Individual Stakes Race Winners - 436
Individual Group Race Winners - 170
Individual Listed Winners - 97
Galileo Group/Grade Winning Progeny
72 Individual Group Three Winners
Adored, Age of Aquarius, Aigue Marine, Aloof, Alvaro, Apple Betty, Astrology, Be My Gal, Beacon Rock, Best in the World, Bondi Beach, Cabaret, Coolmore, Cuis Ghaire, Douglas Macarthur, Dress Rehearsal, Ernest Hemingway, Eye of the Storm, Faufiler, Feel Like Dancing, Fields of Athenry, Flying the Flag, Galatee, Galileo's Choice, Gatewood, Gravitation, Giuseppe Pazzi, Heliostatic, Housesofparliament, John F Kennedy, Kenya, Kissed by Angels, Lay Time, Leo's Starlet, Lightinthenite, Lil'wing, Magical Dream, Mahler, Mekong River, Midterm, Mizzou, Observational, Oh Goodness Me, Orchestra, Pretty Perfect, Prima Luce, Promise to Be True, Quest for Peace, Rain Gal, Rain Goddess, Recorder, Saint Minerva, Say, Scintillula, Sense of Purpose, Sevenna, Shantaram, Sidera, Silver Galaxy, Sir Isaac Newton, South Easter, Spanish Steps, Starstruck, Sub Rose, Terrakova, The Corsican, The Pentagon, Ursa Major, Us Army Ranger, Venice Beach, Wonderfully.
28 Individual Group Two Winners
Ampere, Battle of Marengo, David Livingston, Elizabeth Browning, Gallant Tess, Global View, Gospel Choir, Gretchen, Gustav Klimt, Idaho, Il Saggiatore, Incanto Dream, Johann Zoffany, Kite Wood, Magical, Midas Touch, Mikhail Glinka, Port Douglas, Secret Gesture, Sertorius, Spiritjim, Sword Fighter, Tanby, Telescope, The Taj Mahal, Up, Vendangeur, Wedding Vow,
70 Individual Group One winners
Frankel 10, Minding 7, Highland Reel 6, Cape Blanco 5, New Approach 5, Misty for Me 4 ,Igugu 4, Gleneagles 4, Churchill 4, Rip Van Winkle 3, Lush Lashes 3, Noble Mission 3, Australia 3, Golden Lilac 3, Found 3, Alice Springs 3, Winter 3, Order of St George 3, Decorated Knight 3, Red Rocks 2, Treasure Beach 2, Soldier of Fortune 2, Teofilo 2, Roderick O'Connor 2, Alandi 2, Magician 2, Adelaide 2, Nathaniel 2, The Gurkha 2, Mondialiste 2, Seventh Heaven 2, Photo Call 2, Ulysses 2, Capri 2, Rhododendron 2, Happily 2. Hyrangea 2, Kingsbarns 1, Imperial Monarch 1, Was 1, Great Heavens 1, Together 1, Galikova 1, Lily of the Valley 1 ,Sans Frontieres 1, Cima De Triomphe 1, Nightime 1, Maybe 1, Sixties Icon 1, Allegretto 1, Mahbooba 1, Niwot 1, Sousa 1, Ruler of the World 1, Intello 1, Linton 1, Romantica 1, Seville 1, Altano 1, Marvellous 1, Tapestry 1, Together Forever 1, Ballydoyle 1, Curvy 1, Johannes Vermeer 1, The United States 1, Deauville 1, Waldgeist 1, Foundry 1, Clemmie 1,
37 Multiple Group One winners
Frankel 10, Minding 7, Highland Reel 6, Cape Blanco 5, New Approach 5, Misty for Me 4 ,Igugu 4, Gleneagles 4, Churchill 4, Rip Van Winkle 3, Lush Lashes 3, Noble Mission 3, Australia 3, Golden Lilac 3, Found 3, Alice Springs 3, Winter 3, Order of St George 3, Decorated Knight 3, Red Rocks 2, Treasure Beach 2, Soldier of Fortune 2, Teofilo 2, Roderick O'Connor 2, Alandi 2, Magician 2, Adelaide 2, Nathaniel 2, The Gurkha 2, Mondialiste 2, Seventh Heaven 2, Photo Call 2, Ulysses 2, Capri 2, Rhododendron 2, Hyrangea 2, Happily 2,
29 Individual Classic Winners
Nightime, Sixties Icon, Allegretto, Soldier of Fortune, Cima De Triomphe, New Approach, Alandi, Cape Blanco, Sans Frontiers, Golden Lilac, Frankel, Misty for Me, Roderic O'Connor, Treasure Beach, Was, Great Heavens, Magician, Ruler of the World, Intello, Marvellous, Australia, Gleneagles, Order of St George, Minding, The Gurkha, Minding, Seventh Heaven, Churchill Winter. Capri
8 Multiple Classic Winners
Golden Lilac, Australia, Gleneagles, Minding, Churchill, Winter, Order Of St George, Capri.
