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Galileo (IRE)

Best progeny: Kyprios (IRE), Frankel (GB), Order Of St George (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 10.6f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 9.3f · NH 2m2f
Race record: 7 runs, 6 wins
By: Sadler's Wells (USA)
As damsire: 1418 winners from 2425 runners
Country: IRE

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 6 winners from 24 runners
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 4 winners from 17 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 1,127 of 1,634 runners (69%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 2,560 from 17,542 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 301 (210 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £69,544,001 GB · €54,614,970 IRE
Best progeny: Kyprios (IRE), Frankel (GB), Order Of St George (IRE)

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Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	24	6	106	9	8.5%	£587,220	€206,959
2026/27	NH	17	4	45	5	11.1%	£34,123	€20,342
2025	Flat	53	25	245	32	13.1%	£1,250,258	€301,540
2025/26	NH	37	11	149	15	10.1%	£112,006	€61,591
2024	Flat	114	49	473	67	14.2%	£3,070,881	€1,297,105
2024/25	NH	41	10	157	14	8.9%	£141,478	€28,400
2023	Flat	135	56	530	78	14.7%	£2,241,698	€1,795,115
2023/24	NH	39	11	153	15	9.8%	£196,067	€136,095
2022	Flat	158	66	601	88	14.6%	£2,371,825	€2,078,820
2022/23	NH	41	11	160	14	8.8%	£166,351	€168,265
2021	Flat	198	56	710	71	10.0%	£2,005,258	€1,905,074
2021/22	NH	46	18	208	25	12.0%	£187,182	€150,500
2020	Flat	206	85	702	116	16.5%	£2,286,869	€3,366,603
2020/21	NH	57	11	246	16	6.5%	£81,946	€127,035
2019	Flat	191	82	755	122	16.2%	£6,419,309	€5,877,625
2019/20	NH	66	14	222	19	8.6%	£106,064	€138,616
2018	Flat	196	89	843	125	14.8%	£3,623,668	€3,431,898
2018/19	NH	86	28	304	37	12.2%	£353,072	€492,061
2017	Flat	216	88	856	134	15.7%	£7,253,895	€5,198,303
2017/18	NH	76	29	318	35	11.0%	£299,848	€497,914
2016	Flat	215	99	848	143	16.9%	£7,796,180	€3,659,298
2016/17	NH	67	19	250	30	12.0%	£264,558	€178,408
2015	Flat	216	92	800	123	15.4%	£3,523,374	€2,871,590
2015/16	NH	73	21	240	25	10.4%	£95,905	€151,853
2014	Flat	222	104	847	146	17.2%	£4,494,717	€3,233,528
2014/15	NH	64	26	242	35	14.5%	£244,808	€167,620
2013	Flat	228	107	871	162	18.6%	£2,952,036	€2,160,674
2013/14	NH	73	18	254	24	9.4%	£171,669	€71,260
2012	Flat	227	104	837	154	18.4%	£4,176,608	€1,917,540
2012/13	NH	66	19	259	28	10.8%	£207,925	€122,165
2011	Flat	223	87	777	121	15.6%	£2,910,207	€2,752,518
2011/12	NH	66	21	257	36	14.0%	£220,413	€128,357
2010	Flat	181	62	694	89	12.8%	£2,510,291	€2,749,076
2010/11	NH	56	17	219	27	12.3%	£144,792	€112,731
2009	Flat	147	62	552	89	16.1%	£1,577,279	€1,315,320
2009/10	NH	41	15	151	21	13.9%	£189,991	€65,442
2008	Flat	139	60	565	86	15.2%	£2,394,608	€2,139,443
2008/09	NH	35	10	131	18	13.7%	£234,350	€69,045
2007	Flat	117	52	418	80	19.1%	£1,247,452	€2,502,990
2007/08	NH	21	8	64	10	15.6%	£154,317	€7,747
2006	Flat	87	38	371	61	16.4%	£1,124,596	€931,873
2006/07	NH	10	3	32	5	15.6%	£30,341	€1,833
2005	Flat	41	10	80	10	12.5%	£88,563	€24,804

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Current season runners and winners


