Group 1-winning daughter of Galileo to be covered in the Hunter Valley
After announcing last year’s LKS Mackinnon Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Magic Wand’s (Galileo) retirement last week, Coolmore have decided that the mare will be covered by their unbeaten Triple Crown winner Justify (Scat Daddy) this season.
The daughter of Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) was in Australia being prepared for a second crack at the Group 1, but the decision was taken to retire her after she was found to have abscess in her foot.
Magic Wand retired the winner of four of 28 starts, headlined by her victory in the Group 1, while she also won the Ribblesdale Stakes (Gr 2, 1m4f), Cheshire Oaks (Listed, 1m3f) and the Lanwades Stud Stakes (Gr 2, 1m) which saw her accrue $6,765,659 in career prize-money.
Magic Wand is from one of the best bred Coolmore families, being out of Listed winner Prudenzia (Dansili), making her a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Chicquita (Montjeu) and a further five winners.
Prudenzia herself is a daughter of winning Zafonic (Gone West) mare Platonic - the dam of six other winners including Group 3 scorer Pacifique (Montjeu), who in turn produced fellow Group 3 winner Paix (Muhaarar).
Platonic is also the dam of Derby Trial Stakes (Listed, 1m3.5f) winner English King (Camelot), who made headlines at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale on Wednesday when he was purchased by Armando Duarte, Ballymore Stables and Paul Moroney Bloodstock for 925,000gns - the most ever paid for a colt at the sale.
Further afield, Platonic is also a half-sister to Pongee (Barathea), who in turn produced last year’s Cranbourne Cup (Listed, 2050m) winner Dr Drill (Dansili).
