When Maurus won the Ipswich Cup back in June we were none too complimentary on his half-brother by Galileo who had made $3,600,000 guineas as a yearling but his sole win in seven starts came in a maiden at Gowran Park.
That horse was Sir Isaac Newton. Just a matter of hours after Maurus captured the Ipswich Cup, Sir Isaac Newton had his first stakes win on
He did not stop there. Following a Group III win at The Curragh, Sir Isaac Newton was in the big league taking on the likes of Highland Reel and Wings Of Desire in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.
He was far from disgraced in finishing fourth and filled the same spot behind the top-class Postponed and Highland Reel in the Group I Juddmonte International Stakes at York.
The son of Galileo prepped for a trip to Australia for Saturday's $3 million BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) with a disappointing 10th of 12 in the Irish Champion Stakes at The Curragh.
The Aidan O'Brien-trained entire will make his local debut two races after his year-older half-brother Maurus contests the Group III
Carrying the
Her first foal, a filly by Sadler's Wells named
Her second foal, the Galileo filly Secret Gesture, has been the success story of the team to date.
A 230,000
Maurus was her third foal and the only one not sold as a yearling.
A year later Secret Gesture's full brother Sir Isaac Newton made a whopping $3.6 million
At last year's Tattersalls October Yearling sale,
There's plenty of depth to
She is a half-sister to Group I Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sagamix (Linamix), Group I Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Sagacity (Highest Honour), and Group II Prix de Malleret winner Sage Et Jolie (Linamix) who is the dam of Group I Prix d'Ispahan winner Sageburg.
They are out of the
The sire of Sir Isaac Newton, the great Galileo (photo Mark Smith), is having another incredible season.
Less than a week ago he had two winners at the highest level on the same day.
Photo Call won the First Lady Stakes at Keeneland and Churchill won the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.
The previous day Rhododendron captured the Group 1 Fillies Mile at Newmarket at the expense of another daughter of Galileo, Hydrangea.
That came five days after Galileo's history making trifecta in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which came a day after Alice Springs won the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket.
What a