various finger foods, compliments of the Isle of Capri Casino. Calling of casts will follow the brunch, and we hope to bring you the complete matchups soon after draw-out is completed!
Cast winners from the early round on Friday night will recast late to determine the Final Four spots for Saturday night and a one in four chance at a new pickup truck and the other cash awards!!!!!
Each member of the final cast will be interviewed on Saturday afternoon by Amy Thomas for articles to be published in PROHOUND. Each late round cast winner on Friday night will be assigned an interview time for Saturday afternoon after returning to the casino from late round casts.
We look forward to bringing you detailed information pertaining to the event as things unfold! Please keep up-to-date on the happenings on the PKC website at the following address: http://prohound.com/
Our judges for this year's event are in alphabetical order, as follows:
Tracy Bailey of Decaturville, TN
Adam Borden of Russellville, AL
Doug Compton of Greenbrier, AR
Joey Craver of Jeffersonville, KY
Justin Butts of Cullman, AL
David Dial of Centralia, IL
Brad Durham of Madison, AL
Brandon Glass of Iola, TX
John Granberry of Booneville, MS
Mike Hensley of Hartville, MO
Hunter Jones of Killen, AL
Layne Leverette of Petersburg, TN
James Love of Belfast, TN
Justin Murphy of Athens, AL
Shane Patton of Shawneetown, IL
Danny Raper of Benton, AR
Shane Reynolds of West Plains, MO
Payton Roberson of Florence, AL
Below is a complete list of this year's qualifiers:
Elk O Zars Speedy...TW-F...02/18/12...McCallum/O'Brien...Westphalia, IN
High Stylin Frank...TW-M...12/30/12...Jesse Lively...Rayville, LA
Oak Run Shine...TW-F...06/28/11...Shane Smith...Hartford City, IN
Marshalls Miss Kay "Spook"...EN-F...06/20/12...Barnett/Pratt...Decaturville, TN
H&H's Hooked Deep Houdini...TW-M...06/12/11...Shane Hall...Castlewood, VA
Mitchell Creek Rain...TW-F...10/23/10...Joshua Sparks...Morganton, GA
Spavinaw Creek Insane Emmy...TW-F...05/08/12...Lane Denny...Jay, OK
Insain Sugar Cain...TW-F...02/14/11...Jimmy Wills...New Carlisle, OH
Brushy Creek Freak...TW-F...05/06/11...Chris Ergle...Arley, AL
Eel River Joy...EN-F...12/24/08...Robert Stallcop...Greencastle, IN
Bad Habit Sambo...CR-M...09/19/12...Robbie Rhodes...Honea Path, SC
Bell's River Running Moe...CR-M...10/24/09...Christy Rabon...Galivants Ferry, SC
The Little Track Witch...TW-F...04/23/12...Marchello Toney...Fordyce, AR
Wichita Miss Kitty...TW-F...08/20/12...Eddie Moore...Colquitt, GA
Kays Blue John...EN-M...04/11/11...Bobby Tarlton...Chuckey, TN
Wipeout 3D...TW-M...07/19/11...Reid Stone...Union, SC
Coon Collector Slim...TW-M...06/18/12...Sean Bacha...Crosby, PA
Moss Hill Smoke Ring...TW-M...05/20/11...Collins/Manning Jr...Liberty, TX
Big Hollow Patches...TW-F...05/12/10...Doug Douglas...Marble Hill, MO
Harsh Logan Diesel...TW-M...09/14/12...Nick Harsh...London, OH
Full Throttle Melt Down...TW-M...05/31/12...Landreth/Landreth...Vardaman, MS
Riverswamp Spot...TW-M...06/24/12...Christy Rabon...Galivants Ferry, SC
