Jinx over for Sadler's Wells; When Galileo won Saturday's Derby it ended an unwanted record, says Veritas.(Racing) From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: June 12, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Veritas

In the quiet that is normally deafening around the stud farms of racing, one wonders whether Sadler's Wells might have felt a twinge of excitement at around 4pm on Saturday.

While he was in his box, waiting for the next mare to arrive - at a cost of about pounds 160,000 - one of his progeny was covering the most famous mile-and-a-half of Flat racing in the second fastest time in the history of the race.

Galileo was entering the reco...