B Family Broodmares

Barninedot BLITZ (C2 – 191076)

DOB: 25/09/2000

Colour: Black

Height: 15.3hh

 

Sire: NABINABAH ROCKAFELLA – HSH

Dam: Barninedot BIGBIRD

 

Blitz is of the first drop of progeny by Rockafella. The best way to describe her is simply ‘Power Bomb’! She was at the top of her league and there were few that could match her.

She was trained and predominantly played by Robert where she was an important contributor to the strength in his A-Grade string. She was loaned to Angus Scott in 2008 where she won A-Grade Champion Pony at Quirindi. In 2009, Adam Tolhurst played her in the final of the Northern Challenge Cup and Angus Doolin played her in the final of the A Grade at the Gunnedah tournament. Also in 2009, she was in Robert’s Champion A Grade Team of Ponies at North Star. In 2010, Blitz won Champion A-Grade Pony under Dick Doolin in the Gunnedah Tournament where he scored 3 goals on her in the final chukka. Also in 2010, she was an integral part of the victory taken in the final chukka (again, under Dick) of the Quirindi Northern Challenge Cup. James has also been fortunate enough to play Blitz on various occasions both on the Northern NSW and Sydney polo circuits.

In 2012, Blitz was loaned to Dick Doolin (along with Serene, Bomba and Hustler) for the period of the autumn high goal season.   Dick played her at Ellerston and the prestigious Dudley Cup plus various other Hawkesbury region tournaments.

Blitz was renowned for her massive take-off power, racing speed and her big hitting body strength that had her winning plays time and time again. She particularly shined in the tougher games where she could leave lesser horses in her dust. No matter who was on her back, they would suddenly gain confidence when they rode out for her chukka. We finally decided she had more than proven herself on the polo field and it was time to hopefully get some ‘mini me’ foals out of her. After playing the 2013 season with Robert, we put her to Haydon Zane.

Progeny:

• BLISS  2014 filly by Haydon Zane

 

Above: Blitz 2010	Above: Robert and Blitz, 2006	Above: Dick Doolin and Blitz, Windsor 2011
Above: Dick Doolin and Blitz, Ellerston 2012	Above: Dick and Blitz, Windsor 2011	Above: Blitz 2010
Above: Robert and Blitz, North Star 2013	Above: Dick and Blitz, Ellerston 2012	Above: Robert & Blitz, Tamarang 2012
Above: Dick Doolin and Blitz, Killarney 2011	Above: Dick and Blitz, Ellerston 2012	Above: Champion A Grade Pony, Quirindi 2008
Above: James and Blitz, Windsor 2011	Above: Robert and Blitz, Tamarang 2012	Above: Champ A Grade pony, Gunnedah 2010
Above: Dick and Blitz, Wirragulla 2012	Above: Ellerston 2012	Above: Wirragulla 2012
Above: Ellerston 2012	Above: Blitz (2nd left), A Grade Team of Ponies North Star, 2009	Above: Robert and Blitz, Tamarang 2013
Above: Robert and Blitz after her last game	Above: Robert and Blitz, Timor 2013	Above: Blitz 2010

 

Barninedot BELLBIRD (C2 – 191075)

DOB: 29/09/2001

Colour: Bay/Brown

Height: 15.2hh

 

Sire: NABINABAH ROCKAFELLA – HSH

Dam: Barninedot BIGBIRD

 

Bellbird is the first B Family mare by Rockafella to retire to breeding.  This was due to an uncontrollable eye infection (possibly from a paddock injury) that inevitably saw us having to have her eye removed in early 2011.  This came at a time when she was peaking in her polo career and looked to be following in the big footsteps of her superstar sister, Blitz.  Bellbird was shaping up to be an extremely fast and agile mare on the field, but where she may have ended up surpassing her sister in that she was incredibly easy. In Bellbird’s 2^nd season of polo, she won Champion Club Pony for Robert at Quirindi Polo Carnival.  It was in the off season after this that she had her accident……devastating for Robert as he loved playing her, but good news for Bar Nine Dot as we got to breed from her straight away!!