Vaguely Royal (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Danilovna (IRE)	Ian Williams	13	2	3	15.4%	£23,990	-	10 Oct 26	73
Pleasant Man (GB)	Flat	8	gelding	Melito (AUS)	Joey Ramsden	16	2	7	12.5%	£20,599	-	1 Oct 26	69
Dalileo (IRE)	NH	11	gelding	Snow Queen (IRE)	Lisa Harrison	8	2	1	25.0%	£10,751	-	4 Oct 26	97
Bohemian Breeze (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Wind Chimes (GB)	Gary & Josh Moore	10	2	1	20.0%	£9,782	-	28 Sep 26	64
Jan Brueghel (IRE)	Flat	5	colt	Devoted To You (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	4	1	2	25.0%	£311,765	€50,000	13 Sep 26	120
Illinois (IRE)	Flat	5	colt	Danedrop (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	6	1	2	16.7%	£161,540	€3,900	21 Aug 26	108
Queenstown (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Where (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2	1	1	50.0%	-	€142,000	13 Sep 26	110
Vicar Street (IRE)	NH	7	gelding	Vroum Vroum Mag (FR)	Willie Mullins	3	1	2	33.3%	-	€19,757	3 Oct 26	-
Final Entry (IRE)	Flat/NH	5	gelding	Snow Queen (IRE)	David Pipe	7	1	1	14.3%	£7,062	-	11 Oct 26	97
Coventry (IRE)	NH	9	gelding	Moonstone (GB)	Lisa Harrison	1	1	0	100.0%	£4,753	-	24 Sep 26	80
Dawn Rising (IRE)	Flat	9	gelding	Devoted To You (IRE)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	7	0	1	0.0%	£21,158	-	10 Oct 26	97
First Officer (IRE)	Flat	7	gelding	Weekend Strike (USA)	Jane Chapple-Hyam	6	0	3	0.0%	£15,980	-	24 Sep 26	77
Theory Of Tides (GB)	Flat	5	colt	Missrock (AUS)	Jamie Osborne	3	0	1	0.0%	£10,877	-	19 Sep 26	93
Subsequent (IRE)	Flat	5	gelding	After (IRE)	Andrew Balding	1	0	0	0.0%	£6,040	-	3 May 26	106
Uxmal (IRE)	Flat	7	gelding	Only Mine (IRE)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	0	1	0.0%	-	€5,374	27 Sep 26	102
Kilmeaden (IRE)	Flat	4	gelding	Aegean Girl (IRE)	Faye Bramley	5	0	1	0.0%	£1,462	€3,335	19 Aug 26	90
Justus (IRE)	NH	8	gelding	Landikusic (IRE)	Micky Hammond	2	0	1	0.0%	£2,632	-	4 Jun 26	92
Estacas (GER)	NH	9	gelding	Earthly Paradise (GER)	Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	3	0	2	0.0%	£2,558	-	22 Jul 26	97
Prague (IRE)	Flat	6	horse	Princess Noor (IRE)	Dylan Cunha	1	0	0	0.0%	£2,556	-	15 Apr 26	105
Bells Of Ufford (IRE)	NH	6	gelding	Dancing Rain (IRE)	Tim Vaughan	3	0	1	0.0%	£1,984	-	25 Aug 26	90
Bluegrass (IRE)	NH	7	gelding	Quiet Reflection (GB)	Stuart Edmunds	2	0	1	0.0%	£1,871	-	1 Oct 26	115
Mont St Michel (IRE)	Flat	5	horse	Switch (USA)	Denis Gerard Hogan	3	0	0	0.0%	-	€1,580	29 May 26	89
Vice President (IRE)	Flat	5	gelding	Words (IRE)	Richard Hughes	4	0	1	0.0%	£1,472	-	12 Feb 26	77
Fasol (GB)	NH	7	gelding	Silasol (IRE)	Paul Nicholls	2	0	1	0.0%	£1,458	-	9 Oct 26	119
Galactic Jack (IRE)	Flat/NH	6	gelding	Jack Naylor (GB)	Gary & Josh Moore	3	0	1	0.0%	£1,055	-	3 Jul 26	82
Falcon Eight (IRE)	Flat/NH	11	gelding	Polished Gem (IRE)	D K Weld	2	0	0	0.0%	-	€855	7 Jun 26	112
Ephesus (IRE)	Flat/NH	5	gelding	Muwakaba (USA)	Denis Gerard Hogan	8	0	0	0.0%	-	€500	12 Oct 26	72
Marhaba The Champ (GB)	Flat/NH	7	gelding	Lady Of The Desert (USA)	Sophie Leech	5	0	0	0.0%	-	-	23 Jun 26	95
Saint Terry (IRE)	Flat	5	gelding	Pink Dogwood (IRE)	Tony Carroll	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-	30 Jan 26	44
Peking Opera (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Bugle (USA)	Gary & Josh Moore	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-	1 May 26	70
Pons Aelius (IRE)	Flat	7	gelding	Laugh Out Loud (GB)	H D McGuigan	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-	29 May 26	53
Roadshow (IRE)	NH	5	gelding	Acapulco (USA)	Paul Nicholls	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-	14 Sep 26	100
Harley Street (IRE)	NH	7	gelding	Chanting (USA)	Ian Patrick Donoghue	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-	8 May 26	91
Galileo's Compass (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Lady Lara (IRE)	Simon Waugh	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-	24 Jan 26	46
Palm Beach (IRE)	NH	9	gelding	Alta Anna (FR)	Victor Thompson	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	2 May 26	80
Marhaba Million (IRE)	NH	5	gelding	Kheleyf's Silver (IRE)	Syd Hosie	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	6 May 26	84

