Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Epiphaneia began his third season in the Grade II Sankei Osaka Hai over 2000 metres at Hanshin on 6 April. He started the 9/10 favourite and finished third of the eight runners behind Kizuna and Tokai Paradise. Later that month, the colt represented Japan in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. Starting at odds of 11/5, he finished fourth behind Designs On Rome, Military Attack and the South African challenger Vercingetorix.