(L-R) Gillian Murray, Lilly Henderson and Bella Davie watching the competition while waiting for their turn
(L-R) Joshua Wotton and Billy Watson waiting to compete in the #10HC Beginner Youth Ranch Hand Class
Ben Lawrence placed third in the High Point Lottery Sort Championship, winning $500 in prize money
Brad Shields scored a second placing in the very popular #12HC Lottery Sort Class
Brontie Frost earned a second place in the #14HC Class
Chelsea Henderson riding into third place in the #12HC Lottery Class
Cindy and Lonnie Henderson competing in the Western Heritage All Levels Class on Saturday
Cindy Henderson presented Billy Nell and Millah Frost with first place in the #14HC on Sunday
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Cindy Henderson presented Dawn Barwick and Lonnie Henderson with first place in the All Levels HC Class
Ellen Adams (L) and Dawn Barwick (R) were ecstatic to be presented with first place by Lonnie and Cindy Henderson, for winning the #12HC Lottery Class on Saturday
Father and daughter team of Sophie and Paul McCulloch competed together in the #14HC Class
Forbes riders, Melissa West (L) and Molly Fuge (R), catching up ringside while waiting for their class
James Dickson placed third in the Western Heritage 3 _ Below on Saturday
Jasmine Shields was very happy with her win in the #2 Beginner Non HC Class on Sunday
Josh and Sally Fardell made a family outing of the event, with both riders competing in classes across the weekend
Joshua Wotton competing in the #10 Beginner Youth Ranch Hand Class
Kevin Stapleton won the Western Heritage 3 _ Below Class on Saturday
Lilly Henderson placed third in the #11_2 Rookie Ranch Hand Class
Lonnie Henderson placed second in the High Point Lottery Sort Championship, winning $1500 in prize money
Lonnie Henderson presented Ellen Adams and Gillian Murray with first place in the #11_2 Rookie Ranch Hand Class on Saturday
Lonnie Henderson riding into second place in the High Point Lottery Sort Championship
Mia Henderson placed fifth in the #12HC Lottery Class
Millah Frost was awarded High Point Lottery Sort Champion, and was delighted to win $3000 in prize money
Molly Fuge riding in the All Levels HC Class
Sally Fardell riding towards fourth place in the #11_2 Rookie Ranch Hand Class on Saturday
Shane Davie competing in the #14HC Class on Sunday
Sheryn Davie competed in her first Ranch Sorting event over the course of the weekend
Sophie Wotton was very excited to win first, second and third in the #10 Beginner Youth Ranch Hand Class
In a first of its kind, the weekend of the 21st - 22nd of October saw the RSNCA hold the Central West Lottery Sort in Dubbo, NSW. Described as a high stakes opportunity to win big prize money, while also having a great competition weekend, all levels of riders were able to compete, with a handicap supporting fair competition. 109 combinations competed in the first run of the featured Lottery Sort class, which was then whittled down to 33 pairs in the second run, and then a final top 20 combinations battled it out for placings in the class and the pointscore. Dawn Barwick and Ellen Adams won the class, taking the winning share of the $7828 in payouts, while Ben Lawrence placed third in the pointscore, for $500, Lonnie Henderson placed second for a $1500 cheque, and the big pointscore prize money of $3000 was awarded to a delighted Millah Frost. Ranch Sorting producers can now be found in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia for anyone who is interested in having a go.
