Expensive Hello Youmzain Debut Winner for Darby

Tara Madgwick - Thursday March 13

Darby Racing have had a lot of success with modestly priced yearlings, but raised their sights to purchase a colt by Hello Youmzain (Fr) for $325,000 at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale last year and Stormland made a winning debut at Randwick on Thursday.

Stormland wins on debut at Randwick - image Bradley Photography

Trained by Ciaron Maher and ridden by Jason Collett, Stormland finished second at his only previous trial and was easy in the market, but produced a good finish to surge home and win, while blue-blood Written Tycoon colt Grand Prairie was an eye-catching second with a flashing run up the fence to go down by half a length.

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Bred and sold by Cambridge Stud and purchased by Darby on the advice of De Burgh Equine, Stormland is the second highest priced yearling sold in Australia from the first crop of Group I winning sprinter Hello Youmzain, who shuttles to Cambridge Stud from France.

Stormland and connections - image Bradley Photography

Stormland holds an entry for the Group I ATC Sires Produce Stakes so is obviously held in high regard.

He is the first winner for Sienna Rose, a metro winning half-sister by More Than Ready (USA) to stakes-winner Ebhaar from the family of Group I winners Merchant Navy and Joliestar.

He’s got plenty of pedigree and is a great type with his yearling half-brother by Sword of State sold by Cambridge Stud at Karaka Book 1 this year for $180,000 to TAB Racing Club.

Stormland is the fourth winner from the first Southern Hemisphere crop for Hello Youmzain, who has sired 30 winners from his first NH cop headed by Group III winners Misunderstood and Electrolyte.

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Race Result - Ranvet Mdn Hcp 1000m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Soft(5) Time: 0:58.22
1
Stormland
- 2c Hello Youmzain (FR) x Sienna Rose (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J R Collett 58
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $325,000
Seller: Cambridge Stud, Cambridge, NZ
Buyer: Darby Racing/Deburgh Equine
2
0.5
Grand Prairie
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Viddora (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Tyler Schiller 58
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Yulong, Nagambie, Vic
Buyer: Passed In - Reserve: $500,000
3
0.6
Canal
- 2c Lonhro (AUS) x Rillito (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: A Hyeronimus 57
4
0.9
Invincible Phantom
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Miss Carlotta (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Ashley Morgan 58
5
1.3
Navy Pilot
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Amuletum (GB) (New Approach (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: C Schofield 58
6
2.2
Biltmore
- 2c North Pacific (AUS) x Academy Idol (AUS) (Made Of Gold (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: N Rawiller 58
7
2.6
Billy Bowlegg
- 2g Mandalong Ready (AUS) x Mandalong Kiss (AUS) (War Pass (USA))
Tnr: G R Nickson Rdr: K S Latham 56
8
2.9
My Mate Elvis
- 2g Time To Reign (AUS) x Jehannedarc (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Molly Bourke 56
9
5.8
Nanotaq
- 2c Farnan (AUS) x Taqaseem (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: K Mc Evoy 58
10
8.9
Kissavos
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Gotta Kiss (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: R J Quinton Rdr: Zac Lloyd 58
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