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First Group One winner for Galileo Gold
First season sire Galileo Gold (Paco Boy) recorded his first Group One winner on Sunday when Ebro River (2 c ex Soft Power by Balmont) won the Phoenix Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at the Curragh. Trained by Hugo Palmer, who also trained his sire, Ebro River took the lead in the early stages and kept on well to score by three quarters of a length from Dr Zempf (Dark Angel). The favourite, Go Bears Go (Kodi Bears), was a further head away in third.
"We'll see – he'd either go the the Prix Morny or the Middle Park now I would think, and possibly both depending on how he comes out of it," said Palmer.
"I'm pretty sure he (Ebro River) was his first winner and he was certainly his first stakes winner when he won the National and now he's his first Group One winner – Roger O'Callaghan (of Tally Ho) won't be able to accuse me of not doing my bit!"
Galileo Gold stands at Tally-Ho Stud in Ireland.
18th Group One winner for Frankel
The successful season of Juddmonte Farm’s Frankel (Galileo) continued on Sunday when he recorded his 18th Group One winner with his daughter Alpinista (4 f ex Alwilda by Hernando) winning the Grosser Preis Von Berlin (Gr 1, 2400m).
Trained by Sir Mark Prescott for owner-breeder Kirsten Rausing, Alpinista pulled clear in the closing stages to score a decisive two and three quarter length victory over favourite Torquator Tasso (Adlerflug).
Frankel has sired 21 stakes winners and six Group One winners this year. He is currently the leading sire in Europe by prize money and stakes winners while he sits fifth in the table by winners.
Seventh Group One winner for Footstepsinthesand
Footstepsinthesand (Giant’s Causeway) sired his seventh Group One winner on Sunday when Marianafoot (6 h ex Marianabaa by Anabaa) took out the Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr 1, 6.5f) at Deauville.
Unbeaten in eight starts at six this year, Marianafoot took the lead in the final 200 metres and pulled away to record a length and three quarters victory over Tropbeau (Showcasing). Starman (Dutch Art) was a close third.
Footstepsinthesand stood at Coolmore’s Castlehyde Stud for a fee of €12,500 this year.
18 for Camacho
Mo Celita’s (3 f ex Asterism by Motivator) victory in the Prix Moonlight Cloud (Listed, 1200m) at Deauville on Sunday provided the Yeomanstown Stud-based sire Camacho (Danehill) with his 18th stakes winner.
The Adrian Nicholls-trained filly stayed on well in the closing stages under Hollie Doyle to win by three quarters of a length from Prince Lancelot (Sir Prancealot).
Ninth stakes winner for Jukebox Jury
Memphis (4 f ex Margarita by Lomitas) became the ninth stakes winner for Jukebox Jury (Montjeu) when she won the Hoppegartener Steher-Preis (Listed, 2800m) in Germany on Sunday. The filly beat British raider, the Sir Mark Prescott-trained and Kirsten Rausing-owned, Alerta Roja (Golden Horn) by a length.
Jukebox Jury stands at Burgage Stud in Ireland.
