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The bar was raised yet again in the Standardbred ring at the annual Horse of the Year event in the Hawke’s Bay.
A high standard of turn out and competition was noted by the judges, who stated that any of the Standardbreds produced on the day could hold their own in any open show ring.
The Standardbred of the Year title went to Piece Of Cake, who we recently featured in our Life After Racing articles, who was ridden by Tamara Muirson of Ashburton and produced and owned by Kristy King-Turner of Nelson.
Piece Of Cake also won Inhand Standardbred of the Year at the show. She was trained in her racing career by Gavin Smith, and had just three starts and was unplaced. But her show record has been outstanding and at just four-years-old she has a long and promising show career ahead of her.
Congratulations to all of the competitors. They flew the flag proudly for the Standardbred breed, and it’s a huge endorsement for Life After Racing and the durability and versatility of the breed.
Standardbred Results
In Hand Best Presented
1 Santo – Mandy Hamilton
2 Miss Conception – Ellie Rowden
3 Piece of Cake – Tamara Muirson
4 Beaudiene Christian – Nicole Purches
5 Major Ouch – Claire Madden
6 O’Sheas – Zoe Cobb
Filly / Mare
1 Piece of Cake – Tamara Muirson
2 Miss Conception – Ellie Rowden
3 Sundon The Wise One – Ladene Matson
4 Petite Ebony – Kylie Carston
Colt / Gelding
1 O’Sheas – Zoe Cobb
2 Santo – Mandy Hamilton
3 Change of Pace – Amanda Burton
4 Major Ouch – Claire Madden
5 Pinky Promise – Trina Middlemiss
6 Beaudiene Christian – Nicole Purches
In Hand Standardbred-Best Paced
1 Piece of Cake – Tamara Muirson
2 Miss Conception – Ellie Rowden
3 O’Sheas – Zoe Cobb
4 Petite Ebony – Kylie Carston
5 Beaudiene Christian – Nicole Purches
6 Major Ouch – Claire Madden
In Hand Standardbred of the Year
1 Piece of Cake – Tamara Muirson
2 Change of Pace – Amanda Burton
3 Major Ouch – Claire Madden
4 Santo – Mandy Hamilton
5 O’Sheas – Zoe Cobb
6 Beaudiene Christian – Nicole Purches
Ridden Standardbred of the Year
Piece of Cake – Tamara Muirson
Zanskar – Claire Madden
Change of Pace – Amanda Burton
Smokey Hobbs – Danni Sutherland,
Beaudiene Christian – Nicole Puches
O’Sheas – Zoe Cobb
Approved By Dean Baring www.harnessbred.com
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