Galileo Millionaires Club
Highland Reel - £7,513,355 - A 7 time Group / Grade 1 winner in England Hong Kong & USA
Found - £5,058,029 - A 3 time Group/ Grade 1Winner in France and the United States
Frankel - £2,998,302 - A 10 time Group One winner in England.
Cape Blanco - £2,574,670 - A 5 time Group/Grade 1 winner in Ireland and the United States
Minding - £2,327,295 - A 7 time Group 1 winner in England and Ireland
Australia - £2,090,503 - A 3 time Group 1winner in England and Ireland
New Approach - £1,992,068 - A 5 time Group 1 winner in England and Ireland
Ulysses - £1,916,923 - A 2 time Group 1 winner in England
Order Of St George* - £1,902,090 - A 3 time Group 1 winner in England and Ireland
Seventh Heaven - £1,623,567 - A 2 time Group 1 winner in England and Ireland
Red Rocks - £1,623,003 - A 2 time Grade 1 winner in the United States
Magician - £1,579,292 - A 2 time Group /Grade 1 winner in Ireland and the United States
Treasure Beach - £1,513,936 - A 2 time Group /Grade 1 Winner in Ireland and the United States
Adelaide - £1,471,592 - A 2 time Group / Grade 1 winner in Australia and the United States
Nathaniel - £1,464,688 - A 2 time Group 1 winner in England
Churchill - £1,392,478 - A 4 time Group 1 winner in England & Ireland
Noble Mission - £1,364,058 - A 3 time Group 1 winner in England Ireland and France
Intello - £1,359,934 - A Group 1 winner in France
Soldier Of Fortune - £1,341,073 - A 2 time Group 1 winner in England and Ireland
Decorated Knight - £1,326,618 - A 3 time Group 1 winner in Ireland & UAE
Linton - £1,316,569 - A Group 1 winner in Australia
Capri* -
£1,299,377
- A 2 time Group 1 winner in England & Ireland Mondialiste - £1,266,851 - A 2 time Grade 1 winner in the United States and Canada
Lush Lashes - £1,204,226 - A 3 time Group 1 winner in England and Ireland
Rip Van Winkle - £1,201,333 - A 3 time Group 1 winner in England
Purple Moon - £1,173,194 - A 2007 Melbourne Cup runner up and a Listed winner
The United States - £1,145,770 - A Group 1 and multiple Group 2 winner in Australia
Winter - £1,089,592 - A 4 time Group 1 winner in England & Ireland
Rhododendron* - £1,080,992 - A Multiple Group 1 Winner in England
Ruler Of The World - £1,070,243 - A Group 1 winner in England and a Group 2 winner in France.
Johannes Vermeer* - £1,048,068 - A Group One winner in France
Idaho* - £1,024,339 - A multiple Group Two winner in the United Kingdom
Galileo Group One progeny Vctories by Nation.
