Monthly Archives: September 2023

The 2023 Nutrien Masters Sale completed yesterday afternoon with some very happy buyers taking away some high-quality open horses that they will be able to take straight to a competition. This is the benefit of purchasing in the open horse market, and there have been horses sold over the last two days that we will be excited to follow their new owners’ journey and see them back next year for the Graduates draft. 

Top price of the sale was a first for any of the Nutrien Sales, with a gelding outselling the mares and the stallion on offer. The quality of the breeding in this sale was deep and we are sure that the new owners will be rewarded with success on their purchase. 

With horses still selling over the next few days, at the end of the event, we sold 81 of the 112 lots offered with a 72.32% clearance, gross is currently at $2,042,500 and the average price is $25,216.05.  

Considering the economic climate and downturn of the cattle market, the Nutrien Team is pleased with the result and support of the sale. In our 2nd year of this concept, this Premier Open Age performance horse sale has very similar results to the first year and we believe it will only grow stronger from here. 

The Top price Gelding and the top of the sale sold for $90,000 was Lot 119 RED HOT METAL, who lived up to his name and would make owner Serge Rolland a very happy vendor. A fully trained cutting gelding who is a multiple-aged event finalist and winner of the 2023 NCHA Limited Open Derby, is by the METALLIC CAT sire HEAVY METAL and out of a DOCS FRECKLES OAK mare in LADY SO SMART, whose dam was LADY IN RED. 

An exciting sale for the top price mare of the sale for $82,000 was Lot 109 CONDALISA SMOOTH who was sold to Pat & Liz Cleaver from Nimmitabel, NSW.  

Vendors Paige Nancarrow and Callum Moore couldn’t wipe the smile of their faces! This 5yo mare is by SMOOTH AS A CAT out of the HAZELWOOD CONMAN mare KEMMIS CONDALISA ACRES. 

Only a few lots apart, Lot 104 BELLA GATO sold for $80,000, on account of the Poole family to Kareela Grazing Company from Springsure in QLD . She is a 6yo mare by STYLIN CAT out of a DOCS SPINIFEX MARE in SPECIAL T SPIN. 

The only stallion in the sale was Lot 91 BRANCHVALE IM SCRAP METAL, a 5yo stallion by METALLIC CAT out of a PEPTOBOONSMAL mare, PEPTO SEES STARS. Sold on account of EMDEE Enterprises, this stallion is heading to Urunga, NSW for purchaser STEVSUSA Pty Ltd. 

Other top prices yesterday were; 

Lot 123 AC HUGHES ME, a 5yo mare on account of EDAND Property Pty Ltd sold for $80,000 to Annabella Baliente from Spring Ridge, NSW. 

Lot 132 PRETTY N STYLISH, a 4yo mare on account of Holly Clayden sold for $55,000 to Kareela Grazing Company, Springsure, QLD. 

Lot 84 DOUSEEME, a 6 yo mare on account of Dominic Williams sold for $50,000 to Pittmoss Pty Ltd from Morish, QLD. 

Lot 63 OORANOOK DUSK, a 6yo gelding on account of Jo McKinnon sold for $45,000 to CW Rea Investments from Marlborough, QLD. 

64 BADBOY HENRY, a 6yo gelding on account of Maggie Mason – Barcode Direct Aust sold for $45,000 to Scott Waters and Tammie Overton from Tamworth, NSW. 

114 KINGSTON CAT, a 4yo gelding on account of Claire Murphy sold for $45,000 to Rodger Grant from Koobah Performance Horses, Tamworth, NSW. 

116 REVYON FLAME, a 4yo gelding on account of Angus McKinnon sold for $45,000 to Rogers Livestock Pty Ltd from Thalgarrah, NSW. 

124 BET SHESA DUCK, a 4yo mare on account of Graham Lamey sold for $43,000 to VH Enterprises from Arding, NSW. 

37 ROCKIN THE BOONBOX, a 7yo gelding was put through the sale on Friday on account of Christina Grant and sold for $40,000 to N Green and RA Wilson from Mudgee, NSW. 

44 DUALTALLIC, a 6yo gelding was also put through the sale on Friday on account of Julie Sheedy and sold for $40,000 to CW Rea Investments from Marlborough, QLD. 

We have quite a few thankyou including our very important cattle donors for the prework cattle and sale cattle. Thank you to Powerhouse Pastoral Co and G&A McGuire for these beautiful lines of cattle. 

Big thank you to all our vendors at the sale. We would also like to thank all the buyers and underbidders who were onsite and online. We wish all purchasers the very best of success with these open horses and look forward to seeing them back next year in the Graduate Campdraft. 

Thank you to our team of photographers, Jo Thieme – Jo Thieme Photography and Emma Pendergast, Penwood Creations. The images from the weekend are beautiful and we really appreciate the many hours you put in. 

Thank you to Australian Equine Network for the livestream. The full rewatch of the campdraft, preworks, and sale is on our website. https://www.nutrienequine.com.au/mas23-webcasts-2/ 

Thank you again to our Tamworth Nutrien Ag Solutions branch and casual staff. We also thank our team of Auctioneers who travel from all their branches to put their golden tonsils to work for us. We could not ask for a more professional lineup. 