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Kyprios (IRE)	horse	Polished Gem (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2020-2025	19	15	2	78.9%	13	Group 1	£1,585,865	€946,025
Frankel (GB)	-	-	Sir Henry Cecil	2010-2012	14	14	0	100.0%	12	Group 1	£2,998,302	-
Order Of St George (IRE)	horse	Another Storm (USA)	Aidan O'Brien	2014-2018	23	13	6	56.5%	11	Group 1	£623,163	€860,725
Magical (IRE)	-	Halfway To Heaven (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2017-2020	21	12	7	57.1%	11	Group 1	£1,694,925	€1,986,257
Minding (IRE)	mare	Lillie Langtry (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2015-2017	13	9	4	69.2%	8	Group 1	£1,865,773	€603,825
New Approach (IRE)	-	-	J S Bolger	2007-2008	11	8	3	72.7%	7	Group 1	£1,302,319	€962,990
Noble Mission (GB)	-	-	Lady Cecil	2011-2014	18	8	7	44.4%	7	Group 1	£1,028,709	€130,200
Sixties Icon (GB)	-	-	Jeremy Noseda	2006-2008	15	8	2	53.3%	7	Group 1	£526,238	-
Churchill (IRE)	horse	Meow (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2016-2017	12	7	3	58.3%	7	Group 1	£967,268	€484,175
Love (IRE)	mare	Pikaboo (GB)	Aidan O'Brien	2019-2021	14	7	5	50.0%	6	Group 1	£1,085,108	€313,353
Gleneagles (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2014-2015	9	7	0	77.8%	6	Group 1	£527,545	€460,120
Supasundae (GB)	gelding	Distinctive Look (IRE)	Mrs J. Harrington	2014-2020	31	8	11	25.8%	5	Grade 1	£371,589	€453,375
Decorated Knight (GB)	horse	Pearling (USA)	Roger Charlton	2014-2017	16	7	5	43.8%	5	Group 1	£295,128	€926,670
Highland Reel (IRE)	horse	Hveger (AUS)	Aidan O'Brien	2014-2017	14	6	4	42.9%	5	Group 1	£1,911,713	€59,645
Cape Blanco (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2009-2011	8	6	1	75.0%	5	Group 1	£303,730	€1,280,264
Capri (IRE)	horse	Dialafara (FR)	Aidan O'Brien	2016-2019	18	6	4	33.3%	5	Group 1	£507,443	€1,035,790
Jan Brueghel (IRE)	colt	Devoted To You (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2024-2026	11	6	3	54.5%	5	Group 1	£1,182,135	€132,200
Japan (GB)	horse	Shastye (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2018-2021	16	6	4	37.5%	5	Group 1	£1,080,786	€120,180
Australia (GB)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2013-2014	8	5	3	62.5%	4	Group 1	£1,284,698	€968,265
Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)	horse	Believe'N'Succeed (AUS)	Aidan O'Brien	2018-2020	13	5	5	38.5%	4	Group 1	£1,033,014	€585,340
Lush Lashes (GB)	-	-	J S Bolger	2007-2010	14	5	2	35.7%	4	Group 1	£342,082	€1,184,100
Ulysses (IRE)	horse	Light Shift (USA)	Sir Michael Stoute	2015-2017	11	5	4	45.5%	4	Group 1	£1,292,407	-
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2008-2010	13	5	4	38.5%	4	Group 1	£1,032,588	€191,390
Winter (IRE)	mare	Laddies Poker Two (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2016-2017	9	5	4	55.6%	4	Group 1	£867,663	€261,250
Kew Gardens (IRE)	-	Chelsea Rose (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2017-2019	15	5	7	33.3%	4	Group 1	£965,325	€147,040
Search For A Song (IRE)	mare	Polished Gem (IRE)	D K Weld	2019-2022	18	5	7	27.8%	4	Group 1	£113,577	€743,717
Flag Of Honour (IRE)	-	Hawala (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2017-2019	13	5	3	38.5%	4	Group 1	£46,162	€553,354
Seventh Heaven (IRE)	mare	La Traviata (USA)	Aidan O'Brien	2015-2017	10	5	0	50.0%	4	Group 1	£309,748	€234,765
Teofilo (IRE)	-	-	J S Bolger	2006	5	5	0	100.0%	4	Group 1	£141,950	€300,970
Maybe (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2011-2012	9	5	1	55.6%	4	Group 1	£83,059	€233,475
Alice Springs (IRE)	mare	Aleagueoftheirown (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2015-2017	13	5	6	38.5%	3	Group 1	£527,306	€275,385
Mystical Power (IRE)	gelding	Annie Power (IRE)	Willie Mullins	2023-2025	11	5	1	45.5%	3	Grade 1	£86,431	€115,075
Nathaniel (IRE)	-	-	John Gosden	2010-2012	11	4	6	36.4%	3	Group 1	£1,346,355	€142,000
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2006-2008	6	4	1	66.7%	3	Group 1	£184,072	€861,984
Hydrangea (IRE)	mare	Beauty Is Truth (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2016-2018	17	4	7	23.5%	3	Group 1	£565,179	€404,585
Rhododendron (IRE)	mare	Halfway To Heaven (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2016-2018	13	4	4	30.8%	3	Group 1	£775,417	€114,985
Hermosa (IRE)	mare	Beauty Is Truth (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2018-2019	12	4	4	33.3%	3	Group 1	£498,550	€382,452
Circus Maximus (IRE)	-	Duntle (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2018-2020	12	4	3	33.3%	3	Group 1	£821,896	€10,444
Misty For Me (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2010-2011	9	4	2	44.4%	3	Group 1	£8,743	€492,975
Warm Heart (IRE)	filly	Sea Siren (AUS)	Aidan O'Brien	2022-2023	7	4	1	57.1%	3	Group 1	£457,012	€20,255
Magician (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2012-2014	11	4	3	36.4%	3	Group 1	£161,279	€275,715
Great Heavens (GB)	-	-	John Gosden	2011-2012	6	4	0	66.7%	3	Group 1	£81,979	€232,000
Sans Frontieres (IRE)	-	-	Jeremy Noseda	2008-2010	9	4	2	44.4%	3	Group 1	£128,139	€139,400
Alandi (IRE)	-	-	P J Prendergast	2008-2012	8	4	2	50.0%	3	Group 1	£942	€252,138
Magical Lagoon (IRE)	mare	Night Lagoon (GER)	Mrs J. Harrington	2021-2022	7	3	1	42.9%	3	Group 1	£127,778	€332,995
Clemmie (IRE)	-	Meow (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2017-2018	10	3	3	30.0%	3	Group 1	£202,456	€71,670
Treasure Beach (GB)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2010-2012	9	4	4	44.4%	2	Group 1	£310,848	€765,420
Ruler Of The World (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2013-2014	6	3	1	50.0%	2	Group 1	£956,220	€35,695
Savethelastdance (IRE)	filly	Daddys Lil Darling (USA)	Aidan O'Brien	2022-2023	6	3	2	50.0%	2	Group 1	£227,784	€294,150
Content (IRE)	filly	Mecca's Angel (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	2023-2024	11	3	4	27.3%	2	Group 1	£302,690	€184,880

