Tamayuz is a chestnut horse with a small white star bred in England by his owner, Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Estate Company.
Starting at odds of 6/1 he finished strongly and won by a short neck from Prospect Wells, a horse who went on to win the Prix Greffulhe.
[5] In the Prix des Aigles over the same distance at Chantilly Racecourse a month later the colt was ridden for the first time by Bonilla and started favourite against six opponents.
[6] On his first appearance as a three-year-old Tamayuz was stepped up in class to contest the Group 3 Prix de Fontainebleau over 1600 metres on heavy ground at Longchamp on 13 April.
[7] In the Poule d'Essai des Poulains over the same course and distance on 11 May the colt was restrained at the rear of the field before making steady progress in the straight but never looked likely to win and came home ninth of the nineteen runners behind Falco.
[8] Tamayuz was matched against older horses for the first time in the Prix Jacques Le Marois over 1600 metres at Deauville Racecourse on 17 August and was made the 11/8 favourite.
Starting the 9/4 second favourite he briefly took the lead in the straight but was soon overtaken and came home fourth of the seven runner behind Raven's Pass, Henrythenavigator and Sabana Perdida.