Ridden by Lester Piggott she started favourite[4] against six opponents headed by The Blues, a colt who had finished second in the Richmond Stakes and went on to win the Haydock Sprint Cup.
In October, Gentle Thoughts returned to England for the Cheveley Park Stakes (then the only Group One race restricted to two-year-old fillies) over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse.
Gentle Thoughts took the lead from the start and fought off several challenges to win by a length from Red Berry, Lady Tan and Celestial Dawn.
[7] There was no International Classification of European two-year-olds in 1973: the official handicappers of Britain, Ireland and France compiled separate rankings for horses which competed in those countries.
In the British Free Handicap, Gentle Thoughts was allotted a weight of 120 pounds, making her the equal-best two-year-old filly of the season, alongside Melchbourne and Bitty Girl.
[7] Gentle Thoughts was retired from racing to become a broodmare in the United States, but had little success, producing one minor winner from eight known foals, the last of which was born in 1985.