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28 Feb
2024
Hazelwood Conman 2024 Nutrien Classic Summation

It was announced prior to this year’s Sale that Hazelwood Conman’s progeny had sold in excess of $10 Million Dollars.  That figure has been blown out of the water following this year’s sale. Clearance: 96% (27/28 Sold) Gross: $1,582,500 Average: $58,611 Mares: 100% Clearance (12 Sold) Gross: $1,026,000  |  Average: $85,500 Geldings: 90% Clearance (9/10 Sold) […]

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15 Feb
2024
2024 Nutrien Classic Summation: Hazelwood Conman

It was announced prior to this year’s Sale that Hazelwood Conman’s progeny had sold in excess of $10 Million Dollars.  That figure has been blown out of the water following this year’s sale. Clearance: 96% (27/28 Sold) Gross: $1,582,500 Average: $58,611 Mares: 100% Clearance (12 Sold) Gross: $1,026,000  |  Average: $58,500 Geldings: 90% Clearance (9/10 Sold) […]

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14 Feb
2024
2024 Nutrien Classic Competition Results

Congratulations to this year’s winners and placegetters.  Unprecedented numbers across the board.

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12 Feb
2024
2024 Nutrien Classic: The Year of the CONMANS!

They dominated the sale, one after the other, after the other. Conman holds many records, but siring 5 of the Top 7 horses at one of Australia’s Premier Horse Sales is something else! (Full results to follow.) It’s extra special that the top seller was owned by Terry & Chrissie Hall. All 5 are mares, […]

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10 Feb
2024
Mark Buttsworth snags his first Nutrien Classic win!

It feels like Mark Buttsworth has won everything there is to win, but this is his first NUTRIEN CLASSIC WIN. It must feel good. Nutrien said this victory is extra special for owner Dave Kennedy as HARD CURRENCY was sired by his now deceased stallion HARD HAT HENRY HARD CURRENCY and Mark not only won […]

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09 Feb
2024
Hazelwood Conspiracy & Will Durkin win Nutrien Classic Open!

The Hazelwood Conspiracy (by Hazelwood Conman) win in the Martins Stock Haulage Open Draft is just a really nice story. Owners, Evan and Kim Acton, purchased this beautiful Conman mare at the Nutrien sale as a 3yo. It was a single bid purchase of $40,000. She returned to Millungera to be Kim’s horse, but fortunes […]

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05 Feb
2024
Lethal King Cole & Leah Read win 2024 Nutrien Classic Challenge

Lethal King Cole…”𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴!” One step closer tonight after his outstanding win with exceptional horsewoman and part owner Leah Read. Peter Shakspeare said of the win, “𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚”. And he did! Huge congratulations to The Challenge Syndicate. The […]

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21 Jan
2024
When you’re on to a good thing, stick to it!

We think it’s fair to describe Pete and Jessica Turich as Conman devotees.  Their relationship began way back when Conman was about 4yo and Jess was living at St George. She saw him draft with Terry and Challenge at Cloncurry with Chris.  Jess said she’d never seen a horse chase a cow like him and […]

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21 Jan
2024
The horse breeding game ain’t for the faint hearted!

In the breeding game we’ve been more of an observer than a participant, but of late that has all changed, we’ve experienced first hand the variables, of which there are many. From trying to get a pregnancy through to a successful foaling, we’ve witnessed the potential pitfalls. Horse breeding is not easy! 𝗦𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 […]

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11 Jan
2024
2023 a year to remember for Steve Smith Cutting Horses

Hard work and dedication have reaped dividends for Steve Smith and his team, both reflected in their results in the Hi Point Awards released by the Southern Queensland Cutting Horse Association yesterday. 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 🏆 STEVE SMITH 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 🏆 CHAMPION: METALLIC REYTING 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 🏆 CHAMPION: MC BLUE […]

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