[2] The filly was sent to Europe where she entered the ownership of L J Rice and joined the Newmarket stable of Paul Kelleway, a trainer who had built his reputation by winning major races with cheaply-bought horses.
On 5 July the filly was stepped up to Group 3 class for the Cherry Hinton Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse and started the 33/1 outsider of the seven-runner field.
The race was an "auction" event, meaning that the weights were determined by the prices fetched by the offspring of the participants' sires at the yearling sales.
Starting favourite against thirteen opponents she led approaching the final furlong and won by a length from Juweilla to whom she was conceding ten pounds in weight.
[7] Jason Weaver took the ride when Belle Genius was sent to Ireland to contest the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes over seven furlongs at the Curragh on 11 September and started a 20/1 outsider.
[10] After the end of her first season, Belle Genius joined the stable of Godolphin's main trainer Saeed bin Suroor and relocated to the United Arab Emirates.