Remarkable galloper Lim’s Kosciuszko again showed his class and incredible versatility when the son of Kermadec won the Listed Queen Elizabeth II Cup over
Kermadec
A dual G1-winning racehorse and now a Classic sire.
The sire of four individual G1 winners, as well as the G2-winning juvenile Trobrian.
Kermadec's top-liners: Four-time G1 winner Montefilia, G1 Queensland Oaks winner Amokura, G1 VRC Oaks champion Willowy and G1 Toorak Handicap victor Tuvalu.
Proven ability to sire good-looking high-class racehorses including Horse of the Year Lim’s Kosciuszko, Group-placed Hong Kong performer Running Glory and impressive G2 The Roses winner Scarlet Oak.
Best progeny
His winning offspring
Video footage
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Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring
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Pedigree
KERMADEC |
TEOFILO |
GALILEO |
SADLER'S WELLS |
NORTHERN DANCER |
FAIRY BRIDGE |
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URBAN SEA |
MISWAKI |
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ALLEGRETTA |
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SPEIRBHEAN |
DANEHILL |
DANZIG |
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RAZYANA |
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SAVIOUR |
MAJESTIC LIGHT |
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VICTORIAN QUEEN |
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HY FUJI |
FUJI KISEKI |
SUNDAY SILENCE |
HALO |
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WISHING WELL |
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MILLRACER |
LE FABULEUX |
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MARSTON'S MILL |
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HYSTERICAL |
WOLVERTON |
WOLVER HOLLOW |
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MARY MURPHY |
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FORMAL INVITATION |
BE MY GUEST |
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PROMISE SIDE |
TEOFILO (IRE) (Bay 2004-Stud 2009). 5 wins at 2, £141,950, €300,982, Curragh National S., G1,
Newmarket Dewhurst S., G1, Curragh Futurity S., G2, Leopardstown Tyros S., L. Sire of 1225
rnrs, 760 wnrs, 111 SW, 62.1% winners, 9.1% Stakes winners inc. Kermadec, Cross Counter,
Happy Clapper, Humidor, Palentino, Exultant, Twilight Payment, Trading Leather, Subjectivist,
Donjah, Ajman Princess, Quest for More, Voleuse de Coeurs, Pleascach, Parish Hall, Havana
Gold, Gear Up, Scope, Tawkeel, Special Fighter, Sonntag, Loch Garman, Eziyra, etc.
1st dam:
HY FUJI, by Fuji Kiseki. 4 wins from 1400m to 2400m, A$76,740, NSW Tatt's RC Tattersalls P.,
L, 2d STC Gallagher Hotel Management H., 3d AJC Surry Hills H. Half-sister to Mary
Machree (dam of TRIPLE ELEGANCE), Supreme Echo, The Quarewan (dam of AT THE
HEADS - HEAD START (SING.)), Teneales Pearl (dam of SHOREHAM). Dam of 10
named foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-
KERMADEC (c Teofilo) 4 wins. G1 winner. See race record.
Good Winning (g Al Maher) 5 wins from 1400m to 1700m, 352,205Rgt. in Malaysia, 2d
Perak Derby, L, 4th Selangor TC Piala Emas Sultan Selangor, L.
Savigne (f Ocean Park) 4 wins from 1550m to 1900m, A$243,640, to 2020-21, ATC TAB
Long May We Play H., Canterbury League Club H., Sky Racing Active H., Ranvet Power
H., 2d ATC Quincy Seltzer H., All Too Hard at Vinery H., Events by ATC H., Sky Racing
Active H.
Global Currency (g Tavistock) 2 wins at 1600m, 2100m to 2021-22, BOP RC Mills Reef
H., 2d Levin Christmas 18th December H., 3d Matamata RC Te Akau Racing H.
2nd dam:
HYSTERICAL, by Wolverton. 8 wins from 1100m to 1600m, A$225,240, AJC Emancipation
S., L, Triton H., Lawn H., Sadlier H., 2d AJC Adrian Knox S., G3, Emancipation S., L,
BATC QBBS Breeders' S.H., L, 3d QTC Exhibition H., L. Half-sister to DON BELLOTTO,
Eliza Dane (dam of COOLDINI, CORRECT AMOONDO). Dam of 6 named foals, 5 to
race, 4 winners, inc:-
HY FUJI (f Fuji Kiseki) 4 wins. See above.
Mary Machree (f Quest for Fame) 2 wins at 1200m, A$143,028, AJC Ingham Love 'em H.,
STC MacQuarie Print Dubbo H., 2d AJC Emancipation S., G2, Wiggle H., L, 3d Scone
RC Dark Jewel Classic, L, Japan Racing Association Cup, 4th AJC Nivison H., L. Dam
of-
TRIPLE ELEGANCE (g Mossman) 8 wins to 1550m, A$789,730, ATC Liverpool City Cup, G3,
GCTC Magic Millions Cup, RL, AJC Al Mansour H., STC Champs Cafe H., 2d Hawkesbury
RC Ladies Day Cup, L, 3d ATC George Ryder S., G1, George Main S., G1.
Space Trip. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners-
MOSS TRIP (f Mossman) 5 wins-1 at 2-to 1550m, A$593,085, ATC James HB Carr S., G3,
Scone RC Inglis 3YO Guineas, L, ATC TAB H., 2d ATC Hot Danish S., G2, 3d BRC
Dane Ripper S., G2, ATC Theraces H., 4th ATC Millie Fox S., G2, Nivison S., G3.
