Idaho
Bay2013
Distance won over: 8f. to 13½f.
Galileo - Hveger
Fee for 2024: €3,000
Stands at The Beeches Stud
High-class son of Galileo from a family of Champions
Group 1 performer at 2, 3, 4 and 5 years
Winner of the Hardwicke Stakes-Gr.2 at Royal Ascot, the Great Voltigeur Stakes-Gr.2 at York and the Ormonde Stakes-Gr.3 at Chester. Placed in the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby and ‘King George’.
- By GALILEO, the world’s best sire and sire of sires
- Bred on the same potent GALILEO/DANEHILL cross as FRANKEL and TEOFILO
- Career earnings of over €1,400,000
- A 750,000gns Tattersalls Book 1 yearling
Epsom Derby-placed like leading N.H. sires KING’S THEATRE, PRESENTING, SHANTOU, WALK IN THE PARK and FAME AND GLORY
"Idaho has all the right credentials for success at stud" - Irish Field
“Idaho was a very solid, consistent racehorse – sound, clear-winded with a good mind. I think he would have been an impressive winner of the St Leger but for almost getting brought down in the straight and he showed that when winning the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.” - Aidan O'Brien
His first crop 4YOs already include...
- Idaho Sun - bumper winner at Newton Abbot for Harry Fry
- Idaho Valley - impressive debut winner of a 4YO Maiden Point-to-Point at Tallow for Ellen Doyle
- Cahier’s Den - 4YO Geldings Maiden Point-to-Point winner at Ballindenisk for Gearoid O’Loughlin
- Long Branch - 4YO Maiden Point-to-Point winner at Tralee for Peter J. Flood