Talismanic made his first start of 2018 on 6 March over Chantilly's Fibresand all-weather surface in the Darshaan Stakes at a distance of 1,900m.
He tracked the early pace until they entered the stretch, at which time Talismanic took control of the race.
Cloth of Stars, the runner-up in the 2017 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, finished second.
Fabre used the race as a prep for Talismanic's next scheduled start, the Dubai World Cup, in which Talismanic finished a disappointing ninth.

Fabre then gave Talismanic a "short holiday" before resuming training for the Prix Gontaut-Biron at Deauville on 15 August.
On a good-to-soft turf course, he settled into fourth place during the early running, then took command with a furlong and a half remaining in the race.
Eased near the wire, he still won by two lengths over Subway Dancer.

Talismanic was entered in the Prix Foy on 16 September, in which he tracked the early pace before taking the lead in the homestretch.
He could not match the closing speed of Waldgeist and finished ​2 ¹⁄₂ lengths behind, just holding off Cloth of Stars for second.
He then finished 13th behind Enable in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on 7 October.
Returning to the United States for the Breeders' Cup Turf on 3 November, he had a poor trip and finished sixth.
Talismanic made his first start of 2018 on 6 March over Chantilly's Fibresand all-weather surface in the Darshaan Stakes at a distance of 1,900m. He tracked the early pace until they entered the stretch, at which time Talismanic took control of the race. Cloth of Stars, the runner-up in the 2017 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, finished second. Fabre used the race as a prep for Talismanic's next scheduled start, the Dubai World Cup, in which Talismanic finished a disappointing ninth.
Fabre then gave Talismanic a "short holiday" before resuming training for the Prix Gontaut-Biron at Deauville on 15 August. On a good-to-soft turf course, he settled into fourth place during the early running, then took command with a furlong and a half remaining in the race. Eased near the wire, he still won by two lengths over Subway Dancer.
Talismanic was entered in the Prix Foy on 16 September, in which he tracked the early pace before taking the lead in the homestretch. He could not match the closing speed of Waldgeist and finished ​2 ¹⁄₂ lengths behind, just holding off Cloth of Stars for second. He then finished 13th behind Enable in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on 7 October. Returning to the United States for the Breeders' Cup Turf on 3 November, he had a poor trip and finished sixth.
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