IT was Bandeeka stud's day at the interbreed breeders group judging at the IGA Perth Royal Show last week.
The Kitchen family's Bandeeka Simmental and Red Angus stud names regularly feature in the top three placings in the group classes, and this year was no exception.
The stud's Red Angus team in the Breeders Group of Three kicked the successful day off for the stud, with its team of two bulls and a cow and calf being picked first by the four judges who presided over the event.
The win meant Bandeeka's name is the only one on the trophy after it also won the inaugural event last year.
The judges, Craig Gapes, Erica Halliday, David Hobbs and Scott Myers, all from New South Wales, admitted it was a tough job picking out groups that comprised of females and males, but Mr Gapes, Triple M Red Angus stud, Kygole, said all of them had the Red Angus team in the top two selections.
"There are two beautiful junior bulls and a powerhouse cow in this group and they are a credit to the breeders and their ability to turn cattle out like this," Mr Gapes said.
Bandeeka's Simmental group finished second, while Jai Thomas, JT Country Life Shorthorn stud, finished in third with his Shorthorn group. There were nine groups exhibited in total.
In the prestigious Group of Three Heifers interbreed event, Bandeeka's Simmental team finished in first place.
The win continued a remarkable run in this event for the stud, which up until last year had won the title five years in a row.
After finishing third last year, this year's win meant it had won six of the past seven competitions, a remarkable feat for the stud.
David Hobbs represented the judges in speaking about the winner of the class, and said it was a tough job trying to pick out the three most even animals out of the nine groups entered.
"The Simmental group were big, roomy heifers with meaty volume and good hip to pin set ups and were the most even team," he said.
"They will breed meat and that is what the industry wants."
Finishing in second place was a Charolais team exhibited by the Yost family, Liberty stud, Toodyay, while in third was a Limousin group exhibited by the Morris family, Morrisvale Limousin stud, Donnybrook.
The last class of the day, the Breeders Group of Three bulls saw the Liberty Charolais stud, Toodyay, claim back-to-back titles.
In an almost unanimous decision the judges all had the team in their top selections and Erica Halliday said it was the most even team of bulls in the event.
"They are three excellent representatives of the breed and the consistency of type through the three animals really put them on top today," she said.
The Charolais breed filled positions one and two in this class, with a team from Copplestone Charolais stud, Dardanup, finishing in second place, while a team of Salers from the Penfold family, Alsha Baylee Salers stud, Capel, was third.
