Sunline scholarship winner bound for England

Holly Ross

The 2013 Sunline Trust’s International Management Scholarship has been awarded to Holly Ross.

Ross, who is employed at Arrowfield Stud inward the Hunter Valley, volition caput to England at the halt of Feb to travel at Cheveley Park inward Newmarket, for the offset phase of her scholarship.

The Sunline Trust’s International Management Scholarship aims to seat existing in addition to potential managers inside the New Zealand thoroughbred industry, offering them an chance to broaden their noesis in addition to experience, in addition to highlight the various career options available inside the international bloodstock business.

The recipient spends virtually 8 months overseas working at Cheveley Park inward England, in addition to Coolmore inward Republic of Ireland for the Northern Hemisphere breeding season, earlier going to Taylor Made Farm inward Kentucky to induce yearlings for the sales at Saratoga in addition to Keeneland. Along the agency they are learning all aspects of the manufacture inward a dissimilar environment.

“I am really excited virtually the run a endangerment to see 3 of the world’s most renowned in addition to successful thoroughbred operations. I am also looking forrad to attention about slap-up race meetings, coming together novel people in addition to experiencing the civilisation of the 3 countries,” said Ross, who applied for the scholarship equally she saw it equally an ideal side past times side stride inward her career inward the thoroughbred industry.

Ross grew upwardly inward Whangarei in addition to was educated at Whangarei Girls High School. She became interested inward horses at a really immature historic catamenia in addition to competed inward numerous disciplines on the equine circuit earlier focusing on eventing during her lastly years of school.

She attended Waikato University where she gained a Bachelor of Management Studies alongside a double major inward Marketing in addition to International Management.

“During my offset twelvemonth of academy I saw a chore advertised over summertime for yearling prep at The Oaks Stud in addition to thought I would relish it. This was my offset sense alongside thoroughbreds in addition to I absolutely loved it. The next twelvemonth I did a yearling prep for Cambridge Stud equally I admired Sir Patrick Hogan in addition to his success. I stayed at Cambridge Stud whilst I completed my grade in addition to became to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than involved inward the industry.”

She thence went to Commonwealth of Australia in addition to took upwardly her electrical flow seat at Arrowfield Stud equally their Assistant Broodmare Manager.

“I applied for the Sunline Scholarship equally I thought it would live a fantastic chance in addition to an ideal side past times side stride for my career inward the industry. I convey a really opened upwardly heed towards ideas for the future. At the minute I am enjoying working hands-on only would similar to halt upwardly inward a administration position. I am also really interested inward marketing in addition to international concern in addition to would similar to purpose my grade in addition to acquire involved inward that surface area of the industry,” Ross said.

“I am extremely grateful for everyone that has helped alongside my career thence far. I’ve had a slap-up bargain of back upwardly from the squad at Cambridge Stud in addition to learnt thence much of late during my fourth dimension at Arrowfield. I am really lucky to live given this chance in addition to volition definitely brand the most of it.”

The scholarship was started inward 2002 past times the Auckland Branch of the NZTBA, in addition to Ross is the 3rd adult woman to live awarded it. She succeeds Shannon Taylor (2003) who is currently the marketing director in addition to Haunui Farm, in addition to Libby Bleakely (nee Fergusson) who directly runs her ain pre-training in addition to agistment farm, Highden Park inward the Manawatu.

NZTBA CEO Michael Martin, who chaired the interview panel, congratulated Holly on beingness awarded the scholarship in addition to said that she follows on from an outstanding grouping of immature New Zealanders who convey won the Sunline Scholarship inward recent years.

The scholarship is sponsored past times the Sunline Education Trust, established from the funds originally raised past times the Auckland Branch. This twelvemonth the Trust benefited from a highly successful NZTBA dinner at Government House inward abide by of the Diamond Jubilee of its Patron, Her Majesty the Queen, in addition to hosted past times His Excellency, the Governor General, Lt. Gen. the Rt. Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae.

The funds raised at the dinner volition ensure that at to the lowest degree about other generation of immature in addition to enterprising horse-men in addition to women volition produce goodness from the outstanding chance the Sunline International Management Scholarship provides.

 

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