Bill’s achievements for the 2019 season included:
• 2019 Limited NP Futurity Final 3rd
• 2019 Landmark Incentive NP Futurity
Final =Reserve Champion
• 2019 Victorian Amateur Futurity
Finals Champion
• 2019 Breeders Incentive NP Derby Champion
• 2019 Breeders Incentive
• NP Amateur Derby Champion
• 2019 National Finals Rookie Champion
• 2019 National Finals $7,500 NP Champion
& 3rd
• 2019 NCHA $7,500 Title Champion
• 2019 NCHA Rookie Title Reserve Champion
Campbell and Kerry Ann Tonkin purchased Tramps
Destiny Q-49450 out of the Landmark Classic Sale
in 2008 as a 6yo. Bob Guest had him before that,
Tramps carried a few jockeys over the time and has
competed in Open events down to the youth. He has
only ever been shown by a pro trainer once; Phil
Dawson won the Nar Nar Goon Gelding Stakes with
him.
The outstanding Gelding has some impressive
achievements to his name:
• Nar Nar Goon Gelding Stakes Champion
• 2012 Equitana Open NP
• 2012 Sydney Royall Open NP
• NCHA LTE $68,000
Tramps Destiny Q-49450 was inducted into the
NCHA horse’s Hall of Fame last year from earning
over $40,000 in Open Events.
“I’d like to thank Phil Dawson and my sister Amelia
Servin for the help and advice they give me. Mum,
Kerry Ann for being there to turn back when I’m
working horses, which is most days and watching
cattle at shows which she’s pretty handy at. And Dad,
Campbell last year dad stayed at home and fed cattle
through the drought and looked after our property so
we could make it to the shows. Thanks, dad!”
Bill will continue to compete in the $15,000 Non Pro
and Open Non Pro at weekend shows. At the aged
events this year showing ‘Yulgilbar I’m Flying High
Q-83866’ in the Derby and his Futurity horse for this
year is ‘Smoke on the Water’ (Heavy Metal x EB’S
MS New Booty).
“I’d like to win the Non Pro Futurity at Tamworth
and one day give the Open Futurity a crack. You
don’t put two years of work into training them for
nothing,” says Bill.
PG.27
BillTonkin
2019 Victorian Futurity - Goulburn Valley
Amateur Non Pro Futurity Champion
Mr Bill Tonkin and
Yulgilbar Im Flying High Q-83866
Photo by: Liz Speed Photography
AQHA ~ JULY/AUGUST ISSUE 2020