Breeding and Bloodstock

A filly by champion sire Written Tycoon sold for an Australasian record of $1 million to Yulong principal Zhang Yuesheng at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on Tuesday in a market dominated by premier Asian racing jurisdiction Hong Kong.

DSB Thoroughbreds’ Darrell Burnet was almost brought to tears after a life-changing $420,000 result at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale.

At 22, Written Tycoon may be in the twilight of his breeding career, but the Yulong resident finds himself back at the top of the Australian sires' table with eerily similar numbers to what he achieved at the same point of his sires’ championship 2020/21 season.

Inglis’ Ready2Race Sale is likely to be a barometer for the Australasian two-year-old market, with Hong Kong buyers pivotal to the strength of the Sydney bloodstock auction.

In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Tim Rowe chats to agent Alex Elliott about Amo Racing’s $50 million spend at the recent Tattersalls Sale, reflects on another banner day for Written Tycoon and more patter about the Pattern from Byron Rogers and Johnny McKeever.

Gerry Harvey and his Vinery Stud co-owners Ananda Krishan and Steve McCann are buoyed by the resurgence of the Hunter Valley farm through the deeds of Ole Kirk and Exceedance.

Yulong was among the breeders to benefit from Amo Racing’s extraordinary spending on day one of the UK’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale at Newmarket.