A Successful Inaugural Sale Weekend

The inaugural Great Southern Yearling Sale was proudly held from 31 October – 2 November 2025 at Sugarloaf, Cobbitty, NSW, bringing together breeders, competitors, buyers and horse enthusiasts from across Australia for an exciting weekend of competition, camaraderie and quality young horses.

Founded by the Turner Family of Lone Pine ASH Stud and built on the philosophy of "Ran by Breeders – For Breeders," the Great Southern Yearling Sale was created to provide breeders with a professional platform to showcase their young horses while giving purchasers access to some of Australia's most promising Australian Stock Horse and Quarter Horse bloodlines.

From the opening of the Stan Bowd Vendor Challenge on Friday through to the Barastoc Novice Campdraft on Sunday, the weekend delivered plenty of highlights both in and out of the sale ring.

Sale Results

The 2025 Great Southern Yearling Sale catalogued a strong lineup of quality yearlings and young horses, attracting buyers from a wide range of disciplines including campdrafting, challenge events, polocrosse, showing and general performance pursuits.

Sale Statistics

• Clearance Rate: 64%

• 48 out of 74 Lots Sold

• Average Price: $6,100

• Top Price: $14,000

These results provided an encouraging foundation for the future of the sale, particularly in a challenging economic climate, and reflected the confidence buyers have in the quality of horses presented by vendors.

Top Priced Horse

Lot 80 – Secretheart Fine Calibre-HSH

Sold for $14,000

• Vendor: Secretheart Stockhorses

• Purchaser: Julian Baxter

• Sire: Secretheart Hitman-HSH

• Dam: Secretheart Fine Silk

The title of Top Priced Horse of the 2025 Great Southern Yearling Sale went to Lot 80, Secretheart Fine Calibre-HSH. Combining proven performance bloodlines with outstanding conformation and presence, the gelding attracted strong interest before selling for $14,000 to Julian Baxter.

His result highlighted the demand for well-bred young horses with proven performance pedigrees and showcased the quality of stock presented throughout the sale.

Top Priced Gelding

Karmathen Carribbean

Sold for $13,500

• Vendor: Brad Daunt, Karmathen Equine

• Purchaser: B & W Vet Services

• Sire: Hazelwood Congressman

• Dam: Riverglen Jamacia

One of the standout offerings of the sale was Karmathen Carribbean, a striking black gelding with a proven maternal line and exceptional campdrafting credentials throughout his pedigree. Selling for $13,500, he was the highest-priced gelding of the sale and a horse many buyers had marked in their catalogues long before sale day.