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Galileo Getting Closer To 200

Galileo edged closer to 200 stakes winners with a feature double at the York meeting on Saturday.

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Mondialiste, a 5YO entire by Galileo from Occupandiste (Kaldoun) and the 2YO filly Ballydoyle (Galileo x Buttterfly Cove by Storm Cat) increased the champion sire’s black type tally with their Group and Listed wins.

The David O’Meara-trained Mondialiste, ran down Mutakayyef (Sea The Stars) to land the G3 Strensall Stakes by a neck to become the 121st Group winner by Galileo.

Mondialiste was purchased privately for €190,000 at last year’s Arqana Deauville Summer Mixed Sale.

The aptly-named Aidan O’Brien-trained Ballydoyle became Galileo’s 122nd Group and 195th black type winner when she beat stablemate Minding, also by the champion Coolmore sire, in the G2 Debutante Stakes.

Ballydoyle had finished second in the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. 95

In other York results former shuttle sire Invincible Spirit sired his 95th stakes winner when his 2YO colt Ajaya won the G2 Gimcrack Stakes and Arcano, a son of Oasis Dream, sired his second stakes winner when Shadow Hunter won the Listed Roses Stakes.

From the Hennessy mare Nessina, the William Haggas-trained Ajaya had finishd second in the G2 Prix Robert Papin in France and completed a fine York festival for his trainer, being the fifth winner of the week from his stable.

Shadow Hunter (Arcano x Sweet Irish by Shamardal) is trained by Paul d’Arcy.

At Newmarket former Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford won his first pattern race as a trainer when the Spanish-bred First Selection (Diktat x Villa Sonata by Mozart) won the G3 Solario Stakes.

First Selection is the 26th stakes winner by Diktat, who stands in Spain’ at Dehesa de Milagro. First Selection was purchased by Crisford for £42,000 at the Brightwells Ascot Select 2YO Breeze-Up Sale.

At Deauville Galileo’s son Roderic O’Connor, standing at Ballyhane Stud in Ireland, sired his first Group winner when the 2YO filly Great Page won the G3 Prix Du Calvados.

Great Page (Roderic O’Connor x Areeda by Refuse To Bend) is trained by Richard Hannon.

At the Curragh Moviesta (Hard Spun x Miss Brickyard by AP Indy) won for the first time in more than two years by taking the G3 Renaissance Stakes over Toscanini and Sydney G1 winner Gordon Lord Byron.

Moviesta is out of the A.P. Indy mare Miss Brickyard, a half-sister to G1 winner Miss Houdini, the dam of G2 Arkansas Derby Papa Clem. Moviesta's second dam is dual G1 winner Magical Maiden.

Moviesta is one of 19 Graded or Group winners lifetime for Hard Spun.


Racing and Sports

York Saturday, 22nd August 2015

1m207y TURF GOOD
GBP £85,000

Betfred Mobile Strensall Stakes (Group 3) (G3)

GBP £85,000
Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
1m207y TURF GOOD
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 10. MONDIALISTE (IRE) 5yo H
GALILEO (IRE) - OCCUPANDISTE (IRE)
DANIEL TUDHOPE
DAVID O'MEARA
$5
131lbs
GEOFF & SANDRA TURNBULL
2nd 11. MUTAKAYYEF (GB) 4yo G
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - INFALLIBLE (GB)
PAT COSGRAVE
WILLIAM HAGGAS
$9
131lbs
MR HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM

Sales Information

3rd 1. BASEM (GB) 4yo H
PIVOTAL (GB) - GONBARDA (GER)
JAMES DOYLE
SAEED BIN SUROOR
$9
131lbs
GODOLPHIN
4th 12. TOP NOTCH TONTO (IRE) 5yo G
THOUSAND WORDS (GB) - ELITE HOPE (USA)
SILVESTRE DE SOUSA
BRIAN ELLISON
$6.5
131lbs

Sales Information

5th 8. MAHSOOB (GB) 4yo H
DANSILI (GB) - MOOAKADA (IRE)
DANE O'NEILL
JOHN GOSDEN
$5.5
131lbs
6th 5. GABRIAL (IRE) 6yo G
DARK ANGEL (IRE) - GUAJIRA (FR)
MR T HAMILTON
R A FAHEY
$10
131lbs

Sales Information

7th 6. GM HOPKINS (GB) 4yo G
DUBAWI (IRE) - VARSITY (GB)
LANFRANCO DETTORI
JOHN GOSDEN
$6
131lbs

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8th 4. DREAM WALKER (FR) 6yo G
GOLD AWAY (IRE) - MINNIE'S MYSTERY (FR)
MEGAN CARBERRY
BRIAN ELLISON
$67
131lbs

Sales Information

9th 13. CONVEY (GB) 3yo G
DANSILI (GB) - INSINUATE (USA)
WILLIAM BUICK
SIR MICHAEL STOUTE
$7.5
124lbs

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