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World first for show supreme
BY VANESSA BINKS
A UNANIMOUS judging
decision resulted in a world
first at the 2017 Royal Canberra Show, when the Speckle Park breed took out the
top accolade of “Champion
of Champions” in the interbreed beef judging.
For the first time in a
major show ring across
the world the Speckle Park
breed was acknowledged
as the interbreed supreme
award winner.
Earlier sashed supreme
beef bull of the show, Six Star
Premier, an 18-month-old
Speckle Park bull, exhibited
by Greg Ebbeck, Six Star
Speckle Park, Bundanoon
and Injaaz Farms, Dubai,
firmly held the judges attention throughout the day.
Sired by Six Star Rare Commodity and from Six Star
Pho-Finish G250, Premier
weighed in at 755 kilograms,
exuding a powerful presence
in the show ring.
All three cattle judges,
Greg Ball, Grenell Charolais,
Singleton, Derek Hayward,
Premier Cattle Company,
Cambridge, NZ, and Ian
Durkin, Mountain Valley
Poll Herefords, Coolatai,
commended the young bull
for rising to the occasion as
an example of what to expect
Greg Ebbeck, Six Star Speckle Park, Bundanoon, and Stephen Beer, Royal Canberra Show Society RCSS immediate past president, Bungendore.
with the Speckle Park breed.
A top-five of exhibits were
judged to come to the interbreed supreme champion
bull, with Murray Grey, Ayr
park legend L31, Limousin,
Flemington Ka-Pow K20,
Hereford, Lotus Legion,
Charolais, Curragindi Landcruiser in the line-up.
In earlier Speckle Park
section judging Six Star Premier had won the 18 to 20
months bull class and junior
champion prior to grand and
supreme exhibit of the breed
under the experienced eye
of judge Derek Hayward. Mr
Hayward admired the bull
while on the move and its
performance, bone quality
and feet.
“The testicular development is outstanding – this
young bull is super correct
with a balance of bone and
carcase,” he said. “He’s a
tremendously long fella and
at the end of the day, length
and weight will help in
any breed.”
Mr Hayward concluded he
was honoured to judge such
a group of high performing
animals, saying whether
from a stud or commercial
perspective, he would gladly
put in an extra window at
his home to view any one of
them in the paddock.
Greg Ebbeck, exhibitor
of Six Star Premier said the
success in Canberra was a
great way to continue the
journey from the 2016 Royal
Adelaide Show, where Premier brought home a clean
sweep of calf, junior, grand
and supreme champion of
the Speckle Park breed.
Cudal female takes supreme
Nathan Leach and Miranda Eyb, The Trap Shorthorns, Cudal, were sashed supreme
female by Stephen Beer, Royal Canberra Show Society immediate past president.
NAMED as one of the most
genetically advanced females in the show ring at
Canberra, it was 30-monthold The Trap Krumpet,
who was sashed interbreed
supreme beef female of
the show.
The Shorthorn breed
supreme exhibit began her
winning streak in the 30
months or more cow class,
before taking out the breed
senior and grand champion female.
Exhibited by Miranda Eyb,
The Trap Shorthorns, Cudal,
and Ross and Janell Johnson,
Ronelle Park Shorthorns, Cudal, the interbreed supreme
female was sired by Dunbeacon Dampier G121 and from
The Trap Holly.
The Trap Krumpet was
praised by New Zealand
judge Derek Hayward for being “so far ahead in her breed
that it wasn’t funny because
she has done everything
bang on and is extremely
efficient.”
He said the width through
her hips and pins was outstanding and that she was
tremendously functional.
– VANESSA BINKS