Written Tycoon has 21 yearlings catalogued for the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale and they will head to Oaklands Junction on the back of another winning week for the red-hot Woodside Park stallion;
Monday: Australian Stud Book figures for the 2015 covering season show Written Tycoon served 184 mares at a $19,800 fee. The Woodside Park sire was the busiest stallion in Victoria bar Reward For Effort.
Tuesday: Written Tycoon finishes second on the Perth Magic Millions averages with 6 lots at $90,500. He was runner-up to Snitzel for stallions with more than 3 sales. Gangemi Racing buys his top-priced yearling – a $140,000 colt from a half-sister to Jet Spur.
Wednesday: Brilliant Written Tycoon filly Hot Dipped blitzes her rivals by 8 lengths on debut in the Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic (1220m). The Brendan McShane trained filly has accepted for the LR Gold Sovereign Stakes in Hobart on Wednesday.
Thursday: Written Tycoon breaks the Tasmanian record at the Magic Millions with a colt from Kandy Korn (Flying Spur) that makes $115,000 to the bid of local trainer John Blacker. “I believed he was the best colt of the sale,” Blacker said. “He’s by one of the hottest sires around and I knew we would have to pay a decent amount for him.”
Friday AM: Unbeaten Written Tycoon colt Capitalist pleases trainer Peter Snowden in a half-mile trial at Randwick. The G1 Golden Slipper favourite was given an easy hit-out under Blake Shinn when collared right on the line by classy 3yo filly English. Snowden will start him first-up in the G2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on March 5.
Friday PM: Written Tycoon flyer Aunty Mo wins her second Jeep 55 Second Challenge at Moonee Valley in 55.33s. She clocked 55.15s a fortnight earlier and trainer Brendan McCarthy said he will be back for another crack at winning the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Tuscan Sling set the current mark of 54.90s in Heat 1 of the Challenge.
Saturday: Multiple black-type updates for Written Tycoon’s yearlings catalogued for Melbourne Premier. Lot 364 is out of a half-sister to G2 Millie Fox Stakes winner First Seal and Lot 234 is from a three-quarter sister to Impassioned who was runner-up in the LR Challenge Stakes at Ascot.
Sunday: Written Tycoon sires his 85th individual winner of the season when Royalic scores a barrier-to-box victory at Pinjarra. The three year-old is part-owned by Woodside Park and was having his first start in the west for trainer Dan Morton.
