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It's Written in the stars for Begg

24th Feb 2018

It's Written in the stars for Begg

Hall Of Fame trainer Neville Begg has had a lot of thrills in his 87 years, but few rank higher than breeding and racing today’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Written By.

Written By (Written Tycoon x Yau Chin) emphatically franked himself as Victoria’s best 2YO with a dominant Blue Diamond win, giving Begg his first 2YO Group 1 winner as a breeder/owner and his trainer son Grahame another top-level success.

Begg watched the race at his Sydney home with his wife Yvonne.

“It’s so exciting and it’s an especially great result for Grahame,’’ Neville Begg said.

“I’ve been breeding horses for 50 years I’d say but to get my first 2YO Group 1 with one I’ve bred is a big thrill for me and Yvonne and the family.

“The horse is such a tough fellow, he really won with authority today.’’

Such was the dominance of the win, Written By is now an $8 chance with NSWTAB for the Group 1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill on March 24.

Begg purchased Written By’s mother Yau Chin from the Scone Select Yearling Sale for $3000 in 2007.

Written By is her fourth foal to race, and all are winners.

Written By is a product of last year’s Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, where he was offered by Basinghall Farm.

Basinghall’s Tas Reilly was amazed with the result.

“It’s just such a thrill to have some small part in this success,’’ Reilly said.

“He wasn’t the biggest horse at the sale but I tell you what, he must have a big heart because he won that so well.

“It takes a good horse to win their first three starts, and now a Group 1.

“We’ve got another Written Tycoon in our Premier draft this year, again not a huge fellow but it would be nice to think he could be the next Written By.’’

Basinghall Farm has a nine-strong draft at the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, which starts next Sunday March 4 and runs for four days at Oaklands Junction.

There are 47 progeny of Written Tycoon catalogued.

To view the catalogue, CLICK HERE.

WRITTEN BY (Written Tycoon x Yau Chin)

Group 1 win: Blue Diamond Stakes

Sale: Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale

Price: $180,000 (PI)

Vendor: Basinghall Farm

Breeder: Neville Begg

Trainer: Grahame Begg

Owners: Neville Begg & Partners Syndicate (Mgrs: NC & Mrs Y Begg)