His first start there resulted in a Group One victory in the Rosehill Guineas, confirming his status as one of Australasia's best three-year-olds.

He started a short-priced favourite in the AJC Australian Derby but finished sixth in his final races as a three-year-old.

He then ran fourth as topweight in the Emirates Stakes, before closing his campaign with a sixth placing in the Hong Kong Mile.

Jimmy Choux resumed racing in April 2012 in the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie, where he finished a creditable seventh under 61 kg.

[5] Jimmy Choux was retired to Rich Hill Stud in Matamata, where he stood for a service fee of $10,000.