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Group 1 and a brace of Group 2s for Tally-Ho resident
Tally-Ho Stud sire Kodiac (Danehill) sired a stakes treble on the fifth and final day at Royal Ascot, headlined by the Cambridge Stud-co-owned Hello Youmzain (4 c x Spasha by Shamardal) who won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f), following the juvenile victories of Campanelle (2 f ex Janina by Namid) and Nando Parrado (2 c ex Chibola by Roy), who landed juvenile Group 2s taking their sires stakes winning tally to 56.
Hello Youmzain was ridden by Kevin Stott - who was enjoying his first Royal Ascot winner - and he prevailed in a tight finish to beat Dream Of Dreams (Dream Ahead) by a head with another neck back to Sceptical (Exceed And Excel) in third.
The Kevin Ryan-trained colt has changed ownership, with Haras d'Etreham and Cambridge Stud joining forces to acquire the exciting sprinter in October, following his victory in the Sprint Cup Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Haydock.
The two studs having previously partnered on the stud career of European champion three-year-old and sire Almanzor (Wootton Bassett), who is now standing his second season at Cambridge Stud in New Zealand.
Hubie de Burgh of Deburgh Equine completed the deal to acquire the then three-year-old colt, who was bred by Rabbah Bloodstock and raced in the earlier part of his career by Jaber Abdullah.
Speaking from Cambridge Stud in New Zealand, owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay said: “This is the most amazing thing ever for us. We were so nervous, and we have been out for dinner tonight with some friends, and they are back home watching the race.
“I think it feels like half of New Zealand is up watching the race tonight the amount of phone calls and messages we have had! I don’t know if any New Zealander has won a Group One at Royal Ascot before, it is just amazing.
“Thanks to Hubie de Burgh [agent] and thanks very much to Nicolas de Chambure, our partner in France.
“He will go to France first when he goes to stud and he will probably be here in June, July or August next year.
Adam Ryan, son of Kevin Ryan, said: “Hello Youmzain has done it the hard way.
“He jumped well and Kevin [Stott] did the right thing, let him find his stride and where he was happy, and when it came to the business end, he battled on hard. He is a very game, very tough horse, and especially to do that on his first run of the season was very impressive.
“He did well over the winter; he strengthened up and matured again. We had him as well as we could have done at home – his work has been very good. We always thought this year he’d be more of the finished article, and he looked fantastic today. Credit to the team.
“It’s fantastic, particularly given the times we have gone through. For everyone in racing, to get it back and win on the biggest stage of all is fantastic. As well, for Kevin Stott – we knew him when he first came across and he did his apprenticeship with us. He is an absolute credit to his family and gave Hello Youmzain a brilliant ride. I am delighted for him to have his first Group 1 winner for us.
“We will see how he comes back from this, but he’s a Group 1 sprinter and he will be tackling all of them. The July Cup is an obvious choice for his next run. He has a lot of natural speed as well, so I don’t think we’ll rule out dropping him down to five. He’ll probably get an entry in the Nunthorpe as well.
“Nicolas de Chambure in France and Brendan Lindsay of Cambridge Stud in New Zealand are Hello Youmzain’s owners now, and obviously he will be retired to stud for them, so it was very important for us – he’s now won a Group 2 as a two-year-old and two Group 1 as a three and four-year-old, so it’s very important for all involved.”
Hello Youmzain wins the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes! #RoyalAscot @Ascot pic.twitter.com/doovEnyfC9
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 20, 2020
Kodiac was quickest out of the blocks on the fifth day of the Royal Ascot meeting as Campannelle (2 f ex Janina by Namid) and Nando Parrado (2 c ex Chibola by Roy) landed juvenile Group 2s taking their sires stakes winning tally to 56.
The double was kicked off by the Wesley Ward-trained Campannelle who reeled in the William Haggas-trained Sacred (Exceed And Excel) in the Queen Mary Stakes (Gr 2, 5f), eventually beating her by three-quarters of a length, while Caroline Dale (Lethal Force) another two and a half lengths further away in third.
Speaking from Keeneland, Ward said: “We are going crazy here! I am in the stable yard with all my boys.
“She is something and I think that we are going to be heading to the Prix Morny now. I will talk it over with Barbara Banke and the team. Barbara has won the Prix Morny with Lady Aurelia in the past and hopefully the sanctions will be lifted, where she can go over and enjoy the wonderful racing.
“I can’t thank the team enough, especially Ben McElroy, who bought the filly specifically for this race and it all came true. In horse racing, that hardly ever happens and Ben did a wonderful job of picking the filly out for Barbara.”
Ward was saddling his 11th Royal Ascot winner with his first coming in the Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed, 5f) in 2009.
“There is nothing like Royal Ascot. We didn’t have a winner last year and we had a streak going. This is the biggest meeting. We are starting to already plan for what we’re going to buy in a couple of months’ time to try and get the cream of the crop to bring our strongest team to come next year.”
Purchased by Ben McElroy for 190,000gns at Book 1 of the Tattersalls Yearling Sale from the Tally-Ho Stud draft, the two-year-old is out of Marygate Stakes (Listed, 5f) winner Janina (Namid), who was purchased by Tally-Ho Stud for 39,000gns at the 2016 Tattersalls July Sale.
Janina herself is out of Group 3 winner Lady Dominatrix (Danehill Dancer).
The victory handed Ward with his fourth winner in the race, having saddled Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy) to victory in 2016, while he sent out Acapulco (Scat Daddy) to win the Group 2 the following year and in 2009 won the race for the first time with Jealous Again (Trippi).
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Wesley Ward loves it at #RoyalAscot! Campanelle, an eleventh winner at the Royal meeting for the US trainer, and no better man in the saddle than @FrankieDettori...
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 20, 2020
In the next race, Kodiac was handed his second victory of the day, as Nando Parrado outran his 150/1 odds in the Coventry Stakes (Gr 2, 6f), beating Qaader (Night Of Thunder) by a length with another length and a quarter back to Saeiqa (Shalaa) in third.
The colt is out of Argentinian Grade 3 winner Chibola (Roy), who is herself a sister Grade 1 winner Chollo and Listed-winning pair Channel Star (Giant’s Causeway) and Choisir (Thunder Gulch).
Cox, who landed the Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) with Golden Horde (Lethal Force) on Friday, said he was shocked at the price of the colt.
"The price was a shock. Nando Parrado is a proper horse and we loved him from the start. This was always the plan, it was just a sideways step on his first run at Newmarket. He came home and thrived from there, and then when the rain came earlier in the week, I knew he would be better on good or slower ground than quicker ground. I am just delighted, but there was a little bit of wavering from the owner.
"Fair play to Paul and Marie McCarten, who own him. We were a little bit deflated at Newmarket, he ran well but I think on the day, as Adam (Kirby) said, he did not handle the track. He had a nice introduction, but we were expecting a bit more on the day to be fair.
“Paul McCartan's a great guy and I am really pleased to train a winner for him and Marie. He thought after Newmarket, could we really turn up and take the right step, and I am grateful - I have a great team at home.”
Kodiac’s progeny is headed by four Group 1 winners including Best Solution, who won the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) in 2018.
