At stud, Mtoto sired the European Champion Stayer Celeric and the leading National Hunt stallion Presenting.

It was intended that the colt would make his seasonal debut in the Dante Stakes at York, but he was withdrawn after sustaining a foot injury.

He went clear and stayed on well in the closing stages to hold off the fast finish of Dushyantor and win by 11⁄4, with Shantou a further 11⁄4 lengths back in third.

[7] Shaamit did not run again for seven weeks before he reappeared in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on 27 July.

He was made 2/1 favourite in a field of eight runners, despite the fact that Michael Hills had elected to ride the four-year-old Pentire who had finished second to Lammtarra in the 1995 running of the race.

Ridden by Pat Eddery, Shaamit had every chance in the straight but finished third behind Pentire and the St Leger winner Classic Cliche.

[12] In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Shaamit a "poor" Derby winner.

He subsequently moved to Scarvagh House Stud, County Down, Northern Ireland where he died of a ruptured stomach on 7 April 2001.