First Foal for Written By

Tara Madgwick - Friday July 31

The Champion 2YO Colt of his generation and a dominant winner of the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes, Written Tycoon’s brilliant son Written By has produced his first foal with the arrival of a gorgeous chestnut filly at Torryburn Stud.

Advertisement



Born on July 30, the filly is the third foal from Torryburn Stud’s unraced homebred Redoute’s Choice mare Suziqueue, a daughter of US Black Type performer Suzy Smart from the family of Group I winner Minstrella.

Suziqueue with her Written By filly - images by Joan Faras.

“She is a great foal, the spitting image of her Dad,” said Brett Cornish of Torryburn Stud.

Photographer Joan Faras was equally impressed with the youngster.

“She is a lovely filly,” Faras reported.

“You won’t see a better foal that is not even 24 hours old. She has great strength and athleticism, overall a quality filly.

“I have photographed Written By and I just love him.”

The first foal from Suziqueue, a colt by another Written Tycoon stallion in Winning Rupert, sold for $180,000 at Inglis Classic in 2020 indicating this lovely mare may be well suited to the Written Tycoon line sires.

True to the Written Tycoon type, Written By was a fast and natural two year-old, bred by renowned trainer Neville Begg and his family and trained throughout his career by his son Grahame.

Written By won five of six starts at two, his lone defeat a fourth in the Golden Slipper.

Completely free of Danehill blood, Written By has much to like in his pedigree making him a very appealing option for a myriad of mares.

Diverse bloodlines, coupled with his Group I race performance and sprinter’s physique made Written By a popular choice for breeders last spring covering 148 mares.

He stands this spring at Widden Stud at a fee of $22,000.

Written By


 

Advertisment
More Reading...
My How Time Flies!
At the recent stallion parades in Victoria one of the sires that really jumped out on type was Lovatsville based Fierce Impact (Jpn), a triple Group I winner in Australia that was seen at his very best winning the Group I VRC Makybe Diva Stakes in 2020.
Keeneland September Book 1 and 2 - Combined $307million!
Keeneland’s 82nd September Yearling Sale closed Week 1 on Thursday with cumulative sales from the first four sessions of $307,639,000 and an auction record 53 horses bringing $1 million or more. Today 233 horses sold through the ring for a fourth session-record $77,752,000 ­­­­– with five seven-figure horses led by a Gun Runner colt purchased for $1.55 million by M.V. M
GI Next for Wootton Bassett Colt
A son of Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB), progressive two year-old colt Nighttime made it three wins in a row when stepping up in class to win the Group III Prix la Rochette (1400m) at Longchamp overnight.
Breeding To Win: 2025 G2 The Run to the Rose
High stakes racing at Rosehill, as a big field of class colts - and a lone filly - tackle the $300,000 The Run To The Rose!
New G2 Winner for St Marks Basilica
Coolmore shuttler St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) has had a flurry of promising winners in recent weeks and among then is talented filly Aylin, who claimed her first Black Type win overnight when taking out the Group II May Hill Stakes (1m) at Doncaster.
Keeneland Day 3 - Book 2 - 'So Hot it Set the Fire Alarms Off!'
On Wednesday’s third session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, 13 horses sold for $1 million or more – led by a $1.9 million Gun Runner colt – to increase the total number of yearlings who have brought $1 million or more at the 2025 auction to a record 48. The number of seven-figure horses today broke the previous third-session record of eight from 2019, and the total top
Lovatsville and ATA Strengthen Ties
Fledgling Victorian stallion farm Lovatsville have continued their strategic partnership with the Australian Trainer’s Association (ATA) in an initiative that is designed to support trainers through a series of stallion nominations aligned to upcoming races in regional Victoria this Spring.
Sires With Winners - Thursday September 11
Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Te Akau Fillies Resume Rivalry
There’s a burgeoning rivalry brewing between Te Akau Racing fillies Belle Du Monde and Cool Aza Rene, and that will continue at Riccarton Park on Saturday in the Listed NZB Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m).
Canterbury Belle Kickstarts NZB Southern Filly Series
A week after the NZB Filly of the Year Series roared to life with the Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) in the North Island, the spotlight shifts south with the launch of the prestigious NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series.