Kevin Kline scores an all-the-way win for Peter Ferguson. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.
Kevin Kline the kind of horse everybody would love to own - he just keeps running
By Barry Lichter • 25 October 2025
Lincoln Farms trainer Ray Green says Kevin Kline is no champion but he’s the kind of horse anyone would be thrilled to own.
“I’d love to own him myself. If I had him in America I’d make a living off him.”
Green and his training partner Nathan Delany produced the Always B Miki three-year-old to win his fifth race at Auckland on Friday night when he led all the way for Peter Ferguson to beat Mhai Surfer Girl and Hooray Henry.
Kevin Kline has now won $81,038 and, incredibly, he’s done it all basically on his first preparation.
But the real beauty of the horse is that he races regularly and always puts in - from 36 starts he has also racked up nine seconds, five thirds, seven fourths and five fifths. Only five times has he run worse than fifth.
“He just keeps running,” says Green. “He got an easy lead on Friday night and was just too good for them. And there were some handy types against him.”
Kevin Kline, only the fourth favourite in a field of six, had to run only 2:42.2 to keep his rivals a bay, his 56.2 final 800 metres making it very hard for anything to run him down.
“He’s a pretty good horse but we won’t go to Christchurch with him. He’d be running for third at best in the derby. He can’t beat those top ones (like Marketplace and Rubira).
“We’ll hang round up here for now. Now that he’s R60 he’ll have to front up to better horses soon and that’s when we might give him a break.”
Lincoln Farms’ owners John and Lynne Street are enjoying racing Kevin Kline with a number of long-time partners including Margaret Rabbitt, the Red and Blue Syndicate, Lance Myocevich, Priscilla Edmunds, Trevor Casey, Dave and Daphne Jones, Jason Deane, Brent Mulholland and Ray Menzies.
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Ray’s comments
Tuesday at Addington
Race 9: Debbie Lincoln
4.03pm
“She’s drawn out but I think she’s got the gate speed to be put into the race. You’ve got to be handy to beat the good ones and we don’t want to be stuck behind some of the others. The one drawn two inside us, Arafura, looks the one to beat but Debbie is as good as anything in the race in my opinion. It’s not going to be easy but I’m hopeful. She’s done well down here and is in good shape.”
Ray’s comments
Friday night at Cambridge
Race 5: Im Not The Maid
6.17pm
“The draw helps and while she’s very honest she still needs to improve. Gary Hall said she was a bit stop-start last time but he cut corners and wasn’t too far away at the finish. He reckoned his toe rope broke at the top of the straight.”
Race 8: Lincoln Maree
7.49pm
“She showed no speed when resuming and it’s hard to see her playing a part in this.”
Race 8: Lincoln Downs
7.49pm
“She went the best of them last time, was hampered turning or home, and could improve.”
Race 8: Jessie Lincoln
7.49pm
“She’s a big filly but so far, so good. There are a few negatives, like the second row draw and it being her first time under lights, but I think she could go quite well. It’s not a wonderful lot against her and she’s training well.”
Race 8: Lincoln’s Spice
7.49pm
“She over-raced early first-up and burned herself out. She’s a delicate little thing but we’ll put some plugs in her this week. Last time in I thought she could be the best of them. Whether the others have caught her up or she’s gone backwards I don’t know.”
