Tara Park Awards

Tara Park has been participating in sheep shows and field days, locally and regionally across NSW and interstate since inception.

2023 SWS Stud Merino Breeders Field Day Ram of The Year!

Boorowa Show 2023 Results

Pictured - Ned, Stella and Guy Evans

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Supreme Ewe of the Show

  • Group -1 Ram & 2 Ewes

2023 Boorowa Flock Ewe Competition- Tara Park had 3 clients in the top 5 shortlist.

2023 Canberra Results

Pictured - Ned Evans

  • Champion March Shorn Medium Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Champion March Shorn Medium Wool Ewe

Boorowa Show 2022 Results

Pictured - Guy & Stella Evans

  • The Supreme Ram & Ewe

  • The Rohan Gorham memorial for Junior Champion Ewe

  • Most Successful Exhibitor

Boorowa 2022 Flock Ewe Competition

Pictured - Marty, Dermot, Teena & Rory McGrath with the winning place.

1st- Dermot & Teena McGrath

2nd- Bruce & Narelle Nixon

4th- Danny & Trina McGrath

Southern Tablelands Flock Ewe Championship- Congratulations to Bruce & Narelle for taking out 2nd place.

Boorowa 2021 Flock Ewe Competition

1st place to Bruce and Narelle Nixon, 3rd place to Dermot and Teena McGrath, 4th place to Danny and Katrina McGrath.

Bruce and Narelle were awarded 2nd place in the Regional Flock Ewe Competition.

Congratulations to all our Tara Park teams.

Boorowa 2021 Flock Ewe Competition

Sponsor Emily Fowler, Virbac with Bruce and Narelle Nixon, Frogmore and their sheep classer Greg Carmody.

2021 Tara Park genetics lead at
Boorowa Flock Ewe Comp!

A longterm commitment to their preferred genetic source lifted Bruce and Narelle Nixon's flock into first place during the 33rd annual flock ewe competition at Boorowa.

Mr Nixon selects replacement rams from the Tara Park stud at Boorowa where Guy Evans continues the family tradition.

Article courtesy of the BOOROWA NEWS 24 Feb 2021

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2019 SWSSMB Field Day Ram of the Year

After three years runner-up, Tara Park wins 2019 SWSSMB Field Day The Ram of the Year from Tara Park

Photo courtesy of THE LAND Newspaper.

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2019 Boorowa Show

Tara Park took home 7 broad ribbons including:

  • Supreme Ewe

  • Champion Junior Ewe.

Boorowa Flock Ewe Competition 2019

Tara Park Teams took out 1st 2nd & 5th place out of 11 teams.

Congratulations to the winners BR & NL Nixon “Clovelly” Frogmore.

DJ & KF McGrath, 2nd place, "Clear View South" Boorowa

Clearview Partnership Boorowa 5th place

Southern Tablelands Flock Ewe
Competition 2019

Incorporating Crookwell, Gunning, Boorowa and Taralga Regions

Narelle and Bruce Nixon were very happy with their success in the Southern Tablelands flock ewe championship with their Tara Park-based flock.

Tara Park Teams took out top honours in the Southern Tablelands Competition.                                                     

Congratulations to:
1st place- Bruce & Narelle Nixon ‘Clovelly’ Frogmore for their well-presented team of young ewes.

2nd place- Danny & Matt McGrath ‘Clear View South’ Boorowa

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Canberra Great Southern Supreme Merino Show January 2019

Tara Park Merino Stud Success at GSSM Show Canberra 2019.

