[2] Elusive Kate's dam, Gout de Terroir was a half-sister to the Breeders' Cup Classic winner Pleasantly Perfect.

[6] Elusive Kate returned to Deauville three weeks later and was moved up in class to contest the Group Three Prix du Calvados over 1400 metres.

Ridden by Buick she led from the start and held off challenges from Zantenda and Fire Lily before drawing clear in the closing stages to win by three lengths.

Elusive Kate did not contest any of the British, French or Irish classic races in the early part of 2012 and did not reappear until the July meeting at Newmarket Racecourse.

On her final appearance of the season, Elusive Kate finished third to Excelebration and Cityscape in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot Racecourse.

On her first appearance as a four-year-old, Elusive Kate contested the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on 18 June, a race for which the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom started favourite.

There was, however, a Stewards Enquiry following an incident where Elusive Kate hung badly to the left and her jockey, William Buick, hit Sky Lantern in the face with his whip.

[11] The connections of Sky Lantern appealed against the stewards' decision, but the result was upheld by the British Horseracing Authority's disciplinary panel on 18 July.

After a seven-week break, Elusive Kate returned to racing on 28 September, when she was again matched against Sky Lantern in the Sun Chariot Stakes over one mile at Newmarket.

On her final racecourse appearance she finished fifth behind Olympic Glory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on 19 October [citation needed].