29/08/2026
ZEB PEARCE CLAIMS THE ADG CONTRACTING MAIDEN AFTER A TWO WAY RUNOFF.
With $75,000 in total prizemoney across the ADG Contracting Maiden, Australia’s biggest Maiden purse, 260 horse and rider combinations lined up in Round One at Willinga at Juandah Plains. By Saturday, scores of 88 and above had narrowed the field to 40 finalists, with $20,000 waiting for the eventual winner.
Zeb Pearce and SUPER TUFF KITTY came back right on the cut with an 88, but their Final was a different story. Zeb and the Emerald Park Performance Horses mare put together a 92, taking their combined total to 180 and putting themselves right in the hunt.
Daniel Lithgow and ONE TIME DESIGN had carried a 90 through from Round One and matched it with another 90 in the Final, also landing on 180. Cameron Webster and TITAN finished just half a point behind on 179.5, leaving Zeb and Daniel to settle the Maiden in a two way runoff.
Zeb and SUPER TUFF KITTY went first and posted an 86. Daniel and ONE TIME DESIGN followed with an 82.5, giving Zeb the ADG Contracting Maiden win.
It was a big result for a mare still relatively new to the campdraft arena. Zeb said they only started drafting SUPER TUFF KITTY this year and she has been to around 10 or 12 drafts, but continues to get better every time she steps out.
Zeb takes home $20,000, a Ridetuff buckle, a handcrafted trophy saddle from TJ Saddles, supported by Dave Smith of Salt Bush Saddles, and a saddle pad courtesy of Made by Harls.
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