Ireland – 39 Group 1
Irish 2000 Guineas -(4)- Roderic O’Connor (2011), Magician (2013), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017) Tattersalls Gold Cup -(2)- Noble Mission (2014), Decorated Knight (2017)
Irish 1000 Guineas -(4)- Nightime (2006), Misty For Me (2011), Marvellous (2014), Winter (2017)
Pretty Polly Stakes -(2) - Misty For Me (2011), Minding (2016), Winter (2017)
Irish Derby -(5)- Soldier Of Fortune (2007), Cape Blanco (2010), Treasure Beach (2011), Australia (2014), Capri (2017)
Irish Oaks -(2)- Great Heavens (2012), Seventh Heaven (2016)
Matron Stakes -(5)- Lush Lashes (2008), Alice Spring (2016), Hydrangea (2017)
Irish Champion Stakes -(3)- New Approach (2008), Cape Blanco (2010), Decorated Knight (2017) Moyglare Stud Stakes -(4)- Misty For Me (2010), Maybe (2011), Minding (2015), Happily (2017)
National Stakes -(4)- Teofilo (2006), New Approach (2007),Gleneagles (2014), Churchill (2016)
Irish St Leger -(4) - Alandi (2009), Sans Frontieres (2010), Order Of St George (2015), Order Of St George (2017)
England – 56 Group 1
2000 Guineas -(3)- Frankel (2011), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017)
1000 Guineas -(2)- Minding (2016), Winter (2017)
Lockinge Stakes -(1)- Frankel (2012)
Coronation Cup -(2)- Soldier Of Fortune (2008) Highland Reel (2017)
Oaks -(2)- Was (2012), Minding (2016)
Derby -(3)- New Approach (2008), Ruler Of The World (2013), Australia (2014)
Queen Anne Stakes -(1)- Frankel (2012)
St James’s Palace -(2)- Frankel (2011), Gleneagles (2015)
Gold Cup -(1)- Order Of St George (2016)
Coronation Stakes -(2)- Lush Lashes (2008) Winter (2017)
Prince of Wales Stakes -(1)- Highland Reel (2017)
Eclipse Stakes -(2)- Nathaniel (2012) Ulysses (2017)
Falmouth Stakes -(1)- Alice Spring (2016)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes -(2)- Nathaniel (2011), Highland Reel (2016)
Sussex Stakes -(4) - Rip Van Winkle (2009), Frankel (2011, 2012), The Gurkha (2016)
Nassau Stakes -(1)- Minding (2016)
International Stakes -(4)- Rip Van Winkle (2010), Frankel (2012), Australia (2014), Ulysses (2017) Yorkshire Oaks -(3)- Lush Lashes (2008), Tapestry (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016)
St Leger -(2)- Sixties Icon (2006), Capri (2017).
Cheveley Park Stakes -(1)- Clemmie (2017).
Sun Chariot Stakes - (1)- Alice Spring (2016)
Fillies’ Mile -(3)- Together Forever (2014), Minding (2015), Rhododendron (2016)
Dewhurst Stakes -(4)- Teofilo (2006), New Approach (2007, Frankel (2010), Churchill (2016)
Champion Fillies & Mares Stakes -(1)- Hydrangea (2017)
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes -(3)- Rip Van Winkle (2009), Frankel (2011), Minding (2106)
Champion Stakes -(3)- New Approach (2008), Frankel (2012), Noble Mission (2014)
Racing Post Trophy -(1)- Kingsbarns (2012)
France – 23 Group 1
Poule d’Essai des Poulains -(1)- The Gurkha (2016)
Poule d’Essai des Pouliches -(1)- Golden Lilac (2011)
Prix du Jockey Club -(1)- Intello (2013)
Grand Prix de Paris -(1)- Imperial Monarch (2012)
Prix de Diane -(1)- Golden Lilac (2011)
Prix d’Ispahan -(1)- Golden Lilac (2012)
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud -(1)- Noble Mission (2014)
Prix Jean Romanet -(1)- Romantica (2013)
Prix de l’Opera -(2)- Lily Of The Valley (2010), Rhododenron (2017)
Prix du Cadran -(2)- Alandi (2009), Altano (2013) Prix Royal-Oak -(1)- Allegretto (2007)
Prix de L’Arc de Triomph -(1)- Found (2016)
Prix Marcel Boussac -(3)- Misty For Me (2010), Found (2014), Ballydoyle (2015)
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère – (1) – Happily (2017)
Prix Vermeille -(1)- Galikova (2011)
Criterium International -(2)- Roderic O’Connor (2010), Johannes Vermeer (2015)
Criterium de Saint-Cloud -(1)- Waldgeist
America – 15 Group 1
Secretariat Stakes -(3)- Treasure Beach (2011), Adelaide (2014), Highland Reel (2015)
Arlington Million -(2)- Cape Blanco (2011), Mondailiste (2016)
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Inv Stakes -(1)- Cape Blanco (2011)
Man O’War Stakes -(2)- Red Rocks (2008), Cape Blanco (2011)
E P Taylor Stakes -(1)- Curvy (2015) Belmont Derby -(1)- Deauville (2016)
Rodeo Drive Stakes -(1)- Photo Call (2015)