9 Broad Ribbons including:

  • Supreme Exhibit Grand Champion Ewe

  • Champion Fine Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion Junior Exhibit

  • 2nd March Shorn Pairs

Canberra Great Southern Supreme Merino Show January 2018

Best Pair - (Ram & Ewe)

Champion Medium Wool Ram

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2018

Tara Park Victorious at the Sydney Royal

2018 Sydney Royal Sheep Show Results:

  • Winning Stonehaven Cup Team (Best group of 5 merinos)

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Grand Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Junior Champion March Shorn Ewe

Boorowa Show March 2018

2018 Boorowa Show Supreme Ram & Supreme Ewe held by Guy Evans & Greg Carmody. Both the ram & ewe won their fine wool classes with very strong competition from the other studs exhibiting.

SWS Merino Field Day Aug 2017

Best Pen of 3 Rams

Dubbo National Sheep Show Aug 2017

Champion & Reserve Champion Fine/Mediums Rams

Canberra GSSM Show & Sale Results
Jan 2015

  • Junior Champion Exhibit

  • Junior Champion March Shorn Ram

  • Junior Champion March Shorn Ewe

  • Reserve Champion March Shorn Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Med/Strong Ram

  • Reserve Champion March Shorn Fine/Medium Ram

  • 2nd Roger Birtles Memorial March Shorn Group

Shown - Guy Evans Tara Park Merino Stud holding the Junior Champion Exhibit GSSM with Dennis & John Dalla, Orrie Cowie Merino Stud Warooka SA who purchased the ewe for $10,000 privately.
Photo courtesy of The Land Newspaper 2015

Canberra RAS Results Feb 2015

Pictured is the Supreme Merino Medium/Strong Wool Ram
Photo courtesy of The Land Newspaper 2015.

  • Supreme Merino Medium Wool

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram August Shorn

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2014

Photo Wayne Jenkins ©

Tara Park Victorious at the Sydney Royal

Summary of The Land report by Cara Jeffrey

A merino ewe judged as possessing “purity of fibre” from the head to the hindquarter has taken out the prestigious Supreme Merino Exhibit at the Sydney Royal Show.

The six tooth ewe from the Evans’ Tara Park Stud Boorowa, won ahead of the Supreme Merino Ram. The Tara Park ewe named "Catherine", to coincide with the Royal visit, rose through the ranks as Champion fine wool March shorn Merino ewe, before being sashed grand champion fine wool ewe.

She then took the Supreme Merino Ewe title before nabbing Supreme Merino Exhibit. The ewe tested 18.7 micron wool, 2.5 SD, 13.4 SD & 99.8pc comfort factor. Judge Malcolm Peake, Bogo Merinos, Bookham, said the decision to sash the Tara Park Exhibit as the Supreme Merino Exhibit was a unanimous one among the panel of six judges.

“The ewe is well put together, with a very nice barrel and good, long stapled wool, the wool is very even all over” Mr Peake said. Fellow judge Drew Chapman, Hinesville Merino Stud, Dalgety, said “no matter where it was opened the wool was just as rich”.

Earlier this year the ewe was judged Supreme Ewe at the Great Southern Supreme Show Canberra and Supreme Ewe at Boorowa Show. "Catherine" is by prominent sire "Tara Park 4202", which sired the 2013 Stonehaven Cup team from Tara Park as well as the 2013 Tom Culley winning ram. Mr Evans said he knew "Catherine" would keep the judges honest.

Tara Park Stud had a team of two rams & two ewes at the show, from which they collected seven broad ribbons.

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2014 Photos

Photos below are from from the Judging Floor - courtesy The Land Newspaper ©

South West Slopes Stud Merino Breeders Field Day 2014

2014 SOUTH WEST SLOPES STUD MERINO BREEDERS FIELD DAY

Tara Park Merino Stud, Boorowa won the South West Slopes 2014 Merino Ram of the year.

Crowds flocked to Galong for the annual SWS Stud merino Field Day on Thursday 4th September, the day drew a large crowd of Merino enthusiasts with over 50 studs on show.

The stud events were judged by Mark Prendergast, Cottage Park Merino Stud, Cooma & Chris Clonan, Alfoxton Merino Stud, Armidale. Speaking on behalf of the judges, Mr Clonan said they gave the nod to Tara Park for a young ram with outstanding conformation and bright gutsy wool.

