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Galileo edged closer to 200 stakes winners with a feature double at the York meeting on Saturday.

Mondialiste, a 5YO entire by Galileo from Occupandiste (Kaldoun) and the 2YO filly Ballydoyle (Galileo x Buttterfly Cove by Storm Cat) increased the champion sire’s black type tally with their Group and Listed wins.

The David O’Meara-trained Mondialiste, ran down Mutakayyef (Sea The Stars) to land the G3 Strensall Stakes by a neck to become the 121st Group winner by Galileo.

Mondialiste was purchased privately for €190,000 at last year’s Arqana Deauville Summer Mixed Sale.

The aptly-named Aidan O’Brien-trained Ballydoyle became Galileo’s 122nd Group and 195th black type winner when she beat stablemate Minding, also by the champion Coolmore sire, in the G2 Debutante Stakes.

Ballydoyle had finished second in the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. 95

In other York results former shuttle sire Invincible Spirit sired his 95th stakes winner when his 2YO colt Ajaya won the G2 Gimcrack Stakes and Arcano, a son of Oasis Dream, sired his second stakes winner when Shadow Hunter won the Listed Roses Stakes.

From the Hennessy mare Nessina, the William Haggas-trained Ajaya had finishd second in the G2 Prix Robert Papin in France and completed a fine York festival for his trainer, being the fifth winner of the week from his stable.

Shadow Hunter (Arcano x Sweet Irish by Shamardal) is trained by Paul d’Arcy.

At Newmarket former Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford won his first pattern race as a trainer when the Spanish-bred First Selection (Diktat x Villa Sonata by Mozart) won the G3 Solario Stakes.

First Selection is the 26th stakes winner by Diktat, who stands in Spain’ at Dehesa de Milagro. First Selection was purchased by Crisford for £42,000 at the Brightwells Ascot Select 2YO Breeze-Up Sale.

At Deauville Galileo’s son Roderic O’Connor, standing at Ballyhane Stud in Ireland, sired his first Group winner when the 2YO filly Great Page won the G3 Prix Du Calvados.

Great Page (Roderic O’Connor x Areeda by Refuse To Bend) is trained by Richard Hannon.

At the Curragh Moviesta (Hard Spun x Miss Brickyard by AP Indy) won for the first time in more than two years by taking the G3 Renaissance Stakes over Toscanini and Sydney G1 winner Gordon Lord Byron.

Moviesta is out of the A.P. Indy mare Miss Brickyard, a half-sister to G1 winner Miss Houdini, the dam of G2 Arkansas Derby Papa Clem. Moviesta's second dam is dual G1 winner Magical Maiden.

Moviesta is one of 19 Graded or Group winners lifetime for Hard Spun.