'CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS'

At 2012 Royal Canberra Scottish Feature Breeds Show, Hollywood Diamonds R Forever D12 was crowned ‘Champion of Champions’. The cow, with 6 month old bull calf at foot, was Grand Champion Angus Female and Supreme Champion Beef Breed Female of the Show before lining up against the Supreme Bull of the Show and a panel of 4 judges to determine the Show’s most prestigious cattle award. The win follows Hollywood Diamonds R Forever’s success at 2011 Melbourne Royal Angus Feature Breed Show, where she was Supreme Champion Interbreed Female.

Hollywood Angus took a team of 12 head to join a 92 strong contingent of Angus competing in the Scottish Feature Breeds Show. In the Angus judging, Hollywood took 7 first places and 4 broad ribbons, winning Junior Champion Bull, Reserve Champion Junior Bull, Reserve Junior Heifer, and Senior & Grand Champion Female. The stud was also awarded 1st in the Breeders Group and Most Successful Angus Exhibitor.

Left: Hollywood Full Monty F56 (x Vermilion Dateline), JUNIOR CHAMPION Right: Hollywood Fort Apache F22 ((x Double AA Old Post Bandolier) RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION (For Sale)

EMBRYOS FROM MILLER WILSON ANGUS (DMM), CANADA

Following Rach's visit to Miller Wilson Angus last year as part of her Matthew George Young Stockman Award, Hollywood is delighted to have acquired the full flush of DMM Miss Essence 61W. This 2yo cow won Supreme Champion Female at Farmfair 2011 and Supreme Champion Canadian Jr Beef Extreme at Canadian Western Agribition 2011 with her bull calf DMM Bubba 2Y at foot. The embryos are by DMM Ambush and will be full siblings to DMM Bubba, who was Bull Calf Champion, Canadian Jnr All Breeds & sold 1/2 share at Canadian Western Agribition for $9000 at 11 months.

ROYAL MELBOURNE ANGUS FEATURE BREED SHOW 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 12 months bull class, Hollywood Freedom Rider F79 (the oldest progeny by our herdsire 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.

Success at Melbourne Royal 2010

Hollywood Damage Control D11 capped a tremendous show year by winning Grand Champion Angus and Interbreed Senior Champion Bull at Melbourne Royal 2010. Weighing 1210kg and with an EMA of 135, Damage Control added to his previous successes as Senior Champion at Dubbo Beef Spec and Sydney Royal, Supreme Exhibit at Dubbo Show, and Reserve Supreme Interbreed Exhibit at Bendigo National Beef. For more photos, click on Melbourne Royal link.

BENDIGO BEEF 2010

Hollywood Damage Control D11 continued his run of success at Bendigo Beef 2010, winning Senior Champion Angus Bull, Senior Champion Interbreed Bull and Reserve Supreme Exhibit of the show. He weighed 1110kg with an EMA of 135. Also successful was his 9 month old younger half sister, Hollywood Hy Chaparral E37, placing 2nd in the under 12 months heifer. Hollywood Cheerleader E2 was 1st in the 12-15 months heifer class.

Sydney Royal 2010

Hollywood Damage Control D11 took out Senior Champion at this year's Sydney Royal. Hollywood Cheerleader E2 won the under 12 months heifer class, repeating the effort of her dam, Hollywood Cheerleader C5, who won the same class and Yearling Champion at the 2008 Sydney Royal Angus Feature Breed Show. Hollywood Angus also won the Sire's Progeny with a bull and two females by our foundation herdsire, Eudunda Lochton W1, following up on a second placing at previous year's Royal with three different progeny also by Eudunda Lochton. Eudunda Lochton W1 is a Future Direction son (tested free of both AM & NH) who has had an enormous impact in developing our herd. For more details/pictures, view 'Sydney Royal' menu.

Genetic Test Results = Good News for Hollywood Herd
Genetic test results for Eudunda Lochton W1 (CA Future Direction x Merridale Wilcoola S198) have found him to be FREE of AM (Arthrogryposis Multiplex), NH (Neuropathic Hydrocephalus) and CA (Contractural Arachnodactyly). He is one of the few sons of Future Direction to have tested free of all three genetic conditions. Eudunda Lochton served as the foundation sire for Hollywood Stud and is the sire or grandsire of the majority of our cow herd. This means that the majority of our females and all bulls offered for sale are also free by pedigree of AM, NH and CA.