Thoroughbred Showjumping – It’s Time for the Breeders to Come on Board

Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 13
The Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association aims to create a second career and a demand for retired thoroughbred racehorses with a successful program of events at the recent Aquis Champions Tour to be followed up in July by the next round of the competition at the Tamworth NNWSJC Winter Championships (July 18 – 21).




Strawberry Hill Stud sponsored the thoroughbred classes at Aquis on the Gold Coast, which were well supported and produced the following winners and place-getters with Queensland bred thoroughbreds featuring prominently as you would imagine. Pictured above is Robert Moffatt with Sausalito, winner of the 1.20 Final.

Strawberry Hill Stud Slipper Class. 80cm Two Phase

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

Horse

Rider

1

Mixed Dozen

Mister Kwila x Cellar Choice

KWILA'S CHOICE

JAIME PAGE

2

Skygge

Dane Shadow x Blameless

BEAM ME UP SCOTTY

STEPHANIE MACKILLOP

3

Danameg

Danasuria x Megan

DANAMEG

SARAH WEISS

Strawberry Hill Stud Group 3 Class. 90cm Two Phase

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

EA Name

Rider

1

Travelogue

Skilful Star x Travel Afar

WHIZKEY N DIAMONS

JAIME PAGE

2

Benji's World

Kbenjar x Godard

BENJI'S WORLD

KATE JACKWITZ

3

Jucy Lucie

Dutch Harry x Arenacerous

ALONG CAME LUCY

JASMINE RITTER

Strawberry Hill Stud Group 2 Class 1.05m Two Phase

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

EA Name

Rider

1

Brady

Bradbury's Luck x Zeya

BREAKING BAD

HAYLEY MORRIS

2

Ploutos

Mutawaajid x Hayaat

STORM PARK PLOUTOS

BROCK EVERINGHAN

3

Miss Alleykat

Bagger Valance x Kenamour

MISS ALLEY KAT

BEC TOWER

Strawberry Hill Stud Group 1 Class. 1.15m Two Phase

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

EA Name

Rider

1

He's Ours

Bernadini x Donnica

HES OURS

HAYLEY COX

2

Where's Cameron

Viscount x Eliza Dane

WHERE'S CAMERON

ELIZABETH HOY

3

Blue Banjo

Outback Prince x Little Beautiful

BLUE FLAME

JASMIN RITTER

Class 5t - Strawberry Hill Stud Slipper Class Final 85cm

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

EA Name

Rider

1

Mixed Dozen

Mister Kwila x Cellar Choice

KWILA'S CHOICE

JAIME PAGE

2

Drive

Elusive Quality x Fiat

AIRTHYME

CAROLINE VASSIE

3

Strained Lyrics

Springsteen x Lowan's Image

STRAINED LYRICS

ANASTASIA FOX

Strawberry Hill Stud Group 3 Tour Final 95cm

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

EA Name

Rider

1

Doc Oliver

River of Light x Country Cheers

GENUINE ARTICLE

ANITA BRIDGE

2

Jucy Lucie

Dutch Harry x Arenaceous

ALONG CAME LUCY

JASMINE RITTER

3

Merlin the Wizard

Exceedingly Good x Witches Black

K.S WISDOM

BILLY RAYMONT

Strawberry Hill Stud Group 2 Final 1.10m Thoroughbred Championship

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

EA Name

Rider

1

Dusty Girl

Carry the Flag x Stonetown Star

DUSTY GIRL

KYLIE ZABEL

2

Brady

Bradburys Luck x Zeya

BREAKING BAD

HAYLEY MORRIS

3

Irish Bandit

Fastnet Rock x Sweet Ransom

ITS BANDITO

HUGH BUCHANAN

Strawberry Hill Stud Group 1 Final 1.20m Thoroughbred Championship

Placing

Horse Name

Breeding

EA Name

Rider

1

Hotel Magnate

Arazi x Hilton Girl

SAUSALITO

ROBERT MOFFATT

2

President's Affair

Deceitful x Sinnova

MIDNIGHT ROCK

CADE HUNTER

3

Gold King

Holy Roman Emperor x Gold Fair

GOLD KING

HOLLY PENFOLD



TSHA's main objective is to work with show organisers to create dedicated thoroughbred classes and to secure funding from the Racing and Breeding Industry for prize money for those classes, thereby creating a market for off-the-track horses.

