On her only appearance as a two-year-old, Taghrooda started a 20/1 outsider for a maiden race over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 21 September.

Ridden by Dane O'Neill, she was towards the rear of the fourteen runner field in the early stages before making good progress to take the lead a furlong from the finish and won by a neck from the favourite Casual Smile.

[5] On her first appearance of 2014, Taghrooda was ridden by Paul Hanagan and started favourite for the Listed Pretty Polly Stakes over ten furlongs at Newmarket on 4 May.

She took the lead approaching the final furlong and drew clear of her opponents in the closing stages to win by six lengths from Jordan Princess.

[7] On 6 June 2014, Taghrooda started the 5/1 third favourite, in a field of seventeen fillies, for the 236th running of the Oaks Stakes at Epsom Downs Racecourse.

Hanagan restrained the filly towards the back of the field in the early stages, as Leitir Mor set a fast pace.

Inside the final furlong Taghrooda overtook Telescope and Mukhadram, who had been battling for the lead, and accelerated clear to win by three lengths.

[11] Gosden commented "I think to go to the Irish Oaks off a win at Epsom would have been a defensive move and it was bold of [Hamdan Al Maktoum] and correct".

Apparently facing much weaker opposition than in her previous race and started at odds of 1/5 against six opponents headed by Tapestry, an Aidan O'Brien-trained filly who had finished second in the Irish Oaks.

Hanaghan settled the filly in fifth place before moving up on the turn into the straight and taking the lead approaching the final quarter mile.