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Best of all perhaps is the French filly Galikova, a G3 winner heading for the French Oaks as the likely favourite. Oh, yes, almost forgot, she’s a half sister to Goldikova!
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Golden Lilac wins French One Thousand Guineas.
And they said Galileo couldn’t get milers!
More fool them
No, what ‘we’ said was that his colts generally aren’t pacy enough, and I still think ‘we’re’ right. Nightime, Lush Lashes and now Golden Lilac have won G1s over a mile and all are sired by Galileo, all fillies.
I was replying to a reference to his fillies not his colts so you are off the hook ZARKAVA.Wish I could find the reference. Howevern the fillies sure are fast.So too were New Approach, Teofilo and Frankel; all winners of Group One races as tyos. All three very fast colts.I can’t find a serious weakness in his get unlike Montjeu who’s fillies are next to impossible to train even if Aidan trained one to win a race for M.A.Ryan the owner of FinscealBeo.
His % of stakes winners to amount of live foals he sires is 5%. He’s a poor sire, he just gets sent all the amazing mares.
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His % of stakes winners to amount of live foals he sires is 5%. He’s a poor sire, he just gets sent all the amazing mares.
if Galileo is a poor sire you’ll be waiting a lifetime for a good one my friend.
Zarkava you could be right but I doubt it.I could never afford to own (or send) a mare that would qualify for such a mission, to Galileo.But those who do are better able to judge Galileo than I am. Their money does the talking for them.
His % of stakes winners to amount of live foals he sires is 5%. He’s a poor sire, he just gets sent all the amazing mares.
if Galileo is a poor sire you’ll be waiting a lifetime for a good one my friend.
I suppose I’ll have to get comfortable then. You’ve completely misunderstood what I’ve said (it was only 2 sentences, how hard can it be?), but that’s fine, I’m sick and tired of discussing Galileo’s effectiveness as a sire.
How anyone doubts Galileo still is beyond me. He gets great mares because he produces Group 1 Sires every year
If you had a placed handicapper to breed from (not by Danehill), €250,000 to spend & wanted to get a stakes horse, you just wouldn’t go to Galileo. 5% stakes horses to runners, it’s just so low. He sires brilliant horses, but not that many in relation to the opportunities he gets.
Dear Zarkava, a placed handicapper would not be let inside the gates of Coolmore, especially if Galileo does that poorly with Group One mares.
Kentucky Warbler, handicap winner off 64 and Alba Stella, handicap winner off 77 were both covered by Galileo in 2010 and their offspring have Derby entries.
I guess that explains his "poor" record.I thought he would have to stand on his record with comparable mares attending other champion sires.You know what they say compare like to like.What happens if you compare the half sisters and brothers of the same mares who attended him four years ago? Did they do better with comparable sires?
Today’s Galileo runners
17May11 5:50 Killarney 7K Sounds Of Jupiter (IRE) 5-y-o, m Sena Desert (GB)
17May11 6:20 Killarney 5K Harold´s Cross (AUS) 6-y-o, m Darsini (AUS)
17May11 8:50 Killarney 4K Sense Of Purpose (IRE) 4-y-o, m Super Gift (IRE)
17May11 8:20 Killarney 4K Sainglend (GB) 6-y-o, m Verbal Intrigue (USA)
17May11 7:30 Kempton Cl5 2K Stargazing (IRE) 5-y-o, m Autumnal (IRE)
17May11 6:10 Towcester Cl5 1K Liszt (IRE) 5-y-o, m Corrine (IRE)
17May11 3:40 Southwell Cl5 1K Points Of View (GB) 6-y-o, m On Point (GB)Today’s Shamardal runner
17May11 5:00 Nottingham Cl6 1K Abeer (USA) 3-y-o, m Ekleel (IRE)
Today’s Dubawi runner
17May11 2:30 Nottingham Cl5 3K Universal (IRE) 2-y-o, m Winesong (IRE)
Today’s Dansili runners
17May11 7:50 Killarney 4K Funatfuntasia (GB) 7-y-o, m Guntakal (IRE)
17May11 7:30 Kempton Cl5 2K Danvilla (GB) 4-y-o, m Newtown Villa (GB)
17May11 4:30 Nottingham Cl5 2K Dervisher (IRE) 3-y-o, m Whirly Bird (GB)
17May11 4:10 Southwell Cl5 1K Cygnet (GB) 5-y-o, m Ballet Princess (GB)
17May11 3:10 Southwell Cl5 1K The Grey One (IRE) 8-y-o, m Marie Dora (FR)Today’s Kingmambo runner
17May11 4:30 Nottingham Cl5 2K Burj Hatta (USA) 3-y-o, m Vadahilla (FR)
Today’s Oasis Dream runners
17May11 4:30 Nottingham Cl5 2K Saskia´s Dream (GB) 3-y-o, m Swynford Pleasure (GB)
17May11 4:30 Nottingham Cl5 2K Totally Trusted (GB) 3-y-o, m Trustthunder (GB)Today’s Danehill Dancer runners
17May11 3:00 Nottingham Cl6 1K Silvanus (IRE) 6-y-o, m Mala Mala (IRE)
17May11 8:30 Kempton Cl4 4K Willow Dancer (IRE) 7-y-o, m Willowbridge (IRE)
17May11 8:30 Kempton Cl4 4K Spa´s Dancer (IRE) 4-y-o, m Spa (GB)Neither Montjeu nor Sinndar have runners today.
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