Above: Caitlin Bolger and Yalambi’s Messiah

The third and final day of the annual PSI DJWTS show has wrapped up at the National Equestrian Centre at Werribee. For a full wrap of day 1 click HERE and for day 2 results, click HERE.

The first age group set down for decision was for the 4-year-old championship, sponsored by Fleet Plant Hire. Today’s Final, for the top 10 combinations over the two rounds, was a hotly contested affair, with the win going to Condor (Cornel x Zidora by Ziroco Blue) and ridden by Olympian James Paterson-Robinson. The top six placings in today’s final round were as follows:

Fleet Plant Hire – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 4-year-olds – Round 3

When the scores for all three days were added, the name of the horse crowned as the 4-year-old champion was revealed. The winner was Yandoo Evergreen  (Tulara Windstorm x Lady Quincella Gold by Quincy Z) expertly ridden by Jamie Winning-Kermond. This combination held the lead by a significant margin after an ultra-impressive round on day 1 and along with second placings in round 2 and today’s final, were enough to take the win.

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Congratulations goes to the riders, owners and breeders of all the horses that competed in today’s final.

Above: Jamie Winning Kermond and Yandoo Evergreen.

The top six placings in the Fleet Plant Hire championship for 4-year-olds are as follows:

Fleet Plant Hire – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 4-year-olds – Overall placings

The next class on the main arena was the final of the Trailrace 5-year-old jumping horse championship. Only the top 10 performers from the first two rounds were invited into today’s final. With a fantastic performance and the highest score of the championship in any age group, the win in today’s final went to Jon Snow (Vingino x Happy Girl by Eldorado vd Zeshoek) ridden by Josh Collins.

The top six placings in today’s final round were as follows:

Trailrace – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 5-year-olds – Round 3

After the class, the judges conferred for quite a while, before announcing that there had been a tie in the Championship. Both Yalambi’s Messiah (Cardento x Yalambi Faith Van Dabyijhoeve by Heartbreaker) ridden by Caitlin Bolger and KG Dreamliner (Diarado x Cera Carlina by Clearway) ridden by Emma Smith had finished on a score of 264.998%.

In situations like this, a countback system is used and based on their relative performances in Round 2, Yalambi’s Messiah and Caitlin Bolger were crowned 5-year-old jumping champions.

Congratulations goes to the riders, owners and breeders of all the horses the competed in today’s final.

The top six placings in the Trailrace championship for 5-year-olds are as follows:

Trailrace – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 5-year-olds – Overall Placings

Following this class we saw the final of the Pryde’s EasiFeed Championship for 6-year-old jumping horses. In the final round today, the win went to Bonita (Balou de Rouet x Alondra by Unknown) ridden by Victorian Phillip Lever with a great score of 88.000%.

The top six placings in today’s final round were as follows:

Pryde’s EasiFeed – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 6-year-olds – Round 3

At the end of the class the scores were tallied across the three days of competition, before the judges declared Yirrkala Celeste (Cristian x Yirrkala Exclusive by Escudo) ridden by James Harvey as the champion 6-year-old jumping horse. This combination performed consistently across the three days, having placed third in both Round 1 and today’s final, punctuated by a win in Round 2 yesterday.

Congratulations goes to the riders, owners and breeders of all the horses the competed in today’s final.

The top six placings in the Pryde’s EasiFeed championship for 6-year-olds are as follows:

Pryde’s EasiFeed – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 6-year-olds – Overall Placings

The fourth and final age championship decided today was the final of Antares Australian Young Jumping Horse 7-year-old competition. In an exciting final, the win went to Janory DP (I’m Special De Muze x Fanory by Cardento) ridden by Andrew Lamb in a performance that the judges really appreciated, finishing on a score of 86.166%.

The top six placings in today’s final were as follows:

ANTARES – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 7-year-olds – Round 3

The overall Antares 7-year-old Jumping Championship winners were DIAMOND B BEDAZZLED (Baluga x Viva La Rose by Vivant) and Olivia Hamood. This combination were dominant over the course of the championship with clear wins in both of the rounds, followed by a third in the final with a score of 84.666%. In fact, of all the age championships, they were the only combination to lead after every round and take the championship. In a testament to their dominance, the second largest margin of victory in any age group was exactly 2% in the 4-year-old competition, while this combination won the 7-year-old competition by almost 5%. This is a horse we are likely to hear more about in the future.

The top six placings in the Antares championship for 7-year-olds are as follows:

ANTARES – Australian Young Jumping Horse – 7-year-olds – Overall Placings

At the completion of the age competitions, proceedings moved to the indoor arena where the champion of champions was determined. This involved our international judge, the esteemed horsewoman Helena Torstensson from Sweden, making an assessment of the horses. Each of the four age champions were put through a short routine with Torstennson riding each in turn. After a short conference with her fellow judges, Sue Coman and John McMillan, the big announcement was made.

The Jumping Champion of Champions for DJWTS 2022 is Yalambi’s Messiah (Cardento x Yalambi Faith Van Dabyijhoeve by Heartbreaker) ridden by Caitlin Bolger.

This combination were the winners of the Trailrace 5-year-old competition with a dominant win in round 1, followed by second place in Round 2 and fifth place in the final. This left them tied in the lead, however, due to their performance in Round 2, they were named the age champions.

This horse is a grey warmblood stallion and is owned by Caitlin Bolger. It was bred at Yalambi Farm Stud, located at Wilyabrup in WA.

Hopefully over the years ahead, we will see this horse develop and mature into one of the stars of the Australian Jumping scene.

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ARENA 2

On Arena 2, finals were held in each of three championships.

The first six placings in each class were as follows:

Current Stars – FINAL – 1.30m

Above: Rhys Stones and Othello MVNZ

110cm Championship – Round 2 – 1.10m

120cm Championship – Round 2 – 1.20m

We congratulate all the winners and placegetters in all classes