Progeny:

• BLUBELLE 2013, filly by Haydon Zane
• Broken in Feb 2015
• BLACKBOY 2014 Colt by Haydon Zane

Above: Robert and Bellbird, Spring Ridge 2009	Above: Bellbird – Champion Club Pony Quirindi 2010
Above: Bellbird, Tamarang Club weekend, Spring Ridge 2010	Above: Robert and Bellbird, Northern Challenge Cup Final, Quirindi 2010
Above: Robert and Bellbird, Northern Challenge Cup final, Quirindi 2010	Above: Bellbird – Champ Club Pony Quirindi 2010

Barninedot BUFFY (C1 – 191079)

DOB: 10/08/1997

Colour: Chestnut

Height: 15hh

 

Sire: WALLAROI SMOKEY PADRE – HSH

Dam: Bavardage

 

Buffy entered the Broodmare string after her retirement from polo in 2012.  She is the youngest of the B Family line of full sisters by Smokey Padre (there were 8 in total). Buffy carries probably the most likeness (besides being chestnut) to their mother, Bavardage, as far as attitude goes.  She’s a tough ‘little cookie’ and has so much ability but this wasn’t realised until she had matured and settled into polo.  She could still be quite a ‘busy’ mare to play, but those that knew her and knew how to harness this could have an amazing game on her.  She was a part of Robert’s A Grade Champion Team of Ponies at North Star 2009. Buffy has proven to be a bit tricky to get in foal….hence she came back into polo work in 2012 when she didn’t breed in 2011.  In 2015, Buffy finally had a lovely filly on the 20th December…..my late Grandmother, Beryl (Bisky) Doolin’s birthday.  Hence, we named the filly Bisky.

Progeny:

• BISKY 2015 filly by Nabinabah Rocakfella

 

Above: Robert and Buffy North Star final 2009	Above: Buffy – part of Robert’s Champion A Grade Team of Ponies North Star 2009
Above: Buffy waiting to go on Spring Ridge fields 2010	Above: Robert on Buffy after winning the Northern Challenge Cup, Quirindi 2010.  Also pictured is team mate and nephew, Dick Doolin, on champion mare BND Blitz (daughter of Buffy’s full sister, Big Bird)
Above: Robert with the ball on Buffy, Windsor 2011	Above: Robert and Buffy ready to go on at Gunnedah 2009
Above: Robert and Buffy after her final game Windsor 2011	Above: Winks and Buffy entering their retirement from polo Glenaladale 2011

 

Barninedot BEA (C1 – 191054)

DOB: 29/09/2001

Colour: Bay

Height: 15.2hh

 

Sire: WALLAROI SMOKEY PADRE – HSH

Dam: Bavardage

 

Bea (we weren’t very imaginative with our B name that year!) is probably the pick of the B family broodmares as far as type and performance….she is top shelf in both categories.  Robert describes her as up there with his polo career’s best performers.  She was extremely athletic, fast and smart.  She played in the World Cup Polo 2001, Werribee Park, Melbourne, under the Argentinean team and won Champion Polo Pony at Goondiwindi.  She was also a very tough mare which is typical of this breed.

Progeny:

• BEETLE (gelding)
• Sold to Will Coulton, North Star, 2014 for polo
• BEABOP (gelding)
• Sold to Michael Clarke, Bellingen NSW. Leisure/working equitation
• BUTTERFLY filly March 2013 by Nabinabah Rockafella
• Broken in Feb 2015
• BUMBLEBEE 2014 gelding by Nabinabah Rockafella 
  
  

Above: Jane and Bea.  Champion C Grade Pony Goondiwindi (Circa 2000)	Above: Jane and Bea Goondiwindi Champ C Grade Pony
Above: Bea on the run for Argentina World Cup Polo, Werribee 2001	Above: Bea playing for Argentina World Cup Polo, Werribee 2001
Above: Robert and Jane with Bea on the sideline at North Star	Above: Bea with her filly, Butterfly (by Nabinabah Rockafella)

 

 

Barninedot BIGBIRD (C1 – 191055)   deceased 2014

DOB: 16/10/1986

Colour: Bay

Height: 15.3hh

 

Sire: WALLAROI SMOKEY PADRE – HSH

Dam: Bavardage

 

Big Bird was the 3^rd born filly of 3 full sisters out of Bavardage and by Wallaroi Smokey Padre (Thoroughbred/Polo bred). Unfortunately, the older two sisters, Baffles and Blush didn’t breed.  Whist Big Bird played some polo for Robert, she wasn’t a superstar like some of her sisters, but she was fast……extremely fast!  She was built like a thoroughbred and was probably the prettiest out of the B Family broodmares.  She had a kind personality, loved people and she was Rebecca’s favourite to do cattle work on when she back home on school holidays. 

