He has gone on to sire a number of other top racehorses, including Society Rock, Eagle Mountain, Varenar (Prix de la Forêt) and Mount Nelson.
[9] After a break of over two months Samitar returned in the Tattersalls Millions Median Auction Stakes at Newmarket on 27 August ain which she started the 11/10 favourite but was beaten a short head by the colt Mehdi to whom she was conceding one pound in weight.
Two weeks later the filly was stepped up in class and distance for the Group Two May Hill Stakes over one mile at Doncaster Racecourse and finished strongly to take third place behind Lyric of Light and Fallen For You.
Ridden by Sam Hitchcott, she tracked the leaders, took the lead approaching the final furlong and stayed on well to win by one and a quarter lengths from Hazel Lavery.
After racing in third place behind Homecoming Queen, Samitar took the lead approaching the final furlong and stayed on well to win by one and a half lengths from the 33/1 outsider Ishvana.
She was then sent to the United States for the Grade II Lake George Stakes over eight and a half furlongs at Saratoga Race Course on 25 July and finished a close third, beaten a neck and a head by Centre Court and Better Lucky.
On 15 September, Samitar, ridden by Ramon Domínguez, started odds-on favourite for the Grade I Garden City Stakes over nine furlongs at Belmont Park.
amitar was switched to the outside entering the straight, took the lead inside the final furlong and held off the late challenge of Somali Lemonade to win by a head.
[16] She ended her season in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland Racecourse on 13 October in which she finished strongly to take fourth place behind Dayatthespa.
In the Fairy Garden Stakes at Belmont Park on 4 July she was ridden by Javier Castellano and recorded her first success of the year as she prevailed by one and a quarter lengths from Baffle Me.
[17] Later that month she returned to Grade I class in the Diana Handicap at Saratoga Race Course and finished fourth behind Laughing, Dream Peace and Stephanie's Kitten.