New Trotting Stallion For Walnut Hall

Published: February 26, 2010 01:52 pm EST

Groton Hall, a lightly raced four-year-old son of Conway Hall, out of Garbo Hall, by Lindy Lane, will stand this season at Walnut Hall Ltd., Lexington, Kentucky

. The announcement was made by Alan J. Leavitt, President of Walnut Hall Ltd., which is owned by his wife, Meg Jewett.

Groton Hall, a $125,000 yearling, suffered a racetrack injury in training at two that limited his racing career to six starts as a three-year-old, four qualifiers and two betting races. He won them all going away, taking his record of 1:57.1f at Pocono in his last start, trotting his last quarter in :27.4.

Groton Hall’s sire, Conway Hall, has already established himself as a sire of sires with Broadway Hall and Windsong’s Legacy. His dam, Garbo Hall, is a half sister to world champion Godiva Hall 4,1:53 3/5f ($808,008), and she descends from an unbroken line of fast, stakes winning trotters. However, Leavitt pointed out that Groton Hall has a very unusual 2 by 4 cross to Amour Angus, the sport’s all time greatest producer of great trotting sires.

Groton Hall will stand at a fee of $750, live foal, and his foals will be eligible to the Kentucky Sire Stakes program, featuring $300,000 finals in every category.

(Walnut Hall Ltd.)

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