Thank you to our judges on the weekend, Jacob Brown – Nutrien Graduates, Ben Rossiter – Martins Stock Haulage Nursery, and Alan Sullivan – Navaho Trailers Open 4 Open Campdraft. 

Safe Travels to everyone heading home today and we will see you in February for the 2024 Nutrien Classic! 

Nutrien Classic Entries Open tomorrow! Event Details here

👏 The winner of the 2023 Navaho Trailers Open 4 Open Campdraft was Mark Buttsworth riding A LITTLE TURPULENCE for owner Don Williams.
With a very smooth run, they had the top scores of the whole event with 92 points!!

A LITTLE TURPULENCE is a fully trained cutting stallion and had many successes in the cutting pen before venturing into the campdraft arena, where he can now add the Nutrien Open 4 Open to his career wins.

Our own Tim Hollis wasn’t far behind, scoring a 90 to take 2nd place with WOODRIDGE TERRY owned by Henry Quilty. Mat Holz collected third place to add to his success this weekend, riding NONDA LAST FRONTIER for owners Graeme and Jody Rozynski.

🙏 Thank you to Peel and Jody Tribe for their sponsorship of this great event. Navaho Trailer have been sponsoring Nutrien for over 10 years and is one of the leading custom build trailer businesses in our industry.From comfortable basic builds to high-end finish for the luxury look and feel, by choosing Navaho Trailers you can be assured that you will get the product that suits your needs. Get in contact with Peel today or visit their website: https://www.atrailer.com.au/navaho-trailers

Also thank you to our judge Alan Sullivan and cattle donors Dalblair for Round One and Ellerston Pastoral for the final’s cattle. We would also like to thank Peter and Jacinta Shumack for their kind donation of the stallion service fee to TIMES UP.

Photo credit Jo Thieme Photography

NURSERY FINAL DRAW ONLINE NOW

We saw some great scores early this morning with Robert Leach riding TIMELESS ROSE for owners GA & ML Whatham and G Edwards scoring a 90 mid way through the draw.

TIMELESS ROSE is by ONE TIME ROYALTY and it out of a METALLIC CAT mare in METALLIC ROSE. Purchased by the DOUBLE DOWN SYNDICATE from the 2022 Nutrien Classic sale from breeder Barbara Williams from Sunkissed Quarterhorses for $50,000.

We wish all competitors well in the final to be held soon.

Top Three leading into the final

Robert Leach riding TIMELESS ROSE owned by GA & ML WHATHAM & G EDWARDS, 22, 64, 4, 90
Mark Buttsworth riding PETES PET SQUIRREL owned by RODGER GRANT, 22, 63, 4, 89
Luke Morgan riding ONE LIL ROSE owned by LUKE MORGAN, 21, 63, 4, 88

With the 2023 Masters Sale wrapping up late this afternoon, the Nutrien Equine team are still selling and we look forward to bringing you all the results tomorrow morning.

As always there is those stories that we love to hear about behind the sale, especially when it comes to the youth in the industry. Today Austen Elais was excited about purchasing ! Lot 112 CANTAUR PARK KID U NOT for $17,000 from David Smith.

She is a ONE MOORE DADDY mare out of KID N GLO and he then found out the bonus news that by purchasing at the Masters Sale, his horse will qualify him to enter in the Charlie Maher Memorial Young Guns at the Nutrien Classic.

“I was excited that we were able to buy her today, but it’s even better to find out I can bring her back to the Young Guns next year. I’ll really look forward to that.”

So will we Austen!

Full Sale Wrap tomorrow, meanwhile you can check out the live sale results on our website here: https://portal.nutrienequine.com.au/catalogues/79/results

Winning the 2023 Nutrien Graduate Campdraft this afternoon was Mat Holz riding SHEKERAS TAPT IN with a score of 89 points in the final to take the win for owner Matthew Moy from Kooyoong Pastoral. Matthew purchased SHEKERA TAPT IN from Jabell Partnership in the 2020 Nutrien Classic for $35,000. She is by the imported stallion TAPT DANCIN CAT and out of JABELL SHEKERA SPIN who is also a Nutrien Graduate and former winner of the Masters campdraft in 2014. 

It was an extremely close finish with Troy Palmer and BOMBOWLEE COWCHICK finishing only one-point behind Mat with a final aggregate score of 237. 

The final was hotly contested and the five 89’s that topped the scoreboard where a sure sign of the high quality of horsemen and horses in this Nutrien Graduates draft. But we also acknowledge the smooth-running cattle. We thank our long-time cattle donors, Ellerston Pastoral, for their commitment to Nutrien Equine events, and for providing us with such quality cattle. 

Thank you also to Luke & Leah Whitehead for their donation of a service fee to BONLAC GIGOLO. 

In the final this afternoon we had 5 scores of 89. Thank you to Judge Jacob Brown, always a tough job when the runs are this good.  

