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2001 Irish Champion Stakes: When Fantastic Light beat Galileo
Galileo had carried all before him in the first part of the 2001 season, notable wins including the Derby and Irish Derby, before taking the scalp of Fantastic Light on his first start against his elders in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. It was a fabulous renewal of Britain's most prestigious all-aged prize, 11 of the dozen…