December Breeder’s Bulletin

Breeders Bulletin

5 Dec

Written By Harness Breeders Victoria

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Breeder's Bulletin November

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From the President's Desk...

Merry Christmas to all of our members and the happiest of new years as well. Hopefully the breeding season has been successful with healthy foals and mares falling pregnant.

The future of the futurities is a topic of discussion at both HRV and HBV. We are in dialogue with HRV on the matter and the committee are in the process of review. Our aim as always is to look to provide the best outcome for members whilst balancing the needs of the industry. The breeding industry is a significant part of Vicbred, the Breeders Crown and Need For Speed.

2024 Member Renewals Due

Memberships are now available for the new season through to January 1. Strong membership gives HBV a strong voice when it comes to advocacy and also enables us to deliver information and support to Victorian breeders. You can download a form HERE or pay directly online with the link below. Postal renewal notices with AGM details were aslo sent this week and should arrive soon.

Renew & Pay Online Now

Got A Vicbred Maiden? Save The Date!

Don’t miss one of the last opportunities to take a Vicbred First Win Bonus and race for increased $10,000 stakes on our sponsored all-maiden, all-Vicbred raceday at Maryborough. Bottom-up ballots, cash and prize bonuses for connections and a great day’s racing – put December 22 in your diaries now. More to come HERE.

All Breeds Spring Carnival

HBV were pleased to again sponsor the Standardbred classes at the All Breeds Spring Carnival Show this month as a way of supporting legacy avenues for the breed. Congratulations to Fashions on the Field winner Kaitlyn Campion with Keystone Hearts Desire (left), and Smartest on Parade and Best Presented, Savesometimetodream for Hollie Hilderbrandt.

Mark Your 2024 Diaries

The 2023 season Annual General Meeting will be held at 10:30AM Sunday 3 March 2024 via Zoom for accessibility. More information will be in the renewal email, on our website & Facebook Page.

Member Group Results

Congratulations to Group 1 & top line race winning member-breeders across November:
Jess Tubbs - Not As Promised (Breeders Crown)
Lauriston Bloodstock - Ladies In Red (Queen of the Pacific)
Peter Gleeson - Very Pretty, Perfect Class (Breeders Crown)
Yabby Dam Farms - Val Thorens (Breeders Crown)
Also in Victorian group races - Durham Park (Delightful Tammy), Alabar (Freeasabird), Peter Gleeson (Celebrity Royal), Benstud Standardbreds (Catch A Wave), Atworthy Park (Fiamma), Yabby Dam Farms (Keayang Chucky)

Get those cameras clicking, Vicbred breeders - we’re on a quest to find a fantastic foal to grace the cover of the 2024 Australasian Standardbred Stallion Guide.

A panel of graphic designers will select six finalists to be presented six images to a VERY special judge who will choose their favourite foal photo to grace the cover of all hard copy Stallion Guides in 2024. All entrants will also be showcased in a dedicated album on our Facebook Page, and the final six will feature in the Guide itself. Read full details with terms and conditions HERE.

Foals Online 2024

As well as Foal Quest, we also love sharing your social media posts of your Vicbred foals, be sure to tag us in your public posts so we can find them. We are always keen too to share details of anyone offering or in need of a foster mare in Victoria if we are tagged.

Pays To Be Vicbred - Make Sure Your Foal Is Made In Victoria

When it comes to breeding choices this season, keep this chart handy to make sure you're breeding Vicbred quality and making your horse eligible for all the benefits of the Vicbred program. As a breeder you keep receiving payments over the horse’s lifetime – even if you no longer own him or her. For each two-, three- or four-year-old age restricted race win in Victoria, your Vicbred-eligible horse will earn you a cheque equal to 10% of the overall stake offered on that race. You will also get 5% of prizemoney earnt by your horse in any Vicbred race down to 12^th place including the Sires Stakes series, and on any prizemoney earnt in a Breeders Crown Final. Breeders also receive 5% of the Vicbred First Win Bonus which in 2024 will be paid on the first two-, three- or four-year-old win in Victoria, with the total Bonus being $8,000 for Vicbred Basic horses, $9,000 for Vicbred Platinum and $12,000 for Vicbred Pure horses. For horses aged five or older on their first Victorian win, they will receive half the eligible amount.

If you breed to race, you get these amounts on top of your owner earnings – it really does pay to be Vicbred!

Breed To Succeed - Broodmare Nutrition

Learn about where your broodmare's feeding regime needs to be with Rebecca Ham from KER with Paul Campbell from Campbell’s Comments.

Harness Breeders Victoria Committee Meetings

The next meeting of the HBV committee is scheduled for after the AGM on Sunday 3 March 2024 and a summary of proceedings will be posted on our website shortly after. We invite members and interested parties to submit papers or correspondence for consideration by the Committee by post or email. Please refer to previously summaries on our website to ensure the issue has not previously been addressed by the Committee. For consideration at this meeting, members should email papers or correspondence no later than Tuesday 14 February.

The summary of proceedings from our November meeting can be viewed HERE.