Cambridge Stud shuttle sire Hello Youmzain has made an outstanding start to his stallion career in the Northern Hemisphere, and he’s now opened his Australasian account.
The former high-class sprinter was on the board following his two-year-old son Hello Romeo's front-running victory over 1000m at Bendigo on Wednesday
Hello Youmzain won the Gr.1 Haydock Sprint Cup (1200m) before Cambridge Stud purchased the son of Kodiac with Haras d'Etreham, his northern base in France, and he subsequently added the G1 Royal Ascot Diamond Jubilee Stakes to his record.
He has made a fast start to his Northern Hemisphere stallion career with 18 individual winners, including the G3 Prix des Chenes (1600m) victor and G1 Prix de Jean-Luc Lagardere (1400m) placegetter Misunderstood and Electrolyte, triumphant in the G3 Prix Eclipse (1200m).
His son Hello Romeo followed up a debut second over 1000 metres at Bendigo by going one better over the course and distance for trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes.
"He had the advantage of having a run at the track and running well. On that day he hit the front and star-gazed a little bit and was just a bit green and raw still," Ben Hayes said.
He trained on nicely and did everything right at home.
"It's nice to get the first winner for Hello Youmzain and we really loved the horse at the Karaka sale."
Hello Romeo was tardily away before mustering pace along the fence to make the running and lengthened stride comfortably for rider Koby Jennings to coast home by a length and three-quarters.
"He won impressively and there are a lot of options for him, but we'll see how he pulls up first and then make a decision whether we press on or put him aside for the autumn," Hayes said.
The colt was bred by Jomara Bloodstock and purchased by Lindsay Park for $150,000 out of Halmark Stud's draft at New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sale.
He is the first foal of the Shooting To Win mare Julieta, who is a half-sister to Humidor, the three-time Group One winner of the Australian Cup (2000m), Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) and the Memsie Stakes (1400m).