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Galileo sired?: Galileo (IRE) has sired 1,127 winners from 1,634 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2005 (69%), with 2,560 wins from 17,542 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Galileo sired?: Galileo (IRE) has sired 301 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2005, 210 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Galileo sired?: Galileo (IRE) has sired 3 Grade 1 winners (6 Grade 1 wins) and 64 Group 1 winners (136 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2005.
Who is the best offspring of Galileo?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Galileo (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Kyprios (IRE) (out of Polished Gem (IRE)), a Group 1 winner with 13 black-type wins from 19 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Galileo?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Galileo (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Jan Brueghel (IRE), in the Betfred Coronation Cup (Group 1) at Epsom on 6 June 2025.
Who is Galileo's sire?: Galileo (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA), and won 6 of 7 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Galileo's progeny?: The average winning distance of Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 10.6 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2½f over jumps.
How are Galileo's progeny doing this season?: Galileo (IRE) has had 6 winners from 24 runners in the 2026 Flat season and 4 winners from 17 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Galileo's progeny won?: Galileo (IRE)'s progeny have earned £69,544,001 in Britain and €54,614,970 in Ireland since 2005.
Are any of Galileo's progeny running soon?: 8 runners by Galileo (IRE) are entered or declared in Britain and Ireland in the next 7 days.

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