OTTBs in the spotlight at NZ’s Royal Show
New Zealand’s Royal Show is hosting a entitle final result for thoroughbred demo horses alongside an Australian guess tomorrow.
The degree is a highlight of the show, hosted by Waikato A&P inwards Hamilton. The ‘Shaune Ritchie Thoroughbred Championship’ is existence held on Sabbatum afternoon inwards the Hack Ring, alongside international guess Sally Watkins officiating.
Watkins has enjoyed an illustrious showing career, winning many of the close prestigious awards inwards the demo band inwards Australia. She is a professional person horsewoman in addition to operates a large agistment in addition to spelling belongings called Willaroon, at Lurg, close Benalla inwards primal Victoria. Watkins has previously judged in New Zealand at the Horse of the Year Show.
Champion racehorse trainer Shaune Ritchie is currently inwards Melbourne alongside move past times mare Zurella who volition last racing at Mooney Valley on Cox Plate Day this Sabbatum inwards the mares in addition to fillies race. Shaune’s wife, Alison, volition last attention the NZ Royal Show inwards Hamilton on Sabbatum to introduce the winners sash in addition to trophy for the Champion Thoroughbred Horse of the Show. Most fittingly, the lovely trophy donated past times the Ritchies for this final result has a distinct racing topic to it.
“Shaune in addition to I are really pleased to last able to sponsor the Champion Thoroughbred Award at the New Zealand Royal Show in addition to expect frontwards to seeing this final result give-up the ghost along inwards the years to come upwards at the Waikato A&P Show,” Alison Ritchie said.
“We both experience strongly that thoroughbreds give-up the ghost along to convey a career 1 time they convey finished racing in addition to past times sponsoring this final result nosotros promise that riders will last inspired to rehome thoroughbreds in addition to give-up the ghost along on alongside them in the various equestrian disciplines.”
NZ Royal Show Chief Equestrian Steward Jocelyn Charleston said organisers were indebted to the Ritchies’ for their back upwards of the Thoroughbred Championship. “The wonderful prize money, trophy in addition to sashes upwards for grabs inwards this final result has caused a lot of involvement inwards showing circles this season,” Charleston said.
Fifteen thoroughbreds volition rival the championship.
The weather condition has been glorious the past times few days inwards the Waikato, which has been ideal for the huge project of setting upwards the Claudlands Showgrounds inwards Hamilton inwards training for the show.
Waikato A&P Show – host of the New Zealand Royal Show 2012
Fri 26 – sun 28 Oct 2012: 9am – 4pm daily
Claudelands Events Centre – Hamilton; www.waikatoaandp.co.nz/
Events at the NZ Royal Show:
Fri – Led Horses & Ponies, Working Hunter Horses & Ponies in addition to Round the Ring Jumping
Sabbatum – Novice Horses & Ponies, Rider events, The Shaune Ritchie Thoroughbred Championship, Paced & Mannered Horse of the Show
sun – Formal Equitation, Open Horses & Ponies, Supreme Champion Horse of the Show, Supreme Champion Pony of the Show
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