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Galileo (horse)
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
| Galileo | |
|---|---|
Racing colours of Susan Magnier | |
| Sire | Sadler's Wells |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Urban Sea |
| Damsire | Miswaki |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 30 March |
| Died | 10 July () (aged&#;23) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | David Tsui and Orpendale |
| Owner | Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Record | 8: |
| Earnings | £1,, |
| Ballysax Stakes () Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial () Epsom Derby () Irish Derby () King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes () | |
| European Champion Three-Year-Old Colt () Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland (, , , , , , , , , , , ) Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland (, ) British Champions Series Hall of Fame () Timeform rating: | |
| Last updated on 21 July | |
Galileo (30 March – 10 July ) was an Irish Thoroughbredracehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from October until October , he ran eight times and won six races. He is best known for having won the Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in He was named the European Champion Three-Year-Old Colt of
After his retirement, Galileo was one of the most sought-after sires in the world. He first became the leading sire in Great Britain
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'He'll be very hard to replace' - how Galileo became a Book 1 goldmine to the tune of £ million
Good Morning Bloodstock is Martin Stevens' daily morning email and presented here online as a sample.
Here he presents the second half of a two-parter dedicated to the late great Galileo focusing on his history at Book 1, which is drawing to a close – subscribers can get more great insight from Martin every Monday to Friday.
All you need do is click on the link above, sign up and then read at your leisure each weekday morning from 7am.
Galileo was a three-time champion sire in Britain and Ireland and on his way to a fourth title, his roll of honour headed by the exceptionally gifted Frankel, by the time the yearling sales rolled around.
He was already established as an outstanding sire, who might match or even exceed his own sire Sadler’s Wells' extraordinary feats, and yet his offspring hadn’t thus far consistently raised the roof at auction.
Only two horses in his first eight crops had sold for seven-figure sums at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale between and , with a top price of 1,,gns given by Charlie Gordon-Watson for Listen and Sequoyah’s three-parts sister Nazym.
But, as I wrote in part one of this in-depth look at Galile