Coolmore Handbook 2017

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

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