(Galileo - Looking Back (Stravinsky))
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- 2006 foal, 16.05hh. Cost €170,000 as a yearling at an Italian sale. Owned by Coolmore and trained by Aiden O'Brien. Won two of his three starts as a juvenile in a 7f maiden in June and the 7f Group 3 Tyros Stakes in July. 7th of 13 in his final outing that year when 6/4 favourite for the 7f Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes. That a muddling race and only beaten 2 lengths.
- As a 3yo he was fourth in his first two starts in the 2,000 Guineas and The Derby, behind Sea The Stars both times. Again beaten by that horse when second in the 10f Group 1 Eclipse Stakes. Dropped back to 8f after that to win the Group 1 pair of the Sussex and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Ended that season with a 10th of 12 in the 10f Breeders' Cup Classic, on the Pro-Ride surface, behind Zenyatta. Ran five times as a 4yo, either in 8f or 10f Group 1 events with one victory in the 10f International Stakes with three other second places.
- Retired to his owner's Stud in Ireland in 2011 at a fee of €20,000 and that dropped to €17,500 in 2011-12. Fee back at €20,000 for his 2014 season there. 60 yearlings sold in 2013, of 72 offerred and 84 catalogued, for an Average of 70,439gns and a Median at 46,458gns.. First Season Sire in 2014.
- 2005 to 2015 Wins List.