Winner of the Best of Show Championship - Stylish Impression exhibited by Fiona and Russell Bracken
The 2013 Royal Melbourne Horse Show coveted Best of Show Championship was awarded to Stylish Impression (racing name Stadium Girl) exhibited by Fiona and Russell Bracken of Carisbrook, Victoria. Stylish impression took out Supreme Led Thoroughbred to qualify for the Best of Show Championship.
Fiona Bracken has been competing at the Royal Melbourne Horse Show for over 30 years and it was at this event that she met Russell. Stadium girl (by Arena and out of Misty Dawn) had 11 starts to win $7,900 before Fiona and Russell bought her after her last start in 2007.
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