Gleneagles
Gleneagles is now well established, thanks to 25 Group winners from his first six crops including July Cup winner Mill Stream, Deutsches Derby winner Palladium and the top-class middle-distance 3yo Calandagan in the latest season.
Gleneagles already has nine Group winners out of grand-daughters of DANEHILL, the stallions involved being DANEHILL DANCER (4), DANSILI, CLODOVIL, DUKE OF MARMALADE, ORATORIO and FASTNET ROCK. Gleneagles has an impressive record with DANEHILL DANCER, with 5 black-type winners from 28 foals (18%), including Gr.1 winner Loving Dream and Gr.2 winners Insinuendo, Vero Atleta and Royal Dornoch. The similarly-bred Churchill has sired the dual classic winner Blue Rose Cen from a grand-daughter of DANEHILL DANCER. Gleneagles’ very useful daughter One Look has a dam by HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR, while his dual classic-placed son Ambiente Friendly has a dam by FASTNET ROCK. Altogether Gleneagles has three BTWs from 15 starters out of FASTNET ROCK mares.
Gleneagles has also sired the Gr.2 2yo winner Velocidad and the Group-placed Barina from DANSILI mares, as well as three black-type winners from only 9 foals out of ORATORIO mares.
The GREEN DESERT branch also has plenty to offer, especially as Galileo sired an Oaks winner from a GREEN DESERT mare and the dual Derby winner Australia from a daughter of CAPE CROSS. Mares by INVINCIBLE SPIRIT are likely to reinforce Gleneagles’ 2yo ability, as was demonstrated when Southern Hills won the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. He also sired the French Gr.2 winner Baby Rider from a daughter of OASIS DREAM.
Daughters of the champion sprinter ANABAA have a compelling record with Galileo and his sons. Gleneagles is one of four sons to sire a black-type winner from them, thanks to Gr.2 July Stakes winner Royal Lytham and Gr.1 Deutsches Derby hero PALLADIUM. The high-class Calandagan has a dam by SINNDAR.
Gleneagles, together with Nathaniel, Teofilo and Frankel, is one of a growing number of Galileo’s stallion sons with important winners closely inbred to SADLER’S WELLS. His Gr.1 winners Loving Dream and Highland Chief are both inbred 3x3. Highland Chief’s second line comes via MONTJEU.
Gleneagles’ classic-placed son Royal Scotsman has a dam by PIVOTAL and his French Gr.2 winner Melo Melo is out of a grand-daughter of PIVOTAL, by EXCELLENT ART. Galileo also enjoyed excellent results with the NUREYEV line, notably siring 14 BTWs winners from 47 foals out of PIVOTAL mares (30%).
New Approach, another son of Galileo, sired the Oaks winner Talent from a PEINTRE CELEBRE mare. Galileo also has classic winners out of daughters of THEATRICAL and STRAVINSKY.
The MILL REEF line is one of the leading options for breeders hoping to produce high-class middle-distance winners by Gleneagles. His Gr.1-winning son Highland Chief has a second dam by DARSHAAN. Galileo sired Gr.1 winners from three generations of descendants from Mill Reef, including 11 Group winners fromDARSHAAN mares.
Gleneagles doesn’t have many foals out of BLUSHING GROOM line mares, but they include Gr.2 winner Jack Darcy, out of a RAINBOW QUEST mare, and Gr.3 2yo winner Freville, out of a mare by RAHY’s grandson LE HAVRE.
Gleneagles should benefit from more MR PROSPECTOR. His very smart son Royal Scotsman has a 2nd dam by GONE WEST, while Gr.2 winner Novemba has a dam by Kingmambo’s son DUBAI DESTINATION. Two of Gleneagles’ Listed winners, Seisai and Southern Hills, have 2nd dams by KING’S BEST. DUBAWI mares are flourishing with sons of Galileo, producing 14 GWs to four different sons, including ten winners at Gr.1 or Gr.2 levels.
Gleneagles’ speed could be reinforced by mares with AHONOORA blood, and his Gr.3-winning 2yo Shock Action has a second dam by INDIAN RIDGE. Galileo has three Group winners, including a classic winner, from mares by INDIAN RIDGE, and both Galileo and Frankel have Gr.1 winners from INCHINOR mares.
ACCLAMATION is out of an AHONOORA mare and his daughters have produced Group winners to four other sons of Galileo. Gleneagles’ high-class son Calandagan has a 2nd dam by ACCLAMATION.
Gleneagles already has Group-placed performers out of daughters of LEAR FAN, DR FONG and INTIKHAB, while ROBERTO and RED RANSOM sired the second dams of two of his Group winners.