Written Tycoon is closing out a ground-breaking year in style for Woodside Park Stud.

His Mornington based sprinter Danger Close won the LR Doveton Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday and will now be set for the G3 Standish Hcp (1200m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day.

Danger Close (5g Written Tycoon – Galactic Honour by Honours List) is based on the Mornington peninsula and the victory over Mr Make Believe (Commands) and Eight Bills (Octagonal) improved his record to 6 wins in 22 starts.

“He’s best ridden cold before hitting the line,” trainer Jason Warren explained.  “He’s very good down the Flemington straight and he’s settling a lot better these days.”

Danger Close became the 7th stakes winner by Written Tycoon on Saturday.  This year’s race was named the Emma Booth Xmas Cup after the Victorian para-equestrian who is aiming to represent Australia at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

He cost $36,000 at the 2011 Inglis Melbourne Autumn yearling sale through Northern Lodge.  Warren went back and bought his younger sister at Oaklands Junction this year and she has been named Sister Close.

Written Tycoon started the year with a record-breaking $240,000 colt at the 2014 Gold Coast Magic Millions in January.  Then his break-out colt Rich Enuff emerged in the spring to win the G2 Danehill Stakes and G3 Guineas Prelude prior to a gutsy second in the G1 Caulfield Guineas.

Woodside Park moved quickly to sign him up for stud duties at Tylden.  “We believe he’s a horse on the rise,” general manager Murray Tillett said.  “He’s only had 6 starts and has the capacity to keep developing during a Group 1 campaign in the autumn.”

Written Tycoon has 8 yearlings entered for the 2015 Gold Coast Magic Millions headed by Lot 540 – the younger brother to that $240,000 colt.  Now named Royalic, he was labelled “professional and precocious type” by trainer Mark Riley during a promising first prep.