What ‘Birdie’ ended up being best at was breeding superstars!  With Rockafella, she had proven to be our most valuable broodmare.

Progeny:

• BLITZ (mare)
• A Grade String, High Goal Polo – Retained and retired end 2013
• BELLBIRD (mare)
• A Grade String – injured and retired in 2011
• BREEZE (mare)
• A Grade String
• BELLBOY (gelding)
• Sold for campdrafting/stock work
• BACKCHAT (gelding)
• Retained, played first season in Spring 2015 

Above: Robert and Bigbird going for goal 1996

Above: Bigbird 2013 (age 27!!)

 

 

Barninedot BATISTE (C1 – 191053) deceased May 2016

DOB: 14/08/1989

Colour: Chestnut

Height: 15.2hh

 

Sire: WALLAROI SMOKEY PADRE – HSH

Dam: Bavardage

 

Batiste was a favourite of Robert’s during her polo career.  She was smart and quick with a whole lot of ability.  She was a bit of a typical chestnut ‘hot head’ in her younger years, but she grew into a fabulous competitive polo mare when she matured.  She would go out with her guns blazing when she stepped out on the field and knew what she had to do.  

Batiste has also entered her full retirement after having some lovely foals for us.

Progeny:

• BONITA (mare)
• Sold for polocrosse to the Ryan family – Played Men’s A Grade and then carried their daughter in the sub junior ranks.
• BOMBA (gelding)
• Retained for our A Grade String and played high goal polo with Dick Doolin
• BARISTA (gelding)
• Sold as a 3 year old for stock work and leisure,  Lovely gelding.
• BOMBALINA (filly)
• Retained.  Played her first season in Spring 2015
• BOLIVIA (filly)
• Broken in Feb 2015

Above: Batiste (circa 1995)	Above: Robert and Batiste (circa 1995)
Above: Robert and Batiste umpiring	Above: Batiste’s last foal, a filly, Bolivia

 

 

Barninedot BUBBLES (C1 – 191057)

DOB: 10/10/1990

Colour: Brown

Height: 15.1hh

 

Sire: WALLAROI SMOKEY PADRE – HSH

Dam: Bavardage

 

Bubbles is something quite special in the B Family.  She played awesome polo – she was just a straight forward, easy and reliable mare with absolutely no fuss.  She was also Robert and Jane’s youngest daughter, Jessica’s pony club mare.  Jessica was riding Bubbles around everywhere at polo, ducking in between all the busy trucks etc. from when the mare was only about 3 years old (and Jessica was only about 9).  Bubbles has one of those unflappable temperaments and is still an old favourite to everyone out in the broodmare paddock. She also won a Champion Polo pony prize at Scone.

Progeny:

• BOAG (gelding)
• Sold for polo to Indonesia
• BO JANGLES (gelding)
• Sold for polocrosse
• BUBLETTE (filly)
• Retained.  Played first season polo Spring 2015
• BURST (gelding)
• Broken in Feb 2015

Above: Robert & Bubbles, Scone 1996	Above: Jessica & Bubbles, Champ Pony, Scone 1996
Above: Jessica (aged 12) with her Bubbles,Scone 1996	Above: Robert & Bubbles, Clifton 1996
Above: Jessica & Bubbles at North Star	Above: Jessica & Bubbles in the barrels, Jamboree, Coolatai
Above: Jess and her favourite horse of all time

 

 

Barninedot BRINKLEY (C1 – 191056)Deceased Aug 2013

DOB: 22/09/1992

Colour: Chestnut

Height: 15.1hh

 

Sire: WALLAROI SMOKEY PADRE – HSH

Dam: Bavardage

 

Brinkley was a type of mare similar to that of her full sister, Bubbles (above); a very loveable character and she matured into a good reliable polo mare.  She was a no fuss horse and was pretty tough on the field.  When she was broken in the breaker told us that she was probably one of the easiest horses he’d ever worked with……and she just went forward from there.  She won Champion Club Pony at North Star in 2000.

Progeny:

• BOWIE (gelding)
• Sold for polo to Indonesia
• BACALL (mare).  Super easy mare, in main string.
• Retained
• BARDOT (mare). 
• Broken in 2014 and retained  

Above: Brinkley, Scone Circa late 1990’s	Above: Jonny Coddington played Brinkley to win Champ Club Pony, North Star 2000
Above: Brinkley 2010 (aged 18)	Above: Brinkley with her last filly foal, Bardot, 2010