Winning Double for Kiltannon Stables

Media Release - Monday June 17

Elson Boy continued his stunning run of form at the weekend to set up a winning offshore double for Kiltannon Stables.

The son of El Roca stretched his victory roll to six on the bounce when he produced another bold frontrunning performance to trump his rivals over 1300m at Rosehill on Saturday while Casa Legend struck in Hong Kong.

Elson Boy wins at Rosehill - image Steve Hart

Elson Boy was bred by Cambridge couple Mark and Lorraine Forbes, principals of breaking-in, pre-training and sales preparation operation Kiltannon Stables.

He was offered through their New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale draft in 2021 and was knocked down for $20,000 to Hong Kong interests.

Later that year, Elson Boy sold for $6,000 via the Inglis digital platform and has since proved an outstanding money spinner with nine career successes and more than A$340,000 from the Dubbo stable of Dar Lunn.

“He is going really well and it would be nice if his sister could do something,” Forbes said.

Forbes trains Tomoe Gozen and is hoping the three-year-old sibling can show a measure of the family ability with the addition of headgear at her next appearance.

“She has been pretty disappointing at the races, she has showed us a lot at the trials,” he said.

“She has won two and been placed and will go to Te Aroha on Sunday and hopefully with the blinkers applied we can see a different horse.”

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Forbes also has a juvenile half-sister to the pair by Preferment.

“She is going through the system and will probably have a jump-out this preparation, she is going to need more time,” he said.

They are out of the late Pour Moi mare Caramia, whose pedigree page features the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winners Insouciant, Media Sensation and Dorabella who also claimed an edition of the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m).

Caramia, whose racing career was prematurely ended by knee issues, was sold with her Embellish colt via gavelhouse.com last year for $2,500.

Hong Kong winner Casa Legend is a son of the late Tavistock bred by Cambridge Stud and sold on their behalf during the 2020 Book 2 sale at Karaka by Kiltannon Stables.

He was purchased by Sam Lennox for $16,000 and relocated to Hong Kong following a trial win at Waverley.

Meanwhile, Forbes will again be selling at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale and NZB’s Ready To Run Sale under his Kiltannon banner later this year.

“We’ll have six go to Australia and they’ll come in on July 1 and we’ve got 12 on our books for New Zealand, they’ll come in on August 1,” he said. – LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

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