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Article by Nancy Sexton: With the death of Galileo, the world’s group of most expensive sires underwent a seismic shift. Galileo stood as a ‘private’ stallion for the last 14 years of his life, although off-the-record reports suggested that outside breeders were at one time happy to pay in excess of €500,000 to secure a nomination. As such, he cast a major shadow over this list as the world’s most expensive sire; now gone, that accolade falls to Darley’s flagship sire Dubawi.
Dubawi is one of three British-based sires, alongside Juddmonte’s Frankel and Kingman, to sit within the top four stallions. The outlier is Into Mischief, the dominant sire of the current era in America who heads a group of four Kentucky-based sires alongside Tapit, Curlin and Uncle Mo. ....
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Sponsored by: Godolphin homebred Prevalence (by Medaglia d Oro) shown breezing March 28 at Palm Meadows in Florida Godolphin s highly regarded Prevalence will make his stakes debut in Saturday s Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack. The nine-furlong test for 3-year-olds is the final local Kentucky Derby qualifier, awarding 100-40-20-10 points to the top-four finishers. Godolphin seeks its first Kentucky Derby win but could have as many as three entries on the first Saturday in May with unbeaten Champion 2-Year-Old Essential Quality, who runs in Saturday s Grade 2 Blue Grass at Keeneland, and Group 2 UAE Derby winner Rebel s Romance. ....