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Prominent producer Hard Knocker dead at 26
5/3/2009
Knockgriffin Farm lost one of its prominent mares on the eve of Kentucky Oaks Day, May 1st, when multiple stakes producer HARD KNOCKER passed away peacefully in her paddock. The 26-year-old mare was owned by Manganaro Stables and Jim FitGerald and had been pensioned since 2006. Hard Knocker, by Raja Baba out of the Round Table mare Homespun, produced three stakes horses, including Grade III winner and Grade I-placed Chimichurri, who in turn produced North America’s highest-priced yearling to sell in 2008, a $3.1 million filly by A.P. Indy. Hard Knocker also produced Group III performer Huambo, stakes-placed Skip Poker, and the dam of Group I-placed Quick Hawk. Hard Knocker hailed from an impressive family. Her siblings included multiple Highweighted champion Mashaallah, Grade I winner Folk Art, and top sire Sportin’ Life. She will be buried at the farm.

Knockgriffin adds new broodmare division
2/2/2009
In late 2007, Jim FitzGerald purchased a gorgeous tract of 420 virgin acres just eight minutes from his Knockgriffin Farm and has developed the property into his primary broodmare division. It opened for the 2009 breeding season. Named Harpur’s Island in honor of his father’s home in Ireland, this new farm has three state-of-the-art barns complete with 20 rubber-matted stalls and well-designed paddocks just yards away from each facility. The farm also boasts large, sweeping fields with beautiful mature trees for its broodmare bands, and the entire farm’s water supply is naturally spring-fed, a proven ingredient for a horse’s well-being. And like Knockgriffin, Harpur’s Island has a specially designed, fully enclosed stall that could provide heat or air conditioning for injured or ailing horses. This feature reduces the chance of a sickly horse having to travel into a veterinary clinic for treatment. There are three new staff houses and a manager’s home built on the new propert... More >

Knockgriffin Sales Grad Produces Top Yearling of 2008
1/15/2009
Knockgriffin Farm foaled, raised, and sold CHIMICHURRI, the dam of the highest-priced yearling of 2008. Chimichurri’s filly by A.P. Indy topped all yearling prices in 2008 with a $3.1-million winning bid from John Ferguson Bloodstock. The price was a full $1.1 million higher than the next-highest price of the year. CHIMICHURRI is a nine-year-old mare by Elusive Quality. She was sold as a yearling by FitzGerald/Keogh Agency and went on to win or place in five graded stakes and earn nearly $270,000. She then sold for $2.1-million to Stonestreet Thoroughbreds as a broodmare in 2005. Chimichurri’s dam, HARD KNOCKER, is a pensioner at the farm after years of top-quality production.

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