As a yearling, the colt was offered for sale at Keeneland and was bought for US$1,100,000 (equivalent to about $3,100,000 in 2023) by BBA Ireland[1] on behalf of Robert Sangster and the Coolmore Stud.
She was a descendant of the American broodmare Sunday Evening who was the female-line ancestor of several major winners including Henrythenavigator, Indian Skimmer, Saffron Walden, Java Gold and Dark Mirage.
In May, the colt was dropped back to six furlongs for the BBA Sprint Stakes at Phoenix Park and won "comfortably" by two lengths from the British-trained Powder Keg and eight others.
In early June, he was stepped up in class for the Group Three Ballyogan Stakes over five furlongs at Leopardstown and won by half a length from the filly Flawless Image.
Ridden by Cash Asmussen, he joined the leaders two furlongs out and drew right away in the closing stages to win by four lengths from the 25/1 shot Perion with the outsiders Orient and Sharp Romance in third and fourth.
After performing lazily in training gallops, he was equipped with blinkers for his run in the William Hill Sprint Championship at York Racecourse in August.
[2] In 1986, the independent Timeform organisation gave him a rating of 107 (25 pounds below their top two-year-old Reference Point) and described him in their annual Racehorses of 1986 as a being likely to stay a mile and win more races.