Mon Tresor

Mon Tresor began his racing career in a maiden race over six furlongs at Hamilton Park Racecourse on 16 June and finished second, beaten a head by Ipo. He recorded his first success in a similar event at Lingfield Park, three weeks later winning by two lengths from nineteen opponents at odds of 4/1.[7] Eight days later, he returned to the same track for a graduation race (for horses with no more than one previous win) and started 5/2 favourite in an eleven-runner field. Ridden by Willie Carson he led from the start and won by two and a half lengths from Thornfield Boy.[8] On July 30 in In the Glyfada Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse, he was beaten by the Henry Cecil, trained Citidancer. Mon Tresor was then sent to Germany to contest the Group Two Moët & Chandon Rennen over 1200 metres on heavy ground at Baden-Baden on 2 September. Richard Quinn rode him and scored his first important victory, defeating Money Matters by half a length.[9]

On his return to England, Mon Tresor was stepped up in class for the Group One Middle Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket on 28 September. The previously undefeated Pure Genius started favourite ahead of Northern Tryst and Sharp Justice (winner of the Sirenia Stakes) with Mon Tresor next in the betting on 8/1,[10] whilst the two outsiders were Wonder Dancer and Terimon. Ridden by the South African jockey Michael Roberts he was sent into the lead from the start and stayed there, holding off the challenge of the favourite to win by three quarters of a length with the same distance back to Northern Tryst in third.[11] On his final appearance of the season, Mon Tresor was stepped up in distance for the William Hill Futurity over one mile at Doncaster Racecourse on 22 October. He led until the last three furlongs but then faded badly and tailed-off last of the eight runners behind Al Hareb.

Mon Tresor began his three-year-old season in the European Free Handicap over seven furlongs at Newmarket on 19 April. Carrying top weight of 133 pounds he led for most of the way but was overtaken inside the final furlong and finished third behind Danehill and Folly Foot.[12] In the 2000 Guineas seventeen days later he started a 40/1 outsider and finished unplaced behind Nashwan. Mon Tresor never recovered his form and ran unplaced in his remaining four races: he finished fifth in the Diomed Stakes, eighth in the July Cup, eighth in the Prix Maurice de Gheest and seventh in the Flying Five.