Galileo (horse)

Galileo
Racing colours of Susan Magnier
Sire	Sadler's Wells
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Urban Sea
Damsire	Miswaki
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1998
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	David Tsui and Orpendale
Owner	Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor
Trainer	Aidan O'Brien
Record	8: 6-1-0
Earnings	£1,621,110
Major wins
Ballysax Stakes (2001) Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial (2001) Epsom Derby (2001) Irish Derby (2001) K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (2001)
Awards
European Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (2001) Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Last updated on 10 November 2012

Galileo (foaled 30 March 1998) is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In a racing career which lasted from October 2000 until October 2001 he ran eight times and won six races. He is best known for winning the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes, and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001 and for his rivalry with the Godolphin champion Fantastic Light. Since his retirement, Galileo has become one of the leading sires in the world and is the sire of multiple champion including Frankel, New Approach, Australia and Minding.

Galileo is a 16 ¹⁄₂ hh (64.5 inches, 164 cm) bay horse with a narrow white blaze and a white sock on his near hind leg. He was sired by Sadler's Wells out of the mare Urban Sea. His breeders were David Tsui, the owner of Urban Sea, and "Orpendale", a name used by the Coolmore Stud organisation for some of their breeding interests. He was described as a three-year-old as being "one of the most impeccably bred horses in training".

Sadler's Wells (1981-2011) won three Group One races in 1984 and went on to sire the winners of over 2,000 races, including more than 130 at Group One/Grade I level. He was the most successful sire in the history of British racing, being the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland a record 14 times. Urban Sea (1989-2009) won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1993 and went on to become an outstanding broodmare. Apart from Galileo, she was the dam of the Derby winner Sea The Stars, and the Grade I winners Black Sam Bellamy (Tattersalls Gold Cup) and My Typhoon (Diana Stakes), as well as All Too Beautiful (Group race winner, Group One placed) and Melikah (Listed race winner, Group One placed).