GALILEO GOLD
PROFILE
Winner of the Gr.1 (Classic) 2,000 Guineas
From the immediate family of Gr.1 winners Montjeu (Champion, Champion Sire), Again (GR.1-1000 Guineas, Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and Acclaim (GR.1 Prix de la Foret, GR.1 Challenge Stakes).
As a two-year-old, Galileo Gold won the Gr.2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood before finishing third in the Gr.1 Prix Jean Luc Lagadere.
At three he showcased is classic potential to the racing world by winning the Gr1. 2,000 Guineas and the Gr.1 St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. He was a gallant second in the Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and the Gr.1 Sussex Stakes achieving a Timeform rating of 126.
With 150 mares covered in 2018, his first foals are due in 2019.
2013 c h Paco Boy x Galicuix (Galileo)
16.1 hh (1.65m) to stud 2018
2019 fee: €7,500
''He had extraordinary talent, and was very special in the Guineas, where he was head and shoulders the best of his generation on the day''
Hugo Palmer
(Trainer)