As a descendant of the broodmare Our Liz, Natagora came from the same branch of Thoroughbred family 4-i which produced the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Ile de Bourbon.
Natagora made her first appearance on a racecourse at Saint-Cloud on 1 May where she finished second in a maiden race to a filly named Faslen.
[4] In June Natagora was moved up to Listed class for the Prix La Flèche at Longchamp and won easily by four lengths from Jane Blue.
Lemaire sent Natagora into the lead from the start, and she ran on strongly in the closing stages to win by a neck from Fleeting Spirit, with Visit finishing unplaced.
The filly appeared to cope well with the extremely soft ground and demonstrated a more relaxed racing style than she had shown the previous year.
Natagora took the lead after two furlongs and was never headed, being driven out by Lemaire in the closing stages to win by half a length from Spacious, with the Irish challenger Saoirse Abu in third.
[13] With Lemaire riding the favourite High Rock, the filly was partnered by Frankie Dettori and started at odds of 7/2 against nineteen colts.
On 7 September, in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Natagora finished sixth behind Goldikova, Darjina, Paco Boy (subsequently disqualified[15]), Sageburg and Henrythenavigator.
On her final appearance in Europe, Natagora finished second to Paco Boy in the Prix de la Forêt in October.
[19] Natagora's first foal was a filly by Nayef named Rayaheen, who won her debut at Nottingham Racecourse in June 2012.