His other foals have included Newspaperofrecord, Belardo, Vega Magic (Memsie Stakes) The Right Man (Al Quoz Sprint) and Santa Ana Lane (Stradbroke Handicap).

[3] Phoenix of Spain's dam Lucky Clio showed no racing ability, failing to win in five starts,[4] but did better as a broodmare, producing six other winners.

Later that month in a similar event on the Tapeta surface at Wolverhampton Racecourse the colt was ridden by Callum Shepherd and started the 6/5 favourite against six opponents.

Phoenix of Spain was restrained towards the rear by Spencer before taking the lead a furlong out and winning by one and a half lengths from the favourite Watan.

The colt returned to the same track on 27 October when he was moved up in class and distance for the Vertem Futurity Trophy over one mile and went off the 11/2 third choice in the betting.

In the official ratings of European juveniles for 2018 Phoenix of Spain was given a mark of 112, making him the fourteen pounds inferior to the top-rated Too Darn Hot.

[11] In June at Royal Ascot Phoenix of Spain started 5/2 second favourite for the St James's Palace Stakes but after racing in third place for most of the way he made no impression in the closing stages and finished sixth of the nine runners behind Circus Maximus.

Ridden by Doyle he raced in second place before dropping out of contention in the last quarter mile and finished tenth behind King of Change, beaten almost twelve lengths by the winner.