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After a season in which he enjoyed 11 individual Group or Grade 1 winners globally, Galileo was crowned Europe's champion sire for 2011 with prize money earnings of £7,417,808.
Galileo was also champion sire in 2008 and 2010. He finished more than £3 million clear of Montjeu.
It is the 22nd consecutive year that the champion sire has stood at Coolmore.Galileo was represented by five European classic winners including the brilliant Frankel (Galileo-Kind, by Danehill), whose four G1 successes included a six-length triumph in the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Further classic glory came via Treasure Beach (Galileo-Honorine, by Mark Of Esteem), who followed up his G1 Irish Derby success with a win in the G1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington.
Irish 2000 Guineas hero Roderic O'Connor (Galileo-Secret Garden, by Danehill), Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Misty For Me (Galileo-Butterfly Cove, by Storm Cat) and Golden Lilac
(Galileo-Grey Lilas, by Danehill), winner of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and Prix de Diane, brought further classic success to the remarkable sire.Galileo's other star three-year-olds included Nathaniel (Galileo-Magnificient Style, by Silver Hawk), who beat the 2010 Derby winner Workforce in the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July.
Among Galileo's older performers was Cape Blanco (Galileo-Laurel Delight, by Presidium), now retired after his successive US G1 wins in the Man O' War Stakes, Arlington Million and Joe Hirsch Turf Classic International.
Galileo's two-year-olds included the unbeaten filly Maybe (Galileo-Sumora, by Danehill), winner of the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and favourite for the 2012 1000 Guineas.
Montjeu enjoyed a sensational year with eight individual G1 winners including Epsom Derby hero Pour Moi (Montjeu-Gwynn, by Darshaan).
His other highlights included the victory of St Nicholas Abbey (Montjeu-Leaping Water, by Sure Blade) in the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.
