2008 Melbourne Royal

Elsa Avery drove her Acheron Midnight to be declared Reserve Champion Harness Pony over 12 hands and not over 14h.

Trevor Coster drove his Burrowa Blackbird to second place in the Pony Driven in Single Harness over 12 hands and not over 13h.

Kerry Barlow drove her wonderful Nagero Grasshopper to be awarded Champion Harness Pony 12 hands and not over 14h and to go on to be declared Supreme Harness Pony.

Heidi Stevens drove her own and Mr. G and Ms. C Collins, Nagero Maestro to be declared Champion Harness Pony 12 hands and under.

Robyn Anderson and her Reigate Maximus won the Novice Horse Driven in Single Harness over 14hh.

Gwenifer Hack drove her Jed into third place in the Light Horse Driven in Single Harness over 15h.

Bob Hackett showed great balance driving his Mepunga Duke to third place in the Miscellaneous Turnout Two Wheel Single Horse.

Glen Pate drove the Fosters Australia Limited nomination of Ferndales Come Back Jack to win the Miscellaneous Turnout Four Wheel Single Horse.

Shane Keir drove the P and S Keir Family, Canberra Park, Stepalong Lodge and Springfield Stud's nomination of Canberra Park Stepalong Generald to win the Miscellaneous Turnout Two Wheel Single Horse and go on to be declared Reserve Champion Single Turnout.

Kevin Collins drove his Cobaw to be declared Champion Single Turnout after winning the Baker/Milkman/Butcher Turnout, Bridget Collins went along for the ride. This combination returned in the afternoon to take out the Light Delivery Championship. Cobaw has won the Champion Turnout five times at Melbourne Royal and three times at Sydney Royal.

Shane Patterson drove the Patterson and Cox nomination of Joe to win the Long Shaft Brake Turnout.

Maryanne Pengelly drove Mrs J. Gerber's, Lordonvale Frederick to second place in the Shetland Gelding 10.2 hands and under.

Lynne Oakford drove the Oakford and Reeves nomination, Paluka Kingswood to fourth place in the Shetland Gelding 10.2 hands and under.

Steve Peters drove Ron King's Meadow Lane Jackson to Reserve Champion Heavy/Medium Delivery Horse. Ron who is recovering from a stroke rode proudly on the back with Sarg acting as groom.

Dean Rheinberger drove his Benwerrin Park Cabe to fifth place in the Heavy Delivery Horse.

Warren Barlow drove Miss C and Mrs C Thomas' Avonleigh Danny to win the Shetland Gelding 10.2 hands and under and Reserve Champion Harness Shetland.

Carly Thomas drove her Careal Great Expectations to win the Shetland Stallion/Colt under 10.2hh and Champion Harness Shetland.

Natalie O'Connor drove her own and A. Baker's, Moswyn Park Natalee to win the Lady's Part-Bred Hackney or Hackney Type Driven in Single Harness.

Show jumping course designer, Graham Watts and his assistant Garry Baxter decked out in their compulsory occupational health and safety vests, "So we do not get run over by a tractor". It is interesting that a safety vest is deemed necessary, but a trailer left in the warm up arena is not "a safety risk".

Claire Patterson drove the Patterson and Cox nomination of Rhett to second place in the Light Delivery not exceeding 15 hands. As the third generation of the Patterson family, two year old Ellen Patterson went along for the ride.

The R. Edwards Horse Breaker nomination, Whiskey won the class for Light Delivery not exceeding 15 hands.

Harrison Collins drove his Worella Park Toby to win the Medium Delivery over 15 hands while Trevor Coster went along for the ride.

This year veteran Clydesdale exhibitor and breeder Max Marriott is showing at his 50th Melbourne Royal. Today Max's son Andrew drove the A T Marriott and Sons, Aarunga The Phanton to be declared Supreme Champion Delivery Horse after winning the class for Heavy Delivery Horses and Champion Heavy/Medium Delivery.

The large screen had many showjumping horses watching the action rather than the top rails. Here, Jeff Evens jumps his Bradley in the World Cup warm up class.

The 70 x 38 meter arena was big enough for Graham Watts to build a testing course, however the heavy harness along side the small arena proved testing. Here, Adam Johnson jumps Woodleigh Don Juan in the first Group A class and the warm up event for the World Cup.

Amy Graham and Transatlantic were one of the four riders with four faults to jump off in the Group A class, a slow clear in the second round placed them third.

Russell Morrison and Didgeridoo jumping in the first Group A event over the three day jumping program.

Brook Dobbin and G P Shine jumped a good clear second round in the first Group A to win the class just ahead of Danielle Butcher and H P Landsong.

Jamie Smith rode T. Priestley's Mr. Witter for two four fault rounds to place fourth in the first Group A class.

The splendid pair of Percherons owned and exhibited by Ross and Mrs. M Carbery won the Pair of Delivery Horse Turnout with Carbery Estate Blackie and Carbery Estate Pebbles.