Auctions
1612 Lot28 - Hill of Gold
December 2016 auction
Bay gelding 20/11/15 mature 16.1hh
Paris Hill x Sandon Grove Antionette
On account of Michael Johnston
Hill of Gold is a young gelding bred in the purple and comes from a background of heroes from yesteryear! Paris Hill was bred by Beth and Warwick Turner and brings together some of the best Australian genetics crossed with some of the best French genetics. Beth and Warwick hailed from Oberon as indeed did Belinda Bailey. Paris Hill is today owned and promoted by Belinda Bailey who herself was a 3* event rider and of course grew up on the family property at Oberon. Stirling Sprite, the grandsire of Paris Hill, is by Salute out of a Double Cream mare. This was Beth and Warwick's first stallion purchase. Salute today is perhaps the biggest influence on Olympic discipline horses in Australia and Double Cream was a thoroughbred who was the sire of Trade Commissioner who went to Seoul Olympics with Scott Keach. Also the sire of Casson Road, Roma's Double, Benduka all of whom were 3* and competed at Oberon. Richmeed Medallion on the dam's side is the sire of Mystery Whisper who also had Salute blood and who went around the London Olympics with Phillip Dutton in the saddle. The breeder of Hill of Gold is Michael Johnston. Again Michael in the 80s was longlisted several times for Australian Olympic teams especially on a great horse called Gold and Brown and always competed at Oberon. Out of the past comes the blast. Hill of Gold. Here lies somebody's destiny.
Paris Hill
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Ideal de Valette |
Voltaire |
Almee de Valette
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Geogianna Hill
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Falkland |
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Stirling Sprite |
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Sandon Grove Antionette |
Trinity Ellington |
Edwardo Rex |
Jans Rajan |
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Sandon Grove Ellie |
Richmeed Medallion (imp) | |
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