Jim Dunn Memorial Show - 23rd & 24th of March
The annual Jim Dunn Memorial Show held by the Strathalbyn Showjumping Club had two prizes for Bred to Race thoroughbreds on offer this year being the Best Performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred in each ring.
Ring 1 Best performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred - The Magic Man ridden by Briony Temby
Race Name: Langkawi (Foxwedge/Bikini Star) Racing Career: 10 Starts 1-0-0. $7,150 prize money.
Ring 2 Best performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred - Nordlingen ridden by Sophie Compton
Race Name: Bigelow Mitch (Ellusive Look (USA)/Our Condoleezza) Racing Career: 0 Starts $0 prize money.
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| L-R Sophie Compton, The Magic Man (formerly Langkawi) & Briony Temby |
Reynella Horse Trials 6th & 7th of April
Autumn is a remarkably busy time on the Eventing calendar with some of South Australia best events taking place within a few months. Once again show casing their abilities over the three disciplines the Highest Placed Bred to Race Thoroughbreds in each grade are as follows.
EvA 65cm Able Man & Esther Harrington
Race Name: Able Man (Choisir/Astonish (GB). Racing Career: 2 Starts 0-0-0. $825 in prize money.
EvA 80cm - Storm Brewing & Matilda Kauppila
Race Name: Storm Brewing (Desert Sun (GB)/In a Teacup) Racing Career: 44 Starts 2-4-3. $114,660 in prize money.
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| Storm Brewing & Matilda Kauppila (Photo: Jenny Barnes Photography) |
EvA 95cm - Dawns Conquest & Lisa Cowling (Pictured at top)
Race Name: East Cape (Dawn Approach (IRE)/St Gilgen) Racing Career: 8 Starts 0-0-1. $4,180 in prize money.
CCN1* Sun Quest & Jaimie Stichel
Racing Name: Luxuriant Growth (Exceed and Excel/Take Care) Racing Career: 0 starts. $0 in prize money.
CCN2* Don’t Hater the Nater & Chloe Jong.
Race Name: Youllnevawalkalone (Captain Gerrard (IRE)/Suntec City (NZ)) Racing Career: 5 Starts 1-0-0. $5,550 in prize money.
Northern Districts Show Jumping Club - Guley Cup - 13th, 14th & 15th of April
Best performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred - Libadee Park Fourdee & Libby Halliday.
Race Name: Fourdee (Gallo Di Ferro (USA)/Dee D'or) Racing Career: 23 Starts 0-0-3. $9,900 in Prizemoney. Formally trained in Mount Gambier by Bob and Kane Post, Fourdee had a racing career spanning almost 4 years though was never quite able to crack the win. Fourdee and rider Libby Halliday have proved successful in recent times taking out the best performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred at the NDSJC Guley cup as well as heading interstate to Stonewall Equestrian for the Thoroughbred Sport Horse Nationals where they claimed the win in the open 80cm, open 85cm classes.
South Australian Jumping Championships - 26th, 27th & 28th of April.
Jumping South Australia Held their annual State Jumping Championships at Talunga Park in Mount Pleasant from the 26th – 28th of April. Thoroughbreds were seen making their mark throughout the event including the two best performed thoroughbreds of the show.
Ring 1: Best Performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred: Veneficus ridden by Sasha Smith
Race Name: Veneficus (Brief Truce (USA)/Silent Annie) 14 Starts. 1-0-1 $17,623.
Trained in Ballarat during his racing career, Veneficus has come a long way and has formed quite the partnership with rider Sasha Smith that has now taken them around Australia. Veneficus otherwise known as Harry, claimed the best performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred in ring 1 after competing in the Junior championship, achieving third and fourth placings in round one and round two respectively, before a third place in the final. Sasha and Veneficus also made their way over to Stonewall Equestrian for the Thoroughbred Sport Horse Nationals this year.
Ring 2: Best Performed Bred To Race Thoroughbred: Libadee Park Fourdee
Race Name: Fourdee (Gallo Di Ferro (USA)/Dee D'or) Racing Career: 23 Starts 0-0-3. $9,900 in Prizemoney.
