It's A Wrap!
Over 125 Victorian breeders, stud staff, sponsors and supporters gathered at Inglis’ Oaklands Junction complex for the 2018/19 Victorian Breeders Awards and Christmas Party. The auditorium had been turned into a twinkling Christmas wonderland.
Presented by Racing Victoria Chairman Brian Kruger, Rosemont Stud represented by Operations Manager Gerard Jones, collected the first award of the night – VOBIS Nominator of the Year.
Gnarwarre-based stud ended the evening with four awards, also winning the VOBIS Owner and VOBIS Horse of the Year (Iconoclasm) and the coveted Breednet Champion Victorian Breeder Award.
On a special day in September 2018, Andrew McDonald’s broodmare Dom Perion, which he purchased for A$6000 at the Inglis Great Southern Sale, produced two city winners in Extra Brut and Fill the Flute. Both horses went on to have great spring campaigns. For these results, Andrew was awarded the Basinghall Farm Leading Victorian Small Breeder.
Andrew also took home the Inglis Champion Victorian Bred 3-Year-Old and Inglis Champion Victorian Stayer awards for his Victoria Derby-winning colt, Extra Brut.