The second day of the TSHA National Titles at Stonewall Equestrian on Saturday produced more exciting showjumping with the inaugural Maiden Teams Challenge won by the team sponsored by Linda and Graham Huddy’s Peachester Lodge, while the National Group I Champion point score was won by a West Australian combination.
The Huddy’s have enjoyed great success racing and breeding thoroughbreds with Group I winners such as Shoot Out and Volatile Mix running in their familiar brown and gold colours.
They take lifetime care of thoroughbreds and their retraining and eventual rehoming very seriously with all three horses in their winning team owned by Peachester Lodge, click for more info..
Macewen, Still Invincible and Get Stuck In were all successful racehorses for the Huddy’s and are now enjoying life as showjumpers.
7YO Macewen won eight races and over $380,000, 8YO Get Stuck In won 10 races and over $400,000, while 7YO Still Invincible was a $900,000 Magic Millions yearling by I Am Invincible and won two races from just nine starts.
1st Team Peachester Lodge
1. LACHLAN WICKS - It’s Macewen
S: Rothesay (Fastnet Rock); D: Gogoreilly (O'Reilly)
2. EMMY RAVENSCROFT & Still Invincible aka Its the General
S: I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit); D: Admirelle (General Nediym);
3. ELLA PITTS - It's Getstuckin
S: Lucas Cranach (Mamool); D: Fast Impulse (Fastenet Rock)
2nd Team Inglis
1. JENNY BENNETT & Cordero
S: Gio Ponti (Tale of the Cat); D: Belle Giselle ( Redoute's Choice)
2. ASHLEY CUTTLER & Cos I'm Good
S: Salade (Snitzel); D: Celtic Night (Secret Savings)
3. WILLIAM HODGEKISS & Verity's Boy aka Nightflash
S: NE Coupez Pas D: Inverarity
3rd Team Thoroughbred Breeders NSW
1. MICHELLE PENZA & Sherzando
S: Xaar (Zafonic); D: Please Smile (Groucho)
2. NICOLE KENNEDY & Afro aka Astro
S: Jungle Pocket (Tony Bin); D: Wella (Zabeel)
3. ARABELLA MANTHEY & Stratton Oakmont
S: Greenwood Lake (Meadow Lake); D: Palace Party (Palace Music)
4th Team OTI Racing Equine Welfare Program
1. OLIVER RICKARDS - King Viv
S: Falkirk (Tale of the Cat); D: (Centaine)
2. TILLY MCCARROL - Mr Satchmo
S: Mr Sidney (Storm Cat); D: Windya (Linamix)
3. ANITA BRIDGE & Doc Oliver
S: River of Light (Irish River); D: Country Cheers (Grand Chaudiere);
5th Team Breednet
1. LILY-ROSE BAXTER & Recruiting to Win aka Marco
S: Choisir (Danehill Dancer); D: Remembering To Win ( Encosta De Lago)
2. FAITH BANKS - Mudgee Road
S: Husson (Hussonet); D: Kicken Vixen (Vindication)
3. ARIA BAKER - Solloway
S: Spill The Beans (Snitzel); D: Sworntomylover (Don Eduardo)
6th Team Parrakoola Park Thoroughbreds
1. BETHANNY GRANT - Topmast
S: Commands (Danehill-USA); D: Mast Top ( Encosta De Lago)
2. LUKA ARCHER & Reckless Night
S: Bon Hoffa (Belong to Me-USA); D: Outback Fortune (Outback Prince)
3. KAILEE HICKSON - Sydney's Man
S: Reliable Man (Dalakhani); D: Sydney;s Destiny (Dubai Destination)
The Group I classes at 1.2m have been hotly contested featuring many of the horses that jumped in the Six Bar class on Friday and decided the 2022 TSHA National Group I Champion.
It came down to placings in the Grand Prix on Saturday to decide the title. Both Sophie Stott on Allwest and Shenae Lowings riding Bold Venture, finished on 45 points and it couldn't any closer with both these riders finishing first and second in the GP respectively.
With Sophie placing higher of the two competitors she was awarded the win.
Sponsored by Off the Track WA, Sophie has come all the way from Western Australia for this event via the Australian Championships in Melbourne so it was great to see her bring her best form across the Nullarbor.
All West is a 13yo gelding by Natural Blitz and won four races from 34 starts.
RESULTS for Class J10 sponsored by Strawberry Hill Stud in Pryde's EasiFeed arena were;
1. SOPHIE STOTT - Allwest
2. SHENAE LOWINGS - Bold Venture
3. FUSCHIA CRISS - Amazena
4. GEORGIA VAN DER FDRIFT - Regal
5. SHANE ROSE - Glenorchy South Park
6. GEMMA SILK - Oscar Boscaiola