On her only appearance as a two-year-old, Curren Chan contested an event for previously unraced horses over 1200 metres on dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on 26 December and finished second of the twelve runners behind the colt Takano King.

She was then moved up in class and distance for the Grade II Fillies' Revue over 1400 metres at Hanshin and finished eighth of the sixteen runners, three lengths behind the winner Sound Barrier.

[8] On 28 August Curren Chan began her autumn campaign in the Grade III Keeneland Cup over 1200 metres at Sapporo Racecourse and started the odds-on favourite in a sixteen-runner field.

[11] On her first run in 2012 Curren Chan started favourite for the Grade III Ocean Stakes over 1200 metres at Nakayama on 3 March and finished fourth behind the outsiders One Carat, Grand Prix Angel and Bering Boy.

Three weeks later the mare stepped back up to Grade I level for the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Racecourse and started the 2.9/1 second favourite behind the four-year-old colt Lord Kanaloa also trained by Takayuki Yasuda.

The other runners included San Carlo, Dasher Go Go, Grand Prix Angel, Bering Boy, Jo Cappuccino (NHK Mile Cup) and Majin Prosper (twice winner of the CBC Sho over the course and distance).

Curren Chan took the lead on the turn into the straight and recorded her second Grade I victory as she held off several challengers to win by a neck and half a length from San Carlo and Lord Kanaloa.

[12][13] After a break of over five months, Curren Chan returned in the Grade II Centaur Stakes at Hanshin on 9 September and finished fourth behind Epice Arome, Lord Kanaloa and En Ciel Bleu.