Nowhere's Sun...TW-M...02/27/09...Chad Spoor...Ellenburg Depot, NY
Redneck Backwoods Shack...TW-M...02/18/13...Cheyenne Cummings...Seneca, MO
Bones Backwater Banjo...TW-M...04/17/13...Rob Thompson...Bois D Arc, MO
Moonshine Mike...TW-M...12/15/11...Rick Salfen...Bellflower, MO
Harry "J"...TW-M...10/15/10...Harris/Perez...Clarksville, MO
Stylish Little Thor...TW-M...05/02/12...Drew/Stallard/Shabel...Shellman, GA
Flat Run Pete's Image...TW-M...03/27/11...Stallard/Shabel...Tiffin, OH
Union Thug...TW-M...06/25/12...Denney/Odom...Middlesboro, KY
Wipeout 3 Dee...TW-F...01/30/12...Crowson/Moreland...Graham, TX
Last Hope's Jr...TW-M...01/24/13...Mark Maginn...Fayette, OH
Miss Lighting...TW-F...09/01/12...Mike Raef...Fairmount, IN
Two Goose Sledge...TW-M...12/04/11...Creasy/Creasy...Scotts Hill, TN
Smokin Joe...TW-M...02/18/13...Wishon/Allen...Advance, NC
Walston's Big Country...BL-M...12/08/12...Walston/Powell/Burkholder...Dillsboro, IN
Stylish Diamond...TW-F...07/24/13...Finley/Thompson/Thompson...Indianola, IA
Posted Land Bone...TW-M...05/01/11...Drew/Stallard/Shabel...Greenville, OH
Pea Ridge Bigtime Sampson...EN-M...05/15/09...Wilkes/Turner/Sneed...Decatur, TN
Whip It Out Buzz...TW-M...07/05/13...Lynch/Ahring...Dickson, TN
Buck Creek Stickit...TW-F...05/25/13...Coleton Dunlap...Frazeysburg, OH
Lay'em Up High Hopes Quick&Ez...TW-F...12/24/12...Wyatt Wright III...Wedowee, AL
TNT's Duramax Diesel...TW-M...09/08/11...Clay/Clay...Colquitt, GA
Thousand Dollar Bill...TW-M...07/26/10...Cochran/Bane/Sullivan...Ellijay, GA
Askew's Tree Talkin Shine...TW-M...10/15/12...Tree Talkin Kennels...Piedmont, AL
Backwoods Boom...TW-M...01/22/13...Jones/Jones/Cox...Centerpoint, IN
Rough Mtn Trixs...TW-F...05/04/12...Brandon Matney...Abingdon, VA
Young's Southern Grits...TW-M...12/24/12...Dennis Young...Blountstown, FL
Full Throttle Psycho...TW-M...05/06/11...Billy Carter...Lewisburg, KY
Hurricane Lake Stella...TW-F...09/29/13...Jamey Styles...Bauxite, AR
Smack Attack Smaggy...TW-F...01/13/12...Holley/Crocker...Ashley, MI
Redoak Diamond Gypsy...TW-F...05/23/13...Miller/Groves/Miller...Brookville, IN
Wipeout Hell On Wheels...TW-M...05/08/12...Sullivan/Bane/Cobb...Middleton, TN
Junkyard Worm...TW-F...06/16/13...Cochran/Eaddy...Johnsonville, SC
Miss Shine...TW-F...09/21/13...Johnny Hamilton...Fort Branch, IN
Smoky Mtn Half Pint Junkie...TW-M...01/06/13...Mike Wilson...Eubank, KY
Smirnoff Ice...TW-M...05/02/08...Nickey Hale...Red Boiling Springs, TN
Lone Pine Hyde Collector...TW-M...05/13/11...Hilliker/Rebmann...Springville, NY
Hi Rollin Gas Monkey...TW-M...06/12/13...Brewer/Gregory...Middlesex, NC
Midnight Dixie...TW-F...06/26/13...Greg Morrison...Coldwater, MI
Wipeout Tebow...TW-M...06/04/11...Keith Robinson...Canton, NC
Hope I Got It...EN-F...05/09/10...Farrar/Gaddis...Dayton, TN
Backwater Sport...TW-M...05/22/10...Smith/Gowen...Garner, AR
Brunner's Slick As Ice...TW-F...11/15/12...Lindsey Brunner...Versailles, IN
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