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Home , Bering (horse), Cursory Glance, Danehill (horse), Nightime, Red Evie, Roberto (horse)

Andrew Caulfield, Oct. 7- (Ire) For example the first of them into the ring, Lot 83, is PEDIGREE INSIGHTS out of =s very accomplished and speedy B Y A N D R E W C A U L F I E L D daughter Swiss Lake. We all know how well has done with fast and daughters of Indian Ridge Sunday, Longchamp, France have nearly 14% Group winners among their 22 foals TOTAL - CRITERIUM DES by Galileo. One, Nightime, won the Irish 1000 Guineas. POULICHES-G1, i300,000, LON, 10-5, 2yo, f, 8fT, Lot 442 is another colt with the right sort of 1:37.45, gd. background. For a start he a half-brother to , 1--#@sFOUND (IRE), 123, f, 2, by Galileo (Ire) an 11-length winner of the King George, and he is out 1st Dam: (Ire) (Co-Hwt. Older -Eng at of a mare by Bering. Bering sired the second dam of 7-9.5f, G1SW-Eng & Ire, $768,066), by Intikhab Galileo=s winner Treasure Beach and Galileo 2nd Dam: Malafemmena (Ire), by Nordico has two Group 1 winners among his four foals out of 3rd Dam: Martinova (Ire), by Martinmas (GB) mares by , a son of Bering. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; Buyers of high-priced yearling colts often state that B-Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien; they were influenced by the colt having a =s J-Ryan Moore. i171,420. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, pedigree. In which case, the big guns will all be looking 2 wins, 1 place, i212,795. *Full to Magical Dream at Lot 212, the first foal of a sister to Tapit. (Ire), GSW-Ire, $119,802. The Longchamp victory of Found should help focus Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. attention on one of the Galileo fillies--Lot 372, a sister Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. to the very useful performers Field of Miracles and But for those pesky Longchamp stewards, the Arc Cameron Highlander. Like Found, this filly has a weekend=s two Group 1 juvenile races would have broodmare sire from the male line and that acted as the perfect advertisement for the 26 Galileo broodmare sire--Arch--has the added attraction of being yearlings scheduled to come under the hammer at out of a mare by . over the next three days. Now it=s time to concentrate on Found, who warmed Found=s victory in the Prix Marcel Boussac made her up for her success by finishing a close third to the fourth group winner to emerge from Galileo=s 2012 Cursory Glance and Lucida in a very hot edition of the crop. Two of the four--the ambitiously-named John F. G1 Moyglare Stud S. Her dam is by Intikhab, whose Kennedy and the Group 2 winner --have grandsire Roberto is playing a sizeable role in Galileo=s added further luster to the golden Galileo-Danehill success story. To date, Galileo has sired group winners cross. However the other two--Found and the from daughters of five different sons of Roberto and G1 National S. winner , who was demoted two grandsons. The broodmare sire with the most after winning the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere--have remarkable record is Silver Hawk, who has achieved provided a timely reminder that Galileo=s success story 45% stakes winners with 11 Galileo foals. This is far from being one dimensional. achievement is even more noteworthy because of the Predictably it is the Galileo-Danehill cross--or presence of the Group 1 winners , Great variations on a theme--which dominates this week=s Heavens and Seville among the five stakes winners. Galileo contingent. Four have dams by Danehill, another The five also include this year=s American Grade III four have dams by and there are single winner Aigue Marine. offerings from daughters of , George Washington and Rock of Gibraltar. The Danzig line is also FOUND (IRE), f, 2012 represented by a filly with a dam by Treve=s broodmare Neartic sire , who has such a good record with Galileo. Also there are two colts with dams by sons of Green Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge Bold Reason Desert, which means they are bred along similar lines to Special the excellent . Galileo (Ire) Mr. Prospector The popularity of this cross is very understandable, Hopespringseterna as Galileo owes 15 of his Group 1 winners to mares Allegretta (GB) Lombard (Ger) from the Danzig line. However, this means that he has Anatevka (Ger) 25 other Northern-Hemisphere-sired Group 1 winners Roberto which don=t have dams from the Danzig line. Indeed Intikhab Arabia none of these 25 even have a second dam by a Danzig Red Evie (Ire) Crafty Prospector line stallion. Co-Hwt Older Crafty Example Mare-Eng 7-9.5f Zienelle The message is that all 26 Galileo yearlings are well Northern Dancer worth a look and there are some interesting pedigrees 4Fls, GSW, Malafemmena Nordico 1G1SW Keenelot among the colts in the non-Danzig team. Race Record 3Fls, 1G1SW Martinova (Ire) Martinmas (GB) 11Fls, #SW Pavlova (GB)

Predictably it is the Galileo-Danehill cross--or Galileo also has 22% stakes winners with daughters variations on a theme--which dominates this week=s of Red Ransom, this cross=s best representative being Galileo contingent. Four have dams by Danehill, another the much-travelled Mahbooba, who enjoyed Group 1 four have dams by Danehill Dancer and there are single success in South Africa, Group 2 success in the UAE offerings from daughters of Dansili, George Washington and listed success in Britain. and Rock of Gibraltar. The Danzig line is also Found=s broodmare sire Intikhab is a son of Red represented by a filly with a dam by Treve=s broodmare Ransom. Indeed he had very strong claims to being the sire Anabaa, who has such a good record with Galileo. best son of Red Ransom. Also there are two colts with dams by sons of Green Intikhab=s rating of 130 on the International Desert, which