Breeders flock to the Deloraine Show

SHEEP breeders from across the state flocked to the Deloraine Show this year for what has become one of Tasmania’s most competitive events.

In the Tasmanian Poll Dorset Ram Lamb of the Year competition it was a sheep from the Wade family’s Capelands Stud that took home the broad ribbon.

Reserve Champion was won by a ram from Paul and Shannon Day’s Sunnybanks stud. 

In the Tasmanian White Suffolk Ram Lamb of the Year class, Maurice and Imogen Baldock took home champion and reserve once again went to Sunnybanks.

The Supreme Suffolk Exhibit was a ewe owned by Lily Cresswell and Dianne Huett. 

j The hotly contested Interbreed Bare Shorn Ram Lamb once again attracted a line up of top quality sheep.

First went to a White Suffolk owned by Paul and Shannon Day, who also picked up second place with a Poll Dorset ram.

Third place went to a Poll Dorset owned by Julian Iles and fourth was a White Suffolk from Walkers Whites.

A dorper ram from Mount Dromedary was fifth and a white Suffolk owned by Carmen Cresswell placed sixth.

Continuing their successful show, the Interbreed group was won by a team of White Suffolks from the Day family’s Sunnybanks stud, which also picked up Reserve Champion with their Poll Dorset group.

The Interbreed Ewe was won by Maurice and Imogen Baldock’s White Suffolk: and Reserve Interbreed Ewe went to a Sunnybanks Poll Dorset. Interbreed Ram and the Peter Day Memorial award was won by a Sunnybanks White Suffolk.

Sunnybanks also won the Reserve Interbreed Ram with a Poll Dorset.

The show’s sought after Supreme Exhibit award went to the Day family’s White Suffolk Ram.

Check out the photo gallery from the day below