THAT'S A WRAP - 2025 NUTRIEN CLASSIC SALE AND CAMPDRAFT

February 12, 2025

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Here at The Australian Stock Horse Society, we’re celebrating a wonderful show for the Breed, which culminated in a record-blitzing sale at the 2025 Nutrien Classic last week.
 
𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 - 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚! 8 out of 10 finalists in the Stallion, Classic and Gelding Campdrafts and 7 out of 10 finalists in the Open Campdraft were Registered Australian Stock Horses. 
 
The Society was proud to support both the Pryde's EasiFeed Australian Performance Horse Challenge and the Nutrien Classic Campdraft, awarding:
  • 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 – Second place-getter Michael Wilson & WILLDRAFT BISCUIT (ACRES DESTINY/ Dual Rey Biscuit)
  • 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 – Second place-getter (just one point off the pace!) Penny Macintosh & TOONGA ROYALTY (One Time Royalty/ HAZELWOOD CORALINE) owned by Warrick Pearsall
Congratulations also to Mat Holz, who took home the chocolates in the Martins Stock Haulage Open Campdraft with Matthew Moy’s HAZELWOOD COUNTRY BLUES (HAZELWOOD CONMAN – HSH/ HAZELWOOD BLUE CHICK) after a gritty run-off with Wyatt Young & METALLIC STORM.
 
In the sales ring, competition was fierce for the Conman mares, with Ben and Laura McNaughton’s three year-old filly AMAC ROMANTIC GIRL (HAZELWOOD CONMAN – HSH/ Tassas Cowgirl) snapped up for a 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 $𝟭𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 by the Byron Syndicate, and two four year-old mares HAZELWOOD CODESSA (HAZELWOOD CONMAN – HSH/ HAZELWOOD MATRON) and EAGLE CONNIE – HSH (HAZELWOOD CONMAN – HSH/ KIRKBYS STUD BONITA – HSH) fetching $100,000 and $90,000 for vendors Terry and Chris Hall and the Siejka family respectively.
 
 
Meanwhile, the Zahl family sold the three year-old filly HALOSPRINGS RHEMA (BOONARA GIGOLO/ ROGANS JULIA) to Greg and Andrea Lithgow for a 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁 $𝟭𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬, while Cody Hansen and Kellie Pickersgill sold the four year-old mare HASSETTS ELREY (Dual Rey/ Adamac Elmer) to a syndicate buyer for $110,000, and Noel Giebel sold the four year-old mare THE FIRST LADY (HAZELWOOD CONGRESSMAN/ The Generals Daughter) also to a syndicate buyer for $100,000.
 
In the gelding lots, Michael Wilson’s well-performed five year-old WILLDRAFT BISCUIT (ACRES DESTINY/ Dual Rey Biscuit) fetched $52,500, going to Macaroni Contractors, while Ella Hill sold the four year-old gelding BRAEHILL BOOGIEMAN (HAZELWOOD CONMAN – HSH/ BRAEHILL SERENA) to Henry Quilty also for $52,500, and top of the Registered ASH stallions was Terry and Chris Hall's three year-old colt HAZELWOOD COSTAFIELD (HAZELWOOD CONMAN – HSH/ Chisums Cash) sold to Jubilee Downs PC for $80,000.
 
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 - 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨!
 
Last (but not least!) we congratulate Hannah Law, who represented the Society wonderfully in the 2025 Classic Ladies Foundation Young Ambassador Quest – thank you Hannah, you did us proud! 
 
 
 
Photos: Ben and Laura McNaughton's AMAC ROMANTIC GIRL was purchased by the Byron Syndicate for $150,000; the Zahl family's HALOSPRINGS RHEMA was purchased by Greg and Andrea Lithgow for $130,000.