The two tooth ram was a son of Tara Park King and measured 17.8 micron fibre diameter. Tara Park King had been judged Merino Ram of the Year at the 2012 SWS Stud Merino Field Day held at “Iandra” Greenethorpe.

Canberra GSSM Show & Sale Results
Jan 2014

Shown - George, Ned & Guy Evans with the Grand Champion Ewe & Ram, Supreme Exhibit & Best Pair.
Photo courtesy of The Land Newspaper 2014.

  • Grand Champion Ram

  • Grand Champion Ewe

  • Supreme Exhibit

  • Best Pair

  • 9 Broad Ribbons

Many regarded the line-up at the 2014 GSSM Show & Sale as one of the best ever seen at the first major Merino event for the year. Tara Park, Boorowa rose to the fore and claimed both the grand champion ram and grand champion ewe, having done so in 2012 & 2009. This left the judges with two exhibits from the stud to select their supreme exhibit from.

In the end, they went for the ram for his overall outlook and length of body “he’s got terrific scale with good wool, and a terrific head and muzzle” one of the judges said. Tara Park co-principal Guy Evans said the previously unshown four tooth was by influential sire TP4202, he had earlier been awarded champion March-shorn fine/medium wool ram and grand champion March shorn ram. He tested 19.1 micron SD 3.1 CV 16.2 CF 99.7.

The stud’s champion ewe was also be TP4202, she was sashed champion March shorn fine wool ewe and grand champion March shorn ewe of the show, and tested 18.7 micron 99.8 CF. The duo were awarded the Best Pair of the show.

“It is a very pleasing result for us given the quality of the sheep on show this year” Guy Evans said.

Summary of The Land report by Brendan Mansbridge.

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2013

  • 13 Broad Ribbons

  • STONEHAVEN CUP (best group of 5 merino’s March shorn)

  • The Tom Culley Award
    for the SUPREME JUNIOR EXHIBIT

  • GRAND CHAMPION Fine/Medium Wool Ram

  • GRAND CHAMPION Fine/Medium Wool Ewe

  • Sir Frederick McMaster Memorial Award for the MOST SUCCESSFUL March Shorn Exhibitor

Canberra RAS Results Feb 2013

Shown is the Supreme Medium Ram
Photo courtesy of The Land Newspaper 2013

  • Best Open Group

  • Best Pair March Shorn

  • Supreme Merino Medium Wool

  • Junior Champion Ram

  • Junior Champion Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram & Ewe

  • Res. Champion Fine Wool Ram & Ewe

Yass 150th Annual Show March 2013

  • 10 Broad Ribbons

  • Supreme Exhibit

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ram & Res. Grand Champion

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Junior Champion Ewe

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2012

  • 16 BROAD RIBBONS (9 SHEEP ENTERED)

  • MOST SUCESSFUL MARCH SHORN EXHIBITOR

  • BEST MERINO EWE

  • STONEHAVEN CUP
    (Best Group of 5 Merino Sheep-3 rams 2 ewes)

  • GRAND CHAMPION MEDIUM WOOL EWE

  • GRAND CHAMPION FINE MEDIUM WOOL EWE
    Reserve Grand Champion Fine Medium Wool Ewe

  • GRAND CHAMPION FINE/MEDIUM WOOL RAM

  • GRAND CHAMPION STRONG WOOL EWE
    (Winner of 4 tooth Ewe Production Class
    14.5kg FW, 90kg BW, 19.5 Mic, 38.5 Ema)

Merino Breeders Field Day 2012

2012 SOUTH WEST SLOPES STUD MERINO BREEDERS FIELD DAY HELD AT “IANDRA CASTLE” GREENETHORPE.

The South West Slopes Stud Merino Breeders Field Day was held Thursday 6th September at “Iandra Castle” on the Greenethorpe Road some 25kms from Young.
The Field Day now in its 23rd year and in its 3rd year of being located at Iandra Castle has grown each year in popularity.
The Field Day brought together the best quality sheep from 34 studs in the SWS as well as many areas of NSW.
Tara Park Merino Stud took out:

  • SWS MERINO RAM OF THE YEAR 2012 and

  • NSW ALL PURPOSE MERINO RAM LAMB 2012.

