The Taj Mahal AGENT Galileo - You'resothrilling, by Storm Cat Team for Williams Selling 28 May 2019 Key Points Pedigree n From the one of the best and most prolific families in the stud book – Multiple Group winner The Taj Mahal has suggesting that The Taj Mahal will also nick the family of Mariah’s Storm and Champion Sire Giant’s Causeway a pedigree with impeccable credentials, with these mares. Other ALMAHMOUD hailing from one of the most prolific and family members such as MACHIAVELLIAN “If his progeny inherit a fraction of his speed and courage, best families in the stud book. (sire of STREET CRY) and mares carrying the sport will be spoilt for champions.” sons of HALO also appeal. – jockey Mick Kinane on the Iron Horse, Giant’s Causeway The Taj Mahal is a full brother to Champion 2YO Colt and Champion Miler Gleneagles The Taj Mahal’s damsire Storm Cat has n A full brother to four Group winners including Champions Gleneagles who is described by Coolmore as having an affinity with NIJINSKY II, so mares and Happily ‘the ultimate sire’s pedigree’, with his first carrying ROYAL ACADEMY appeal. As crop yearlings selling up to 600,000 Euros FASTNET ROCK is by Danehill out of a n Raced against the best on three continents in 2018 and already the sire of two winners Royal Academy mare, his daughters tick from just two runners. In addition to all the boxes for The Taj Mahal. n Peak Australian WFA ratings of 103 and 102 – the only horse to record Gleneagles, The Taj Mahal is a full brother two performances in the top 10 ratings over 2040m from November to three additional Group winners Mares by ROBERTO or his sons create 2017 to November 2018 including Champion 2YO Filly Happily. a desirable sex balanced duplication of Roberto with The Taj Mahal. n Exhibited a high cruising speed that rated him +11 lengths faster than Hailing from the prolific family of Mariah’s the average Metropolitan winner’s time rating at 2040m or further Storm, his second dam, The Taj Mahal Line breeding to Sadler’s Wells’ tail female over the past four seasons is out of the Group 2 winning Storm Cat line has worked well for Galileo. Damsires mare You’resothrilling, a full sister to world carrying this family include ENCOSTA “…a tough, resolute on pacer who never gives up…” class sire Giant’s Causeway, who sired 31 DE LAGO (and other FAIRY KING sons), individual Group 1 winners and was named – theage.com.au NUREYEV, PERUGINO and THATCHING. Champion Sire in North America on three ZABEEL mares carry two lines to this separate occasions in addition to becoming family. a highly successful broodmare sire. Winning the Four Group 1 winners by Galileo have 2018 G3 JRA Cup By the great Galileo, who has produced MR. PROSPECTOR up close in their dams' sixty Group 1 winners to-date and is a sire pedigrees and he also works well with of sires with his highly successful sire sons, Storm Cat. Frankel, Teofilo, and New Approach, The Taj Mahal is bred on the same Galileo/ In summary, The Taj Mahal looks to have a Storm Cat cross as European Champion bright future at stud, due to the astronomical 2yo and dual Guineas winner Churchill. quality of his pedigree in conjunction with its predicted compatibility with many lines 27% of Galileo’s Group 1 winners are out commonly found worldwide. of mares from the prolificDANEHILL line, 2 3 4 5 Form Analysis Race Performance Winner of the 2017 and 2018 G2 Zipping Classic WON – October 7, 2016 1400m MAIDEN 4th – June 4, 2017 GROUP 1 PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB 2nd – August 12, 2017 GROUP 1 SECRETARIAT STAKES Stamina and Speed! saw in Australia at 2400m. He was the 4th – November 11, 2017 only horse to record two performances In a short career in Australia, The Taj Mahal GROUP 1 EMIRATES STAKES showed top class speed and stamina in the top 10. characteristics with two wins in the 2400m G2 WFA Zipping Classic. The Taj Mahal’s greatest asset was his high cruising speed and the ability to run fast WON – November 18, 2017 He achieved his peak in 2017, with a dom- overall time! GROUP 2 ZIPPING CLASSIC inant 3.5L win over 2016 Melbourne Cup winner Almandin, who would go on the His time rating winning the 2017 Zipping following Autumn to win the G1 WFA Classic was +11 lengths faster than the WON – September 28, 2018 Tancred Stakes over 2400m at Rosehill average Metropolitan winner’s time and Big Duke (4.8 length away in 3rd), a rating at 2400m or further over the past GROUP 3 JRA CUP three-time Group 1 placegetter who was 4 seasons. coming off a 4th placing in the 2017 Melbourne Cup. He also showed similar speed over 2040m WON – November 17, 2018 when he won the 2018 G3 JRA Cup at In the 12 months spanning his two Zipping Moonee Valley, recording a time rating GROUP 2 ZIPPING CLASSIC Classic wins, The Taj Mahal’s WFA that was +10 lengths faster than the Performance Ratings of 103 and 102 average Metropolitan winner at 2000m ranked in the top 10 performances we over the past 4 seasons. 6 7 The Taj Mahal Galileo - You'resothrilling, by Storm Cat Selling 28 May 2019 “It’s not often a horse with such an incredible pedigree has the looks to match. He’s an absolutely outstanding individual and his family is high class and very current. In my opinion he’s the best opportunity for a middle-distance stallion in this part of the world since Dundeel.” – Part-owner Nick Williams, racingpost.com AGENT Team for Williams BRUCE SLADE 0400 505 238 HENRY FIELD 0419 022 275 NICK WILLIAMS 0419 866 666.