Golejewko Stud Farm

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Golejewko Stud Farm – the most famous Polish stud farm of English Thoroughbreds
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Golejewko Stud Farm came into being in 1921 when its contemporary owner Janusz count Czarnecki bought first 7 English Thoroughbred mares in Belgium and Germany.

From year to year, the stud farm was enlarged, mainly by import of mares.

Over time, good mares were bred, that (often after very good racing career) became dams in the native stud farm.

From among 8 leading sires that mated at the stud farm between 1921 and 1939, Harlekin and Mah Jong played the greatest role beyond any doubt. Harlekin – a quite good racehorse (within his 6-years’ career, he ran flat races 58 times while winning 18 times, and steeple-chases 24 times while winning 10 times) was a perfect sire in Golejewko. His offspring born here won not trifling sum of PLN1,624,000 until 1937.

The stud farm delivered, by Harlekin, 16 stallions and 27 dams that is not small number and gives evidence of this stallion’s big influence on the domestic breeding.

Moreover, Harlekin with local half bred mares gave impressive number of horses for the army. At present, Harlekin’s name can be met only in pedigrees of these mares from Golejewko that are descended from his daughter Efforta.

First of all, the following stallions can be reckoned in the best offspring of Golejewko Stud Farm in the interwar period: (…)


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Author: Maria and Maciej Świdziński