FINAL TOP SCORES 

1st Place Mat Holz riding SHEKERAS TAPT IN (179) owned by KOOYOONG PASTORAL P/L, 22, 63, 4, 89, 268 

2nd Place Troy Palmer riding BOMBOWLEE COWCHICK (178) owned by Fiona & Troy Palmer, 22, 63, 4, 89, 267 

3rd Place Troy Clarke riding EAGLE HUSTLER (176) owned by R&D SADLER & T&S CLARKE, 22, 63, 4, 89, 265 

Equal 4th Dan Lindley riding ASHKAT GOLDUST (175) owned by DAN LINDLEY, 21, 64, 4, 89, 264 

Equal 4th Warwick Lawrence riding PEELVALE JADE (175) owned by WARWICK & FIONA LAWRENCE, 22, 63, 4, 89, 264 

FINAL PLACINGS OF 2023 NUTRIEN GRADUATES CAMPDRAFT 

1 268 MAT HOLZ riding SHEKERAS TAPT IN owned by Matthew Moy, KOOYOONG PASTORAL P/L 

2 267 TROY PALMER riding BOMBOWLEE COWCHICK owned by Troy Palmer 

3 265 TROY CLARKE riding EAGLE HUSTLER owned by R&D Sadler & T&S Clarke 

= 4 264 DAN LINDLEY riding ASHKAT GOLDUST owned by Dan Lindley 

=4  264 WARWICK LAWRENCE riding PEELVALE JADE owned by Warwick & Fiona Lawrence 

6 262 JOE PAYNE riding BONNIEDOON KANYA CATOLENA owned by Joe Payne 

7 261 DAVID SMITH riding CANTAUR PARK KID U NOT owned by David Smith 

8 258 MARK BUTTSWORTH SALT AND CAT owned by Jeremy Storrier 

= 9  257  WARWICK LAWRENCE COLD CHISEL owned byTom Donnelly 

= 9 257 BARRY JOHNSON riding LYNBROOK CON THIS owned by Barry Johnson 

The top drafting continued this morning with the cattle from Ellerston again running beautifully and the perfect recipe for the large numbers of 89 points we saw this morning. 

All 93 outside scores from Thursday went through to the second round and it was the 2015 Classic Graduate EAGLE HUSTLER and Troy Clarke who came out at draw 72 and with a 90 took the lead in the first round. Their first round score of 86 points puts them in the top ten heading into the final round this afternoon. 

EAGLE HUSTLER was purchased in 2015 as a 2yo stallion by RJ & DG Sadler, Clarke Family from Peter Siejka from Blayney, NSW. 

A stately stallion from the get-go, added to his successful campdrafting career coming equal second as a 4yo at the 2018 Nutrien Classic and this year winning the 2023 Dalgety Animal Health Stallion Shootout. 

He is by HAZELWOOD CONMAN and out of the WARRENBRI OMEGA mare KIRKBYS STUD BONITA. 

We are also very thankful to the Clarke and Sadler family for donating a service fee to the winner of tomorrow 2023 Nutrien Nursery Campdraft. 
 

A slew of 89 points for 2nd round today and there will be 30 competitors heading to the final now starting at 4pm. 

• Joe Payne BONNIEDOON KANYA CATOLENA (86) JOE PAYNE, 22, 63, 4, 89, 175 
• Murray Wilkinson SCATT (80) CAMILLA REA, 22, 63, 4, 89, 169 
• Troy Palmer BINNIA CONVOY (88) WILLINGA PARK & TROY PALMER, 22, 63, 4, 89, 177 
• Ben Stanger SLIPS JUST ROCKIN (82) BEN & CHERI STANGER, 22, 63, 4, 89, 171 
• Wyatt Young BINNIA MILAN (84) WYATT YOUNG, 22, 63, 4, 89, 173 
• Troy Palmer BOMBOWLEE COWCHICK (89) TROY PALMER, 22, 63, 4, 89, 178 
• Mat Holz SHEKERAS TAPT IN (90) KOOYOONG PASTORAL P/L, 22, 63, 4, 89, 179 
• Richard Pfingst THE RANCH PANDORA (82) RICHARD PFINGST, 22, 63, 4, 89, 171 

FINAL DRAW: https://www.nutrienequine.com.au/mas23-draws/ 

PLEASE NOTE the Graduate Final is now starting at 4pm. Could all finalists please marshall at the camp for a 3.50pm Grand Entry.

What a stunning day we are having here at Tamworth. If you are not here, you are missing a brilliant day and excellent display of drafting.
Thank you to Jo Thieme Photography for these fantastic shots.

🟪 Not long till the start of the second day of sale. We are currently up to 78 in the draw of the 2nd round of the 2023 Nutrien Graduates Campdraft.

👏 Thank you again to Leah & Luke Whitehead for their very kind donation of a service fee to Bonlac Gigolo to the winner of this evenings competition.

Watch Live: https://www.nutrienequine.com.au/mas23-webcasts-2/

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