The 2018 Australian Stock Horse Society Fountain of Youth Sale was held on March 4 at the Australian Equine Livestock Events Centre in Tamworth.
The Fountain of Youth sale saw 88 Australian Stock Horse yearlings and two-year-olds that were offered for sale with 56 sold grossing $324,250 with an overall average of $5790.
Topping the sale was Lot 75 "Davidsons Ace Man – HSH", an impressive Hazelwood Conman colt out of Davidsons Romance (by Warrenbri Romdeo – IS HSH) on account of KB and DC Davidson. He sold for $14,500 to LC and NC Adams of Maffra, Victoria.
Mr Toby Frazer of Dunnedoo, NSW, had a strong sale with two of his yearling fillies selling for $13,500 to be equal top price females. Both fillies, Lot 77 "Bullseye Loyalty" (Glen Lee Rivoli Teak - HSH x Bullseye Hope) and Lot 91 "Bullseye Whitney" (Binnia Impressive Destiny x Binnia Midnight) sold to Drummonslopes Cattle Company.
Winner of the 2018 Sale incentive and overall winner of the National Futurity was DEROWIE SERENDIPITY
Top priced gelding was Lot 32 "Derowie Phoenix" on behalf of Jock and Kate Gordon- Derowie Performance Horses, Cudal. The Tamarang Destinys Serenity x Ropeley Park Portfolio yearling gelding sold for $8,000 to the Sullivan Family.
All horses purchased are eligible for the Australian Stock Horse and Landmark incentives to the value of $10,000 and exclusive classes at the 2019 Australian Stock Horse Nationals.
The National Show’s featured challenge event was the National Futurity celebrating its 30th year anniversary with 74 competitors battling it out on their three-year-old horses.
Winner of the 2018 Sale incentive and overall winner of the National Futurity was Derowie Serendipity (Tamarang Destinys Serenity x Hazelwood Comma – HSH), a black mare who was purchased by Playmore Stock Horses from Jock and Kate Gordon at the 2016 sale.
This is the second time an incentive sale horse has become a National Futurity Champion was in 2014 LONE PINE FLYN - HSH and Ken Turner took the honours.
This combination also won the title of highest scoring Fountain of Youth Sale Incentive Horse, proving that the Sale is definitely where success begins.