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News

 

From time to time we will add news about the graduates of Kilgravin Lodge and others with whom we have a connection.

 

A BIG THANK YOU                                                                                                  06/02/2012


KILGRAVIN is off to a great start for the current year. We would like to thank our local owners, trainers and breeders as well as our international clients for entrusting us again with their valuable purchases at the recent 2012 NZB Yearling sales. 
All the horses have settled in well and are enjoying a well earned break before they come in to be broken in.

 

KILGRAVIN ON BUYING SHEET                                                                             05/02/2012


Kilgravin Lodge once again had a presence on the buying sheet of the recently finished 2012 NZB yearling sale series, with three purchases over the select and festival sales. All three colts will head towards the 2012 Ready to Run sales in November.  They are by commercially sort after stallions and have been purchased with the Asian market in mind.
 
Kilgravin purchases include:


Towkay colt out of a half sister to the stakes winner and Hong Kong performed BYRON
Elusive City Colt half brother to the Hong Kong winner Fortune Together
Bachelor Duke Colt out of a half sister to ISTA KAREEM multiply stakes winner
 
Kilgravin Lodge is still in the market for other 1 or 2 quality colts suitable for the 2012 Ready to Run sales. If you have something that may be suitable either email us on eion@horsebreaker.co.nz or call me on 0274 55 7776.

 

 

ANOTHER MAJOR GROUP ONE FOR KILGRAVIN LODGE                          31/10/11


Sangster joins the growing list of Group One graduates of Kilgravin Lodge. Others include Keep the Peace, Green Birdie, Fully Fledged, Jessicabeel, My Scotsgrey, Guillotine and Vigor.

For a horse unwanted as a yearling, Sangster has given plenty of judges, good and bad, cause to think again since, writes Darryl Sherer. Originally passed in as yearling at the New Zealand Bloodstock Select Sale, he then went to NZB Ready-To-Run Sale where he was purchased for NZ$19,000 and yesterday at Flemington he ran out the winner of the AAMI-sponsored $1.5 million Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m). Read More


KILGRAVIN RTR GRADUATE SHOOTS FOR VRC DERBY                       27/10/11

The Ready to Run Sale has produced two Derby winners since 2010 and will be looking to take number three in one of Melbourne's spring features, the $1.5 million VRC Derby on Saturday.

With Military Move (NZ) (Volksraad) winning the Group 1 New Zealand Derby in 2010, and the Ready to Run Sale's newest Group 1 winner Shootoff (NZ) (Duelled) taking the Group 1 Queensland Derby in June, the inform Sangster (NZ) (Savabeel x Quinta Special) will be representing the Sale in the big race.

New Zealand bred horses have a strong record in the VRC Derby winning four of the last five runnings with Efficient (Zabeel), Kibbutz (Golan), Monaco Consul (High Chaparral) and Lion Tamer (Storming Home) and Sangster looks a leading chance for the kiwis.  Read More

 

2011 READY TO RUN DRAFT                                                              12/10/11

 

It's that time again and once again Kilgravin Lodge will present a quality draft of well educated and prepared two year olds at the up coming NZB Ready to Run Sale to be held at Karaka on the 15th and 16th of November 2011. The Breeze Up's will be held at Te Rapa Racecourse on the17th and 18th of October 2011. The two year olds have all progressed well over the last couple of month's to a stage where they are ready to go on Monday 17th. To view the Kilgravin Lodge draft .  Kilgravin Lodge Breeze up videos and times

 

MR TIPSY WINS MARTON CUP                                                          17/01/11

The Bjorn and Murray Baker-trained galloper Mr Tipsy (NZ) (Montjeu) announced a sweet return to form with a bold win in the Listed Gallagher Group Marton Cup (2200m) on Saturday. After settling the dual Gr.1 placegetter in eighth, jockey Opie Bosson pulled the talented six-year-old gelding into the clear upon straightening, and with momentum gathered, put paid to all others 100m from home.

Well done to Scott and his team at Flemington Park as well as Murray and Bjorn . Kilgravin Lodge is pleased to be associated with Mr Tipsy  in his breaking in and more recently  with his rehabilation from his injury sustained in Australia. Congrats guys and may he continue on with this form to Australia. Read More

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KILGRAVIN PAIR TAKES BREEDERS STAKES

 

Past graduates Obsession and Cool Storm claim 1st and 2nd place in the Group 2 at Pukekohe. Both fillies were broken in here at Kilgravin Lodge and we send our congratulations to their prespective owners and trainers.

Obsession (4 Br. M. Bachelor Duke – Mystery Creek, by Kaapstad) managed to overcome some adversity in a topsy-turvy run $100,000, Group II, NRM/Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes for Fillies and Mares over 1400-metres at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Scrubbed along in the early stages by rider Matthew Cameron before settling beyond midfield on the rail, Obsession sidestepped a concertina effect to a group of horses off the pace near the 600m before surging into the clear at the 300m.

From that point, she unwound a strong finish to collar the game pacemaker Cool Storm (One Cool Cat) in the shadows of the post. Read More

 

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ALL ROADS LEAD TO KARAKA                                                                          

 
All roads lead to Karaka next month for Kilgravin Lodge as their grand final looms with a quality consignment of young talent bound for the auction ring.
The NZB Ready To Run Sale on November 16 and 17 has become the most significant event on the Matamata operation’s calendar.
"Everything we do during the year is aimed at this sale and we've become even more focussed on it in recent times," principal Eion Kemp said. Read More

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RICHARDSON WINS WITH KILGRAVIN DOUBLE


Both Atom Cat & Show Up are graduates of Kilgravin Lodge. Atom Cat received early education before continuing with Richardson and Show Up was both broken in and pre - trained by us for her owners. Kilgravin Lodge congratulates the respective owners and the Richardson Stable for their double win with Atom Cat and Show Up.

