According to Tony McEvoy the win has earned the rising four-year-old a place in next week’s Darwin Cup, a race that McEvoy had set for him four months ago.

"He has grown into a much tougher horse over the last twelve months and he handled the trip from Adelaide to Darwin very well. The ability to travel was such a positive trait of Jeune’s and I am pleased he is passing it onto his progeny.

"After an unlucky run in the (Darwin) Guineas it was great to see him run so well on Saturday. It puts him right into contention for the Cup," McEvoy said.

Jeune had another two individual winners three days prior to Young Challenger’s win with promising 3YO Super Boom (Jeune / Arandoo) and 2YO Jeune Amour (Jeune / Hazel Time) both winning their first starts.

Here are just a few reasons why Jeune is starting to make his mark as a top class stallion.

• Second only to Flying Spur on the leading Third Season Sires list by number of wins
• Yearlings sold up to $75,000 at an average of $41,250 at the 2002 Adelaide Magic Million Select Sale
• Weanlings sold for $50,000, $41,000, $37,500, $36,000 and $30,000 at the 2002 Lindsay Park Classic Collection sale
• Australasian Horse of the Year 94 / 95
• Four times Group One winner and winner of 10 races from 1200m to 3200m and $2,935,467 in stakes
• Winner of the G1 VATC C.F Orr Stakes (1400m) in course record time – 1m 21.1 s (defeating Hurricane Sky and Schillaci)