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I have been told by quite a few trainers that Montjeu fillies are hard to train as many of them are high strung, so perhaps that is why we do not see that many of them on the track. Whether they will be able to become good broodmares or not only time will tell. Any that we know of who have already bred well?
I do not subscribe to either Weatherbys or the Racing Post so cannot do much research anymore.
Galileo fillies seem to have good temperaments on the whole, so maybe he has a better chance of following his sire as a good broodmare sire.
From what little experience I have with broodmares believe me you do not want to have to foal a high strung one, especially if there is a problem and the foal is worth a lot of money! Just day to day care of a horse who does not have the most helpful attitude is harder and whoever has the task will need to be up to it or the horse will suffer. Most owners would prefer one who is even tempered. An exception is obviously made when they turn out as great as Montjeu, or Yeats, but they need to get that far first.
Coolmore have never given me the impression that they do not want to buy or own Montjeu’s though, I don’t think they do favour Galileo, they just buy what they like. I think it is a coincidence that this season they seem to have a lot of Galileo’s and perhaps more to do with private breeders who use their sires.
Are we going to keep this thread updated as the 2 year olds run? Any idea how many of them we have seen so far and how they did?
Probably easier to get a drink on the hill and bet too!
I think you can still go down to the start.
Do we know where he is currently? Looks like these are old photos from the Darley Flying Start series when they visited him at the Irish National Stud, but he then moved to Gilltown Stud.
Anyone know which trainer will get him – John Ox again?
Thanks, looking forward to seeing him on the track.
Thank you for the info and the link, some lovely items! You should post on Facebook too, and if you do not have a group on there, start one.
Nice to see the internet being used for a good cause.
I went to the Derby last year to see Sea The Stars in the flesh. If you do not purchase a Queen Stand badge, for which you must wear top hat and tails if you are a gent, you will not be allowed in the section where the Winner’s Enclosure, and the winnning post are located. You will therefore have a Duchess Stand badge which does get you to the parade ring, but only on one side of it, the other side of it is in the Queen’s Stand enclosure.
From the Duchess Stand you are not actually able to see much of the end of the races, as they take place in front of the Queen’s Stand. And worse, you will not be able to see the winner of any race enter the Winner’s Emclosure because that is teeny weeny, and bang smack in front of, well actually underneath, the Queen’s Stand.
Only one horse can enter that as well, so placed horses are not of any consequence at Epsom it seems!
I was VERY disappointed in Epsom while their ‘refurbishment’ was going on. Badges for the meetings were not reduced during this time but access everywhere sure was and the place was a building site. It looked like they had made little effort to show a race meeting of calibre was taking place. I attend the Oaks every year and buy Queens Stand badges and really enjoy it as if you are in the Quuen’s Stand you have good viewing and can wander down to see the winner and the placed, who unsaddle on the rail. The only other occasion I attended the Derby I went with a party who had Queen’s Stand badges and dressed accordingly. It was lovely and uncrowded, a bit like the Royal Enclosure.
However I do think that Epsom is shooting itself in the foot by having such an outdated Winner’s Enclsoure and by such poor viewing for those who do not buy top wack badges or annual membership.
I also noted at the last two meetings I attended that a whole section of the stands by the parade ring are roped off for ‘VIPs’ and are mostly empty. Who do Epsom consider might use this viewing area? Anyone with a horse running would have a paddock badge surely? And VIPs are entitled to paddock, boxes etc so why would they need this area. I doubt if the Queen would want to stand there! It’s empty and punters are squashed into a small space because of this.
The Derby used to matter a lot to ‘common’ people. It’s no wonder it does not anymore in the way it once did, and it is a real shame.
I never did see much of Sea The Stars except the few times he went round the parade ring. And as he whizzed by The Duchess Stand and disappeared out of sight near the Winning Post. He was paraded, but only in front of The Quuen’s Stand, natch. Shame as this horse was so brilliant for racing and the very many people, like mayself, who came just to see him, had no chance to celebrate his win.
Epsom missed the best opportunity they had for a horse to get a standing ovation like they often do at Cheltenham. Do these courses not talk to each other?
