Victorian
Greyhound Weekly Volume 1
Number 17
Friday January 27, 2017
2016 Coursing Greyhound of the Year BETTER THAN THIS (October 2013 Knocka Norris x Father Of Mine) was named 2016 Coursing Greyhound of the Year at the National Coursing Association of Victoria’s Awards dinner at Sandown on Wednesday night. Raced by the Sparkle And Fade syndicate, and trained during the coursing season by Andrew Paraskevas, Better Than This dominated throughout the 2016 season, winning the J.N Smith Memorial, VCC Cup, Ray Boundy Memorial, GOTBA Cup and the pinnacle of the year, the 2016 Waterloo Cup. Better Than This finished the year with 47 points, well ahead of runner up Johnnie Red who amassed 36 points, with third placed I’ve Got Wings 24 points. Auburn Gal was named Coursing Bitch Of The Year, John Taylor, Owner of the Year, and Donna Dean, Trainer of the Year. Full details of all of the awards can be found on Page 14.
Better Than This
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