Galileo’s latest stakes winner Purple Moon is Melbourne Cup bound

4th August 2007

Purple Moon (4g Galileo-Vanishing Prairie by Alysheba)- a 550,000 euros yearling who sold for 440,000 guineas as a horse in training last year - could bid to land Australia’s most-famous prize after becoming Galileo’s latest stakes winner.

Craig Bennett’s four-year-old, who was bred by Gestut Shohrenhof and is trained by Luca Cumani, was a hugely-impressive winner of the Listed Coutts Glorious Stakes at Goodwood on Friday.

"The plan could be the G3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes next," said Cumani. "I know Craig is keen on the Melbourne Cup, so if he stays keen we will take that route, going for the Caulfield Cup first."