97 / 108
95
by
QUEST FOR FAME
. Frankel’s Gr.2 Lowther Stakes winner Queen Kindly is another with a dam by
RAHY
and his
smart daughter Fair Eva has a
QUEST FOR FAME
second dam.
A branch of the Northern Dancer line enjoying repeated classic success with Galileo is the one represented by
STORM
CAT
. Galileo now has eight Group/Graded winners from daughters of
STORM CAT
(20 per cent) and five of them –
Churchill, Gleneagles, Ballydoyle, Misty For Me and Marvellous – are Gr.1 winners. Teofilo sired a Gr.1 winner from a
daughter of
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
. As Marvellous and Gleneagles are out of a sister to
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
, this is an
avenue well worth exploring with The Gurkha.
Inbreeding to
SADLER’S WELLS
cannot be ruled out, as two of Galileo’s sons with dams by Danehill have sired Group
winners inbred 3x3. Roderic O’Connor also has a Group winner inbred 3x4.
Galileo has also had very good results with the
NUREYEV
line, including five Group winners from
PIVOTAL
mares
headed by Gr.1 winner Rhododendron. His son New Approach sired the Oaks winner Talent from a
PEINTRE CELEBRE
mare and Teofilo has a Gr.3 winner with a
PEINTRE CELEBRE
dam. Galileo also has Gr.1 winners out of daughters of
THEATRICAL
and
STRAVINSKY
.
Although he is out of a Miswaki mare, Galileo has enjoyed widespread success with other
MR PROSPECTOR
line
mares, notably siring Gr.1 winners from daughters of
MACHIAVELLIAN
,
KINGMAMBO
and
GONE WEST
. Other sons
of Galileo have Group winners with dams by
MACHIAVELLIAN
,
ZAFONIC
,
THUNDER GULCH
and
DUBAI
DESTINATION
. Daughters of
KING’S BEST
and
ZAMINDAR
also have stakes winners by Teofilo.
Galileo is excelling with the
ROBERTO
line, notably siring the Gr.1 winners Nathaniel, Great Heavens and Seville from
daughters of
SILVER HAWK
. He has also sired Group winners from daughters of
DYNAFORMER
,
KRIS S.
,
LEAR FAN
,
RED RANSOM
,
DR FONG
,
SRI PEKAN
and
INTIKHAB
.
Frankel and Teofilo both have Gr.3 winners out of
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
line mares. One has a dam by
DARSHAAN
,
whose daughters have produced 19 stakes winners to Galileo. Galileo also has 23% stakes winners with
MARK OF
ESTEEM
.
The Gurkha is likely to suit mares with
AHONOORA
blood. Galileo’s classic winners New Approach and Was
respectively have a dam and a second dam by this top sprinter. Galileo also has three Group winners, including a
classic winner, from mares by
INDIAN RIDGE
. Galileo sired Gr.1 winner Curvy from an
INCHINOR
mare.