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Son of Kodiac to shuttle to Cambridge Stud
Dual Group 1 winner Hello Youmzain (Kodiac) has been retired and will join the Haras d’Etreham in France before shuttling to Cambridge Stud in New Zealand next year.
A winner of five of his 12 career starts, headlined by victories in the 2019 Haydock Sprint Cup (Gr 1, 6f) and this year’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f), which saw him accrue £575,558 in prize-money.
The Kevin Ryan-trained son of Kodiac (Danehill) broke his maiden over six furlongs at Carlisle and his juvenile season finished with a victory in the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (Gr 2, 1200m).
Purchased by Haras d’Etreham and Cambridge Stud during the autumn of his three-year-old season, landed the Sandy Lane Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) on his second start at three, before finishing third in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. His first victory at elite level came on in his next start when he took out the Haydock Sprint Cup.
On his first start this season, Hello Youmzain took out the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, beating subsequent Group 1 winner Dream Of Dreams (Dream Ahead) into second in the process.
“He was a lovely horse to train, showed his class and ability at a very early stage and was such a sound horse all the way through his career,” Ryan said. “He had such a great temperament and proved to be very tough and genuine.”
Hello Youmzain will stand alongside fellow shuttler Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) and Embellish (Savabeel) at the New Zealand-based nursery.
“Hello Youmzain will be an exciting addition to the Cambridge Stud stallion roster and the New Zealand breeding industry next year,” said Cambridge Stud CEO Henry Plumptre. “Through his exploits this year, he has added further significance to the partnership between Haras d’Etreham and Cambridge Stud, which began with Almanzor in 2018.
“Retiring with a race record that includes two Group 1 races, two Group 1 placings and two Group 2’s – Hello Youmzain combines a superb pedigree with outstanding performance. It is indeed encouraging that his sire Kodiac has had a stellar year on the racecourse with his progeny, throwing two Group 1 winners in Hello Youmzain and Campanelle as well as seven individual two-year-old Stakes winners.
“Cambridge Stud and Haras d’Etreham would like to thank Kevin Ryan and his team at Hambleton Lodge, including jockey Kevin Stott, for giving us an amazing highlight in the Diamond Jubilee at Ascot. We look forward to continuing that relationship and the arrival of Hello Youmzain at Cambridge next year.”
