[2] Tamarkuz made his racing debut under trainer Musabah Al Muhairi in 2014 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai with a fifth-place finish.

He returned to racing in 2015 and won four of five starts including wins in the Firebreak Stakes and the Burj Nahaar.

Tamarkuz began with a fourth-place finish in the Met Mile, then ran sixth in the Forego Stakes, and was fourth again in the Kelso Handicap.

Mike Smith then made his move with Tamarkuz, passing both Dortmund and Gun Runner to earn an upset win in the race.

[5] Following his Breeders' Cup win Tamarkuz was retired to stand at stud at his owner's Shadwell Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.