Teenoso third favourite for the Lingfield Derby Trial in May. He took the lead five furlongs from the finish and stayed on well to win by three lengths from Shearwalk. When Lester Piggott, who had won the race eight times previously, elected to ride Teenoso in the Derby, the colt was strongly supported in the betting and started 9/2 favourite in a field of twenty-one runners. Racing on the heaviest ground seen at Epsom for many years, Teenoso was among the leaders from the start. Piggott sent the colt into the lead early in the straight and he was never in
Awaasif Stakes at Epsom, and finished fourth behind Time Charter, Slightly Dangerous and Last Feather. After the Oaks Awaasif contracted mastitis and was off the racecourse for more than two months, missing an intended run in the Irish Oaks. On 17 August Awaasif returned in the Group One Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse where she was ridden by Lester Piggott. She started at odds of 4/1 in a field which included Height of Fashion, Last Feather, Swiftfoot and Dancing Rocks (winner of the Nassau Stakes). In a closely contested three-way finish, Awaasif took the lead in the last hundred yards and