As a breeding stallion he has been a multiple champion sire of Great Britain and Ireland whose other progeny have included Cape Blanco, Frankel, Golden Lilac, Nathaniel, New Approach, Rip Van Winkle and Ruler of the World.

She started well and opened up a clear lead in the early running before tiring badly in the closing stages and coming home tenth of the fifteen runners behind Keeper of Time, beaten more than eight lengths by the winner.

Wayne Lordan took the ride when Empress Josephine started the 9/4 third choice in the betting for the Listed Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes over 9+1⁄2 furlongs at Gowran Park on 5 May, when she was matched against older fillies and mares.

Pretty Gorgeous started favourite while the other twelve runners included Fev Rover (Prix du Calvados), Joan of Arc, also trained by Aidan O'Brien), Miss Amulet (Lowther Stakes) and No Speak Alexander.

[8] In the Nassau Stakes over ten furlongs at Goodwood Racecourse on 29 July Empress Josephine was matched against older fillies and mares for the first time but after being in contention for most of the way she faded in the last quarter mile and finished last of the six runners behind Lady Bowthorpe.

[9] On 11 September at Leopardstown Empress Josephine started a 33/1 outsider for the Group 1 Matron Stakes and finished fourth behind No Speak Alexander, Pearls Galore and Mother Earth.