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Buyers Steve and Toni Hart with Rob Leach on Yaven Smooth Spin A2-3455 with
vendors John and Jenn Corbett top priced horse of the sale at $230,000
she sold for $230,000 to Steve and
Toni Hart on Friday. The 2-year-old
Smooth As A Cat x One Moore Ro-
mance (Conman x One Moore Spin)
filly is the second sale topper for the
“dream team” of John and Jenn, with
local trainer Rob Leach – an amazing
feat!
Over at the Challenge and
Campdraft arenas, the Classic
competition program was action
packed again - with a new bar and
amenities block on the hill providing
a great area for spectators to enjoy
three days of action. The first final
was the Prydes EasiFeed
Australian Performance Horse
Challenge final on Monday night,
which has become a real highlight of
Classic week and a showcase of some
of the best hands in the industry.
Monday night was full of suspense,
thrills, spills and some exciting runs.
It was local trainer, Wyatt Young,
who rode “Sheady Spin N Pepsi”,
owned by Wayne and Lisa McDonell,
through a beautiful final round to
claim victory with a score of 323.21
and be crowned the 2019 Prydes
EasiFeed Australian Performance
Horse Champion, which included a
beautiful custom trophy float courte-
sy of event partner Navaho Trailers.
Wayne and Lisa purchased the
Seligman Spin x Sheady Dinkum
Lady mare as a 3 year old in the
2018 Landmark Classic Sale for
$30,000 from vendors, Playmore
Australian Stock Horses - Glen and
Kim Frazer, who were honoured to
accept the prize on behalf of Wayne
and Lisa, who unfortunately could
not attend due to ill health.
Andrew Stallman rode the Chiconi
family’s, “Smooth Duck” Q-79790,
into 2nd place on 319.06, Rob Leach
and “Smooth Like Cactus” Q-81222,
owned by Atomic Performance
Horses, came in 3rd on 317.75. Jon
Templeton was 4th on Graeme and
Kylie Cook’s “Nonda Wallflower”,
with 314.85, and 5th on Jeremy
Storrier’s “Salt And Cat” Q-82232,
with 312.92, Des Burns coming in
6th on “Miss Genisis” Q-90229, with
312.52.
A big thank you to 4CYTE
Equine and Kintala Performance
Horses (David and Jessica Bell) for
their sponsorship of the fantastic
4CYTE Gelding Incentive, which
offered a cash pool of $10,000 to the
Top 5 placed geldings in the
Challenge, and was won by Jon
Templeton on Jeremy Storrier’s,
“Salt And Cat” Q-82232.
This year saw a new idea in the
splitting of the Campdraft finals
between two nights, which ensured
all the extra action could be comfort-
ably fit into the week’s schedule. The
Landmark Classic had its first year
of hosting the National
Campdraft Council of Australia’s
Champion Rider event, also spon-
sored by Prydes EasiFeed, which
was an exciting and prestigious
addition to the program.
Tuesday night’s final rounds were
kicked off by the AELEC Arena Bar
Dash For Cash, which was an ex-
citing hit out between the top 10
geldings after 2 rounds of the Classic.
A cash pool of $5,000, thanks to
Andrew Pieper (who keeps us all well
hydrated at the AELEC Arena Bar all
week!), and a service fee to Smooth
Talkin Style Q-84533 thanks to
Tom and Jane Williamson were on
offer – a fantastic incentive for the
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