Bonnie Ben
01/09/09 11:03 Filed in: Stories
On checking the results at the weekend, to see if any of the pups reared at Questhouse Kennels had won, I seen that the old stalwart Bonnie Ben had went in again, as he will be 5 years old next month, I find it truly inspiring to see him still perform near the top of his game some 4 years after he left me.
Ben has raced 159 times of which 95 have been either A1 or Open races, obviously his last year has seen him dip down to A2’s frequently otherwise his Top Grade races to Actual races ran would be even higher.
From the 159 races, Ben has Won 38 Races, been second 41 times and been third 39 times, making the frame in an incredible 74% of his races, and a win to run ratio of 23.89%, 13 of these wins came in Opens.
I am very proud of what Ben has achieved and even more so when you consider that he was merely ½ an inch away from being killed by his brothers, that is how close they came to severing the jugular, after careful recouperation we sent him direct to Julie Luckhurst and the rest as they say is history, Julie and her staff must take great credit in keeping Ben ticking over and I know Ben was responsible for one of the highlights of Julies training career when he won Greyhound of the Year, Sprinter of the Year and Dog of the Year at Crayford all in the same year, this helped Julie win Trainer of the Year at Crayford which I know she was very proud of.
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