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Galileo, owned by Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor , raced only once as a two year old, winning an Irish maiden by an impressive 14 lengths. At three, he went to Epsom via the same route as the previous year's Derby winner Sinndar , winning the Ballysax Stakes and Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial in Ireland. He went to Epsom joint favorite alongside the Two Thousand Guineas winner Golan. The Derby field was generally high-class, with Tobougg, who had won the previous year's Dewhurst Stakes , and the winners of most of the major Derby trials. Galileo won impressively by three and a half lengths from Golan. He was even more impressive when winning the Irish Derby , scoring by four lengths despite being eased down. His next test was against older horses in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, when chief among his rivals was Godolphin 's Fantastic Light , winner of the previous year's Emirates World Series . It was Galileo's first big test as a racehorse, but he battled on to win by two lengths. The two horses would meet again in the Irish Champion Stakes over a mile and a quarter, and it was here that Galileo met with his first defeat, with Fantastic Light triumphant by a head in a thrilling contest. Galileo ended his career disappointingly, well beaten in the Breeders' Cup Classic - his first run on dirt.
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