She was sired by End Sweep an American horse who won six races in the United States including the Grade III Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes in 1994[2] and was later imported to Japan to become a breeding stallion.
In the Oka Sho, over the same course and distance on 11 April she finished fifth of the eighteen runners behind Dance In The Mood, Azuma Sanders, Yamanin Sucre and Move of Sunday.
[7] After a break of almost four months Sweep Tosho returned in September for the Grade II Rose Stakes (a trial for the Shuka Sho) over 200 metres at Hanshin and finished third behind Les Clefs d'Or and Glorious Days.
In a closely contested finish she produced a strong late run to take second place behind Asakusa Den'En with the Hong Kong challengers Silent Witness and Bullish Luck in third and fourth.
[9] Three weeks later she was stepped up in distance for the Grade I Takarazuka Kinen over 2200 metres at Hanshinn in which she faced a field which included Zenno Rob Roy, Tap Dance City, Heart's Cry, Still in Love, Admire Groove and the NAR champion Cosmo Bulk.
[10] After a three-month summer break, Sweep Tosho returned for the Mainichi Okan (a trial race for the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho) at Tokyo on 9 October and finished sixth behind Sunrise Pegasus.
In the Tenno Sho three weeks later over 2000 metres at the same track she started the 8/1 third favourite and finished fifth of the eighteen runners behind Heavenly Romance, Zenno Rob Roy, Dance In The Mood and Asakusa Den'En, beaten less than two lengths by the winner.
On her final appearance of the year, Sweep Tosho returned to all-female competition to make her second attempt to win the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup and started the 1.8/1 second choice in the betting.
In November she contested her third consecutive Queen Elizabeth II Cup and finished third behind Kawakami Princess and Fusaichi Pandora, although she was promoted to second when the winner was disqualified.
After five months off the track she returned in October and was dropped in distance to finish fourth behind Super Hornet in the Grade II Swan Stakes over 1400 metres at Kyoto.