Four of the superstars of NSW greyhound racing, and the standout performers of 2022 have been announced as the finalists for the prestigious NSW Greyhound of the Year award.
In alphabetical order the quartet are: Good Odds Cash, She’s A Pearl, Super Estrella, and Zipping Kyrgios.
The Frank Hurst-trained Good Odds Cash won the Group 1 National Sprint Championship, the Group 2 Maitland Cup and the Group 2 Richmond Oaks, as well as finishing second in the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg.
She’s A Pearl, trained by Jodie Lord, took out the year’s two big races, the Million Dollar Chase, the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg Final, she became the highest earner in greyhound racing history, at one point won 13 straight races and won 16 of her 20 NSW starts in 2022.
Super Estrella was acknowledged as one of the premier stayers in the country during 2022. David Smith’s bitch won the Group 1 National Distance Championship, and the Group 2 Sydney Cup and 13 of her 20 NSW starts.
And John Finn’s Zipping Kyrgios was a prolific big race finalist and won the Group 2 Gosford Cup, and the inaugural Country Classic, the world’s richest middle distance race, run last March at Dubbo.
Winners of all awards including leading trainer, sire and dam, will be announced at a gala function later this month.
