Written Tycoon (foaled 6 September 2002) is a stakes winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire who has sired multiple Group 1 winners.
Racing career Written Tycoon commenced his race career with an easy win at Randwick as a pronounced 7/4 favourite.
Two weeks later, he was narrowly beaten by filly Fashions Afield at Randwick. Fashions Afield would later frank the form in claiming the Sires' Produce Stakes and Reisling Stakes.
Written Tycoon then recorded his only other career victory when winning the Todman Stakes at Rosehill.
Written Tycoon was retired as a four-year old after finishing unplaced in the Challenge Stakes.
Stud career
Written Tycoon initially stood at Eliza Park Stud in Victoria, Australia for a service fee of A$6,600. In 2013 he was relocated to Woodside Park Stud for a fee of $13,750. By 2018 his service fee had increased to $110,000. In 2020 it was announced that Written Tycoon would be relocated to Arrowfield Stud in New South Wales.
Notable progeny
Written Tycoon's Group 1 winners:
'c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
Foaled Name Sex Major wins2010Tycoon TarafTattersall's Tiara2011Music MagnategDoomben 10,0002013CapitalistcGolden Slipper Stakes2013Luna RossafManawatu Sires Produce Stakes2013TyzonegStradbroke Handicap2014BookerfOakleigh Plate2014DespatchgThe Goodwood2015PippiefOakleigh Plate, A J Moir Stakes2015Written BycBlue Diamond Stakes2017OdeumfThe Thousand Guineas2017Ole KirkcGolden Rose Stakes, Caulfield Guineas2019CoolangattafA J Moir Stakes, Black Caviar Lightning2020Southport TycooncAustralian Guineas2021Captured By LovefNew Zealand 1000 Guineas2021Lady of CamelotfGolden Slipper2021Private Life cCaulfield Guineas2021VelociousfSistema Stakes2022Well WrittenfNew Zealand 1000 Guineas, Proisir Plate
Pedigree
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