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Written Tycoon to be Sold at Great Southern Sale

12th May 2009

The outstanding Group 2 winning stallion WRITTEN TYCOON will be offered for sale at next week’s Inglis Melbourne Great Southern Sale to dissolve the current syndicate.

A son of Iglesia out Party Miss, a daughter of Kenmare, Written Tycoon is from the immediate family of Group 1 winners Yell and Anthems, and was one of the best juveniles of his generation.

His career highlight came when a dominant winner of the G2 Todman Slipper Trial, where he easily accounted for the Group 2 winners Jet Spur, Domesday and Flying Pegasus.

Retired to stud, he has been afforded every opportunity to attain success, having covered more than 200 mares during his two years at stud.

His sale follows the decision by the Shareholders in the Written Tycoon Stallion Syndicate, which include Studmaster Eliza Park, to end the current syndicate.

“This is unfortunate, but is considered the best way of resolving the differences between various Shareholders and Eliza Park supports the action being taken,” Eliza Park CEO Cameron Croucher said.

Croucher also acknowledged and thanked the breeders who have supported the stallion so well in his two years to date.

Written Tycoon will be offered for sale on Wednesday May 20 at 11am, immediately preceding the Broodmare section of the Great Southern Sale.

Inglis Director Peter Heagney said this represented a rare opportunity to secure a young, commercial stallion on the open market.

“Written Tycoon has been strongly supported and importantly he has shown to have excellent fertility. He is a lovely individual himself and he is stamping that in his progeny, as I have seen some outstanding foals in his first crop,” Heagney said.

All parties interested in purchasing Written Tycoon should contact PETER HEAGNEY, Director - Victoria, William Inglis & Son Ltd: Tel: 03 9333-1422.

Inspections can be arranged by contacting David Somers at Eliza Park: Tel: 03 5428-5168.

The 2009 Great Southern Sale will be held over four sessions, beginning next Monday, May 18 from 12 noon.

The sale starts with two days of weanlings, before the Bloodstock section begins on Wednesday.

The next Inglis Sale is the HTBA Scone Yearling Sale, to be conducted at White Park, Scone, this Thursday, May 14.