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FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE-BRED GR.1 AND GR.2 WINNERS BY
THE GURKHA’S SIRE GALILEO,
See Galileo.
MATING SUGGESTIONS:
One of the most striking features of the 2015 and 2016 seasons has been the emergence of three top-class performers
representing Galileo’s partnership with daughters of another champion sire,
DANEHILL DANCER
. Between them
Minding, The Gurkha and Alice Springs have collected the remarkable total of ten Gr.1 victories, including three
classics. The Gurkha’s contribution included winning the Poule d’Essai des Poulains by five and a half lengths before
defeating the 2,000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold in the Sussex Stakes. The Gurkha also comes from a top-class female
line, as his first three dams were stakes winners and his fourth dam is Vallee Dansante, who numbers winners of the
Derby, Arc, Prix Marcel Boussac and Grand Criterium among her descendants. Vallee Dansante also has a distinguished
three-parts brother in that very good stallion Green Dancer, who also won the Poule d’Essai des Poulains.
There must be some valuable clues to be found among the best winners sired by Galileo’s stallion sons out of mares by
Danehill, including Teofilo and Frankel. Although Teofilo has a dam by Danehill, he has plenty of good winners with a
second line of
DANZIG
. Among them are Gr.1 winner Havana Gold (dam by
DESERT STYLE
), the Gr.2 winners Amira’s
Prince (dam by
GREEN DESERT
) and Diplomat (dam by
SHAADI)
and the Gr.3-winning brothers Scottish and Royal
Empire (dam by
ZIETEN
). Teofilo also has stakes winners inbred 3x2 and 3x3 to
DANEHILL
.
As Danehill and Danzig are one generation further back in The Gurkha’s pedigree, he clearly has plenty of options
with mares from the
DANZIG
line. Galileo has sired an Oaks winner from a
GREEN DESERT
mare and the dual Derby
winner Australia from a daughter of
CAPE CROSS
, so these merit a chance with The Gurkha, as do daughters of
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT
,
OASIS DREAM
and
SEA THE STARS
. Mares by the likes of
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
,
HOLY ROMAN
EMPEROR
,
FASTNET ROCK
,
DANSILI
,
EXCEED AND EXCEL
,
KODIAC
,
MOZART
and
DUKE OF MARMALADE
create
an acceptable 4x3 to
DANEHILL
. The
GRAND LODGE
branch of the Danzig male line supplied Teofilo with Irish St
Leger winner Voleuse de Coeurs (dam by
GRAND LODGE
) and the Irish Derby winner Trading Leather (dam by
SINNDAR
).
The
BLUSHING GROOM
line is playing an important role in Teofilo’s career and has made a very promising start
with Frankel. Teofilo has Group winners out of daughters of
RAINBOW QUEST
(Gr.1 winner Quest For More),
GROOM DANCER
(Oaks second Tarfasha) and
RAHY
(Gr.2 winner Arod) and there’s also a Gr.2 winner with a dam
The Gurkha
displays an explosive turn of foot to win the
French 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1
by 5½ lengths