 After the race Luca Cumani was reported to be delighted, and suggested that the colt would improve further by referring to him as "still a baby".The summer saw Barathea being tried as a middle-distance performer, but he failed to stay the distance when fading into fifth place in the Derby and was the well-beaten favourite behind Opera House in the Eclipse.Switched back to a mile he finished fourth behind Kingmambo in the Prix du Moulin, second to Bigstone in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and fifth to Lure in his first attempt at the Breeder's Cup Mile.