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James Keyte
Barragunda Performance Horses
Binda
870 Stewarts Brook Road
Woolooma NSW 2337
Mob: 0428 420 575
Email: blairkeyte@gmail.com
ASHS # C 2 – 243684
AQHA # A1 – 12118
Foaling date: 19/9/2014
Colour: Chestnut
Height: 15hh
Breeder: James Keyte
Current Owner: James Keyte
6 panel testing: OLWS, HERDA, PSSM1, HYPP, GBED, MH – Clear n/n.
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| Sire: HAZELWOOD CONMAN – IS HSH | DOGWOOD COMET | ELLIOTTS CREEK CADET |
| DOGWOOD MADAM | ||
| HAZELWOOD ROMANCE | WARRENBRI ROMEO | |
| CARDONIS BREEZE | ||
| Dam: BARRAGUNDA ACRES TWO STEP | ACRES DESTINY | BOB ACRES DOC |
| SAN JOSE HICKORY | ||
| SMOKIN POPPIES | POCO PEPPY DOC | |
| FORTYNINER PAL | ||
How Goldman and even his mother came to be is a story just in itself. It includes a series of mates helping mates that began when a young James Keyte, not long out of school, started working for Bruce McNaughton at Glenrock Station.
James purchased a talented chestnut mare from Bruce & Julie by Poco Peppy Doc bred by the highly regarded Copperwood Ranch. Her name was Smokin Poppies and she was campaigned as ‘Tip Toes’ . She and James were a formidable team, hauled along with the McNaughtons, winning many campdrafts throughout the Hunter area.
When the time came to retire ‘Tip Toes’, James was breaking in horses for Richard Bull at Tamarang, so deciding who to breed her to was easy, it could only be the immortal Acres Destiny. The resultant foal was a lovely black filly, that would later be known as ‘Barragunda Acres Two Step’. James thanked his lucky stars!
The next lucky break in this story involves James’s best mate Simon Deery, who acquired a stallion service to the legendary Hazelwood Conman. Simon was looking for a quality mare that would be worth breeding to a stallion of this caliber. At the time James was steadily training Two Step who was showing lots of talent. He felt she’d be the ideal mare for the job, before she began her campdraft career. Deery accepted the offer and a partnership was formed. Two Step was joined to Hazelwood Conman in 2013 and Barragunda Goldman was born.
As a young breaker James knew Goldman was exceptional. He said, ‘We weren’t looking to have a stallion, but we knew we had a special horse right from the start’.
Once broken in he had a stint with cutting trainer Phil Gray, so James decided to have a go at cutting, the NCHA Snafflebit Futurity no less. James & Goldman cut for the very first time, impressing everyone with his cool mind, willingness and athleticism.
Due to other commitments the partnership ended and Deery was given lifetime breeding rights for his mares.
The following year as a 4 yo, Goldman began his challenge career with Warwick Lawrence. With only a few weeks preparation Warwick and Goldman went to the ASH Nationals. The demands of this multi discipline event came natural to Goldman under the expert hands of Warwick. He found it easy to chase cattle, had the athletic ability to compete strongly in the Time Trial and displayed a trainable demeaner in the Hack & Working phase. Oh, and he was happy to strut his stuff in the Led class. The duo successfully placing 9th overall in a strong field of over 70 horses in the National Maturity event and were awarded Champion Open Working Stallion 4 yo.
From that point James took the reins again and has since enjoyed a lot of success campdrafting Goldman. With only a limited amount of starts, Goldman is proving to be a stallion with a big performance career in front of him. His first run at Walcha in 2018 saw him run an 88 and final in the Maiden Campdraft.
His second event that year at Rouchel saw him win the Maiden draft and become a Novice horse. This was well before they had intended as James was very mindful of the stallion’s potential and was looking to only lightly draft him to ensure a solid foundation for the future.
Due to drought and then Covid, Goldman hasn’t been out to many events. However, a pop-up draft in March 2020 at Cubbaroo had James’s keen to give him another run. It certainly paid off with Barragunda Goldman making the Novice Final and placing 3rd overall.
Goldman’s first foal crop has now been handled and are showing their sire’s sensible nature and athletic type. With proven performance top and bottom plus a heart of gold, James and Blair are confident that his progeny will be great horses.
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2025
Goldman is now an OPEN Horse.
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Barragunda Goldman has a beautiful temperament, he’s such a pet and is so much part of the family.
James and Blair’s son Jacob just loves going for a ride on him.
Photos by Ken Anderson Equine Photography.
2024
Fillies aplenty in 2024!
Barragunda Goldman has not only passed his stunning good looks on to his progeny, he’s passed on his temperament.
Left to right:
Clearance: 100% (2/2)
Gross: $36,000
Average: $18,000
Joint Top Sellers at $18,000 offered by venders, James and Blair Keyte:
Lot 421 – Barragunda Goldrush
Lot 573 – Barragunda Dominque
Lot 160 – Barragunda Nickel
Sold $27,500
Vendor: Binda Farm
Purchaser: PDBR Holdings Pty Ltd
Lot 162 – IRONGATE NUGGET (3yo gelding)
Sold $21,000
Vendor: Simon Deery
Purchaser: Weir Cattle Co.
Lot 217 – Barragunda Angelique
Sold: $20,000
Vendor: J & B Keyte
Purchaser: TJ Henry
Goldman’s first foal crop.
Lot 362 – Barragunda Goldsteen
Sold $17,000.
Vendor: J & B Keyte
Purchaser: Jim Lyons Agency.
Hazelwood Conman has reached legendary status and is a truly great sire. He has: a great pedigree, a successful performance record of his own and proven progeny.
Not only is Barragunda Acres Two Step a head turner with her sleek black coat and well muscled physique. She has speed and grit which has seen her become a strong Open mare within a relatively short time. ‘She really dominates a beast around the course’ James said.
Career highlights include:
Results include:
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Dam: Barragunda Acres Two Step
2020 Barraba Restricted Open – =2nd (91)
