Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Australia: Keeping it (the Quilty) in the family

NoosaTodeay.com.au - Full Article

25/05/2025 by Erle Levey

It was a gallop finish for the coveted Tom Quilty 2025 Gold Cup with Queensland’s Sample family repeating history.

Imbil’s Matthew Sample and brother Brook, from Kenilworth, were equal winners of the 160km endurance ride in 2009 at Tonimbuk, near Pakenham in Victoria.

Now Nikki Sample, wife of Matthew, and Matty Sample, 21-year-old son of Brook, have tied in 2025 for what is regarded as Australia’s premier horse riding endurance event.

They crossed the line at Sassafras, in northern Tasmania, with raised arms. They were just a couple of minutes ahead of the fast-finishing Ben Hudson – a two-times winner of the Tom Quilty...

Read more here:
https://noosatoday.com.au/news/25-05-2025/keeping-it-in-the-family/

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Great Britain: Chichester rider and former racehorse shortlisted for national equestrian award

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