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup -(1)- Together (2011)
Breeders’ Cup Turf -(4)- Red Rocks (2006), Magician (2013), Found (2015), Highland Reel (2016)
Australia – 7 Group 1
Stradbroke Handicap -(1)- Linton (2013)
Sydney Cup -(1)- Niwot (2012)
Spring Champion Stakes -(1)- Sousa (2008)
The Metropolitan Handicap -(2)- Seville (2013), Foundry (2017)
Ranvet Rawson Stakes -(1)- The United Stakes (2016)
Cox Plate -(1)- Adelaide (2014)
South Africa – 5 Group 1
J & B Met -(1)- Igugu (2012)
South African Fillies Classic -(1)- Igugu (2011)
Durban July Handicap -(1)- Igugu (2011)
Woolavington 2000 -(1)- Igugu (2011)
Golden Slipper -(1)- Mahbooba (2010)
Canada – 1 Group 1
Woodbine Mile -(1)- Mondailiste (2015)
Hong Kong – 2 Group 1
Hong Kong Vase -(2)- Highland Reel (2015) Highland Reel (2017)
Italy – 1 Group 1
Derby Italiano -(1)- Cima De Triomphe (2008)
United Arab Emirates – 1 Group 1
Jebel Hatta -(1)- Decorated Knight (2017)
Galileo Group/Grade One Winners By Crop Order
First Crop 2003
Allegretto - Prix Royal-Oak
Nightime - Irish 1000 Guineas
Red Rocks - Breeders' Cup Turf, Man o' War Stakes
Sixties Icon - St Leger Stakes
Second Crop 2004
Celestial Halo - Triumph Hurdle
Niwot - Sydney Cup
Soldier of Fortune - Irish Derby, Coronation Cup
Teofilo - National Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes
Third Crop 2005
Alandi - Irish St Leger, Prix du Cadran
Cima De Triomphe - Derby Italiano
Lush Lashes - Coronation Stakes, Yorkshire Oaks, Matron Stakes
New Approach - national Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes, Epsom Derby, Irish Champion Stakes, Champion Stakes
Sousa - Spring Champion Stakes
Fourth Crop 2006
Altano - Prix du Cadran
Linton - Stradbroke Handicap
Rip Van Winkle - Sussex Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, International Stakes
Sans Frontieres - Irish St Leger
Fifth Crop 2007
Cape Blanco - Irish Derby, Irish Champion Stakes, Man o' War Stakes, Arlington Million, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes
Igugu - Durban July Handicap, South African Fillies Classic, Woolavington 2000, Cape Metropolitan Stakes
Lily Of The Valley - Prix de l'Opera
Mahbooba - Clairwood Golden Slipper
Sixth Crop 2008
Frankel - Dewhurst Stakes, 2000 Guineas, St. James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes (twice), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Lockinge Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, International Stakes, Champion Stakes
Galikova - Prix Vermeille
Golden Lilac - Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix de Diane, Prix d'Ispahan
Misty for Me - Moyglare Stud Stakes, Prix Marcel Boussac, Irish 1000 Guineas, Pretty Polly Stakes
Nathaniel - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Eclipse Stakes
Roderic O'Connor - Criterium International, Irish 2000 Guineas
Seville - AJC Metropolitan Handicap
Together - Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
Treasure Beach - Irish Derby, Secretariat Stakes
Seventh Crop 2009
Great Heavens - Irish Oaks
Imperial Monarch - Grand Prix de Paris
Maybe - Moyglare Stud Stakes
Noble Mission - Tattersalls Gold Cup, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud †, Champion Stakes
Romantica - Prix Jean Romanet
Was - Epsom Oaks
Windsor Park- Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle
Eighth Crop 2010
Intello - Prix du Jockey Club
Kingsbarns - Racing Post Trophy
Magician - Irish 2000 Guineas, Breeders' Cup Turf
Mondialiste - Woodbine Mile, Arlington Million
Ruler of the World - Epsom Derby
The United States - Ranvet Stakes
Foundry - Metropolitan Stakes
Ninth Crop 2011
Adelaide - Secretariat Stakes, Cox Plate
Australia - Epsom Derby, Irish Derby, International Stakes
Marvellous - Irish 1000 Guineas
Photo Call - Rodeo Drive Stakes, First Lady Stakes
Tapestry - Yorkshire Oaks
Tenth Crop 2012
Curvy - E.P. Taylor Stakes
Gleneagles - Vincent O'Brien Stakes, 2000 Guineas Stakes, Irish 2000 Guineas, St. James's Palace Stakes
Highland Reel - Secretariat Stakes, Hong Kong Vase, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Breeders' Cup Turf, Coronation Stakes, Prince of Wales Stakes, Hong Kong Vase.
