She’s only 13 years old, but Rhian Farrell already works with elite athletes – it’s just that the ones she oversees are four-legged. The South Auckland high school student is one of Aotearoa’s youngest certified greyhound handlers and is now being recognised for positive contributions to the sport.
Earlier this year, she became the youngest recipient of the New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association’s Board Award for under-30s. An unsuspecting Rhian received her award in front of TV cameras at a race meet on her Manukau home-ground.
