Young Riders World Championships

CEI **** 120km

Abu Dhabi

10.12.2011

Allix Jones riding Castlebar Moonlight during the race.

The combination are now INDIVIDUAL SILVER MEDALIST & also winners of the TEAM BRONZE.

Riding time: 5 hrs 19 minutes 03 seconds
(12 seconds behind the winner).

She completed the last phase of 16km with an average speed of 29.508 km/hr.

Moonlight is a 2000 born chestnut mare.
Sire: Straight Up  
Dam: Allira Park Light Fantastic

Kristie Taprell riding Kurrajong Concorde - winner of the 2011 Tom Quilty Gold Cup.

Riding time of 10hrs 10min

This is Kristie's 3rd Quilty win. In 2001 & 2003 she was equal first with Meg Wade.

Kurrajong Concorde is a full sister to Crystal Flyer - winner of the 2000 Tom Quilty & BC.

Corey Nix rode Castlebar Nova to 17th MWT in a riding time of 14hrs 42min

L- Castlebar Topaz with Wendy Dower & Christmas Angel with Linda Tanian came =7th MWT & Top Ten Overall in 11 hrs 58 minutes.

Castlebar Topaz - 2000 Mare

Sire: Kevisan Park Kentucky Blue

Dam: Lynbrook Tamsin

Christmas Angel - 2000 Mare

Sire: Kevisan Park Kentucky Blue

Dam: Station mare Kara Tunkna

L - Meg Wade riding Actress & Ron Males riding Castlebar Sensai in the Tom Quilty
Celebrity ride.

Castlebar Sensai - 2003 Mare

Sire: The Final Edition

Dam: Castlebar Samsara.

Actress - 2000 Mare

Sire: Kevisan Park Kentucky Blue

Dam: Sstation mare called Paris

Endurance Festival

Toorbul QLD

12.06.2011

Kristie Taprell rode Kurrajong Concorde in the

FEI 3* - 160km event in 8hrs 46min. 

Came 2nd by 1 second in a gallop finish, and took out the Best Conditioned award the following day.

(Sire: Chip Chase Sadaqa   Dam: Franklin Rajul)

NB/ Photo is taken the following day of the

160km event

Sh. Majid Challenge

Toorbul QLD

16.04.2011

Kristie Taprell riding Castlebar Moonlight completed the

FEI 3* - 160km in 10hrs 17min. 

1st Open & Best Conditioned winner

(Sire: Straight Up   Dam:  Allira Park Light Fantastic)

Elodie Le Labourier places 2nd in a gallop finish in the FEI division and 2nd overall in the Championships riding Castlebar Kalahari.

(Sire: Castlebar Khalifa ex Castlebar Tradition).

Castlebar Tradition has had five foals since retiring from endurance. Castlebar Tornedo born 2001 has just won (July 2010) the FEI 120km ride at Euston Park in the UK,

following his sale to a UAE client

Meg creates history, being the first person to win four Tom Quilty Gold Cups. Riding China Doll to triumph over 200 of Australia's best. Was also the winner of Best Conditioned & The Pat Slater Cup

Meg and Castlebar Treaty individual 4th.

Image: Castlebar Treaty (ridden by Meg)- individual 4th WEG Jerez, Spain 2002 and Castlebar Macleod (ridden by Kristie)- individual 14th

Meg and Kristie equal first. Castlebar flew three horses from VIC to WA - all three finished - equal first and 4th.

Image: Kristie riding Provocative and Meg riding Kelkette Park Flyer...joint winners 2001 Tom Quilty

Castlebar wins teams event at the Quilty

Winner and best conditioned Provocative ridden by

Sh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum , trained at Castlebar and prepared in Europe for these Championships by Castlebar