Nutrien Standardbred Rehoming

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6 standardbred horses will be rehomed at the 2022 Nutrien Classic Campdraft and Sale, following an exciting new partnership with Nutrien Equine and NSW Harness Rehoming.

Nutrien Equines’ Mark Barton says the idea grew from a discussion during the 2021 Nutrien Classic, where several standardbred breeders had been invited along to view how the national event operated. “A couple of the standardbred breeders commented what a great showcase the Classic is for performance horses” Mark said, “and added how wonderful it would be to promote their breed for their after racing life at something like this”.

Mark needed no more prompting and immediately discussed the concept with the Nutrien Equine team before contacting Peter Nugent, the Chairman of the NSW Standardbred Re-Homing Company. “Of course, Peter jumped at the opportunity” said Mark and a plan was developed that would see 6 off the track Standardbreds matched to well-known performance horse trainers, to be presented at the 2022 Classic.

The horses have been selected and will now spend the next few months being trained by some of the best in the Australian campdraft and performance horse industry.

“Nutrien brought this concept to us of standardbreds being presented in ridden competition, before being offered for sale” Amiee Cupitt, Executive Officer of the NSW Standardbred Re-homing Company said, “we are incredibly fortunate to have this opportunity to showcase what these horses are capable of in a life after racing”.

The trainers have been progressively announced on the Nutrien Performance Horse social media platforms and the competition between trainers showing off their horses’ capabilities on these same platforms, has begun in earnest. All in good fun and presenting the horses trainability for a life after racing.

“These magnificent horses have such great temperaments and are very trainable, with so much value to offer a new owner” said Amiee Cupitt “so it’s a really exciting program with so many benefits for everyone involved.”

The 2022 Nutrien Classic Campdraft and Sale will be held January 27th until February 6^th, at the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre, in Tamworth, NSW.