Observations On Today’s European Racing Scene

3.35 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 8fT

IDAHO (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a son of the 2005 G1 Schweppes Oaks third Hveger (Aus) (Danehill), herself kin to the MG1SW Champions Elvstroem (Aus) (Danehill) and Haradasun (Aus) (Fusaichi Pegasus), and is therefore a full-brother to this term’s G1 Prix du Jockey Club second and GI Secretariat S. victor Highland Reel (Ire), and a half-brother to the 2009 G1 Crown Oaks and 2010 G1 Vinery Stud S. runner-up Valdemoro (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}). Slated to go postward for this debut with Joseph O’Brien in the plate, the 750,000gns Tattersalls October yearling is one of two Aidan O’Brien representatives in a field of 11 and is joined by his once-raced stablemate Immortal Bridge (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who is a half-brother to 2013 GI Vanity H. victress Bryama (GB) (Byron {GB}). Another notable entry is the Andy Oliver-trained newcomer Mega Fortune (Fr) (Soldier of Fortune {Ire}), who is a half-brother to Ballyhane Stud sire Arakan (Nureyev).