[5] After running unplaced on her debut and then recording her first victory in a minor event Shemaka was stepped up in class and matched against male opposition in the Group 3 Prix de Condé over 1800 metres at Longchamp Racecourse 11 October.
[6] On her first appearance as a three-year-old Shemaka was ridden by Mongil in the Prix Cléopâtre over 2100 metres on soft ground at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on 14 May.
Starting at odds of 8.5/1 she was never in serious contention and came home fifth of the nine runners behind Wemyss Bight, Bright Moon, Alice Springs and Insijaam.
Gerald Mosse over from Mongil on 13 June when the filly was stepped up to Group 1 class to contest the Prix de Diane at Chantilly Racecourse.
Ridden by Mosse and racing on good to firm ground, she won by half a length and a nose from Baya and Talented.