May Breeder’s Bulletin

Breeders Bulletin

5 May

Written By Harness Breeders Victoria

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Breeder's Bulletin May

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From the President's Desk...

Congratulations to Bill and Anne Anderson who were named our Woodlands Stud Victorian Breeders of the Year for 2022 at the HRV Awards at Crown held recently! HRV produced an excellent night which celebrated some wonderful achievers, highlighted by Chris Alford’s Gordon Rothacker medal. Congratulations to members who bred (and perhaps still own) successful horses of the year in the various categories.

We are looking to bring back Breed to Succeed in 2023. See below for preliminary details with more to come as our sub-committee led by Clyde Little and Dr Kath McIntosh pull together the various components. Our thanks to Ian McDonald and the team at the Shepparton HRC for hosting the evening.

After many hurdles and pivots, we are pleased to finally be bringing breeders from across Victoria the opportunity to come together, network, socialise and most importantly learn! As well as an expert panel discussing ways to make the most of your breeding investment and journey, you will have the opportunity to talk with industry suppliers through the trade expo, enjoy some refreshments and win some great prizes. More details will be released in the coming months but for now - make sure your membership is up to date, encourage your friends to join and mark this date in your calendar.

2022 Season Victorian Breeding Awards

Congratulations to Anne & Bill Anderson, our 2022 Woodlands Stud Victorian Breeders of the Year. With an outstanding list of horses, they achieved amazing things across the season and we look forward to seeing what Lauriston Park can produce this year. Thank you again to all of our sponsors across our awards program and well done to all those who collected trophies. A replay of HRV's Horse of the Year Awards event, including the Breeder of the Year presentation, will be up HERE.

Our Horse of the Year winners are showcased below along with an interview with our 2022 Ian Daff Memorial winner, Dr Tony Britt. You can watch interviews with our 2022 Victorian Broodmare of the Year winning breeders along with a listing of all the results on the 2022 results page on our website HERE.

A Great Vicbred Member Story

As a new member, Brett Smartt was pretty happy to have won our members' draw for a free service in 2017 but without a mare to match to Alabar's Auckland Reactor, what to do? Follow the story of Brett's breeding journey in this terrific story from Harness Racing Victoria HERE.

Search For A Star 2023

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos of their beautiful 2022 Vicbred foal drop for our Stallion Guide cover competition. Voting will open in June & a full album will go up on our Facebook Page.

Traceability Rules Update

Please be aware that HRA have made changes to the traceability rules and they apply to all Standardbreds - a quick reference guide to the major traceability rule changes is pictured. HRA acknowledges that these changes will represent a substantial change - please refer to the full article HERE.

Member Group Results

Congratulations to Group 1 & topline winning member-breeders across April:

Staffordshire Park - Little Miss Lily (pic, Vicbred Platinum Home Grown Classic)
Peter Gleeson - Compete (Vicbred Platinum Home Grown Classic)
Alabar - Betterzippit (The Nullabor)
Redbank Lodge - War Dan Buddy (APG Gold Bulluion)

Victorian Group wins were recorded by Bruce Paul & Peter Watkinson (Sahara Tiger).

Pedigree Research & Matching

Start taking a deep dive into your mare's pedigree to have a good picture about what crosses are the ones to find this breeding season with Brett Coffey, Nick Hooper & Paul Campbell of Campbell’s Comments.

Harness Breeders Victoria Committee Meetings

The next meeting of the HBV committee is scheduled for Tuesday 14 June 2023 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. To be tabled at the next meeting, they must be received no later than Friday 2 June 2023. Please refer to previously summaries on our website to ensure the issue has not previously been addressed by the Committee.

The summary of proceedings from our March meeting can be viewed HERE

Headline image: A 2021 colt by Llowalong Farms' Poster Boy from Major In Art mare, Melita Bromac and bred by Garrett, Preston, Mielicki, Phillips & Lucas