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Lantern Lights up Falmouth Stakes
Hurricane Storms home at Longchamp
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At Newmarket on Friday in the 1m group 1 Falmouth stakes for fillies and mares, Snow Lantern ( Cliff, Neil, Steve) took her chance, Took keen hold, raced far side, in touch with leaders, pushed along and chased leaders 2f out, switched right and ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, led final strides, winning by ½ l. She gets 30.9 points.
Yesterday at Longchamp in the 1m 4f group 1 Grand Prix De Paris Hurricane Lane ( Bob), went to post. Chased leader, ridden 3f out, ran on and led 2f out, powered clear over 1f out, winning easily by 6l. He gets 55.4 points.
At Killarney in the 1m listed fillies and mares stakes Mehnah (Bob), took her chance, Towards rear of midfield, pushed along and headway on outer 2f out, ridden disputing second 1f out, kept on strongly to lead inside final 110yds, winning by ¾ l. She gets 29.6 points.
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The punter pays tribute to Galileo who sadly passed away age 23. He has been a huge influence on our competition both as a race horse then as a stallion. With Godolphin having the 2 best 3 year old colts this season, perhaps the Coolmore domination is starting to wane.
With more than 90 Group or Grade 1 winners in almost two decades of standing at Coolmore Stud, Galileo is now comfortably the most successful stallion in thoroughbred history, having surpassed the tally of his former studmate Danehill last year. Some truly outstanding performers will not make the cut for his greatest sons and daughters but here are five to stand out:
Frankel, Not only the late Sir Henry Cecil-trained masterpiece but also Galileo's, being the best racehorse in modern-day rankings with his unforgettable 2,000 Guineas victory in 2011 part of an unbeaten 14-race career. Following his own retirement a year later, Frankel has evolved into a stallion capable of assuming the mantle of his father and recently sired the winners of both Derbys, Adayar and Hurricane Lane.
New Approach, He became his sire's first Derby winner when holding off Tartan Bearer in 2008, following on from a glittering and unbeaten career as a juvenile which included wins in the Dewhurst and the National Stakes. After two more Group 1s, he has become a Derby-winning sire himself from Dalham Hall Stud through Masar, and sired a Classic winner as recently as May with Mac Swiney in the Irish 2,000 Guineas.
Highland Reel, Not Galileo's most illustrious offspring given he never managed to land a Classic, but he was by some way his biggest money-earner after landing a remarkable £7,513,355 across 27 starts around the world.
Nighttime, A member of Galileo's first crop born in 2003, she swiftly had her sire's name up in lights when trained by Dermot Weld to claim the Irish 1,000 Guineas. Once retired to the Weld family's Springbank Way Stud, Nightime has been one of the foremost contributors to his ongoing influence as a broodmare sire, most notably as the dam of the popular Eclipse and Juddmonte International hero Ghaiyyath and Man o' War Stakes winner Zhukova.
Rip Van Winkle, It was a family affair for Galileo during 2009 as his son Rip Van Winkle was locking horns with his half-brother, the mighty Sea The Stars, who Rip Van Winkle followed home in the Guineas, Derby and the Eclipse. The Aidan O'Brien-trained star was Galileo's second-best son behind Frankel on Racing Post Ratings, beating Paco Boy in the Sussex Stakes and going on to further glory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the Juddmonte International.
Alpinista could try to emulate her granddam and win a first Group One in the Grosser Preis Von Berlin at Hoppegarten next month. The Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 31 is the alternative target for Alpinista, who won the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock on her latest start.
Entries
Thursday 7.20 Epsom - Devizes
6.00 Leopardstown - Japan
Friday 3.35 Haydock - Mutasaabeq
Saturday 5.15 Newmarket - Marshal Dan
7.50 Doncaster - Marshal Dan
2.25 Newbury - Sleeping Lion
3.40 Newbury - Vintage Clarets
Sunday Curragh 2.10 - Order Of Australia, Speak In Colours
3.55 - Queens Speech, Pretty Gorgeous
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
July Total
Tony 90.7 513.15
Steve 42.9 407.9
Cliff 30.9 370.1
Neil 77.1 367.25
Bob 85 366.4
Martin 00 323.05
Cod 105.6 288.55
Peej 00 191.95
Grand Slam
Leg 1 Neil
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4 Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
Leg 6 Peej
Leg 7 Tony
Leg 8 Steve
First winner bonus available, In the UK - Brighton, Cartmel, Perth, Southwell, Stratford, Thirsk, Worcester
In Ireland - Ballinrobe, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Bellewstown, Laytown, Downpatrick, Listowel, Kilbeggan
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