85TH G1 WINNER FOR GALILEO 15 Jun 2020 10:10
The legend of Galileo gained a new chapter on Saturday, as his daughter Peaceful
handed the stallion his record-breaking 85th Group 1 winner as she scooted
clear to win the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh, moving one clear of
Danehill’s record.
Fittingly the win came in the race that provided the stallion with his
first ever Group 1 scorer when Nightime landed the race in 2006.
Trained by Aidan O’Brien-trained filly pulled clear in the closing
stages to beat the Donnacha O’Brien-trained Fancy Blue by two lengths with
another head back to the winner’s stablemate So Wonderful in third, while
there was a head back to New York Girl (New Approach) in third – with the first
four placings filled by members of the O’Brien family.
O’Brien said the Coronation Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) at Royal Ascot on June 20
could be on the agenda, depending on how Peaceful comes out of the race.
“She’s a lovely filly, she always was. We always thought a lot of her
and she was working lovely,” said O’Brien.
