War Like Goddess made her debut on September 26 in a maiden special weight event for fillies and mares ages three and older at Churchill Downs.

She rated far off of the pace before swinging five wide turning for home, then shifted a bit inwards with a furlong to run and drove past the leader Leah Chase within the last 100 yards to win by 3⁄4 length in a time 1:51.21.

[5] On October 28, War Like Goddess made her last start of the season in an allowance race for fillies and mares three and older over a distance of 11 furlongs at Churchill Downs.

She then produced a blitz along the rail in upper stretch, drew clear approaching the furlong pole, and was ridden out to the wire to win by 3+1⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:43.52.

She broke unhurried, trailing the field along the inside around both turns, swung six wide entering the lane, and rallied but failed to reach contention, finishing fifth to Antoinette, who led all the way.

"[10] Trainer Mott indicated, "We freshened her up a bit (3 months) after her last race (Bewitch) and brought her back today (for the Grade II Glens Falls Stakes) and she moved forward for us and beat a nice bunch of fillies."

On the turn for home, however, they moved widest and fastest, taking a short lead at the eighth pole and drawing clear in completing the 12 furlongs in 2:27.55 on firm turf.

Eclipse Award-winning jockey Joel Rosario opted to keep late-running War Like Goddess closer than usual as she tracked from third, occasionally fighting restraint.

War Like Goddess squeezed past Breeze Rider and Family Way, quickly opening up a clear advantage on her way to a 1+3⁄4-length victory, completing the 1+1⁄2 miles in 2:31.26 on firm turf.

As the seven-horse field went in fractions of :25.26, :51.53, 1:17.51, 1:42.33, and 2:06.65, War Like Goddess rounded the final turn and began her charge, taking command in the stretch to move into first, winning the race on a firm turf course by 1+1⁄4 lengths in 2:29.33.

[15] On September 3, War Like Goddess returned to Saratoga to face five other competitors in the downgraded GII Flower Bowl Stakes, an event she had won the previous season.

Starting as the 1/5 favorite, she saved ground near the rear of the field under a firm hold through dawdling splits, was four wide at the quarter pole, and was roused when straightened away into upper stretch, coming through a seam at the three-sixteenths and closing to finish second by a neck to German-bred Virginia Joy.

[19] In her next start in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland, War Like Goddess finished third to the Irish-bred Rebel's Romance, who set a track record in his victory.