Mark of Galileo

By Sid Fernando

Indeed, 2011 has been a watershed year for Galileo. His undefeated three-year-old son Frankel scaled even greater heights last week with a thumping of five-time consecutive Group 1 winner Canford Cliffs (since retired to Coolmore) in the QIPCO Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood to cement his status in Timeform as one of the greatest milers of the ages, in the vaunted league of such as Brigadier Gerard and Tudor Minstrel. Moreover, Frankel’s devastating QIPCO 2000 Guineas win was one of four European Guineas titles for Galileo in 2011, along with Roderic O’Connor’s Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas; Misty for Me’s Etihad Airlines Irish 1000 Guineas; and Golden Lilac’s Poule d’Essai des Pouliches. The latter also won the Prix de Diane Longines, the French Oaks equivalent.

This post was excerpted from eMatings.com’s Stallion of the Week. Click here to read full article.

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