Nicholson’s Avebury wins Burghley British-bred prize
New Zealand eventer Andrew Nicholson’s Burghley winner Avebury has won the breeder’s prize for the highest placed British bred Equus caballus at the event.
A banking concern check for £1000, which comes from the proceeds of the annual British Breeding Breeders Awards Dinner held every January, was sent to Nicholson straightaway later the number inwards recognition of this 12 yr former grayness gelding, yesteryear renowned number stallion Jumbo, out of 2008 British Breeding Breeders Dinner outstanding broodmare accolade winner, Bairn Free (by Bairn, USA).
Avebury is owned yesteryear Mark in addition to Rosemary Barlow.
Nicholson bought the thoroughbred, Bairn Free, out of race training. Under the refer Memento, she won in addition to was placed inwards Novice events, in addition to was in addition to thus set inwards foal.
“I actually value a proficient total of thoroughbred blood inwards an number horse” Nicholson said. “When the cross province gets longer, at 3* in addition to above, the thoroughbred blood is what y'all ask to brand both the distance in addition to the time.”
Nicholson sold Bairn Free to Mark Chamberlayne inwards 2001, in addition to she has proved to live on a consistent brood mare amongst several progeny who are competing at the highest levels.
Nicholson has a total blood brother to Avebury, the 10 yr former Tristar II, who has won at advanced marking in addition to likewise finished 11th at Bramham 2012. Mark Chamberlayne owns in addition to bred the nine yr former gelding Tomaz Gudanov (by Barishnikov), who is competing successfully amongst Dan Jocelyn at 2* level. Sadly, Bairn Free died inwards 2006.
Avebury’s sire, Jumbo, is an international advanced eventer who was ridden yesteryear Nicholson for nearly of his career. The boy of Skippy has sired Badminton, Burghley, Bramham, Blenheim, Saumur in addition to Rolex Kentucky winners, including dual 4* winner, Headley Britannia. He stands at the Grafham Stud inwards Devon for possessor Carolyn Bates. He was the piece of employment yesteryear sire of eventers for the 2011 flavor in addition to is the 5th piece of employment yesteryear eventing sire of all time.
Having won the Land Rover Burghley Horse trials, British bred Avebury at nowadays has 1,341 British Eventing points in addition to provided Nicholson amongst his inaugural off 4* win for 12 years.
Breeders’ Awards Dinner Chairman Desi Dillingham said: “We are delighted to live on able to offering this prize. British breeders are actually inaugural off to reap the rewards for the talented horses they are consistently breeding”.
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