Yushun Himba
At Tokyo Racecourse on 25 May, Harp Star was made 3/10 favourite for the Yushun Himba over 2400 metres. Kawada employed the usual tactics but on the occasion they were unsuccessful as the favourite failed by a neck to overhaul Nuovo Record. On 24 August, the filly was matched against older horses for the first time in the Grade II Sapporo Kinen at Sapporo Racecourse and started the 2.7/1 second favourite behind the five-year-old Gold Ship. As usual, she was restrained at the back of the field before taking the lead in the straight and won by three quarters of a length from Gold Ship, with a gap of five lengths back to the six-year-old mare Whale Capture.