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 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 2015

Ranging 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.