Top sire title to Amos Zone after a $10,000 win on home soil

The Round Table Sire Shootout was held under lights at the Central Tablelands Livestock Exchange, Carcoar, on Friday where 15 of Australia’s most renowned sires competed for the prize purse of $30,000.

Running for its second year, Bowyer and Livermore’s Tom Card said the trial presented a unique opportunity for buyers to watch the elite dogs compete on the big stage and help identify traits they wanted in their own pups.

“We have more dogs entered this year with some being repeat entrants from last year or repeat trainers vying for the top title,” Mr Card said.

Taking out the top gong and $10,000 prize money was Jake Nowlans’ Kelpie Amos Zone.

From Nimmitabel, the nine-year-old black and tan dog was a son of Democa Louie out of Barclays Annie.

“It is good to get a win against the best dogs in the country,” Mr Nowlan said.

Zone was a well travelled dog, living in New Zealand for a number of years where he also trialled. Mr Nowlan said Zone was his main dog and had sired many litters producing a lot of good station dogs.

From here, Mr Nowlan would like to take Zone to the Australian titles in Mansfield, Victoria. “Then he can live his life out on the lounge,” Mr Nowlan said.

With plans already in motion for next year’s event, Mr Card said he expected the 2023 Working Dog Challenge to be bigger than ever with the annual event hosted on the last weekend in November making the 2023 dates November 23 to 26.

“We only plan on making it bigger and better and keep improving to what the triallers are after and what the sellers want to be seeing.”