Ridden as on his two previous races by Martin Harley he started the 13/8 favourite and won by one and a half length from the John Gosden-trained Hayadh.

[9] On his final appearance of the season, Galileo Gold was sent to France to contest the Group One Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse on 4 October.

Starting at odds of 7/1 in an eleven-runner field he stayed on strongly in the straight to finish third, beaten a short neck and a length by Ultra and Cymric.

Commenting on the colt's defeat, Al Shaqab's racing manager Harry Herbert said that the distance might have been too short for Galileo Gold and that he may have been unsuited by the firm ground.

[10] On his three-year-old debut, Galileo Gold was one of thirteen colts to contest the 208th running of the 2000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket Racecourse on 30 April.

Massaat took the lead a quarter of a mile out but Galileo Gold overtook him approaching the final furlong at which point Dettori began to track left towards the stands-side rail.

Galilieo Gold stayed on well in the closing stages to win by one and a half lengths from Massaat, with Dettori indulging in a victory salute to the crowd in the final strides.

[13] Three weeks after his win at Newmarket Galileo Gold started the 5/4 favourite for the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh with Air Force Blue second in the betting on 4/1.

At Royal Ascot in June Galileo Gold was matched against Awtaad and the Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner The Gurkha in the St James's Palace Stakes.

[15] Galileo Gold faced The Gurkha and Awtaad again in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on 27 July, when he was also matched against older horses for the first time.

On 18 August Galileo Gold was sent to France for the Group One Prix Jacques Le Marois over 1600 metres at Deauville Racecourse.