Galileo’s progeny on course for sixth Epsom Derby success
Two of his sons, Bolshoi Ballet and High Definition, head the Derby market
25 May 2021 - 15:30
It was Federico Tesio who made the most memorable quote about the world’s most famous race, the Derby: “The thoroughbred exists because its selection has depended not on experts, technicians or zoologists but on a piece of wood: the winning post of the Epsom Derby.”
The trials for 2021’s race — scheduled for June 5 — suggest the mile-and-a-half classic could provide super sire Galileo with his sixth success. Two of his sons, Bolshoi Ballet and High Definition, head the Derby market — the former a six-lengths winner of the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown...
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