means they are bred along similar lines to Classifications made him the highest-rated European the excellent Australia. horse of any age in 1998 and placed him 1lb below The popularity of this cross is very understandable, Skip Away and level with Awesome . as Galileo owes 15 of his Group 1 winners to mares went even further, naming him Horse of the Year with from the Danzig line. However, this means that he has a figure of 135, one pound above Skip Away. 25 other Northern-Hemisphere-sired Group 1 winners These exalted ratings reflected his breath-taking which don=t have dams from the Danzig line. Indeed eight-length victory in the Queen Anne S. at Royal none of these 25 even have a second dam by a Danzig Ascot Although Intikhab appeared to have the 1998 line stallion. miling division at his mercy, a troublesome splint kept The message is that all 26 Galileo yearlings are well him off the track for 11 months and he fractured his worth a look and there are some interesting pedigrees pelvis on his return. among the colts in the non-Danzig team. For example As might be guessed from his 2014 fee of i6,000, the first of them into the ring, Lot 83, is out of Indian Intikhab has come nowhere near to becoming a world Ridge=s very accomplished and speedy daughter Swiss leader as a stallion, but he has certainly had his Lake. We all know how well Galileo has done with fast moments. He has sired three Group 1 winners--all fillies- mares and daughters of Indian Ridge have nearly 14% -and one of them is the magnificent international Group winners among their 22 foals by Galileo. One, performer . This mare=s long career featured Nightime, won the Irish 1000 Guineas. victories in the Oaks, , Irish S., Lot 442 is another colt with the right sort of Hong Kong Cup and two editions of =s Queen background. For a start he a half-brother to Harbinger, Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup, plus a third in the an 11-length winner of the King George, and he is out Arc. of a mare by Bering. Bering sired the second dam of However, the filly who really put Intikhab on the map Galileo=s Irish Derby winner Treasure Beach and Galileo as a stallion was Red Evie, the dam of Found. This has two Group 1 winners among his four foals out of magnificent filly--one of only 36 foals in Intikhab=s third mares by Pennekamp, a son of Bering. crop--started at 100-1 when she made little show on Buyers of high-priced yearling colts often state that her only start at two. It was a very different story at they were influenced by the colt having a stallion=s three, though. She was winning for the seventh pedigree. In which case, the big guns will all be looking consecutive time when she used her impressive at Lot 212, the first foal of a sister to Tapit. acceleration to land the G1 Matron S. at Leopardstown The Longchamp victory of Found should help focus in 2006. attention on one of the Galileo fillies--Lot 372, a sister Red Evie had been entered in Tattersalls December to the very useful performers Field of Miracles and Sales at three but she was withdrawn, to stay in Cameron Highlander. Like Found, this filly has a training as a 4-year-old. Although her winning sequence broodmare sire from the Roberto male line and that had come to an end on her final start at three, she broodmare sire--Arch--has the added attraction of being resumed winning ways on her reappearance at four, out of a mare by Danzig. when she added a second Group 1 victory, this time Now it=s time to concentrate on Found, who warmed against the males in the Lockinge S. up for her Paris success by finishing a close third to This time Red Evie met her engagement at the Cursory Glance and Lucida in a very hot edition of the December Sales and it was disappointing when she was G1 Moyglare Stud S. Her dam is by Intikhab, whose led out unsold at 1,000,000gns. Fortunately for the grandsire Roberto is playing a sizeable role in Galileo=s Coolmore partners, they stepped in to buy her privately success story. To date, Galileo has sired group winners and she has since become one of Galileo=s constant from daughters of five different sons of Roberto and companions. She has produced five consecutive foals two grandsons. The broodmare sire with the most by him and three of the first four have won. Another of remarkable record is Silver Hawk, who has achieved the winners is Magical Dream, a Group 3 winner at two 45% stakes winners with 11 Galileo foals. This who went close to winning the G3 S. over a achievement is even more noteworthy because of the mile and a half at three. Magical Dream is now in the presence of the Group 1 winners Nathaniel, Great U.S., where she visited this year. Found Heavens and Seville among the five stakes winners. looks superior to her older sister and she must have The five also include this year=s American Grade III every chance of developing into a classic filly next year, winner Aigue Marine. from a mile to a mile and a half. Red Evie is the second daughter of Intikhab to shine with Galileo. Her predecessor, Zarinia, visited Galileo on one of his visits to Australia and the resultant filly, Igugu, was sent to South Africa. Igugu proved outstanding in her adopted land, winning ten of her 12 starts, including the G1 Durban July. As I said earlier, stamina shouldn=t prove a problem for Found next year. Her fourth dam, Pavlova, was a half-sister to Random Shot, a winner of the , but this family doesn=t lack speed. Pavlova=s best offspring, the Prince of Wales S. winner Lucky Wednesday and Found=s third dam Martinova, were respectively third in the Irish 2000 Guineas and Irish 1000 Guineas. Martinova produced a variety of winners, ranging from Export Price, a group-winning French sprinter, to Ninepins, a leading steeplechaser in the U.S. Red Evie=s dam Malafemmena won a listed race over six furlongs in Italy at two.