THE long haul across the country was made all the worthwhile for Yongerellan stud when they collected the best exhibit sash in the feature showing of Red Polls at the Sydney Royal.
Yongerellan Wattle Janelle was selected by principal Murray Williams for the 60 hour trek to Sydney from Gwelup, Western Australian, because he thought it was “the best cow we had”.
Judge Michael O’Sullivan, O’Sullivan’s Limousin, Lower Mount Walker, Queensland, was equally impressed with the dam, sashing her senior and grand champion female and best exhibit.
The four and a half year old cow had only been broken to halter in January, and had an eight month old heifer calf at foot by English sire Longandale Unique.
Mr O’Sullivan commended the cow on its sweet feminine qualities, wedge shape, and sound structure and udder.
The grand champion bull in the Red Poll ring also hailed from interstate, this time coming from Victoria.
Red Cactus Jobe was a two and a half year old sire weighing 980 kilograms with an eye muscle area scan of 122 square centimeters.
Exhibited by Ross Draper, Red Cactus Red Polls, Arthurs Creek, Victoria, Mr O’Sullivan was impressed with the senior and grand bulls muscularity, masculinity and movement.
Mr Draper also exhibited the junior champion Red Poll female, Red Cactus Robtho, and at just 11 months of age, the heifer was the youngest Red Poll exhibit at the show.
Junior champion bull went to Eurimbla Toby, a 12 month old sire weighing 530kg from the Coghlan family’s Eurimbla stud, Gerogery.
