[1] Originally trained by Jeff Talley, Benny the Bull won the Iowa Sprint Handicap at Prairie Meadows in June[2] before being sold and transferred to the stable of Rick Dutrow.
[4] Benny the Bull began his five-year-old season by winning the Sunshine Millions Sprint, part of a series of races restricted to horses bred in Florida or California.
In March the horse was sent to the United Arab Emirates to contest the Dubai Golden Shaheen an international sprint race run on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.
In a field which included runners from South Africa and Brazil, Benny the Bull was held up by Edgar Prado before producing a strong late challenge to catch Idiot Proof in the closing stages and win by one and three quarter lengths.
[5][6] On his return to America, Benny the Bull won the True North Handicap at Belmont Park in June, carrying top weight of 123 pounds, with Thor's Echo in fourth.