Mildenhall Owners Association’s have announced their award winners for 2015 writes Mark Newberry.
Dog of the Year is Mick and Julie Dursley’s Robeen Panther (Ace Hi Rumble-Ballyknock Girl, Mar 11). The black veteran, now in his fourth season of racing at West Row has been to traps on 114 occasions to date but continues to win regularly, most recently in December.
Bitch of the Year is Vicarage Duchess (Kinloch Brae-Zoos Saxo, Jul 13), owned and trained by Anne Kirby. The consistent young bitch has a 50% win and place strike rate having been first or second in 19 of her 38 races. She has already opened her account for 2016.
Dog moment and dog of the month for December wass the John Smith owned and trained Bish Bash Bosh. This October 11 veteran by Huberts Dilema x Freaky Patch is in the form of his life after having a 7 month spell without a win.
This early paced brindle has just landed a five timer which included landing an A5 Owners Bonus Series £500 final with connections totally dumbfounded by this current purple patch. Bitch of the month was landed by Anne Kirby’s Vicarage Diva an Oct 13 from Kinloch Brae x Ron De Voo who landed three from seven and is equally at home over 375 or 545.