At stud, Dubawi has been a highly-successful breeding stallion, siring major winners such as Monterosso, Al Kazeem, Makfi, Lucky Nine and Night of Thunder.

[5] On his final run of the year Yibir was ridden by William Buick when he started 5/2 second favourite behind the John Gosden-trained Megallan in the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Stakes over one mile at Newbury Racecourse on 18 September.

[7] For his first appearance as a three-year-old, Yibir was stepped up in class and distance for the Group 3 bet365 Classic Trial over ten furlongs at Sandown on 23 April when he started the 4/1 second choice in a ten-runner field.

[8] In the Listed Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse two weeks later he started favourite but came home fourth behind El Drama after racing "awkwardly" and hanging to the left in the last quarter mile.

Ridden by Doyle he was restrained towards the rear of the five-runner field before moving up to take the lead approaching the final furlong and won "readily" by two and a half lengths.

"[11] The gelding's next start was the Group 3 Gordon Stakes at Goodwood later that month when he fought against Buick's attempts to restrain him and after taking the lead five furlongs out faded badly in the closing stages and came home sixth behind Ottoman Emperor, beaten more than eight lengths by the winner.

Racing in a hood, Yibir settled towards the rear as The Mediterranean set the pace, before moving up to take the lead approaching the final furlong and won by one and a quarter lengths.

[13] For his next race Yibir was sent to the United States to contest the $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes over one and a half miles on firm ground at Belmont Park on 18 September.

"[15] Yibir was sent back to the United States to contest the Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar Racetrack on 6 November, when he was matched against older horses for the first time and started at odds of 8.5/1 in a fourteen-runner field.

Yibir pulled hard against Buick's to restrain him in the early stages as Tribhuvan set the pace from Acclimate, but began to make progress and was switched to the outside entering the final turn.

Broome went to the front in the straight and opened up a clear lead but Yibir produced a strong late run to gain the advantage in the final strides and won by half a length.

"[17] Yibir travelled to the United Arab Emirates in March and ran in the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic over 2,400 metres at Meydan Racecourse starting as the 7/2 favourite and finishing a close second, beaten a neck by Shahryar after rallying from the rear of the field.

[18] Returning to England, on 29 April Yibir ran in the Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes over the mile-and-one-half distance where started as the hot 1/4 odds-on favourite in a field of five runners and was beaten by 1+3⁄4 lengths by the Irish-bred Living Legend.