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 - 1,000 Guineas, Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and Acclaim (GR.1 Prix de la Foret, GR.1 Challenge Stakes; sire).
As a 2yo, 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 his Classic potential to the racing world by winning the Gr.1 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.
Galileo Gold's first crop are 2yos of 2021.
Galileo Gold's first yearlings were purchased by the likes of Al Shaqab Racing, Charlie Gordon-Watson, Peter and Ross Doyle, Blandford Bloodstock etc.
2013 c h Paco Boy x Galicuix (Galileo)
16.1 hh (1.65m) to stud 2018
2021 fee: €5,000
''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)