Galileo among the sires selected for marvellous Moyglare mares

Ollie O'Donoghue discusses the coverings with Fiona Craig

Free Eagle: pencilled in to cover five Moyglare mares this seasonCredit: Irish National Stud

Moyglare Stud matriarch Polished Gem will once again pay a visit to 11-time champion sire Galileo this spring as the leading owner-breeder revealed its covering plans for this year.

The daughter of Danehill has supplied six stakes winners by five different sires, led by the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes scorer and sire Free Eagle and the reigning Irish St Leger heroine Search For A Song.

What is more, her three-year-old Galileo filly Amma Grace won at the second time of asking at Leopardstown in October and holds entries in both the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Irish Oaks.

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Published on 2 March 2020inNews

Last updated 19:05, 2 March 2020

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