Order of St George - Irish St. Leger, x 2 Ascot Gold Cup
Together Forever - Fillies' Mile
Found -Prix Marcel Boussac, Breeders' Cup Turf, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Decorated Knight - Jebel Hatta, Tattersalls Gold Cup, Irish Champion Stakes
Eleventh Crop 2013
Alice Springs - Falmouth Stakes, Matron Stakes, Sun Chariot Stakes
Ballydoyle - Prix Marcel Boussac
Deauville - Belmont Derby
Johannes Vermeer - Critérium International
Minding - Moyglare Stud Stakes, Fillies' Mile, 1000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Oaks, Pretty Polly Stakes, Nassau Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Seventh Heaven - Irish Oaks, Yorkshire Oaks
The Gurkha - Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Sussex Stakes
Ulysses - Eclipse Stakes. International Stakes
Twelfth Crop 2014
Capri - Irish Derby, St Leger
Churchill - National Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes, 2000 Guineas, Irish 2000 Guineas.
Hydrangea - Matron Stakes, Champion Fillies & Mares Stakes.
Rhododendron - Fillies' Mile, Prix L'Opera
Winter - 1000 Guineas, Irish 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes, Nassau Stakes.
Thirteenth Crop 2015
Clemmie - Cheveley Park Stakes.
Happily - Moyglare Stud Stakes, Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
Fourteenth Crop 2016
Galileo Progeny Group One Wins By Year
2006 (5)
Nightime - Irish 1000 Guineas
Red Rocks - Breeders’ Cup Turf
Sixties Icon - - St Leger
Teofilo - Dewhurst Stakes
Teofilo - National Stakes
2007 (4)
Allegretto -Prix Royal-Oak
New Approach - Dewhurst Stakes
New Approach - National Stakes
Soldier Of Fortune - Irish Derby
2008 (9)
Lush Lashes - Yorkshire Oaks
Lush Lashes - Coronation Stakes
Lush Lashes - Matron Stakes
New Approach - Irish Champion Stakes
New Approach - Champion Stakes
New Approach - Derby
Red Rocks - Man O’War Stakes
Soldier Of Fortune - Coronation Cup
Sousa - Spring Champion Stakes
2009 (4)
Alandi - Irish St Leger
Alandi - Prix du Cadran
Rip Van Winkle - Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Rip Van Winkle - Sussex Stakes
2010 (11)
Cape Blanco - Irish Champion Stakes
Cape Blanco - Irish Derby
Cima De Triomphe - Derby Italiano
Frankel - Dewhurst Stakes
Lily Of The Valley - Prix de l’Opera
Mahbooba - Golden Slipper
Misty For Me - Moyglare Stud Stakes
Misty For Me - Prix Marcel Boussac
Rip Van Winkle - International Stakes
Roderic O’Connor - Criterium International
Sans Frontieres - Irish St Leger
2011 (21)
Cape Blanco - Man O’War Stakes
Cape Blanco - Arlington Million
Cape Blanco - Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Inv Stakes
Frankel - 2000 Guineas
Frankel - Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Frankel - St James’s Palace Stakes
Frankel - Sussex Stakes
Galikova - Prix Vermeille
Golden Lilac - Poule d’Essai des Pouliches
Golden Lilac - Prix de Diane
Igugu - Durban July Handicap
Igugu - South African Fillies Classic
Igugu - Woolavington
Misty For Me - Irish 1000 Guineas
Misty For Me - Pretty Polly Stakes
Nathaniel - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Niwot - Sdney Cup
Roderic O’Connor - Irish 2000 Guineas
Together - Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
Treasure Beach - Secretariat Stakes
Treasure Beach - Irish Derby
2012 (13)
Frankel - Lockinge Stakes
Frankel - Champion Stakes
Frankel - International Stakes
Frankel - Queen Anne Stakes
Frankel - Sussex Stakes
Great Heavens - Irish Oaks
Golden Lilac - Prix d’Ispahan
