 Injury ended his season mid-summer.He easily won the Gladness Stakes (L) beating stablemate Sadler's Wells at The Curragh and then returned to Newmarket in England, where he competed in the 2,000 Guineas Stakes (Gr1), the first Classic of the year.In one of the highest quality ever 2,000 Guineas, El Gran Senor easily beat Chief Singer, Lear Fan and Rainbow Quest in that race.