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Interbreed triumphs at Stars of the Future
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horthorns enjoyed interbreed success at the Stars of the Future Calf Show, Stirling, with the breed clinching the senior native interbreed championship, the reserve junior native interbreed championship as well as the native interbreed pairs title.
Senior champion, Aberdona Rock Candy from Richard and Carol Rettie.
Topping the senior section of the breed and then going on to be senior native interbreed champion was Richard and Carol Rettie’s yearling heifer Aberdona Rock Candy. This July 2021-born heifer is by Tamhorn Glen and out of a dam by Meonhill Charlie Chaplin. Reserve senior champion in the breed was Crichton River from the Walling family, Farmstock Genetics. He is a Balgay Kinship son out of Chrichton Patsy 743. Then lifting the junior Shorthorn championship and the reserve junior native championship was Elliot Estelle 695 from Mary Cormack. Purchased at Stirling in October with her dam as part of a 16,000gns outfit, this heifer is by Fearn Godfather and out of Elliot Estelle 852.
Junior champion, Elliot Estelle 695 from Mark Cormack.
Reserve champion in the junior classes was Westbroad Scotia, a bull calf from Duncan Welsh. This March-born calf is by Shawhill Leroy and out of a dam by Craigfaddock Finn McCool. And leading the way in the native interbreed pairs championship was a brace of heifers from Richard and Carol Rettie, with native senior champion Aberdona Rock Candy being joined by the second prize winner from the same class Aberdona Rothes Rainbow, another by Tamhorn Glen and this time out of Aberdona Rothes Mynah.
The Retties took the native interbreed pairs championship with their two heifers.
Sage is flavour of the month at Thirsk
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hirsk’s Rising Stars calf show saw a strong entry of 65 Beef Shorthorn calves, with the championship honours under judge Danny Wylie going to the leading heifer Whiterose Sage from Johnny and Hannah Gibson. This March-born Bushypark Tiger daughter is out of a Millerston Einstein daughter and was prepared and brought out by 11 year old Jesse Gibson. Judge Danny Wyllie said the show of calves was one of the best he had ever had to judge. “The strength and depth of quality in every class was a credit to all the exhibitors. My overall champion of the day is a calf fit to compete with any breed in the country.”
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