Galileo has to figure given his combined racing and stud record both as sire and sire of sires, and nobody can argue with Yeats, surely one of the greatest ever stayers. We collect, analyse and package data for a broad range of customers. I would also like to mention two juveniles that Aidan trained, that didn't kick on at three, but were brilliant: Fasliyev and Johannesburg. RACE CARD, MUSSELBURGH Horse Racing / George Washington didn’t have a precocious pedigree, but made his debut in May of his two-year-old season, and duly went on to win four of his five starts that season, notably the Phoenix Stakes and National Stakes, both at the Curragh. A fantastic Friday at the Curragh with two Group Three contests and a Listed race on the card. And then there are his best daughters like Found and Magical and Minding. "His dominant win in the group 3 Kilternan Stakes now supports his Irish Derby performance and the form from the Derby has been enhanced with the winner Santiago finishing third to Stradivarius in the group 1 Goodwood Cup and then over the weekend he was fourth, beaten 1.5 lengths, in the group 1 English St Leger. By the time that race came along he'd won five Group Ones, including the Cox Plate twice, and there was talk of a glorious retirement ahead of Flemington, for which he was sent off 2/1 favourite - the shortest priced runner in the race since 1971. aims to promote responsibility in gambling. The mass amount of good horses just isn’t there. It’s the same on the Flat as it is over Jumps. Weight penalty boosts Aidan O'Brien's campaign for first Melbourne Cup. He was incredibly unlucky to be around at the same time as Frankel, his performance when runner-up in the QEII good enough to have won every other renewal this century. There’s a load of classic winners there, and Love is the real superstar. They are organised and coming but they have to determine numbers of horse and people that they send.". But they do have a couple of superstars. No mention of Giant's Causeway as yet ?? Paypal & certain deposit & bet types excluded. Galileo went on the become the first horse since Generous in 1991 to complete the treble of the Derby, Irish Derby and King George when winning the last-named race on his next start, confirming himself Europe’s top middle-distance colt of 2001. After proving no match for Sea The Stars in the 2000 Guineas, the Derby and the Coral-Eclipse on his first three starts, Rip Van Winkle recorded a deserved win at the top level back at a mile in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Place your FIRST bet on any sportsbook market and if it loses we will refund your stake in CASH. I suppose he divides opinions; what makes a great horse? Talking Horses: Aidan O'Brien decries 'stone age' riding tactics ‘Everybody has kept quiet for too long,’ says the Ballydoyle trainer, frustrated by failures to crack down on interference. Anthony Van Dyck will carry top weight of 58.5kg in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. I only ever backed him once, ante post for the derby! Next were his first two starts at three. Tony Harbour: YEATS has to be up there. "When releasing the weights, I identified Tiger Moth as one of the more difficult horses to assess given he had only run three times," Carpenter said. Churchill, praised by Richard Mann in this very article, scrapes into the top 15 of sons of Galileo on Racing Post Ratings. 10. © 2020 Racing Victoria Limited (RV) and other parties working with it. Rock of Gibraltar was a very smart juvenile, winning five times in total, notably successful in the Grand Criterium at Longchamp and the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket less than two weeks apart.