Sibling rivalry not easy to deal with but regally bred Gleneagles on right track

Sibling strife dominates the airwaves and the headlines right now, the subject almost unavoidable if scrolling social media or attempting to watch a certain streaming service.

Rivalry between siblings is as old as civilisation, and in the bloodstock world the natural competitiveness between sires is amplified when a stallion line dominates.

Galileo's incomparable record at stud ensured his best sons and grandsons were prized breeding prospects and found berths at stud farms around Europe, in particular. With almost a century of Group 1 winners and counting for Coolmore's breed-shaping stallion, that creates a lot of stallions competing for many of the same mares.