: ▁two - year - old ▁career ▁Gal ile o ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁race course ▁until ▁late ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁entered ▁in ▁a ▁six teen - runner ▁ma iden ▁race ▁at ▁Leop ard st own . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁even - m oney ▁favour ite , ▁despite ▁the ▁field ▁containing ▁two ▁run ners ▁each ▁from ▁the ▁st ables ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁Irish ▁train ers ▁John ▁O xx ▁and ▁Jim ▁Bol ger . ▁M ick ▁Kin ane ▁track ed ▁the ▁leaders ▁on ▁Gal ile o ▁before ▁sending ▁the ▁col t ▁into ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁straight . ▁Although ▁there ▁were ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁f url ongs ▁to ▁the ▁finish , ▁Gal ile o ▁extended ▁his ▁lead ▁four teen ▁lengths ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁three - year - old ▁career ▁ ▁Spring ▁As ▁a ▁three - year - old , ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁condition ed ▁for ▁a ▁middle - distance ▁campaign ▁and ▁was ▁aim ed ▁at ▁Derby ▁trial ▁races ▁in ▁spring . ▁On ▁his ▁debut , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁ 1 / 3 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁List ed ▁B ally s ax ▁St akes ▁over ▁a ▁mile ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁at ▁Leop ard st own . ▁Racing ▁smooth ly ▁throughout ▁the ▁race , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁two ▁f url ongs ▁out ▁and ▁won ▁" e as ily " ▁by ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths . ▁Run ner - up ▁Milan ▁went ▁on ▁to