- Old ▁at ▁the ▁Cart ier ▁Racing ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁International ▁Classification ▁( the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Thor ough bre d ▁Race hor se ▁Rank ings ), ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁ass essed ▁at ▁ 1 2 9 ▁( equal ▁with ▁Fant astic ▁Light ), ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁r ated ▁horse ▁behind ▁Sak he e ▁and ▁Point ▁Given . ▁ ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁final ▁Time form ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 3 4 . ▁ ▁Stud ▁career ▁ ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁retired ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁st all ion ▁for ▁the ▁C ool more ▁Stud . ▁He ▁originally ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁" sh utt le " ▁st all ion , ▁standing ▁at ▁C ool more ' s ▁main ▁farm ▁at ▁F eth ard , ▁County ▁Ti pper ary ▁Ireland ▁during ▁the ▁Northern ▁Hem is phere ▁bre eding ▁season ▁and ▁moving ▁to ▁its ▁Australian ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁Hunter ▁Region , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁bre eding ▁season . ▁However , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁has ▁stood ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁s ire ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁his ▁stud ▁fee ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁priv ately ▁negoti ated , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁re put ed