Written Tycoon - New Winner

Tycoon Star looked like the consummate professional when making a winning career debut in the Group III Darley Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) to kickstart Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington.

Promising young sire Brutal has had a flurry of winners since the start of May and added a new juvenile winner to the tally at Ipswich on Wednesday when the Kelly Schweida trained colt Brutal Glory saluted.

Off the back of three jump out victories, the Mark Walker trained Samudra (Snitzel), the first foal of dual Group 1 winner Pippie (Written Tycoon) defeated I'mateez, the Capitalist half-brother to ten-time Group 1 winner Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in Wednesday's Thoroughbred Club of Australia Handicap (1000m) on the Sandown Hillside track.

Prized Icon has returned to his birthplace of Gooree Stud to stand the coming season this spring and posted a two state metro double on Wednesday in Sydney and Melbourne.

Headed back to Australia this spring for Darley, Pinatubo (IRE) posted a new stakes-winner in France overnight where his three year-old colt Croquis won the Listed Toulouse Derby du Languedoc (2400m).

The Magic Millions National Weanling Sale is on this Sunday and Vinery Stud aren’t wasting time bringing anything to the Gold Coast other than quality with a select draft of four that includes one of only two colts in the sale by champion sire Zoustar.

The National Weanling Sale will be staged at Karaka on Thursday 26 June and has a catalogue of 134 lots plus supplementaries to be announced.

Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A heavy 10 at Warwick Farm on Wednesday led to an avalanche of scratchings and for those runners that remained to brave the conditions it was survival of the fittest with Exceedance posting a winning double.

Talented sprinter Lhasa was at the peak of his powers on the Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday, schooling his rivals despite a hefty weight impost.