Gay Gallanta

Gay Gallanta
Racing colours of Cheveley Park Stud
Sire	Woodman
Grandsire	Mr. Prospector
Dam	Gallanta
Damsire	Nureyev
Sex	Mare
Foaled	27 March 1992
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Flaxman Holdings
Owner	Cheveley Park Stud
Trainer	Michael Stoute
Record	10: 2-2-1
Earnings	₤137,346
Major wins
Queen Mary Stakes (1994) Cheveley Park Stakes (1994)
Awards
European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1994)
Last updated on January 12, 2007

Gay Gallanta is an American-bred, British-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse and successful broodmare. She was awarded the title of European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly at the 1994 Cartier Racing Awards. In her championship season she won two of her five starts; the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes and the Group Three Queen Mary Stakes.

Gay Gallanta is a chestnut mare, bred in Kentucky by Flaxman Holdings Ltd, the American breeding division of the Niarchos family's racing interests. She was sired by Woodman out of the Nureyev mare Gallanta.

Woodman, a son of Mr. Prospector, was a highly successful stallion, siring the winners of more than twenty Group One races including the champions Bosra Sham, Hawk Wing and Hector Protector. Gallanta produced at least twelve winners after a racing career which included a win in the Prix de Cabourg and a second place in the Prix Morny. As daughter of Gay Missile, Gallanta was closely related to the leading American thoroughbreds Summer Squall, A. P. Indy and Lemon Drop Kid.

Gay Gallanta was sent to the Keeneland July sales as yearling where she was bought for $350,000 by the BBA.

She was trained throughout her career by Michael Stoute at Newmarket, Suffolk.