Part-owner David Hornhardt, of Rosedale, said the three-year-old filly was in the final stages of being sold.

“Quite simply, we have been made an offer too good to refuse,” Mr Hornhardt said.

The sale will bring to an end a generous 18-month involvement, through the Herald, which has seen Harktheheraldangel raise more than $1200 for the Barossa branch of the Make A Wish Foundation.

The Harktheheraldangel story began in November 2007, when Sam Hayes and the syndication company First Tuesday Racing offered, through the Herald, to donate 10 per cent of any stakemoney won by the filly to the Barossa branch of Make A Wish.

David and Kath Hornhardt and Mr and Mrs Bob Kruse of Toorak Gardens were members of the First Tuesday syndicate which were involved in the filly’s ownership.

After training setbacks, Harktheheraldangel didn’t make her racetrack debut until September 21 last year for trainer David Hayes.

The filly had four starts for Lindsay Park with her best run a third at Balaklava on October 29, 2008.

The Hornhardt and Kruse families decided to buy Harktheheraldangel outright and gave her to Morphettville trainer Jon O’Connor.

She had six starts for O’Connor with the highlight being at Murray Bridge on May 13 this year.

Harktheheraldangel turned in a last-to-first performance to score a short neck win in the Carlton Draught Maiden over 1400 metres.

Altogether, the filly had 10 starts for a win and two thirds earning $7590 in stakes.

Gawler bookmaker Warren Barrington has invested $50 on Harktheheraldangel at each of her starts and gave $400 to Make A Wish for her Murray Bridge win.

Natalie Scholz, a spokesperson for the Barossa branch of Make A Wish said the Harktheheraldangel involvement had been a fun time for everyone involved and wonderful publicity.

“We thank the David and Kath Hornhardt, the Kruse family, Sam Hayes and Warren Barrington for their kind support of the charity,” Mrs Scholz said.