Supreme Echo (g Snippets) 10 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 2000m, A$30,750, S$237,015 in
Aust., Malaysia and Singapore, Perak TC Astro Wah Lai Toi Charity Cup, 2d Perak
Derby, L.
The Quarewan. Placed at 2. Dam of-
AT THE HEADS - HEAD START (Sing.) (c Hussonet) 6 wins from 1100m to 1600m,
A$308,225, S$57,037, VRC Chester Manifold S., L, 4th MVRC Alister Clark S.,
G2.
Teneales Pearl. Unraced. Dam of-
SHOREHAM (g Reset) 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2500m, A$789,085, MRC Easter
Cup, G3, VRC Galilee Series Final H., L, Sofitel H., L, Ken Cox 2YO H., MRC
Clanbrooke Racing H., 2d MVRC Drake International Cup, G2, Qld Tatt's RC
Tattersall's Cup, G3, 3d South Australian Derby, G1, MRC Easter Cup, G3,
Sandown Cup, L, Clarence River JC Grafton Cup, L, Warrnambool Cup, L.
Pedigree notes
Kermadec offers the opportunity to breed elite top-class horses at exceptional value. He has produced a G1 winner in each of his first four crops to race and multiple Stakes winners. Many successful sires barely reach or exceed that figure for Stakes winners, let alone G1 winners.
G1 Statistics
It is a notable achievement for any stallion to sire a G1 winner early in his career, so to sire four from his first four crops to race is outstanding. Kermadec’s four individual G1 winners have won the VRC Oaks, BRC Qld Oaks, the ATC Spring Champion Stakes and ATC Flight Stakes and the MRC Toorak Handicap among their victories - Elite G1 races that every serious breeder wants to win. These winners are headed by the elite four-time G1 winner Montefilia. Kermadec can sire both top-class colts and fillies, four of his eight Stakes winners are fillies, four are colts.
Best Nicks
The Kermadec x Quest For Fame cross boasts a great success rate, inc. G1 Oaks winners Willowy and Amokura and G2 winner Scarlet Oak. This is Kermadec’s most potent cross to date.
Inbreeding/linebreeding options
Kermadec is out of a Fuji Kiseki mare, in which Mill Reef appears. Returning mares carrying a strain of Mill Reef to Kermadec has had outstanding results to date, including multiple G1 winner Montefilia and G1 winner Tuvalu.
His success rate with Danehill line mares is also noteworthy, including Group winners Tuvalu, Scarlet Oak, Trobriand and Lim’s Kosciusko.
Conformation

Race record
His successful career
Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
Three | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | A$2,217,025 |
Four | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | A$688,000 |
Total | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | A$2,905,025 |
At 3
- 1st
- Doncaster Mile (G1), 1600m, Randwick, beating Real Impact, Royal Descent, Rudy, Pornichet, Arabian Gold, Suavito, World Ace, Sacred Falls, Hallowed Crown, Leebaz, Happy Trails, Hooked, Cosmic Endeavour, Diamond Drille, Puccini, Plucky Belle, Destiny’s Kiss, Sweynesse, Ninth Legion.
- 1st
- Carbine Club S (G3), 1600m, Flemington, beating Stratum Star, Manhattan Avenue, Hi World, Tahni Dancer, Azkadellia, Vespa.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 1400m, Warwick Farm.
- 3rd
- George Ryder S (G1), 1500m, Rosehill, to Real Impact, Criterion, beating Royal Descent, Shooting To Win, Burbero, Hooked, Moriarty, It’s Somewhat, I’m Imposing, World Ace, Sacred Falls, Weary, Cosmic Endeavour.
- 3rd
- Hobartville S (G2), 1400m, Rosehill, by a head and a nose, to Hallowed Crown, Sweynesse, beating Shooting To Win, Scissor Kick, Panzer Division, Hampton Court, Vadarian Bullet, Preferment, Thunder Lady, Delectation.
- 4th
- Australian Guineas (G1), 1600m, Flemington, to Wandjina, Alpine Eagle, Stratum Star, beating Admiral, Merion, Chivalry, Minnesinger, Firehouse Rock, Manapine, Sweet And Speedy, Petrology, Fontein Ruby.
- 4th
- Eskimo Prince S (G3), 1200m, Rosehill, to Scissor Kick, Delectation, Harrier Jet, beating Vadarian Bullet.
At 4
- 1st
- George Main S (G1), 1600m, Randwick, beating Royal Descent, Pornichet, Lucia Valentina, Kirramosa, Sweynesse, Hauraki, Protectionist, Hooked.
- 2nd
- George Ryder S (G1), 1500m, Rosehill, to Winx, beating Press Statement, First Seal, Happy Clapper, Turn Me Loose, Tinto, Hucklebuck.
- 2nd
- Chelmsford S (G2), 1600m, Randwick, to Complacent, beating Royal Descent, Hartnell, Junoob, Pornichet, Who Shot Thebarman, Beaten Up, I’m Imposing, Precedence, Hawkspur, Preferment, Grand Marshal, Moriarty, Opinion, Tremec.
- 3rd
- Canterbury S (G1), 1300m, Randwick, to Holler, First Seal, beating Happy Clapper, Our Boy Malachi, Ecuador, Criterion.
- 3rd
- All Aged S (G1), 1400m, Randwick, to English, Black Heart Bart, beating Rebel Dane, Press Statement, Malaguerra, Perignon, Goldstream.
- 4th
- Caulfield S (G1), 2000m, Caulfield, to Criterion, Happy Trails, Mongolian Khan, beating Contributer, Fawkner, Entirely Platinum, Pornichet.
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