He was from the ninth crop of foals sired by the Cartier Champion Two-year-old Colt Alhaarth, whose other progeny have included Mourayan (Sydney Cup), Phoenix Reach and Haafhd.
[4] Awzaan's dam Nufoos was a successful racemare in the Shadwell colours, winning three races including the 2005 edition of the Listed Eternal Stakes at Warwick Racecourse.
She was descended from the British broodmare Pelting (foaled 1958) who was the female-line ancestor of several other major winners including Moon Ballad, Bassenthwaite, Telescope, Braashee (Prix Royal-Oak) and Central Park (Derby Italiano, runner-up in the Melbourne Cup).
"[11] On 2 October Awzaan, as Gold had predicted, was moved up to Group One level for the Middle Park Stakes over six furlongs on good to firm ground.
[12] Hills, who received a one-day ban for "careless riding" from the racecourse stewards commented "He tended to go slightly left at the end, but it didn't really matter.
"[15] After a five-month break, Awzaan returned in the Listed Superior Mile at Haydock Park on 4 September and finished third of the eight runners behind the four-year-old Cityscape.
On his final appearance he was dropped back in class for the Listed City Plate at Chester on 9 July and finished ninth of the eleven runners behind Majestic Myles.
[17] In the 2009 European Thoroughbred Rankings, Awzaan was given a rating of 117, making him the eighth-best juvenile of the year, seven pounds behind the top-rated St Nicholas Abbey.
[18] In January 2012 it was announced that Awzaan had been retired from racing and would begin his career as a breeding stallion at the Haras Cuatro Piedras in Progreso, Uruguay[19] where he was later joined by Invasor.