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Award-winning cow beats the odds with miracle triplets

Friday, 11 July 2025 10:54

By Esmee Howie

Simmental Denizes at the Great Yorkshire Show.

Animals from across the country competed at the Great Yorkshire Show this week - but one particular winner is getting attention for beating all the odds.

The Great Yorkshire amasses over 140,000 visitors over the four-day celebration from Tuesday to Friday, with lots of shows and farming events taking place.

Some 8,500 animals are exhibited in pursuit of all-important prize rosettes.

Heavyweight rosettes were clinched in the Cattle section, where the Supreme Beef Championship went to a group of Simmental cattle who have proved a major hit with cattle fans this week.

The Barlow Brothers’ Simmental Denizes Trixie-Bell 16 has triplet heifer calves - despite there only being a one in 800,000 chance of this happening.

The brothers took the Simmental breed championship yesterday.

John Barlow said taking the top prize was “magical”.

He added:

"This is the biggest show in England for the stockman.

"If you can win the first prize in Harrogate, it's massive."

Listen to Your Harrogate's Pete Egerton speaking to John Barlow about their success:

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