Hawes’ yearling set to add another jewel to Crown

The Jenna’s Beach Boy mare Karalta Crown has had a profound influence on Tasmanian breeding and racing for more than 20 years.

Racing only as a two and three-year-old, she totted up 12 wins including the Evicus Stakes, the Belmont and Tasmanian Yearling Sale Classic and was placed in the Breeders Crown 2YO Final and Tasmanian Oaks. 

She finished up with a stake tally of $128,351 – a worthwhile total for a brief career.

At the stud Karalta Crown has compiled an outstanding record. She has left 10 foals of racing age, eight of whom have been successful and they have amassed a hefty $709,813 in prizemoney between them. 

Her progeny include the Light Harness Cup winner Karalta Dazzler, the Debutante Stakes, North Eastern Cup and Marathon victor Rockandahardplace, the Sweepstakes winner May’s Place, Ideal Karalta and the recent Thorate Memorial winner Tassie Dazzler.

Karalta Crown’s latest progeny is a big, strong, robust gelding by the 2YO Colt of the Year and promising young colonial stallion The Storm Inside, an entry for the Tasmanian Yearling Sale to be conducted by Nutrien Equine at Carrick Park on Saturday, February 14.

Lot 20 in the catalogue, the gelding is part of the three-strong draft being presented by prominent Lilydale breeder Shane Hawes and prepared by Bridport horsewoman Kate McLeod.

Hawes, who brought out the 2024 Tasmanian Horse of the Year Mickey Oh, the Granny Smith winner Ark Breeze and the Country Derby winner Frankie Falzoni, has also entered two well-bred fillies for the sale.

Lot 4 is an athletic bay filly by the champion sire Rock N Roll Heaven out of the Bettor’s Delight mare Bettor’s Beach Babe and is her second foal. 

Bred on the identical cross as the million dollar earner Let It Ride, Blazing Home (Vic. Youthful and QLD 4YO Championship) and the WA Oaks victor Madam Publisher, the filly belongs to the same family as the top flight Perth performer Can Return Fire and the Victoria Gold Chalice and Hamilton Cup winner Posh Jaccka.

The other filly from the Hawes’ draft is Lot 8, a neat, compact type by the Australian and NZ 2YO Colt of the Year and leading colonial sire Follow The Stars from Cathartic, a 1:58 winning daughter of the Meadowlands Pace winner Roll With Joe.

The first foal of her dam, the bay filly traces directly to Irish Town, one of the Apple Isle’s top racemares of the 1990’s and whose 19 successes included the Belmont, Princess Of Pace, Tasmanian 3YO Championship and the Victorian Goffin Memorial and Smile Mile. The family also includes the NSW Pink Bonnet winner Gracie Wilkes, Ballychurch (Tas. 3YO Filly Ch’ship) and the dual Metropolitan Cup winner Good Town.

From Harnesslink Media