Igugu - J & B Met
Imperial Monarch - Grand Prix de Paris
Kingsbarns - Racing Post Trophy
Nathaniel - Eclipse Stakes
Niwot - Sydney Cup
Was - Oaks
2013 (9)
Altano - Prix du Cadran
Intello - Prix du Jockey Club
Linton - Stradbroke Handicap
Magician - Irish 2000 Guineas
Magician- Breeders’ Cup Turf
Maybe - Moyglare Stud Stakes
Romantica - Prix Jean Romanet
Ruler Of The World - Derby
Seville - The Metropolitan Handicap
2014 (13)
Adelaide - Cox Plate
Adelaide - Secretariat Stakes
Australia - Derby
Australia - International Stakes
Australia - Irish Derby
Found - Prix Marcel Boussac
Gleneagles - National Stakes
Marvellous - Irish 1000 Guineas
Noble Mission - Champion Stakes
Noble Mission - Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
Noble Mission - Tattersalls Gold Cup
Tapestry - Yorkshire Oaks
Together Forever - Fillies’ Mile
2015 (14)
Ballydoyle - Prix Marcel Boussac
Curvy - E P Taylor Stakes
Found - Breeders’ Cup Turf
Gleneagles - 2000 Guineas
Gleneagles - Irish 2000 Guineas
Gleneagles - St James’s Palace Stakes
Highland Reel - Secretariat Stakes
Highland Reel - Hong Kong Vase
Johannes Vermeer - Criterium International
Minding - Fillies’ Mile
Minding - Moyglare Stud Stakes
Mondailiste - Woodbine Mile
Order Of St George - Irish St Leger
Photo Call - Rodeo Drive Stakes
2016 (24)
Alice Springs - Falmouth Stakes
Alice Springs - Matron Stakes
Alice Springs - Sun Chariot Stakes
Churchill - National Stakes
Churchill - Dewhurst Stakes
Deauville - Belmont Derby
Found - Prix de L’Arc de Triomph
Highland Reel - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Highland Reel - Breeders’ Cup Turf
Minding - 1000 Guineas
Minding - Nassau Stakes
Minding - Oaks
Minding - Pretty Polly Stakes
Minding - Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Mondailiste - Arlington Million
Order Of St George - Gold Cup
Photo Call - First Lady Stakes
Rhododendron - Fillies’ Mile
Seventh Heaven - Irish Oaks
Seventh Heaven - Yorkshire Oaks
The Gurkha - Poule d’Essai des Poulains
The Gurkha - Sussex Stakes
The United Stakes - Ranvet Rawson Stakes
Waldgeist - Criterium de Saint-Cloud
2017 24
Capri - Irish Derby
Capri - St Leger
Churchill - 2000 Guineas
Churchill - Irish 2000 Guineas
Clemmie - Cheveley Park Stakes
Decorated Knight - Irish Champion Stakes
Decorated Knight - Jebel Hatta
Decorated Knight - Tattersalls Gold Cup
Foundry - The Metropolitan Handicap
Happily - Moyglare Stud Stakes
Happily - Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
Highland Reel - Coronation Cup
Highland Reel - Pince of Wales Stakes
Highland Reel - Hong Kong Vase
Hydrangea- Matron Stakes
Hydrangea - Champion Fillies & Mares Stakes
Order Of St George - Irish St Leger
Rhododenron - Prix de l’Opera
Ulysses - Eclipse Stakes
Ulysses - International Stakes
Winter - 1000 Guineas
Winter - Coronation Stakes
Winter - Irish 1000 Guineas
Winter - Nassau Stakes
2018 0
Picture of Galileo's first ever appearance in a Coolmore Brochure
A tribute to Galileo by Anne Alston (aka Red)
The Irish flat season has just gotten underway at Naas, and we saw the return to action of the latest crop of Galileo 3-year olds. His first runner coming in the shape of multiple Group 1 Alice Springs’ sister Hence who has an entry in two of the Irish classics the 1000 guineas and Oaks, she ran a solid race to finish 2nd on ground she would have hated. She showed us enough to whet the appetite for the coming season ahead and the dreams of more glory days not for any other reason than for the horse.
