Galileo has died
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:02 am
by erins isle
https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/ ... -23/499905This is a very sad day, the stallion with the most amazing character has died.
May he rest in piece, one of the greatest horses ever.
Re: Galileo has died
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:37 am
by Taffy
Galileo, one of the most significant and successful stallions in racing history and a cornerstone of the Coolmore Stud breeding operation, has been put down at the age of 23 after suffering from “a chronic, nonresponsive, debilitating foot injury”, the stud said in a statement released on Saturday
Galileo’s covering fee was subject to private negotiation from 2008 onwards, with bloodstock industry rumours suggesting that it could cost between €250,000 (£340,000) and as much as €600,0000 for Galileo to cover a single mare. Even at the lower figure, Galileo’s annual book of around 150 mares would have earned gross revenue for Coolmore of nearly €40m a year.
Guardian newspaper