Great Southern Supreme Merino Show
Canberra - Jan 2012

  • 18 Broad Ribbons

  • Most Successful Exhibitor

  • Supreme Exhibit

  • Best Pair (1 Ram 1 Ewe)

  • Grand Champion Ram

  • Grand Champion & Reserve Grand Champion Ewe

  • Jnr. Champion Ewe

  • Champion Jnr. Exhibit.

  • Champion & Reserve Champion Fine Ewe

  • Reserve Champion Fine & Medium Sale Ram

The Supreme Exhibit held by Guy, sashed by Richard Knight Rabobank Manager Goulburn.

Grand Champion Ram & Ewe (also the BEST PAIR). Held by George & Guy.

Boorowa Show Results March 2009

  • Supreme Ram

  • Supreme Ewe

  • Junior Champion Ram

  • Junior Champion Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe

Canberra RAS Results Feb 2012

  • SUPREME MERINO MEDIUM/STRONG WOOL
    BEST PAIR (1 Ewe 1 Ram)

  • JUNIOR CHAMPION MERINO RAM

  • Champion Medium/Strong Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Champion Medium/Strong Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Champion Medium/Strong Wool Ram

  • Reserve Champion Fine Wool Ewe.

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2009

Photos courtesy of The Land Newspaper

  • Supreme Merino

  • RAS of NSW Supreme Merino Perpetual Trophy

  • The Stonehaven Cup

  • Best Exhibit of Five Merino March Shorn Sheep

  • Riverina Stud Merino Field Days Association Perpetual Trophy

  • Best Merino Ram

  • Best Merino Ewe

  • Best Junior Merino

  • Best Pair Consisting Ram & Ewe any age

  • Grand Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Most Successful March Shorn Merino Exhibitor

Canberra RAS Results Feb 2009

Guy Evans with the Supreme Exhibit

  • Supreme Medium Wool Exhibit

  • Best Pair

  • Junior Champion Ram

  • Junior Champion Ewe

  • Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Res. Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Res. Champion Medium Wool Ram

Boorowa Show Results Feb 2008

  • Supreme Exhibit

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Reserve Champion Fine Wool Ram.

  • Champion August shorn Medium Wool Ram

Great Southern Supreme Merino Show
Canberra Jan 2009

Guy Evans with the Supreme Exhibit

  • Champion Fine wool Sale Ram

  • Junior Champion Ewe

  • Junior Champion Ram

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Res. Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Ram

  • Grand Champion Ewe

  • Grand Champion Ram

  • Best Pair (Ewe and Ram)

  • Supreme Exhibit.

Hamilton Ram Sale 2008

  • Sold 5 out of 5 rams

  • Average price of $2250

Dubbo Ram Sale 2008

  • Sold 2 out of 3 rams

  • Average price of $2250

Great Southern Supreme Merino Show- Canberra Jan 2007

  • Grand Champion Ewe of Show (pictured)

  • Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ram

  • Champion Fine/Medium Wool August Shorn Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Ewe

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool Sale Ram

Canberra RAS Results Feb 2007

Pictured George, Guy and Ned Evans.

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram March Shorn

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe March Shorn

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool August Shorn Ram

  • 2nd Open August Shorn Group of 5 Merinos

  • Reserve Champion August Shorn Fine Wool Ewe.

