Galilee (horse)

Galilee
SireAlcimedes
GrandsireAlycidon
DamGalston
DamsireBalloch
SexGelding
Foaled1963
Died1990 (aged 26–27)
CountryNew Zealand
ColourBrown
BreederTrelawney Stud
OwnerMr & Mrs M. L. Bailey
TrainerBart Cummings
Record36:18–6–4
EarningsA$169,970[1]
Major wins
Toorak Handicap (1966)
Caulfield Cup (1966)
Melbourne Cup (1966)
C.B.Fisher Plate (1966)
VRC Queens Plate (1967)
VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1967)
AJC Autumn Stakes (1967)
Sydney Cup (1967)
Memsie Stakes (1968)
Turnbull Stakes (1968)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame

Galilee (1963−1990) was New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who became one of the most successful racehorses in Australia.[1] Galilee was the first and is still the only horse to win the Caulfield, Melbourne and Sydney Cups in one season.

  1. ^ a b Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, ISBN 0-908133-00-6