From Maiden status to winning an eighth race within ten months is a monumental performance for any horse and trainer. A feat achieved by local horseman Graham Richardson and Atom Cat (5 B. G. Traditionally – Gatestopper, by Carnegie), winner of the $45,000, Listed, Team Wealleans Matamata Cup over 1600-metres at Matamata on Saturday. Read More

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GREEN BIRDIE CONFIDENCE


We will be watching with interest the Sprinters Stakes in Japan, urging on Green Birdie. He is another graduate having been broken in and pre trained here before moving on to Casper Fownes.

The other slight worry about Ultra Fantasy is that he lost some weight on the journey to Nakayama, via the quarantine stable in Tokyo. “He lost about 25lbs in his travels,” says Yiu, “but he’s relaxed and put the weight back on. Japan’s bad weather has been a slight problem too as it’s made the track very deep. So we haven’t been able to work him quite as we’d wanted, and postponed the fast work he was going to do on Wednesday. But the plan now is to give him his final gallop tomorrow.”     Read More

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SINGAPORE SLING MAKES AMENDS IN SOLILOQUY
 

 Kilgravin Lodge offers congratulations to Lisa Anderson & Grant McLeod on their first Stakes Winner and wish them continued success.We also have a connection with the third place getter, Cool Storm, who we broke in.

  A tooth and nail finish to the $45,000, Listed, Soliloquy Lodge Stakes for three-year-old fillies over 1400-metres at Ellerslie on Saturday saw 12-1 Singapore Sling (3 Gr. F. Starcraft – Gin Sling, by Western Symphony) pip the odds on favourite Dating (O’Reilly) by a nose.

The other grey filly in the race, Cool Storm (One Cool Cat), finished three-quarters-of-a-length away in third. Read More

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READY TO RUN CATALOGUES ON LINE NOW


The line-up for Karaka's 2010 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs has been unveiled, with the 494-strong catalogue now online at www.nzb.co.nz    Read More

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HUSSONET - SUNLINE FILLY WINS HER FIRST TRIAL


Kilgravin Lodge broke in Sunsett for her owners.
Sunsett, the three-year-old daughter of Arrowfield Stud's sire Hussonet and world champion racemare Sunline, on Monday won her first trial at Ruakaka, Whangarei.
Sunsett is appropriately named, for she is the last foal of her superstar mother, who developed laminitis in 2008 and was euthanised on 1 May 2009.
The filly is trained by Stephen McKee, who also owns her in partnership with two of Sunline's racing owners, his father Trevor McKee and Thayne Green. Read More

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GREEN BIRDIE FLASHES HOME FOR 2nd


Green Birdie(NZ) (Catbird) advanced his case for Japan’s Gr.1 Sprinters Stakes (1200m) at Nakayama on October 3 with a bold second in last night’s Gr.2 Centaur Stakes at Hanshin Racecourse.On the instruction to ride him quiet, New Zealand jockey Mark Du Plessis had the top weight chance just rear of midfield on the rails coming into the straight, and when time came for the handbrake to be released, the pair flashed home three wide. Read More

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PLENTY OF FIGHT IN FANTASTIC JAW

Fantastic Jaw was in our 2008 Ready to Run draft.

Trainer Stephen Gray and jockey Vlad Duric were right on the ball on Friday night scoring an early double.After winning the opening race with Surprise Surprise, they followed up in the third event when debutant Fantastic Jaw took out the $65,000 Restricted Maiden over 1200m. Read More

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KILGRAVIN GRADUATE SCORES INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1

The New Zealand-bred and Hong Kong trained, Green Birdie (NZ) won the S$1m, Group One, KrisFlyer International Sprint (1200m) at Kranji on Sunday night to make it back to back sprint wins in the race by Hong Kong horses after Scared Kingdom (AUS) won last year. Read More

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JESSICABEEL SWEEPS TO SYDNEY CUP VICTORY

Trainer John O’Shea is glad of the day close friend Byron Rogers introduced him to Jason Abrahams. As O’Shea says himself, Abrahams helped fund his career so yesterday was a degree of payback as the Abrahams-owned Jessicabeel (NZ) swept down the outside to land the $600,000 Sydney Cup (Gr 1) and announce herself a future Melbourne Cup contender. Read More

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MERCURY MISTRESS - 2010 SOUTHERN FILLY OF THE YEAR

Mercury Mistress's only start in the Southern Filly of the Year series resulted in a dominant win in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes over 1600m on the 10th April.Read More

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SCHOLARSHIP A STEPPING STONE TO BUSINESS OF HORSES

It''s often said education is the key to success so it''s no surprise Kilgravin Lodge proprietors Eion and Megan Kemp are carving a name for them­selves in the local thoroughbred industry.

These days a successful hands-on horseman, Eion set out to be an equine veterinarian and spent three years at university gaining part of his qualifica­tions before changing tack. That meant winning a scholarship to the world-renowned Marcus Oldham Equine College in Victoria, Australia, a one-year all encompassing course aligned to the thoroughbred industry. Read More

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