Bird Town began her track career at Keeneland on October 9 in a maiden race over seven furlongs in which she was ridden by Pat Day and finished second of the eleven runners behind Star of Atticus.
Ridden by Eibar Coa, she started the 1.4/1 favorite, but after contesting the early lead she weakened in the closing stages and finished third, beaten three quarters of a length and a neck by Dakota Light and Never Fail.
In an allowance race on January 16 the filly was ridden by Day led into the straight before finishing second, beaten a neck by the Shug McGaughey-trained favorite Yell.
On February 23 Bird Town, ridden by Coa, was moved down in the distance for the seven furlong Charon Stakes and won by twelve and a half lengths from Crafty Brat, after taking the lead on the penultimate turn.
On 2 May, Bird Town was one of twelve fillies to contest the 129th running of the Kentucky Oaks in front of a 100,523 crowd at Churchill Downs in which she was ridden for the first time by Edgar Prado.
She turned into the stretch in sixth before making a sustained late run, taking the lead from Santa Catarina approaching the final furlong and going clear to win by three and a quarter lengths.
[7] On her next appearance Bird Town was matched against Lady Tak and the 2002 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Storm Flag Flying in the Grade I Acorn Stakes over one mile at Belmont Park on June 6.
Three weeks later, the filly started second favorite for the Alabama Stakes over ten furlongs at the same track but failed to recover after being bumped in the early stages and finished fifth of the six runners behind Island Fashion.
Ridden by Aaron Gryder, she took the lead soon after the start and set the pace before being overtaken on the final turn by the favored Sightseek and finished second, four and a half lengths behind the older filly.