MELBOURNE ROYAL 2011

Royal Melbourne Angus Feature Breed Show attracted 31 breeders and 146 head of angus from Qld, NSW, SA & Victoria. Hollywood Angus had an outstanding performance with their females, taking out both Junior and Senior Female, Grand Champion Female, Supreme Senior Champion Interbreed Cow & Dam's Progeny. Hollywood was third in the Breeders Group in a prestigious field of 21 groups and finished one point behind Raff Angus as Most Successful Exhibitor.

Hollywood Diamonds R Forever D12 (KCF Bennett Performer x Hollywood Winks Zali Z17) was Champion Angus Female and Supreme Senior Champion Interbreed Cow. She was shown with a bull calf at foot, Hollywood Gun for Hire, by Hyline Rightway 781. Her success follows wins at NSW Beef Spectacular and Royal Melbourne in 2010.

Hollywoods Floats on Air F11 (Hyline Right Way 781 x Hollywood Winks Zali Z17) won the 12-15 months class and Junior Champion Heifer. She is a half sister to Hollywood Diamonds R Forever D12. In other female events, Hollywood Cheerleader F3 (SAV Density x Hollywood Cheerleader C5) placed 2nd in 15-18 mths class, and Hollywood A Little Bit Fancy F31 (Old Post Bandolier x J&C Cheyenne A12) placed 6th from 24 heifers in 12-15 mths class. In under 12months bull class, Hollywood Freedom Rider F79 (the oldest progeny by our herd sire Hollywood Casanova), placed 2nd. Hollywood Firefox F13 (Mohnen Dynamite x Noonee Blackbird R89) placed 6th in the largest class of the day from 26 entries in the 12-15 months bull class.