ed ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁throughout ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁mile , ▁with ▁the ▁advantage ▁appearing ▁to ▁fl uct uate ▁between ▁them . ▁On ▁the ▁line , ▁Fant astic ▁Light ▁defeated ▁Gal ile o ▁by ▁a ▁head ▁in ▁a ▁photo ▁finish . ▁The ▁race ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁exc iting ▁and ▁memor able ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁sport . ▁O ' B rien ▁pra ised ▁the ▁winner , ▁but ▁felt ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" m essed ▁up " ▁tact ically . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁final ▁race , ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Bel mont ▁Park ▁for ▁the ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Classic . ▁He ▁was ▁racing ▁on ▁d irt ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁although ▁before ▁travel ing ▁he ▁was ▁prepared ▁by ▁exer cis ing ▁on ▁the ▁artificial ▁surface ▁at ▁South well . ▁The ▁Classic ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁third ▁meeting ▁between ▁Gal ile o ▁and ▁Fant astic ▁Light , ▁but ▁the ▁God olph in ▁horse ▁was ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁Tur f ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁race . ▁In ▁the ▁Classic , ▁Gal ile o ▁rac ed ▁behind ▁the ▁leaders ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁quick en , ▁stay ing ▁on ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁pace ▁to ▁finish ▁sixth ▁of ▁the ▁four teen ▁run ners ▁behind ▁T iz now . ▁ ▁Gal ile o ' s ▁ret irement ▁was ▁announced ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Race ▁record ▁ ▁Ass ess ment ▁Gal ile o ▁was ▁named ▁European ▁Champion ▁Three - Year