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5 Eyrefield Lodge in Kildare: the sale of the house’s contents includes 14 oil paintings, mostly of horses Sheppard’s Eyrefield Lodge sale offers two red-letter days for fans of the turf. Clues to what kept the Kildare lodge in the headlines for more than a century are all over its interior. The 14 oil paintings include three by Emil Adam: Game Chick, 1902; Ambush II, wearing the Prince of Wales colours; and Covert Hack, four-time winner of the Conyingham Cup, ea...

They called him ‘Lucky Loder’, at least until his incredibly unlucky death from Bright’s disease at the age of 47. Until then, it seemed like he couldn’t lose. Major Eustace Loder (1867-1914) was a racing man. His beautiful and stalwart mare, Pretty Polly, won 22 of her 24 races, including the 1,000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks and the St Leger Stakes, earning her the Triple Crown in 1904. She was born, lived and died at Eyrefield Lodge, Co Kildare. Major Loder bought the house (sight unseen) w...