Local hope Tuz was ridden by Tadhg O'Shea to win the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Racecourse. Don Frankie from Japan finished second and Nakatomi from the USA came home in third. The winning time was 1:10.19.

Other Japanese runners, Remake, Igniter, and Keiai Dorie finished fourth, fifth, and ninth respectively.

Tuz is a son of Oxbow out of Suede Shoe, by Pulpit. He made a huge comeback from his last time out at which he finished 11th in the G3 Riyadh Dirt Sprint.