Galthorn Farm offers five at the Melbourne Nutrient Sale

Goulburn Valley harness racing nursery Galthorn Farm have been breeding horses for 20 years and the farm will offer five yearlings at the Nutrien Melbourne Sale on the weekend of April 13 and 14. 

With a well-deserved reputation as sellers husband and wife team of Garry Hawthorn and Jenny Gallagher are in the midst of seven weeks of yearling preparation for the five yearlings, three fillies and two colts, they will offer for sale in April. 

“We rarely bring a yearling home as they are all for sale and as much as we hate to say goodbye, we are realists and we are happy to leave the training and racing side of things to the experts”, Jenny said. 

Three of the Galthorn draft are by Captain Crunch whose first crop of Australian foals commenced racing a little over a month ago and he is already the sire of the smart Western Australian winner Captain Paprika. 

Captain Paprika won at Pinjarra on March 4th rating 1:58.6 over the 1684 metres. For a video of that race, click here.

 Captain Crunch is also the sire of the New Zealand 2yo colt Ukraine which won at Waiirio on 11th February. For a video of that race, click here.

 “We like Captain Crunch as his dam is a three-quarter sister to Sweet Lou whose progeny we love and who has been so successful in Australia and New Zealand”. 

Lot 229  Captain Crunch – Four Zoe – Four Starzzz Shark

A Captain Crunch filly from the four times winning Four Zoe which is now the dam of three winners including Hesty which won six races. 

Hesty is a half-sister to Group Two Nights of Thunder winner Mohegan Sun, which retired with 23 wins and $245,190 in stakes, and the mare Adele Said which won seven races. 

The grand-dam of this filly is a half-sister to Australian Broodmare of the Year Sokys Number whose six 2:00 performers include four-times Group One winning Saab (21 wins and $577,197) and Australian 2yo Pacer of the Year Talladega which won 18 races and $411,680. 

“She is a long-legged super-model.” Jenny Gallagher said.

Lot 249  Captain Crunch – Im Twice The Delight – Bettors Delight

A Captain Crunch half-sister to eight time winner and NSW Sapling Stakes runner-up Our Sunset Delight which as a 4yo with $70,276 in the back looks set to win a lot more in the coming months. 

This filly is out of the smart Bettors Delight mare I’m Twice The Delight which took a record of 1:52.3 on her way to 11 wins and $67,832 in stakes. 

I’m Twice The Delight is out of a half-sister to to Mark Dennis which won 47 races and $340,269 Group One New Zealand Queen Of Hearts winner.

“She is a classy filly, very kind and happy to go with you with whatever you are trying to do with her”.

Lot 295  Captain Crunch – Our Options – Bettors Delight

This Captain Crunch colt is out of the New Zealand bred winning Bettors Delight mare Our Options which is a half-sister to Group One 2yo Caduceus Club Classic winner Opulent ($287,877), Group Two Southland Oaks winner Dibaba ($322,307). 

Our Options is also a half-sister to Idolise which is the dam of the sub 1:50.0 Group One Queen Elizabeth Mile winner Braeview Kelly ($445,130) and the current rising star 4yo Ohoka Connor which has won 10 of his 14 career start and stakes of $128,765. 

This is the family of three-time Australian Harness Horse of the Year King Of Swing 1:47.9 $3,390,546. 

“He is not overly big but is really nice – a pocket rocket with attitude”.

Lot 303  Downbytheseaside – Penny Lane – Art Major

The second foal of his dam Penny Anne, Lot 303 is a Downbytheseaside half-brother to the recently qualified 2yo filly Sweet Louanne. 

Penny Anne is a winning daughter of Art Major and a half-sister to four other winners being out of the speedy Pacific Fella mare Ultra Trendy Lombo. 

Ultra Trendy Lombo is a half-sister to millionaire pacer Lombo Pocket which was awarded Australian Harness Horse of the Year honours as a 2yo and her dam Misty Maiden was both Australian 3yo Pacer of the Year before winning National honours a second time as Australian Broodmare of the Year. 

”He is a really nice colt and I quite like him”.

 Lot 354  Downbytheseaside – Vampish Hanover – Life Sign

A Downbytheseaside filly out of the 3yo NSW Breeders Challenge Regional Final winner Vampish Hanover which retired from racing as the winner of six races. 

The grand-dam of this filly is the Victoria Oaks winner Vixen Hanover which won 20 races and $371,313 and is now the dam of four winners. 

“She is a really nice type who is very attentive and a little quirky with a touch of arrogance”.

by Alan Parker