 In March at Longchamp, he won his first start of the year, then followed up with a win on May 1 in the 2000 Guineas.He would have been the favorite for the Derby in June but was unable to travel due to the escalating war in France.He did not race again until late October when he won the Prix d'Essai, a substitute event that year for both the French 1000 and 2000 Guineas.