1993: three-year-old season Bigstone, who had raced twice at two, finishing second on each occasion, made a winning reappearance at three in the Listed Prix Omnium over 1600
metres at
Saint-Cloud on 30 March. A month later he was moved up in class and distance for the
Group Two Prix Greffulhe over 2100 metres at
Longchamp Racecourse. Ridden by
Dominique Boeuf, he finished second to the
André Fabre-trained Hunting Hawk. He was then moved up to Group One class and sustained two narrow defeats: he was beaten a neck by Le Balafre when favourite for the
Prix Jean Prat and finished second by a nose by Fort Wood in the
Grand Prix de Paris. On 28 July, Bigstone was sent to England to contest the Sussex Stakes over one mile at
Goodwood Racecourse and started a
14/1 outsider in a field which included
Culture Vulture,
Sayyedati and the favourite
Zafonic. Boeuf settled the colt in the middle of the field before taking the lead a furlong from the finish and winning by one and a half lengths from Sayyedati. Boeuf's celebrations after his first win in Britain were described as being "so frenzied he almost fell from the saddle". Lellouche admitted that he had not been confident of beating Zafonic but said that "we will not be afraid in future". In September at
Deauville Racecourse, Bigstone started favourite for the
Prix Jacques Le Marois but was beaten in a three-way
photo-finish by
Kingmambo and
Ski Paradise, with the British-trained colt
Barathea in fourth place. Bigstone returned to England for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at
Ascot Racecourse on 25 September when his opponents included Kingmambo, Barathea and Sayyedati. Ridden for the first time by the Irish jockey
Pat Eddery, he started at odds of 100/30 on "good to soft" ground. Eddery restrained the colt towards the rear of the nine runner field before making headway in the straight. He took the lead a furlong from the finish and won by one and a half lengths from Barathea with Kingmambo two and a half lengths back in third. On his final appearance of the season, Bigstone was sent to the United States to contest the
Breeders' Cup Mile on firm ground at
Santa Anita Park. Ridden again by Eddery he finished sixth of the thirteen runners behind
Lure.
1994: four-year-old season Bigstone began his four-year-old season in the Group One
Prix d'Ispahan over 1850 metres at Longchamp in May. Ridden by
Olivier Peslier, he won by a neck from the British-trained five-year-old Muhtarram with the favourite
Hatoof in fourth place. He then sustained three consecutive defeats, finishing eighth behind
Distant View in the Sussex Stakes, fourth behind Ski Paradise in the Prix du Moulin and third to the 66/1 outsider
Maroof in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. In October, Bigstone moved down in distance for the 1400 metre Prix de la Forêt at Longchamp. Ridden by Peslier, he raced in fourth place before taking the lead inside the last 200 metres and won by a short neck from the British-trained four-year-old Missed Flight despite swerving to the right in the final strides. The unplaced horses included Ski Paradise,
Las Meninas,
Lemon Souffle and the
Haydock Sprint Cup winner
Lavinia Fontana. Bigstone ended his career with a second attempt at the Breeders' Cup Mile, but again failed to show his best form, finishing eighth of the fourteen runners behind Barathea. ==Stud record==