Ridden in his first six starts by American Hall of Fame jockey, Gary Stevens, Cacique was trained at the Chantilly stables of André Fabre.
In July, Cacique won the Prix Daphnis then was sent to York Racecourse in England where he finished fourth to Sulamani in the Juddmonte International Stakes.
In September he finished seventh in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp to the New Zealand-bred and Australian owned Champion, Starcraft.
In his American debut, Cacique finished fourth in the Grade I Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
Ridden by jockey Edgar Prado in the final race of his career, Cacique finished tenth in an eleven-horse field behind winner Red Rocks in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.