Mount Pleasant Pony Club Supercross - 11th of May
The Mt Pleasant Pony Club held their annual Super cross event which is a competition made up of Show Jumping and Cross Country. Two different awards were of offer for bred to race thoroughbred and the winners were as follows:
Best Performed “Recently Retired” Bred To Race Thoroughbred – You Es Marshal & Alisha Klitscher.
Race Name: You Es Marshal (O'lonhro/Ernie's Molly (NZ) Racing Career: 41 Starts 2-5-7. $58,975 in prize money.
Best Performed Bred to Race Thoroughbred – Money Back & Alisha Klitscher.
Race Name: Money Back (Street Boss (USA)/Revives) Racing Career: 14 Starts 1-3-1. $94,315 in prize money.
Best performed “Living Legend” Bred to Race Thoroughbred – Just Harry & Anna Davidson.
Racing Information to come!
Kirkcaldy Horse Trials - 11th & 12th May.
Usually held slightly earlier on the Calendar, the 2024 version of the Kirkcaldy Horse Trials were held on the 11th and 12th of May after being postponed due to hot weather earlier in the year. Seen across all levels, the thoroughbreds showed spectators exactly how its done. The awards for the Highest Placed Bred to Race Thoroughbred in each grade are as follows.
EvA 50 MB Abelardo & Elena Penney
Race Name: Abelardo (Pride of Dubai/Exceed And Excite) Racing Career: 4 Starts 0-0-0. $860 in prize money.
EvA65 Div 1 Hussurama & Jeanine Miller
Racing Name: Hussarama (Hussonet (USA)/Nabeul (NZ)) Racing Career: 12 Starts 2-1-2. $28,600 in prize money.
EvA 65 Div 2 Reginald & Alysha Donald
Race Name: Wicked Child (Sire: Wicked Style (USA)/Lena for Luck) Racing Career: 5 Starts 0-0-0. $0 in prize money.
EvA80 Div 1 Storm Brewing & Matilda Kauppila
Race Name: Storm Brewing (Desert Sun (GB)/In a Teacup) 44 Starts 2-4-3. $114,660 in prize money.
EvA 80 Div 2 Chantilly Spice & Sophia Gerstlauer
Race Name: Enchantee (Greenwood Lake (USA)/La Trojan) Racing Career: 23 Starts 1-2-1. $18,875 in prize money.
EvA 95 Shropshires Lone Ranger & Sahara Warren.
Race Name: Diamond Thief (Lohnro/Lifetime Story) Racing Career: 0 Starts. $0 prize money.
Naracoorte Horse Trials 17th – 19th of May.
An event that sees horses and riders travel from far and wide, the 2024 edition of the Naracoorte Horse Trials was a huge success, especially regarding Thoroughbreds in their careers after racing. The Highest Placed Bred to Race Thoroughbred award winners can be seen below:
65cm Twilight Topaz & Cherie Scrivener
Race Name: Patriotic Girl (Face Value/Telestich) Racing Career: 10 Starts 1-1-2. $10,670 in prize money.
80cm – Cosmo & Duncan Shaw
Race Name: Cosmo Rock (Valentia/Cosmo Arion) Racing Career: 4 Starts 0-0-1. $5,650 in prize money.
95cm - Tenacious Red & Lara McNally
Race Name: Tenacious Red (Ferocity/Jibena) Racing Career: 4 Starts 0-0-0. $0 in prize money
1* - Innaminny & Will Enzinger
Race Name: Innaminny (Dane Shadow/Lucky Lady (GB)) Racing Career: 0 Starts. $0 in prize money.
2* - Mulder & Christina Vemis
Race Name: Mulder (Foxwedge/Isn't She Fabulous) Racing Career: 4 Starts 4-0-0. $100,300 in prize money.
3* - Impulsive Ways & Molly Barry
Race Name: Impulsive Ways (Shinzig/Quick Pik (USA) Racing Career: 22 Starts 2-0-1. $24,500 in prize money.
