Hamilton Sheepvention 2023

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 1st Breeders Pair with Hopea 22/231 & Hopea 22/221

2nd Ram born in June  with Hopea 22/231

2nd Pair of rams with Hopea 22/292 & Hopea 22/304

2nd August Ewe with Hopea 22/373

3rd Ewe born in June with Hopea 22/206

3rd One ram two Ewes Group with Hopea 22/231, Hopea 22/221 and Hopea 22/206

3rd Pen of three rams with Hopea 22/231, Hopea 22/292 and Hopea 22/304

  1st August Ewe with Hopea 22/373

2nd July ewe with Hopea 22/282

3rd June ram with Hopea 22/231

3rd Breeders pair with Hopea 22/231 & Hopea 22/373

4th July ewe class with Hopea 22/291

White Suffolks:

2nd Junior pair of rams with Hopea 22/2197 & Hopea 22/2216

4th  Pair of ewes with Hopea 22/2190 & Hopea 22/2228 

 - 2nd August Ewe (Hopea 21/233 sold for $2,500)

- 4th August Ram (Hopea 21/249)

 - 1st August Ram (Hopea 21/252) pictured

- 2nd Objective Measurement Class (Hopea 21/249)

- 2nd August drop ewe (Hopea 21/255)
- 2nd Group of three (Hopea 21/252,Hopea 21/255 (Hopea 21/182)
- 3rd August drop ewe (Hopea 21/233)
- 3rd Ram born July  (Hopea 21/193)
- 3rd Pen of two ewes (Hopea 21/223, Hopea 21/182)
- 3rd Pen of two rams (Hopea 21/181, Hopea 21/199)
- 3rd Breeders Pair (Hopea 21/252, Hopea 21/255)

 -1st August Drop Ewe (Hopea 21/255) Pictured above

-1st Pen of Two Ewes (Hopea 21/182, Hopea 21/223)

-2nd August Drop Ram (Hopea 21/252)

-3rd August Drop Ram (Hopea 21/249)

-3rd Pen of Two Rams (Hopea 21/181, Hopea 21/199)

-3rd Group of Two Ewes, One Ram (Hopea 21/165, Hopea 21/255, Hopea 21/182)

-3rd Breeders Pair (Hopea 21/165, Hopea 21/255)

-4th August Drop Ram (Hopea 21/242)

-4th August Drop Ewe (Hopea 21/250)

-5th July Drop Ram (Hopea 21/165)

Supreme Group of three- Hopea 803, Hopea 892 and Hopea 866

Champion Suffolk ram- Hopea 803

Champion Suffolk Ewe- Hopea 892

Res. Champ Suffolk Ram: Hopea 885

Res. Champ Suffolk Ewe: Hopea 866

Champion White Suffolk Ram: Hopea 8020

Champion White Suffolk Ewe: Hopea 8042

                                                Res. Champ White Suffolk ewe:                                                          Hopea 9002

 -1st Group of one ram, two ewes (Hopea 18/816, Hopea 18/866, Hopea 18/892)

-1st July ewe (Hopea 18/866) 

-1st August ewe (Hopea 18/892)

-3rd July ram (Hopea 18/816)

-1st Novice ram (Hopea 18/8020)

-1st Novice ewe (Hopea 18/8042)

 - 1st August drop ram (Hopea 885)

- 2nd July drop ram (Hopea 816)

- 3rd August drop ewe (Hopea 892)

- 6th Breeders Group (885/892)

- 1st Novice White Suffolk ewe (Hopea 8042)

- 2nd Novice White Suffolk ram (Hopea 8020)

-4th June/July ewe class (Hopea 8042)

 - Supreme ram of show (Sayla Park 17/18)

-Supreme group of three (Sayla Park 17/18, Hopea 17/738, Hopea 17/712)

-Champion Suffolk ram (Sayla Park 17/18)

-Champion Suffolk ewe (Hopea 17/738)

-Res Champ Suffolk ram (Hopea 18/816)

-Res champ Suffolk Ewe (Hopea 17/755)

-Res Champ White Suffolk Ewe (Hopea 17/7067)

