Grand Glory

[5] Grand Glory began her track career in a 1900 metre maiden race on the polytrack surface at Deauville Racecourse on 14 December when she was ridden by Stephane Pasquier.

On her first appearance of the year the filly was stepped up to Listed Prix Rose de Mai over 2000 metres at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on March and finished second of the nine runners behind Phoceene, beaten one and a half lengths by the winner.

[7] In the Group 1 Prix de Diane over 2100 metres at Chantilly Racecourse a month later, Grand Glory started a 28/1 outsider but exceeded expectations as she produced a strong late run to take third place behind Channel and Commes, beaten half a length and a head.

Three weeks later, with Boudot in the saddle, Grand Glory was dropped in class for the Group 3 Prix de Flore over 2100 metres on heavy ground at Saint-Cloud and started the 5.9/1 fourth choice in a seven-runner field.

[10] For her final run of the year Grand Glory was sent to Italy to contest the Group 2 Premio Lydia Tesio over 2000 metres at Capannelle Racecourse on 8 November.

[11] On her first run as a five-year-old Grand Glory was matched against male opposition in the Prix Exbury over 2000 metres at Saint-Cloud on 21 March and finished second to the six-year-old gelding Skalleti.

After being restrained at the rear of the field in the early stages, the mare moved up to take the lead from the front-running Diamond Vendome 200 metres from the finish, opened up a clear advantage, and won by two lengths despite being eased down in the final strides.

[12] Grand Glory returned to all-female competition for the Group 1 Prix Jean Romanet over 2000 metres at Deauville on 22 August when she was ridden by Demuro and went off the 23.2/1 seventh choice in an eight-runner field.

[13] After the race Gianluca Bietolini said "I really wanted a good pace to run at and she got a lovely clean split and then she had to accelerate twice...She was really extraordinary there because she had to really pick up just to get to the leader and then there was a moment when I wondered if she could go past.

Ridden by Frankie Dettori she raced in mid-division before unleashing a strong late run but after taking the lead 100 metres from the finish she was caught on the line and beaten a nose into second place by the three-year-old Rougir.

Ridden by Demuro, and starting a 56/1 outsider, she never looked likely to win but stayed on well in the straight to come home fifth of the eighteen runners behind Contrail, beaten five lengths by the winner.

"[22] For her next race Grand Glory was sent to England to contest the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes over ten furlongs at Royal Ascot on 15 June when she was partnered by Mickael Barzalona and started the 16/1 outsider in a five-runner field.