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Family profile
The Danedrop family
Best known: Danedream (GER), Illinois (IRE), Venice Beach (IRE)
- Founding mare
- Danedrop (IRE)
- Winners
- 7
- Descendants ran
- 9
- Black-type winners
- 4
- G1 winners
- 1
- Generations
- 2
- Prize
- £1,775,107 GB · €111,563 IRE
Tree
Name winnerG1 Group 1 winnerBlack type black-type winnerW wins · R runs
Founding mareDanedrop (IRE)
Danedream (GER)Generation 1 · 1W · 1RBlack type
Broodmares
- Danedrop (IRE) 7 runners · 6 winners
- Danedream (GER) 2 runners · 1 winners
Winners
Black-type winners
- Danedream (GER)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2008 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Lomitas (GB) · Runs: 1 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 128 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 1 winner · Best win: King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes Sponsored By Betfair (Group 1), Ascot 2012 · Prize GB (£): 567100 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2012-07-21
- Illinois (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2021 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 16 · Wins: 4 · Best OR: 116 · Black-type wins: 2 · Black type: Group 2 winner (2 black-type wins) · Best win: Queen's Vase (Group 2), Ascot 2024 · Prize GB (£): 868809 · Prize IRE (€): 18135 · Last run: 2026-08-21
- Broadway (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2015 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 13 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 105 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3), Gowran Park (IRE) 2018 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 80198 · Last run: 2018-10-20
- Venice Beach (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2014 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 7 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 113 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: MBNA Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3), Chester 2017 · Prize GB (£): 79083 · Prize IRE (€): 11710 · Last run: 2017-09-16
Highest level first.
All winners
- Danedream (GER)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2008 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Lomitas (GB) · Runs: 1 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 128 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 1 winner · Best win: King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes Sponsored By Betfair (Group 1), Ascot 2012 · Prize GB (£): 567100 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2012-07-21
- Illinois (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2021 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 16 · Wins: 4 · Best OR: 116 · Black-type wins: 2 · Black type: Group 2 winner (2 black-type wins) · Best win: Queen's Vase (Group 2), Ascot 2024 · Prize GB (£): 868809 · Prize IRE (€): 18135 · Last run: 2026-08-21
- Venice Beach (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2014 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 7 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 113 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: MBNA Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3), Chester 2017 · Prize GB (£): 79083 · Prize IRE (€): 11710 · Last run: 2017-09-16
- Broadway (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2015 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 13 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 105 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3), Gowran Park (IRE) 2018 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 80198 · Last run: 2018-10-20
- Faylaq (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2016 · Dam: Danedream (GER) · Sire: Dubawi (IRE) · Runs: 54 · Wins: 7 · Best OR: 107 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: Betfred Mallard Handicap, Doncaster 2024 · Prize GB (£): 216136 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2025-08-22
- Valdan (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2004 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Val Royal (FR) · Runs: 78 · Wins: 5 · Best OR: 92 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Skybet Maiden Auction Stakes, York 2006 · Prize GB (£): 32934 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2012-03-18
- Gauntlet (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2017 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 9 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 80 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap, Kempton (AW) 2023 · Prize GB (£): 9122 · Prize IRE (€): 1520 · Last run: 2023-02-01
By black type, then wins.
Stats
Family record by code
No records available.
Runners counted in each code they ran in.
Stallions that worked with this family
- Galileo (IRE)Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runners: 4 · Winners: 4 · Black-type winners: 3 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 45 · Wins: 9 · Win %: 20.0 · Prize GB (£): 957014 · Prize IRE (€): 111563 · Best runner: Illinois (IRE)
- Lomitas (GB)Sire: Lomitas (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 1 · G1 winner: 1 · Runs: 1 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 100.0 · Prize GB (£): 567100 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Danedream (GER)
- Dubawi (IRE)Sire: Dubawi (IRE) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 60 · Wins: 7 · Win %: 11.7 · Prize GB (£): 217641 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Faylaq (GB)
- Val Royal (FR)Sire: Val Royal (FR) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 78 · Wins: 5 · Win %: 6.4 · Prize GB (£): 32934 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Valdan (IRE)
- Xaar (GB)Sire: Xaar (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 5 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 419 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Accused (IRE)
Sires of the family's descendants, most black-type winners first (max 40).
Record by generation
No records available.
Current
Descendants in training
- Illinois (IRE)Generation: 1 · Age: 5 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2021 · Dam: Danedrop (IRE) · Sire: Galileo (IRE) · Runs: 16 · Wins: 4 · Best OR: 116 · Black-type wins: 2 · Black type: Group 2 winner (2 black-type wins) · Prize GB (£): 868809 · Prize IRE (€): 18135 · Last run: 2026-08-21 · Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Ran in GB or IRE in the last 12 months, latest first.
Entries and declarations (next 7 days)
- IllinoisTrainer: Aidan O'Brien · Status: Entry · Date: 2026-10-17 · Time: 13:30 · Course: Ascot · Race: Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1) · Dam: Danedrop
Includes unraced horses out of mares in this family. Non-runners excluded.
Founding mare
Generation 1
Danedream (GER)
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