French Guineas runner-up Hey Gaman to stand at Haras du Taillis

Hey Gaman, a high-class son of New Approach who finished a neck second in the 2018 French 2,000 Guineas, has retired from racing and will stand at Haras du Taillis.

Trained by James Tate, the colt struck at Listed level as a juvenile, as well as finishing a close second to Seahenge in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes, before a neck second effort behind Olmedo in the Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

At four he added the Listed King Richard III Stakes and Group 3 Prix du Palais-Royal to his CV before finishing second to Romanised and Sir Dancealot in the Minstrel and Lennox Stakes.

Bred by Rabbah Bloodstock, Hey Gaman was a 100,000gns purchase from Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sales in 2016 and is the second foal out of the winning Dubawi mare Arsaadi, also bred by Rabbah Bloodstock.

In a deal brokered by Richard Venn, the five-year-old will stand for a fee of €2,250, and the agent said: “The fee has been set competitively for this good-looking, tough and talented son of New Approach, but it also reflects the strange times we are in.

“He was a very precocious type, winning three times as a two-year-old, including at Listed level, and then ran Seahenge to a neck in the Champagne Stakes.

"He then ran a blinder in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, where he led inside the final furlong, only to be caught in the last 60 yards and beaten a neck by Olmedo.”

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