Coolmore Ireland Breeders' Handbook 2019

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 ). Mares by ANABAA must be considered in view of their success with Galileo. 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 . Frankel’s early crops contain stakes winners out of daughters of GREEN DESERT , INVINCIBLE SPIRIT , OASIS DREAM and DANEHILL DANCER . Mares by the likes of ROCK OF GIBRALTAR , HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR , FASTNET ROCK , DANSILI , EXCEED AND EXCEL , KODIAC , CLODOVIL , DYLAN THOMAS and DUKE OF MARMALADE create an acceptable 4x3 to DANEHILL . Teofilo also has stakes winners inbred 3x2 and 3x3 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 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 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. Frankel’s Gr.2 winner Finche is inbred 4x3 to RAINBOW QUEST . A branch of the Northern Dancer line enjoying repeated classic success with Galileo is the one represented by STORM CAT . Galileo now has 11 Group/Graded winners from daughters of STORM CAT (22 per cent) and eight of them – Churchill, Gleneagles, Ballydoyle, Misty For Me, Marvellous, Decorated Knight, Happily and Clemmie – are Gr.1 winners. Teofilo sired a Gr.1 winner from a daughter of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY . As Marvellous, Gleneagles and Happily 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 three of Galileo’s sons with dams by Danehill have sired Group winners inbred 3x3. Another son of Galileo sired the brilliant Enable, who is inbred 3x2. Daughters of HIGH CHAPARRAL and MONTJEU should suit. Galileo has also had very good results with the NUREYEV line, siring three Gr.1 winners from PIVOTAL mares. Frankel has also made a bright start with PIVOTAL mares, siring the top-class Cracksman. 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 . Galileo has enjoyed widespread success with the MR PROSPECTOR line, notably siring Gr.1 winners from daughters of MACHIAVELLIAN , KINGMAMBO (2) and GONE WEST . Sons of Galileo have Group winners with dams by KINGMAMBO (2), LEMON DROP KID , WHIPPER , WOODMAN , HAWK WING , MACHIAVELLIAN (3), MEDICEAN , ZAFONIC , NAYEF , THUNDER GULCH , OBSERVATORY , VETTORI , DUBAWI and DUBAI DESTINATION (3). 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 . His partnership with INTIKHAB is proving tremendously effective, with four Group winners headed by Arc winner Found. Frankel and Teofilo have both shown plenty of potential with SHIRLEY HEIGHTS line mares. Teofilo sired the Gr.1 winner Ajman Princess and the Gr.2 winner Permian from MARK OF ESTEEM mares, and Frankel has Group winners out of daughters of DARSHAAN and DALAKHANI . 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 , and Teofilo has a Gr.3 winner. Galileo also sired the Gr.1 winner Curvy from an INCHINOR mare. Frankel has Gr.1 and Gr.3 winners out of mares by INCHINOR and INDIAN RIDGE . Two sons of

Galileo have Group winners out of ACCLAMATION mares. TEOFILO has Gr.2 and Gr.3 winners out of daughters of DIESIS .

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