Bald Galloway facts for kids

Bald Galloway (born around 1705) was a very important Thoroughbred horse in the 1700s. He became famous not for winning races himself, but for being a top "sire." A sire is a male horse (a stallion) who fathers many foals (baby horses). Bald Galloway passed on his great qualities, and many of his children and grandchildren became champions!

Who Was Bald Galloway?

Bald Galloway was born in about 1705 in Great Britain. His breeder, the person who helped him be born, was Captain Rider. His father was a horse named St. Victor's Barb. His mother, also called a dam, was Grey Whynot. Grey Whynot's mother was a special horse known as a Royal mare. Bald Galloway had a beautiful chestnut coat, which is a reddish-brown color.

A Champion Father

Bald Galloway became one of the most successful sires in Great Britain and Ireland. In 1725, he was named the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland. This means that year, his children won more money and important races than the children of any other father horse! He lived at a place called the Oak-Tree, Leeming-lane, in Yorkshire.

His Amazing Children

Bald Galloway had many famous children who became great racehorses or important parents themselves.

• Buckhunter: He was Bald Galloway's best racing son. Buckhunter won a very important race called Queen Anne's Gold Cup at York in 1719. He also won several King's Plates, which were special races sponsored by the King.
• Roxana: She was a daughter of Bald Galloway. Roxana became the mother of two incredibly famous horses:
  • Lath: A very fast racehorse.
  • Cade: He became a champion sire, just like his grandfather Bald Galloway!
• Grey Robinson: Another daughter of Bald Galloway. She was the mother of an amazing horse named Regulus, who never lost a single race!

Bald Galloway also fathered other notable horses like Bald Ovington, Cartouch, Daffodil, Dart, Foxhunter, Grey Ovington, Silverlocks, and Snake.

Bald Galloway's Family Tree

This list shows some of Bald Galloway's important descendants, like a family tree for horses. It helps us see how his bloodline continued through generations.