He was then campaigned in France and recorded his first major win in the Prix La Force over 2000 metres at Longchamp Racecourse in May, beating Magwal by two and a half lengths.
At Chantilly Racecourse in June he finished third to Melyno and Zino in a strongly-contested edition of the Prix Jean Prat with Green Forest last of the five runners.
He was matched against older horses in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot later that month but ran poorly and finished unplaced behind the four-year-old Kind of Hush.
Be My Native had been entered in the second running of the Arlington Million, then the most valuable horse race in the world, but looked unlikely to take his place in the field as he was originally named the fourth reserve.
On his return to Europe the colt contested La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte in September and finished a close third behind Coquelin and Bylly the Kid.
He ended his season with a second visit to the United States but failed to reproduce his Arlington form as he finished last behind April Run in the Turf Classic.
The colt was moved up in distance for 78th running of the Coronation Cup at Epsom Racecourse on 4 June with his task being made considerably easier by the late withdrawals of All Along and Time Charter.
Ridden by Armstrong's brother-in-law Lester Piggott he raced at the rear of the field as Diamond Shoal set a slow pace.
In the straight Be My Native accelerated along the inside rail, took the lead a furlong from the finish and held off the challenge of Electric to win by three quarters of a length.
The independent Timeform organisation rated him on 115, seventeen pounds inferior to their best two-year-old Wind and Wuthering but noted that he had the potential to become a "very good three-year-old".