4* - Delicato & Connie Miller
Race Name: Tipperary Lass (NZ) (Man Of Power/Tipperary Lass) 0 Starts. $0 in Prizemoney
Equestrian SA Bred to Race Dressage Series
Thorough Care SA and Equestrian SA are pleased to bring back the Bred to Race Dressage Series. Series events will be run at different Dressage Clubs around the state throughout 2024 with great prize money on offer at each of these Club competitions. The first two legs of the series have already been held with results below.
26/5/24 - Mid South East Dressage Club
Prelim 1.2 & 1.3 - Queenstown Dark Jewel & Ruby Deckert
Race Name: Amen (Adelaide/Gail) Racing Career: 2 Starts 0-0-0. $1,000 in prize money.
Novice 2.2 & 2.3 - Covert Affairs & Eleanor Ballinger
Race Name: Miracle The Second (Stratum/Princess Ruhie) Racing Career: 12 Starts 2-3-3. $73,310 in prize money.
9/6/24 – Adelaide Hills Dressage Club
Prep 1 & 2 - A Handsome Mint & Brigitte Drinkwater
Race Name: Unnamed (Mint Lane (USA)/Carinya Lodge) Racing Career: 0 Starts, $0 in prize money.
Prelim 1.2 & 1.3 - Overstreet & Tash Goodwin
Race Name: Overstreet (Face Value/Saturday Rose) Racing Career: 48 Starts 6-4-6. $72,180 in prize money.
Novice 2.2 & 2.3 – Hussarama & Jeanine Miller
Racing Name: Hussarama (Hussonet (USA)/Nabeul (NZ)) Racing Career: 12 Starts 2-1-2. $28,600 in prize money.
Elementary 3.2 & 3.3 Wiggins & Joann Lloyd
Race Name: Lucksa (Prince Arthur/Margobelle) Racing Career: 14 Starts 2-1-0. $17,180 in prize money.
PCASA Southern Zone Supercross - 16th of June
A second super cross event in the span of a little over a month proved a fantastic opportunity to show case two of the thoroughbreds’ strongest disciplines Show Jumping and Eventing. The Southern Zone Supercross held at Mountain Pony Club was well supported event with a vast number of thoroughbreds across the levels. The Highest Placed Bred to Race Thoroughbreds in each grade are as follows:
Open 35cm - Old Stormy & Caili Smith
Race Name: Old Stormy (Old Deuteronomy (USA)/Purple Elm) Racing Career: 28 Starts 4-3-7. $59,225 in prize money.
PC grade 6 – Table of Dreams & Ruby Millington
Race Name: Table of Dreams (Fiorente (IRE)/Serenity Jane) Racing Career: 10 Starts 1-1-0. $18,475 in prize money.
Open 50cm – Fingolfin & Sam Smith
Race Name: Fingolfin (Iffraaj (GB)/Sindarin) Racing Career: 10 Starts 1-1-2. $23,415 in prize money.
Open 60cm – RC Eclippse & Tess McEwin
Race name: Lippsy Shuffle (Master of Design/Swiss Vault) Racing Career: 30 Starts 2-2-5. $47,975 in prize money.
PC grade 4 – Our Domino Queen & Lucy Were
Race Name: Our Domino Queen (Casino Prince/Dalmatian Queen) Racing Career: 13 Starts 0-0-0. $9,620 in prize money.
PC Grade 3 – Arizona & Georgia Budarick
Race Name: Quivers (Bianconi (USA)/Qubrook) Racing Career: 28 Starts 4-2-3. $63,650 in prize money.
Open 95cm – Babbingtons Revenge & Elle Humphries
Race name: Little Joes (Encosta De lago/Golden Tulip) Racing Career: 10 Starts 0-0-0. $250 in prize money.
PC grade 2 – Belle et Bonne & Eliza Reichenbach
Race Name: Spectrums Bite (Sharkbite/Spectrums Quest) Racing Career: 33 Starts 1-2-2. $18,976 in prize money.