  - 1st July ewe (Hopea 738) 

- 5th June ewe (Hopea 701)

- 6th June ewe (Hopea 712)

- 5th August ewe (Hopea 755)

- 6th July ram (Hopea 726)

  Reserve Champion White Suffolk Ram (Hopea 7047) 

 Supreme Exhibit of The Show (Hopea 6013)

Champion Ram (Hopea 6013)

Supreme White suffolk (Hopea 6013)

Champion White Suffolk Ram (Hopea 6013)

Champion White suffolk lamb (Hopea 7026)

 Supreme ewe of show, Hopea 665

Supreme group of three, Hopea 633,665,650

Champion White suffolk ewe, Hopea 6027

Res. Champion White Suffolk ram Hopea 7026

Champion suffolk ram, Hopea 633

Res. Champ suffolk ram, Hopea 663

Champion suffolk ewe, Hopea 665

Res.Champ suffolk ewe, Hopea 612

 2nd Novice ram class (Hopea 6044)

3rd August Suffolk ram class (Hopea 677)

Sold 6044 for $2,000

Sold 673 for $800

 1st in Pair of rams, Hopea 669 (Left) and Hopea 663 (Right)

3rd in Woolly ewe, Hopea 612

6th in July class, Hopea 633

7th in August class, Hopea 677 

 1st Novice white suffolk ram, Hopea 6013 

2nd Novice white suffolk ram, Hopea 6044 

4th Novice white suffolk ram, Hopea 6019 

2nd Novice White suffolk ewe, Hopea 6051

2nd July suffolk ram, Hopea 633

2nd August suffolk ram, Hopea 677

  Interbreed Champion: Hopea 6019 (Pictured above)

Champion White suffolk ram lamb: Hopea 6019

Champion Suffolk ram lamb: Hopea 633

  Supreme sheep of the show (Hopea 15/502)

Champion Ewe of show (Hopea 15/502)

Champion Ram of Show (Hopea 15/5122 "Top Gun")

Champion Suffolk Ram (Hopea 15/521"Balmoral)

Champion Suffolk Ewe (Hopea 15/502)

Champion White Suffolk Ram (Hopea 15/5122 "Top Gun")

Judge: Hayden Whittlesea 

 Champion Suffolk Ram (Hopea 15/521)

Res. Champ Suffolk ram (Hopea 16/608)

Champion Suffolk ewe (Hopea 15/502)

Res Champion suffolk ewe (Hopea 16/601)

Res.Champion White Suffolk ewe (Hopea 16/6027

 Suffolks:

2nd wooly ewe class (Hopea 15/520)

2nd Objective measurement class (Hopea 15/521)

Judge: Anthony Hurst

White Suffolks

2nd novice ewe (Hopea 15/5061)

4th novice ewe (Hopea 15/5100)

4th novice ram (Hopea 15/5058)

6th August ram (Hopea 15/5122)

Judge: Paul Day

 Champion Interbreed ram- Hopea 521

Res. Champ Interbreed ram- Hopea 5058

Champion All Other Breeds Ram: Hopea 521

Champion White Suffolk Ram: Hopea 5058

Judge: Tim Jorgensen

 Champion Suffolk Ram (403 Grizzly Bear")

Champion Suffolk Ewe (424)

Champion White Suffolk Ewe (5100)

Champion White Suffolk Ram Lamb (5014)

Most successful exhibitor

8 firsts

6 seconds

3 thirds

Judge: Ian Carr

 - Reserve Champion All Breeds Ram with Hopea "Grizzly Bear" 14/403

- Champion Suffolk Ram (403)

- Champion White Suffolk Ewe (4005)

Judge: Ian Kyle

 Champion Interbreed ram- Hopea 521

Res. Champ Interbreed ram- Hopea 5058

Champion All Other Breeds Ram: Hopea 521

Champion White Suffolk Ram: Hopea 5058

Judge: Tim Jorgensen

 - Champion Ram (419)

- Champion ewe (424)

- 6 firsts

-2 seconds

Judge: David Pipkorn