What a great success story the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale was for Cameron and Kellie Bond’s Kenmore Lodge and with an even stronger draft being prepared for 2020 the couple are understandably excited.
In 2019 Kenmore sold four yearlings at the sale and two of those fetched triple figures; an imposing Exosphere filly (named Passistas trained by Matthew Smith) sold to Mystery Downs for $230,000 whilst an eye-catching Sebring colt (named Navalha in the Snowden stable) was knocked down to James Harron for $475,000.
It was a similar story in 2018 with another two six figure horses from a small draft and there is bound to be further success this time around.
What appeals to you most about the MM sales and race series?
An atmosphere that cannot be matched anywhere. Sun, surf and the success of the sale which is unrivalled. Top class trainers and owners from all over the world are there.
How would you sum up your farm and the service you offer?
We are a family owned and operated boutique farm selling at all the major sales throughout the year. We have three properties consisting of an accumulative 600 acres or so.
How many mares did you breed with in 2019?
We bred with approximately 25 mares including the dams of five stakes winners as well as some lovely young mares.
How would you summarise your draft this year?
We think it is easily our best offering. Two are out of half-sisters to Golden Slipper Stakes-Gr.1, 1200m winners, another is a close relation to the super race mare Gypsy Diamond. Also included in our draft is a 3/4 sister to the stakes winner Japhils, a Capitalist half-sister to the stakes winner Sircconi, two lovely horses by the wonderful stallion Pierro, one by the superstar stallion Written Tycoon and a couple by the exciting young stallions Rubick and American Pharoah.
Which country would you most like to visit next and why?
Hong Kong; the racing and the people are first class
If you could shop for free at one store, which would you choose?
A produce store, I know how much it is costing us every time another truck load of feed arrives in this drought.
If your job gave you a surprise three day paid break to rest and recuperate, what would you do with those three days?
Probably a campdraft with our family, our nieces and nephews.
Do you think that children born today will have better or worse lives than their parents?
It is definitely a more challenging era to grow up in. Social media and mobile phones have the ability to be of real detriment.
Kenmore’s 2020 draft…
Lot 9 bay filly by More Than Ready from Valid Contract (by Magnus): dam is a dual city winning daughter of the stakes winner Prenuptial from the family of Marscay, Subzero and Alacrity.
Lot 16 bay colt by Not A Single Doubt from Veloce Forte (by High Chaparral): first foal for a winning half-sister to triple Group winner Gypsy Diamond from the prolific Fanfreluche family.
Lot 233 brown colt by Medaglia d’Oro from Delphi Lodge (by Fusaichi Pegasus): 3/4 brother to Vancouver out of a daughter of the terrific broodmare Skates whose dam is the Group One mare Skating.
Lot 480 bay/brown filly by Divine Prophet from Livonia (by Polish Precedent): 3/4 sister to the stakes winner Japhils out of a sister to the Irish stakes winner Millstreet.
Lot 585 bay colt by Pierro from Noble Quality (by Snitzel): dam is a half-sister to the Group Three winner Our Joan Of Arc.
Lot 596 bay filly by Capitalist from On Credit (by Viking Ruler): half-sister to two times Group winner Sircconi from the prolific “The” family whose most recent high class performer is the dual Group winner The Chosen One.
Lot 618 bay colt by American Pharoah from Papillon (by Rock Of Gibraltar): out of a stakes placed mare whose dam is a stakes placed sister to Alinghi.
Lot 635 brown filly by Pierro from Phoenix Park (by Thorn Park): first foal for a metropolitan winning half-sister to the Group Two placed She’s A Thief from the family of Angst.
Lot 666 bay/brown colt by Written Tycoon from Rainbeam (by Fastnet Rock): from the prolific black-type family of Shania Dane, Scintillation, Risk Aversion, Northwest Passage, Order Of The Sun, Summer Passage, Excitable Boy and Man From Uncle.
Lot 744 bay filly by Not A Single Doubt from Send A Memo (by Uncle Mo): first foal for a half-sister to the Golden Slipper winner Stratum and the Group Three sprinter Dystopia.
Lot 810 brown colt by Rubick from Starzel (by Snitzel): out of a half-sister to the Group Three placed Flemington carnival winner Star Missile and the multiple city winner Urban Ruler.
