The Numbers Game

It’s no big secret that the Coolmore policy is that bigger numbers equal more chances to have a Household Name equals more seasons sold. Sadler’s Wells, 14-time champion sire in Britain and Ireland, averaged 100 foals per crop. His son Galileo’s recent crops have averaged 160, so for him to be running second to War Front by 2008-2014 A Runner Index, and with a 4.17 Index (8.34% of runners), is probably nothing short of phenomenal. He’s had four times the number of year-starters as War Front (who has only had runners since 2010).

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