When Lambourn won Saturday’s Betfred Gr1 Derby, he emulated both his sire Australia, whose dam Ouija Board won The Oaks in 2004, and Galileo, as winners of the Epsom classic.
Lambourn stormed away from his rivals to win and give Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien a record-extending 11th win in the Classic.
The 13-2 chance, ridden by Wayne Lordan, set a relentless gallop and could not be caught.
Outsider Lazy Griff (50-1) was three and three quarter lengths back in second, with Tennessee Stud (28-1) third.
Lambourn is the sixth Gr1 winner for Australia, whose other top level winners include Pertemps St Leger winner Galileo Chrome and FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by PDJF hero, Order Of Australia.
Lambourn streaks clear to give Aidan O’Bren his eleventh Epsom Derby victory (Pic – Coolmore)
To date, Australia has registered nearly 50 stakes winners and a further 27 black type performers.
The chestnut has some very smart three-year-olds this year.
Lambourn (victorious in the Gr3 Boodles Chester Vase prior to his Derby win) aside, Australia’s sophomores in 2025 include Gr3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Salsabil Stakes winner Wemightakedlongway and Gr1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas third place getter, Cercene.
Australia is also the sire of the exciting new Cape stallion Point Lonsdale. From the same female line as multiple champion sire Silvano, the versatile Point Lonsdale won group races at two, four and five, and won black type races over trips ranging in distance from 1400 to 2700 metres.
Point Lonsdale’s victories included a win in the 2021 Gr2 Futurity Stakes, with the Futurity Stakes’ past honour roll including notable stallions Giant’s Causeway, Teofilo and Woodman, among others.
Australia’s late, great sire Galileo continues to make his mark felt at Epsom. He is the paternal grandsire of Lambourn, and also of 2025 Gr1 Betfred Oaks winner Minnie Hauk. The latter is the third Oaks winner for Galileo’s remarkable son Frankel. The latter is also responsible for the Oaks winners Anapurna (2019) and Soul Sister (2023).
Galileo also occurs in the pedigrees of Oaks runner-up Whirl (whose dam Salsa is a Galileo full-sister to local stallion The United States) and third place finisher Desert Flower – the latter’s sire Night Of Thunder is out of the Galileo mare Forest Storm.
Galileo got on the board at Epsom last week, with his classic winning son Jan Brueghel winning the Gr1 Betfred Coronation Cup. The Coronation Cup runner-up Calandagan was sired by a son of Galileo, while third place finisher Giavellotto was produced by a daughter of Galileo.
Jan Brueghel joins the likes of Soldier Of Fortune and Highland Reel as Galileo sired Coronation Cup winners.
Remarkably, Galileo, the sire of five English Derby winners, is paternal or maternal grandsire of the last eight English Derby winners.
The dual Derby winner’s name can also be found in the pedigrees of the last ten The Oaks winners!
However, the Galileo impact was not felt solely in Britain this weekend.
Galileo’s multiple graded stakes winning son Global View is the sire of Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Gr1` Gold Challenge winner Dave The King.
Another son, the ill-fated Kingsbarns, is the broodmare sire of Saturday’s Listed Hollywoodbets Gatecrasher Stakes winner Malmesbury Missile (Gimmethegreenlight).
