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Originally posted by TJMitchell TJMitchell wrote:

He was a Montjeu.

Most of the really good Galileo's top out at 2400m with a few outliers (Order Of St George for example)



Apple Betty powered home to a 3 1/2-length win in the $125,000 Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes (G3) over 1 1/2 miles on the turf today (Oct. 22) at Keeneland (USA).

Joe Allen's daughter of Galileo (IRE) finished second by a nose in last year's Dowager. Sunday's score was her first graded stakes win.

Look like she could run all day....

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/usa/kee/2017/10/22/8/rood-and-riddle-dowager-s
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Originally posted by TJMitchell TJMitchell wrote:

Oops, quoted without the reply. Galileo has definitely under performed here in Aus


We all know why that is and it is not the stallions fault.


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Why is that djebel?
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Originally posted by Breeding Above All Breeding Above All wrote:

Why is that djebel?

"Aussie trainers can't train stayers".....$1.01
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Originally posted by TJMitchell TJMitchell wrote:

Oops, quoted without the reply. Galileo has definitely under performed here in Aus


Galileo still achieved 6% stakeswinners to runners in AUS from horses foaled here. That number is regarded as outstanding.

Not as strong as Nth Hem but still in the elite in Aus.




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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote djebel Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 8:34pm
If your bookie will let you on get on Latrobe for either the 2018 or 2019 Melbourne Cups.

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Bondi Beach went to Ross Litt at Warwick Farm for $25,000
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Bondi Beach first up in the Canberra Cup on Sunday
Karl and Susan Kennedy are my heroes
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Finished last and never really looked interested.
Going to be tough to recoup that $25,000.
I don’t know where he is going to end up, just doesn’t look like he wants to be a racehorse anymore.
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It's been a few years now since he was running in good quality G2/3 races in the UK and showing real promise He ended up just being another slow Galileo.
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It’s hard to see much of that $25k purchase price coming back.

It would be an interesting experiment to send him south to a jumping trainer to see that could spark his interest in racing again. Then aim him at the weakest hurdle race you could find at say Gawler or Murray Bridge.
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This was written last week in the Canberra News


It's rare for a horse to have raced in three Melbourne Cups. It's even rarer for that horse to then run in the Canberra Cup as well.

Bondi Beach will bring a taste of the race that stops a nation to Thoroughbred Park on Canberra's Super Sunday.

The seven-year-old ran in the 2015-17 Melbourne Cups, with 13th his best finish.

He was one of the many Lloyd Williams hopes to target the first Tuesday in November over the years and was trained by renowned Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien.

But the son of Galileo was bought by Warwick Farm trainer Richard Litt in November having spent a lot of time in the paddock.

In fact, the 80th running of the listed Canberra Cup (2000 metres) will be Bondi Beach's first race in 488 days, when he finished second last in the 2017 Melbourne Cup.

Litt was excited to have such a quality horse in his stable.

"Don't worry, it's a good field on Sunday. There's not many horses in Australia that's run in three Melbourne Cups," he said.

"I'd say him and Who Shot Thebarman, who's retired now. It's very interesting. He's a lovely old horse, he's very lightly raced and we're very, very, very looking forward to stepping him out."

The Sydney-based trainer was unsure why Bondi Beach had spent so much time in the paddock, but it had been a massive undertaking to get him fit to race again.

It means, while Litt was confident he would run a nice race, there wasn't much expectation on his stayer.

He felt it might be more realistic for his gelding to start showing some form for his third run back.

"He's first up after a very long time on Sunday so we're not expecting too much, but we're expecting him to have a really nice prep this prep," Litt said.

"But his first run around in the Canberra Cup is just going to be not so much a trial but his first run and his first day out for a long time.

"Even though we think he'll run a nice race we'll just be happy for whatever he does."

If all goes well, Bondi Beach could return to the Melbourne Cup's 3200m distance this autumn.

Litt has the group 1 Sydney Cup - at Randwick on April 13 - as a possible goal.

While a long way off, having had such a long time off, Litt wouldn't rule out a tilt at a fourth Melbourne Cup if he could keep him fit.

My main aim would be to sort of try and get him to a Sydney Cup maybe," Litt said.

"But no great plans. We'll take every day as it comes. No pressure, but we have him nommed for a Sydney Cup and it would be lovely if we can get there.

If not there's a nice Brisbane carnival around the corner, the Brisbane Cup and those sort of races are fantastic."

Not surprisingly, Bondi Beach was a $61 long shot in the Canberra Cup.


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