Retraining and rehoming will be given a huge boost once the thoroughbred competition circuit is up and running as it creates a market, a demand and a reason to purchase a thoroughbred.

TSHA classes will be a training ground for young people who are competent with and have an understanding of thoroughbreds. It will be a natural progression for these young enthusiasts to go from sport horse competition to work in the Racing and Breeding Industry.

The team behind Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association bring a wealth of experience to the cause.

Krissy Harris and her thoroughbred jumper Mr Popeye, NSW Horse of the Year in 1997
Krissy Harris has been riding for 38 years and professionally training horses for film, television and the sport of showjumping for the last 30 years. She has represented Australia as a showjumping rider at the World Cup Final in 1997, and again at the World Championships in 1998 on the thoroughbred Mr Popeye. Krissy is adept at promoting and producing shows.

Heath Harris has horse-mastered, trained, stunt co-ordinated and second unit directed over 40 feature films and approximately 120 commercials and television series. This includes "The Man From Snowy River", "Phar Lap" and "Racing Stripes". In all his movie and live show work his favourite horse is the thoroughbred. Krissy and Heath live at Mount White and together they are developing "Stonewall", a new equestrian complex on the Central Coast.

Nicole Poetsch has been involved with horses since childhood. Her family's involvement with breeding and racehorse ownership has been long and varied. 

Nicole and her TB Sky Blitz competing in the Amateur Competitions Sydney Royal Easter Show 2015Ranging from her Grandfather's champion outback jockey status to her uncle training horses for bush races in NWQ – Nicole's family has also bred NSW country winners and enjoyed syndicate ownership. Nicole has extensive customer service, administration and events management skills.

Eye Surgeon Dr Karin Attebo and her husband, Spine Surgeon Dr Andrew Cree are very involved with the welfare of thoroughbreds. They are members of the ATC and current part owners of 23 pampered thoroughbreds. They want to assure a better future for all retired racehorses, by providing them with a new career and purpose beyond racing.

TSHA are looking for sponsorship on thoroughbred classes going forward at the events listed below, so interested studs and race clubs can contact Krissy Harris, krissyharris@outlook.comor ph: 0459 168 782 to support this highly worthwhile venture.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS NEW SOUTH WALES 2019/2020

DATE: SHOW: CATEGORY: LOCATION:
18th – 21st July NNWSJC Winter Champs M AELEC Tamworth
22nd – 25th Aug Waratah SJ Champ L SIEC Horsley Park
31st – 1st Sept SJC Spring Champs M Clarendon
12th – 15th Sept Willinga Showjumping L Bawley Point
5th – 7th Oct Glen Innes Spring SJ S Glen Innes
10th – 13th Oct Tamworth World Cup L AELEC arena Tamworth
17th – 20th Oct NSW Showjumping Titles L Canberra Showground
2 – 3rd Nov HVSJC Champs S Branxton
23rd – 24th Nov Stonewall Showjumping M Mangrove Mountain
30th – 1st Dec Sydney JC Champs L Clarendon
5th – 9th Dec Summer Classic NSWSJC G SIEC arena – Horsley Park

CALENDAR OF EVENTS – QUEENSLAND 2020
10th – 12th April Darling Downs Champs M Pittsworth
April TBA Aquis Champions Tour G Elysian Fields Canungra
May TBA Roma Agricultural Show M Roma Showground

CALENDAR OF EVENTS – WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2019
August TBA WASJA M State Equestrian Centre Brigadoon
October TBA Patron's Cup L State Eq Centre – Brigadoon

Category Legend:
S – Small Show Low key – country area and grass roots competitors
M – Medium Show National competition – 1 to 2 rings jumping up to 1.40m
L – Large Show National competition - 2 to 3 rings jumping up to 1.45m
G – Grand Show International Competition – 3 to 4 rings jumping up to 1.60m

The Camden Winter Showjumping Festival last weekend in Sydney showcased plenty of off the track thoroughbreds aspiring to compete in this series as the year unfolds including the former Bart Cummings trained stakes-winner Lunar Rise, a $380,000 Inglis Easter yearling, who was a great success on the track winning the Group III VRC Carbine Club Stakes on Melbourne Cup Day earning over $570,000 in prizemoney.



A nine year-old gelding by Starcraft, he will be ridden in the series by junior rider Jack Haynes.


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