News - HELLO YOUMZAIN (FR)
Aga Khan Studs homebred filly Valasara was a stakes-winner last year at two and upped the ante in France overnight winning the Group III Prix de Seine-et-Oise (1200m) at Chantilly.
Like many trainers in the south, Sophie Price is on weather watch ahead of Gore’s race meeting on Sunday.
Sam Bergerson has every reason to have a spring in his step, with Drops Of God, Getupoffathatthing, System Of Play and Lara Antipova among the headline acts in a bumper Te Akau team heading into the heart of the spring.
A quality packed catalogue for the 2026 NZB Ready to Run Sale is now online and in the lead up to the sale we’ll go looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons.
Last year’s Karaka yearling sale draft is proving to be a vintage crop for Cambridge farm Wentwood Grange, with several of their fillies shining this spring, including Sweetest Thing, who recorded her maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton.
Super Saturday for Cambridge Stud sires with Hello Youmzain (Fr) producing a trans-Tasman stakes double with Persian Wonder and Sweetest Thing, while Sword of State sired Warwoven to deliver a knockout blow in the much anticipated Group II ATC Run to the Rose.
It was a red letter day for Cambridge Stud's Hello Youmzain (FR) with two new stakes-winners thnaks to Sweetest Thing in New Zealand and then Persian Wonder at Rosehill.
Promising filly Sweetest Thing displayed all her fighting qualities when she held out a determined challenge from Platinum La Danse and stablemate Sword of Stars to win the Listed NZB Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton on Saturday.
Cambridge Stud shuttler Hello Youmzain (Fr) added a new stakes-winner to his tally overnight when progressive three year-old gelding Extremely Zain landed the Listed Garrowby Stakes (6f) at York.
Kali has made a fast and successful start to the second stage of her career after being denied the opportunity to show her true worth on the track.
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh went one better in the first three-year-old stakes race of the season when race favourite Perfect Chaos chose the ideal time to shed her maiden status with a comprehensive victory in the Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m).
Cambridge trainer Samantha Logan could be in for an exciting spring with her filly Phillyjean following her eye-catching runner-up effort in the Listed Chittick Family Fillies’ Classic (1100m) at Taupo on Sunday.
The new season got off to a perfect start for New Zealand syndicator Matthew Corban’s Inspire Racing, whose maroon and white colours were carried to a smart win by Attractiveness in Sydney’s first race of 2026-27.
Cambridge Stud based Hello Youmzain (Fr) has had plenty oif success this year and sired the winner of the last stakes race of the NZ racing season on Thursday.
A full brother to progressive Chris Waller trained three year-old Hello Captain, talented Hello Youmzain (Fr) juvenile Persian Wonder was Group placed during the autumn and returned from a spell to break the ice at Canterbury on Wednesday.
A big finish from well back in the field carried Cruiserweight to victory in the A$150,000 Sportsbet Jockey Watch Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, improving his unbeaten record to three out of three.
New Zealand-bred three-year-old Hello Captain returned to winning form with a dominant performance in Saturday's Find Your Stakes Winner @ The Chase Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill.
Three-year-old filly Echannay ran up to her impressive pedigree with a strong debut victory in the Campbell Infrastructure 1215m at Rotorua on Wednesday.
Three-year-old filly Platinum Diamond will take on weight-for-age company once again on Saturday when she heads north to Tauranga to tackle the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m).
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will be enjoying a mid-winter holiday even more after promising juvenile Back Of The Bus showed plenty of courage to head off a swarm of challengers in the Ellerslie home straight when taking out the Lawn Shed Winter Series – 2YO Final (1200m) on Saturday.