Tamayuz

Tamayuz (foaled 1 March 2005) is a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won both of his races as a two-year-old in 2007 and took the Prix de Fontainebleau on his first run of 2008. After running poorly in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains he recorded Group 1 wins Prix Jean Prat and Prix Jacques Le Marois. On his only subsequent start he finished fourth in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. He has had some success as a breeding stallion. Background Tamayuz is a chestnut horse with a small white star bred in England by his owner, Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Estate Company. The colt was sent to France where he was trained Freddy Head. He was ridden in all but one of his races by Davy Bonilla. He was one of best horses sired by Hamdan Al Maktoum's stallion Nayef, a top-class middle-distance horse whose wins included the Champion Stakes, Sheema Classic, International Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes. Tamayuz's dam Al Ishq showed modest racing ability, winning one race from four starts in France. As a daughter of Allez les Trois she was a half-sister to Anabaa Blue and a granddaughter of the great British broodmare Allegretta, meaning that she was closely related to Urban Sea, King's Best, Galileo and Sea the Stars. Racing career