The term Legend these days is thrown about like cheap confetti but not so in the case of Galileo for he is an “Equine Living Legend”. He was born to two already accomplished parents in Sadler’s Wells and Urban Sea on the 30th March 1999 at Coolmore Stud in Fethard, his sire would win an incredible 14 sires titles in his career and would become a sire of sires and his dam would give birth to 11 foals and was considered a broodmare “Blue Hen” which means she produced multiple stakes horses of the highest calibre who would then go on to do the same, this is accomplished down the female line only.
The Making of a Legend: -
In late 1999 as a yearling Galileo would have left Coolmore Stud to make the short journey to Ballydoyle stables where he would remain until his racing career was finished. He had been well handled since his birth and that would go a long way into shaping him into the race horse he would be then and into the stallion he is today, he is very professional in all that he does, and he has the perfect temperament, there is no nastiness about him which you can find with some stallions. He would finish growing and stand at 16.05 Hands High.
Galileo was so named by Sue Magnier in the first half of 2000 this was a name to be proud of a proper stallion’s name the Bay Colt would have a lot to live up to. He would only make one race course appearance as a 2-year-old which came late in the season at Leopardstown in the October a race which he would win by 14 lengths and announce to the world that he was a colt full of potential. He was a colt who would be kept for a classic campaign in his 3-year-old season. He would run a further 7 times as a 3-year-old including winning the Epsom and Irish Derby’s. In his racing career he ran 8 times winning 6 and finishing 2nd in one. Alas we wouldn’t see him as a 4-year-old and we were left to dream on what might have been. Not for the horse’s sake you understand but for selfish reasons for the purely emotional attachment you make to horses that you see coming back year after year. There would be no Arc attempt with Galileo where I’m sure he would have run with distinction in his 4-year-old season.
At stud: -
Galileo has been a phenomenal sire at stud as things currently stand he has sired 436 individual stakes winners with 168 individual group race winners and 70 individual group one winners, 37 of the are multiple Group 1 winners. He is also responsible for 29 individual classic winners and 8 multiple classic winners. He has been champion sire 9 times and we can only hope he has plenty more to come.
The one person who should be credited with shaping Galileo into the sire he is today must surely belong to Classic winning trainer, owner and breeder Jim Bolger. He said, "John Magnier freely admits that things might have been different if it hadn’t been for me," If things had turned out differently there would be no 10-time Group 1 winner Frankel, 7-time Group 1 winner and multiple classic winner Minding and 7- time Group 1 winner Highland Reel to mention a few.
Galileo wouldn’t have had the same opportunities if he had ben exported elsewhere to stand at stud. He is arguably the world's most sought-after stallion and his record speaks for itself.
"Galileo is a very quiet horse, he's very easy to handle. He's very professional in his job - that's what makes him so good in my eyes. He's just a gentleman to have anything to do with.
As he was such a good racehorse, he continued that form, from his breeding and temperament, into his new job and he's transferred that on to his progeny as well." Quotes a stallion groom.
He is also inducted into the Irish horse racing’s hall of fame 2nd only to his sire saddler’s Wells in achieving that honour. That there tells you all you need to know about Galileo the perfect accolade.
The greatest compliment I can give Galileo is to describe any offspring by him is their will to win and mental fortitude they would run through and equine brick wall for you and still come back for more. He truly is a class above.
His 14th crop of 2-year olds will come into play this year hopefully they can give Galileo another 2-year-old sires title and have some genuine classic hopes for 2019. As things stand right now there are only 2 sires ahead of him in the all-time standings for the best Group/Grade 1 sire ever they are Danehill and Galileo’s father Sadler’s Wells, Galileo will soon pass both of them to become the greatest sire ever.
Galileo’s son Australia has been given the title of Heir apparent he has a big weight of responsibility on his shoulders I can only hope he turns out in the same mould as his illustrious father at stud.
I look forward to my 4th visit with the remarkable stallion in the near future. Each and every time I see him I am in awe of him, he has a magical quality about him which is rare. I hope that he can be around longer than his grand sire Northern Dancer's 29 years and pass his sire's 30 years.
Should you wish to become better acquainted with Galileo from his birth onwards I suggest purchasing a copy of the Greatness of Galileo book.
