[9] Overall, he won four of six races and earned $248,850 and was named a finalist for Two-year-old Pacing Colt of the Year at the annual O'Brien Awards.

Right before the start of his sophomore year, Jack Darling received an offer for the horse from Determination but declined, and then rejected an improved bid shortly after.

In his second start in the United States on November 5, he tied the stakes record of 1:48.3 when he won the $220,000 Monument Circle by four lengths with John De Long driving.

[12] He was again nominated for a divisional honour — this time for Three-year-old Pacing Colt of the Year — at the O'Brien Awards but lost to North America Cup winner Desperate Man.

[14] Bulldog Hanover began his four-year-old year with a pair of winning qualifiers on April 30 and May 7 and won his seasonal debut in an elimination for the Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup at Flamboro Downs on May 15.

His next start, a victory in the Graduate Series at Woodbine Mohawk Park on June 4, began an 11-race winning streak.

He remained at the track for another week to win a $65,000 Free-for-All on June 11 before shipping to New Jersey to compete in a string of stakes races at The Meadowlands.

Dexter Dunn thereafter replaced Jody Jamieson, who had driven Bulldog Hanover in every race except those in Indiana to that point, as the horse's main driver.

[17] He nearly equaled the feat on July 9, when he won the $250,000 Graduate Series Final in 1:46.1, prompting further speculation he may break 1:46 in the following week's William R. Haughton Memorial Pace.

[19] The record-breaking victory earned the horse mainstream media attention[20][21] and was widely acclaimed in harness racing's press.

After winning his elimination easily on August 27, he equaled the fastest mile in Canadian history as he won the $650,000 final on September 3 in 1:46.4.

[29] He moved to the lead at the halfway point and drew away down the stretch to win by three-and-three-quarter lengths and equal his own Canadian record of 1:46.4 for the second time in the season.

On December 19, he was named the third horse to receive the Stan Bergstein-Proximity Achievement Award, the highest honour given out by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA).

[38] He was selected over Trotting Triple Crown winner Marion Marauder and top sire Muscle Mass.