Rising Star of the Year 2026
Top 50 Leaderboard - Hound Group - South Island
The Rising Star of the Year 2026 showcases the up and coming youngsters on the show scene (up to 24 months of age).
LEADER - Hound Group - South Island
Irish Wolfhound
Fleetwood Stevie Nixs
(Jenny Benjamin)
Top 50 Leaderboard - Hound Group - South Island
No. 1
- Irish Wolfhound
Fleetwood Stevie Nixs (Jenny Benjamin) (110)
No. 2
- Whippet
Kana-Ka Chatting On The Phone (Jackie Newton-Williams) (68)
No. 3
- Whippet
Danubia Merely A Monarch (Martina Boor) (46)
No. 4
- Whippet
Benbridge Kant Stop Fate (AI) (Hank Faifua & Tony Fox) (40)
No. 5
- Dachshund (Wire Haired)
Szamor Gin And Bare It (Nicky Caddick) (25) - Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (25) - Basenji
Merikaez Gotta Love The Boy (Christine Small) (25)
No. 6
- Whippet
Chemya Show No Mercy (Cherie Burton) (20)
No. 7
- Cirneco Dell'Etna
Rosardi Saveria Palazzolo (Nicky Taylor) (15) - Dachshund (Wire Haired)
Szamor Long Shot (Nicky Caddick) (15) - Dachshund (Long Haired)
Black Watch King's Gambit (AI) (Sylvia Schmidt) (15)
No. 8
- Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
NZ Ch Cara Mia of Pentaki (Martin Hewitt) (10) - Dachshund (Long Haired)
Mornoble Straregic Moves (Helen Pattinson) (10) - Whippet
NZ Ch Chemya Goin To B Kaos (Cherie Burton) (10) - Basenji
Merikaez Quite By Accident (Christine Small) (10)
No. 9
- Dachshund (Long Haired)
Ruselen Cuppuccino (Helen Pattinson) (5) - Dachshund (Wire Haired)
Kissdachs Hamilton (Nicky Caddick / Dr Leslie Weston) (5)