First Stakes Win for Expensive Written Tycoon Filly

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 28

A $600,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Sheamus Mills Bloodstock from the Lime Country Thoroughbreds draft, lightly raced Written Tycoon filly Gumdrops took the quantum leap from maiden winner to stakes-winner scoring a narrow victory in the Listed MVRC William Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Gumdrops in the middle outpoints her rivals to take the win - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr, Gumdrops was having just her third race start and under a beautiful ride from Damian Lane hit the frontin the straight and then had just enough left to hold off a late dive from Saltaire to win by a head.

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Mick Price was thrilled to get the win and believes there are more in store for the talented filly.

“From Ballarat to here she has definitely improved and she;s physically very well so hopefully she improves again,” he said.

“We’ll just keep her ticking, but I think the Red Roses down the straight at Flemington will be a nice little race for her and I reckon she is on the way up!”

Gumdrops is now a valuable stakes-winner - image Grant Courtney

Gumdrops runs for Sheamus Mills Bloodstock Ladies Syndicate and partners and has won over $114,000 in prizemoney in her first three starts.

She was bred by Ravenswood Bloodstock’s Phillip Pollicina, who was the subject of a recent Breednet story about his Fastnet Rock stallion Fastnet Express, which you can read here.

Gumdrops is the first and only foal of Group III winning Not a Single Doubt mare Sugar Bella, who died prematurely in 2021. Sugar Bella was a half-sister to stakes-winner Willy Jimmy from Group III winner Hula Wonder.

Gumdrops is the 54th stakes-winner for Yulong based champion sire Written Tycoon, who has delivered success for Sheamus Mills Bloodstock in the past siring their Group I MRC Thousand Guineas winner Odeum.

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Race Result - PFD Food Services Crockett Stakes LR 1200m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.97
1
Gumdrops
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Sugar Bella (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Damian Lane 56
2
0.1
Saltaire
- 3f Star Turn (AUS) x Testa Sarah (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: B Shinn 57.5
Star Turn
3
0.3
Sheva
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x As It Lies (AUS) (Foxwedge (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: M J Dee 57
4
0.5
Right To Party
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x De Groove (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 56
5
2
Divine Glory
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Never Doubt Me (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Jamie Kah 56
6
2.2
Floozie
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Catchy (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: D Oliver 56
7
3.5
Picky
- 3f Cable Bay (IRE) x Very Choosy (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: B Mc Dougall 56
8
3.9
Atlantic Spirit
- 3f Frosted (USA) x True Priority (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Thomas Conlan Rdr: Alana Kelly 56
9
4.3
Paradise City
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Chocolicious (SAF) (Kahal (GB))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
10
12.3
West Of Dalby
- 3f Santos (AUS) x Chinchilla (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Benjamin Smith Rdr: Ms W Costin 56
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