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first time trying this medium, it ran smoothly and it meant
everyone could join in on the fun and cheer on their friends and
family throughout the show.
The feature events being the ARBC Dan Kingsley Custom
Saddlery OPEN Derby Event where 26 horses were nominated
in the six divisions of the Derby running for a total prize purse
of $29,049, with the open Derby paying down to 10th Place.
The Limited OPEN Division Champion was Seen the Light
owned by Cameron Halliwell & Keiran Moses, ridden to the win
by Keiran Moses, receiving ARBC Trophy Buckle and Garland
by Bec Laurie.
The ARBC NON Pro Derby Champion prizes included the ARBC
Trophy Cup, ARBC Trophy Buckle and ARBC Show Bridle, hand
crafted by Rick Meredith and Garland by Bec Laurie.
The ARBC Dan Kingsley Custom Saddlery OPEN Derby
Championship title was taken out by Smart Little Roy ridden
by Warren Backhouse and owned by Henry and Julie Maxwell,
winning with a top score of 142.5; this is the third year running
that Warren has taken out the prestigious ARBC Open Derby
Title. Winning connections also took home $6436.57 along with
the Dan Kingsley handcrafted reining saddle, ARBC Trophy
Cup, ARBC Buckle and ARBC Show Bridle handcrafted by Mr
Rick Meredith, NRHA Lawson Trophy, SPH Saddle Pad along
with a garland by Bec Laurie. Our ARBC Marrison Hydraulics Non Pro Derby Champion title
was won by Cameron Halliwell riding Gottagetagunner owned
by himself and Keiran Moses on a score of 140; congratulations
Cameron for taking out this coveted title for the second year
running.
Nominated Sire owners also receive $1000 to the winning
stallion owner PLUS 5% of the placed progeny earnings as
part of the ARBC Stallion Nomination Program. The ARBC
Nominated Sire of the ARBC OPEN Derby Champion was Doc’s
Fancy Roy owned by Errol and Gita Thomas. This year’s ARBC Mark Jackson Electrical Maturity Champion
was Warren Backhouse riding Smart Little Roy owned by
Henry and Julie Maxwell on a score of 142.5. The ARBC
Xtreme Genes Non Pro Maturity Champion was Keiran Moses
riding Seen the Light owned by Cameron Halliwell and Keiran
on a score of 140.
The Intermediate OPEN Division Champion was Gunnerreload
- Q-84062 owned by Peter Bartolo, ridden to the win by Rodney
Peachey, receiving ARBC Trophy Buckle and Garland by Bec
Laurie.
With three divisions being strongly contested we saw some
awesome runs from the Non Pro competitors. Kerri Behrens
took out both the Intermediate NON Pro and Limited NON Pro
divisions of the ARBC Non Pro Derby riding My Dad’s A Wimp.
The ARBC Maturity events are for four year old horses,
running for a prize purse of $4,636 between the two divisions.

ARBC DERBY AND CHALLENGE RESUL TS
Australian Reining Breeders Classic Dan Kingsley Custom Saddlery OPEN DERBY
Horse
Rider
Owner
1 Smart Little Roy-Q-80962
Warren Backhouse
Henry & Julie Maxwell
2 Colonel Einstein-Q-75561
Noel Watson
Noel & Jessica Watson
3 Gottagetagunner
Cameron Halliwell
Cameron Halliwell
3 Gunnerreload
Rodney Peachey
Peter Bartolo
5 Seen the Light
Keiran Moses
Cameron Halliwell Keiran Moses
5 Lil Gold Digger-Q-76275
Mick Taylor
Rita Mezo
7 Diamonds R Hot-Q-79174
Ben Ryan
Jordan Rogers
7 Shine It Up A Notch-Q-82859 Cameron Halliwell
Cameron Halliwell
9 Onya Shiney Nu Toy-Q-81535 John Wicks
Kevin Patrick
9 Me Lil Beamer-Q-75953
Ed Smith
Lisa Tietz
9 Wimpys Dun it-Q-80266
Ed Smith
Scott Finlayson
ARBC Nominated Stallion
Docs Fancy Roy
Einsteins Revolution
Deceased Stallion
Nominated Stallion
Non Nominated Stallion
Non Nominated Stallion
Non Nominated Stallion
Shiney and Nu
Shiney and Nu
Non Nominated Stallion
Wimpys Little Step
Prize Money
$6436.57
$4137.80
$3448.16
$3448.16
$1609.14
$1609.14
$689.63
$689.63
$306.50
$306.50
$306.50
The ARBC OPEN Derby Event had a total prize pool of $22,987 less the payouts of 5% of the placed horse’s earning to the ARBC
Nominated Stallion owners, congratulations to all competitors, owners and connections.
Australian Reining Breeders Classic Thomas Arena Products INTERMEDIATE OPEN DERBY
Horse
Rider
Owner
1 Gunnerreload
Rodney Peachey
Peter Bartolo
2 Seen The Light
Keiran Moses
Cameron Halliwell & Keiran Moses
3 Diamonds R Hot-Q-79174
Scott Hergest
Jordan Rogers
4 Me Lil Beamer-Q-75953
Kane Masters
Lisa Tietz
5 Wimpys Dun It-Q-80266
Ed Smith
Scott Finlayson
Australian Reining Breeders Classic Thomas Arena Products LIMITED OPEN DERBY
Horse
Rider
Owner
1 Seen The Light
Keiran Moses
Cameron Halliwell & Keiran Moses
2 Do Me A Favour-Q-74614
Neville Connelly
Bridgett Connelly
3 Fancy Louise-Q-78977
Peter Gould
Peter and Gill Gould
Australian Reining Breeders Classic Marrison Hydraulics NON PRO DERBY
Horse
Rider
Owner
1 Gottagetagunner
Cameron Halliwell
Cameron Halliwell
2 Seen The Light
Keiran Moses
Cameron Halliwell & Keiran Moses
3 Shine It Up A Notch-Q-82859 Cameron Halliwell
Cameron Halliwell
Australian Reining Breeders Classic Marrison Hydraulics NON PRO INTERMEDIATE DERBY
Horse
Rider
Owner
1 My Dad’s A Wimp-Q-72039
Kerri Behrens
Andrew & Kerri Behrens
2 Shiney Nu Addition-Q-80551 Gita Thomas
Errol & Gita Thomas
3 Sheron Roys Little Smarty Oak Hal Saville
Hal Saville
Winner of the Open Derby was Warren
Backhouse riding Smart Little Roy -Q-80962
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