Galileo Blueblood Excels At Leopardstown

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Galileo Blueblood Excels At Leopardstown

Updated: 2:58 PM ET (First posted: 12:41 PM ET)

16.50 at LEP

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (16,500) [7f (T)]

Winner: Theatre (Ire), c, 2 by Galileo (Ire)

Leopardstown, 17.20, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:32.88, gd/sf.
THEATRE (IRE) (c, 2, Galileo {Ire}--Rumplestiltskin {Ire} {Ch. 2yo Filly-Eur, Hwt. 2yo Filly-Fr & Ire, G1SW-Fr & Ire, $610,963}, by Danehill), who was a staying-on seventh behind stable companion and J "TDN Rising Star" J Lines of Battle (War Front) in a six-furlong maiden at The Curragh on debut May 27, was sent off the heavily-supported 4-9 favorite and broke well to lead. Threatened with the stick at the two-furlong pole, the bay kicked into another gear and stretched away under hand riding to best Mouteab (Ire) (Marju {Ire}) by 6 1/2 lengths. "He was slowly away and ran very green at The Curragh, but he did it nicely today," jockey Joseph O'Brien commented. "The soft wasn't ideal for him, and he'll be a better horse on better ground." Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, €11,385. Click for the Racing Post chart or the video, courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & The Niarchos Family; B-Orpendale and The Niarchos Family; T-Aidan O'Brien.

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