Canberra RAS Results- Feb 2006

  • Supreme Medium Wool Exhibit

  • Koonwarra Trophy for Best Open Group

  • Supreme August Shorn Ewe

  • Second Place Pair

  • Reserve Junior Champion Ram

  • Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ram

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool August Shorn Ram

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ewe

Boorowa Show Results- March 2006

Best Group of 3 Rams and 2 Ewes

Supreme Ram

  • Supreme Ram

  • Best Group of 3 Rams and 2 Ewes

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

Goulburn Results- Jan 2006

Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ram Goulburn 2006. Pictured Guy and Ned Evans.

Two Tara Park Rams in the judging ring, Goulburn 2006. Pictured George Evans.

  • Champion Medium Wool Sale Ram

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Champion August Shorn Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Medium Wool Ram

  • 3rd in the Roger Birtles Group of 3 Rams and 2 Ewes

  • Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ewe

  • Koonwarra Trophy for Best Open Group of 3 Rams and 2 Ewes

Canberra RAS Results 2005

Boorowa Show Results 2005

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Grand Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Best August Shorn Ewe

  • Best Group of 3 Rams and 2 Ewes

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2005

Pictured Guy and Rod Evans.

  • Reserve Grand Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Junior Champion Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ewe (pictured)

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ewe (pictured)

  • Reserve Champion Fine Wool March Shorn Ewe

  • 3rd Stonehaven Cup (Group 3 Rams and 2 Ewes March Shorn)

Goulburn Results Jan 2005

Roger Birtles Trophy.

Reserve Grand Champion Ram pictured with Guy and George Evans.

  • Grand Champion Ewe (for the fourth year in succession)

  • Reserve Grand Champion Ram

  • Roger Birtles Trophy for the Best Group of 3 Rams and 2 Ewes- March Shorn

  • Reserve Grand Champion Ram

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Junior Champion Ewe

Sydney Royal Easter Show Results- April 2004

Stonehaven Cup. Photo Copyright Wayne Jenkins Photography.

Photo Copyright Wayne Jenkins Photography.

Photo Copyright The Land.

  • 1st Stonehaven Cup (Best group of 3 rams & 2 ewes)

  • Supreme Ewe

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Grand Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Ewe

  • Res Junior Champion August Shorn Ewe

  • Res Champion Medium Wool August Shorn Ewe

  • Champion Fine Wool March Shorn Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ewe

Boorowa Show March 2004

  • Supreme Ram

  • Supreme Ewe

  • Best Group of 5 Merinos

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Junior Champion Ewe

Canberra Royal Show Feb 2004

  • Supreme Medium Wool Exhibit

  • 1st Open Group of 5 Merinos

  • 1st Pair

  • Junior Champion Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Fine Wool Ewe

  • Champion March Shorn Medium Wool Ram

  • Champion March Shorn Medium Wool Ewe

  • Grand Champion Ewe (for the third year in succession)

  • Reserve Grand Champion Ram

  • The Roger Birtles March Shorn Group of three rams and two ewes

  • Champion Pair

  • Reserve Champion August Shorn Ewe

  • Champion and Reserve Champion Medium Wool March Shorn Ewe

  • Champion Fine Wool March Shorn Ewe (later to be judged the Grand Champion Ewe)

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram

  • 2 Rams sold to a top of $2100

Goulburn Results 2004

Sydney Royal Easter Show Results 2003

Stonehaven Cup.

  • 1st Stonehaven Cup (Group of 3 Rams and 2 Ewes)

  • Reserve Grand Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Reserve Grand Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • 3rd State Pair out of 30 teams entered.

Goulburn Results 2003

  • Supreme Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ewe

  • Champion August Shorn Ram

  • Champion Medium Wool Sale Ram

  • 2nd Pen of Sale rams

Canberra Show Results 2003

  • Champion Fine Wool Ewe

  • Champion Medium Wool Ram August Shorn

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool Ewe August Shorn

  • Reserve Champion Fine Wool Ram August Shorn

  • Reserve Champion Medium Wool August Shorn

  • 2nd Group of 5 Merinos