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A MAGNIFICENT SOLID GOLD HORSE RACING TROPHY 
— “BREEDER’S PLATE”, S.R.P.T.C., DENILIQUIN, 
December 1951.
A superb classical-style two handled cup in 18ct yellow gold 
(758gm), awarded to Mrs. A.J. Webb’s “BUCKULANA”, 
ridden by jockey K. McMahon, as engraved to the front of the 
cup. The rear of the cup carries details of other wins from the 
same stable, between 1928 and 1950. The unusual name of 
the horse, Buckulana, is based on the local Aboriginal tribe’s 
word for “my lovely one”.
Marked verso on the base stamped “18ct. Manufactured by 
Wm. Drummond & Co. Melbourne.” and raised on a custom 
made square blackwood base. 
The cup stands 25.3cm tall; 32.5cm high on the timber base.
The Southern Riverina Picnic Turf Club races often featured 
runners owned by the Webb/Falkiner family, with their eleven 
winners (between 1928 and 1950) recorded on the rear of 
the cup. Franc Falkiner concentrated on breeding sheep and 
was president of the Southern Riverina Pastoralists’ Union, 
one of the founders of the Australian Stud Merino Flock 
Register, and a director of the Bank of New South Wales from 
1919–1929. Otway Falkiner was also well known as a breeder 
and in politics.
PROVENANCE
The Webb family, by descent.
$130,000–150,000
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