Olympus Family
Macquarie’s oldest family.
Characteristics are long & deep bodies, deep twist & carrying a long stapled 66s quality fleece.
Sires have sold for $20,000 – MD03-0681 top priced ram and Australian record auction price at the 2004 National Sale to Calga Dohne Stud,
MD06-4492 to Havelock Park for $12,200, 2008 National Dohne Ram Sale
MD04-1792 to Kardinia & Murragamba Dohne Studs for $8000, 2006 National Dohne Ram Sale
MD07-0475 to Havelock Park for $7000 at 2009 on Property Ram Sale
MD10-3595 to Midgery Dohne Stud for $5500 at 2012 Premier Stud Sire Sale.
1, 21 drop ram has been retained for stud use from this family.
Outside introduction into this family was a semen purchase from Babirra BA20-0026.
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MD 17-4282 |
| A well bred sire with Majestic blood on his sires maternal side and Empire blood on his dams paternal side. 4282 is a compact, deep bodied early maturing sire with an excellent twist. He carries a long stapled , deep crimping, lustrous, even 64s quality fleece. He’s in the top 10% of the breed for fleece weight & index. 4282 has excellent conformation and is free of blemishes. | |
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MD 10-3595 |
| MD103595 sold at the 2012 Premier Sale for $5500. Purchased by Midgery Dohne Stud Walgett, NSW. MD10-3595 x Olympus MD8-1662 (sold for $5,000) out of an Empire Special Stud ewe (Mt Alma blood). 3595 is from one of our oldest & most pre potent families. Family sires have sold for $22,000 (Uardry 08-270) & $20,000 (Macquarie 03-681).From an early age 3595 has stood out. He has exceptional length & depth of body, is deep and wide through the twist and has the actual figures & EBV’s to match. 3595 has excellent conformation, stands squarely & is free of any blemishes. |
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MD 08-1662 |
| MD081662 sold at the On Property Ram Sale 2010 for $5,000. Purchased by Steven Perry ‘Wyndabyne’, Warren.Another pure Olympus family sire by 4492 who sold for $12,200 to Havelock Park Dohne stud. 1662 is an outstanding sire from a top family. He carries a medium, long stapled, shafty, deep crimping and well-nourished fleece. 1662 has excellent meat characteristics typical of his sire. He is free of blemishes. |
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MD 07-0475 |
| MD070475 “Olympus 5th” sold at the On Property Ram Sale 2009 for $7,000. Purchased by Havelock Park Dohne Stud, Stratford VIC. Another outstanding son of Olympus 1st out of a Majestic special stud ewe. 475 is a plain bodied sire with exceptional muscling, width through the twist, depth, bone and hindquarter setting. 475 carries a fine/medium fleece, is free of any blemishes and is true to family type. A half-brother topped the National sale in 2008 ($12,200) Family sires have sold to $20,000. | |
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MD 06-4492 |
| MD06-4492 top priced ram at the 2008 National Dohne Sale, Dubbo selling for $12,200 to Craig & Janet Robertson Havelock Park Dohne Stud, Stratford Victoria. An outstanding son of Olympus 1st (MD03-681) who sold for an the Australian record price of $20,000 at the 2004 National Dohne Sale and who at the time was the no. 1 ranked ram in Australia. 4492 is an outstanding sire prospect. His has the best conformation and hindquarter setting seen on a Dohne. 4492 carries a quality medium/fine fleece and is free of any blemishes. | |
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MD 04-1792 |
| MD04-1792 top priced ram at the 2006 National Dohne Sale, Dubbo selling for $8,000 to David Mitchell “Murragamba”, Goonure Vic and Don Mills, Kardinia Dohne Stud Corowa. An outstanding son of Olympus 1st. MD04-1792 Olympus 3rd is an very deep, wide-bodied sire with excellent muscling and which through the twist. He has excellent figures, conformation and bone carrying a quality, bright, soft handling medium/fine wool. |
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MD 03-0681 Impact Sire |
| MD030681 $20,000 top priced ram and Australian record auction price at the 2004 National Sale purchased by Bill Pye Calga Dohne Stud, Coonamble. Olympus has excellent weight for age credentials being the heaviest in the drop at 300 days (82kg) and the heaviest at 365 days (96.5kg). His 365 day wool tests are also exceptional; micron 18.8, CV 11.1 and CF 99.9. Olympus is a long bodied ram with a good butt and conformation. He has no eye or muzzle pigmentation and carries a well-nourished, soft handling, deep crimping medium wool fleece. | |
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