[4] His dam Batave, was a good sprinter who finished second to Last Tycoon in the Prix de Saint-Georges, and was a granddaughter of the 1000 Guineas and Oaks Stakes winner Sweet Solera.
On 28 July, Bigstone was sent to England to contest the Sussex Stakes over one mile at Goodwood Racecourse and started a 14/1 outsider in a field which included Culture Vulture, Sayyedati and the favourite Zafonic.
[8] In September at Deauville Racecourse, Bigstone started favourite for the Prix Jacques Le Marois but was beaten in a three-way photo-finish by Kingmambo and Ski Paradise, with the British-trained colt Barathea in fourth place.
Bigstone returned to England for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot Racecourse on 25 September when his opponents included Kingmambo, Barathea and Sayyedati.
[9] On his final appearance of the season, Bigstone was sent to the United States to contest the Breeders' Cup Mile on firm ground at Santa Anita Park.
Ridden by Peslier, he raced in fourth place before taking the lead inside the last 200 metres and won by a short neck from the British-trained four-year-old Missed Flight despite swerving to the right in the final strides.
[12] Bigstone ended his career with a second attempt at the Breeders' Cup Mile, but again failed to show his best form, finishing eighth of the fourteen runners behind Barathea.