$1.4million Written Tycoon Colt Wins G3 Hawkesbury Guineas

Tara Madgwick - Saturday May 3

Written Tycoon has an amazing crop of three year-olds running for him this season that has now yielded an impressive 12 stakes-winners with expensive colt Media World taking out the $250,000 Group III Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) on Saturday.

Media world scores a narrow win in the G3 Hawkesbury Guineas - image Bradley Photography

The highest priced yearling from that stellar crop when purchased by Yulong for $1.4million from Fairview Park Stud at Inglis Easter, Media World broke his maiden at Hawkesbury on this day last year when winning the non Black Type Clarendon Stakes for juveniles.

Trained by Peter Snowden and ridden by Tyler Schiller, Media World was second up from a spell and looked good scoring first up in midweek company last month, so was expected to run well again albeit up in class.

Media World got to the front in the straight and held off a late bid from Just Party to win by a head taking his overall record to three wins and three placings from 10 starts with prizemoney topping $340,000.

A trip to Brisbane would now be on the cards for Media World with races like the Group III BRC Fred Best Classic and possibly the Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap on the radar if he continues to improve.

"I will take him to Brisbane for the Fred Best (Classic) next,'' Snowden said.

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"I'm hoping he could emerge as a Stradbroke Handicap horse. He's heading in the right direction, that's for sure.''

Media World was bred by Frank and Christine Cook’s Mystery Downs and they retain a share in his ownership.

Proud breeders Christine and Frank Cook on the left with Media World - image Bradley Photography

He is the first foal of Group III winner Epaulette mare Meryl, whose next foal, a colt by Capitalist sold for $320,000 at Inglis Easter when bought by MG Price Racing & Breeding / Roll The Dice Syndication / Rogers Bloodstock.

Meryl certainly throws a good type as her third foal, a filly by Pierata sold for $330,000 at Inglis Easter this year to Randwick Bloodstock and she has a Pierro filly to follow.

Media World is the 76th stakes-winner for Written Tycoon, who is listed as private by Yulong for this spring.

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Race Result - Elite Sand & Soil Hawkesbury Guineas Gr3 1400m

Hawkesbury Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:23.38
1
Media World
- 3c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Meryl (AUS) (Epaulette (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56
2
0.1
Just Party
- 3g Justify (USA) x The Party Stand (NZ) (Thorn Park (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: N Rawiller 57
Justify
3
1.5
Zeitung
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x News Story (IRE) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 56
4
2.8
Pisces
- 3g Frosted (USA) x Pleiades (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Mc Evoy 58
5
3.1
Modella
- 3f Castelvecchio (AUS) x Ms Rodarte (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Lee & Cherie Curtis Rdr: A Adkins 54
6
3.2
Candlewick
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Pinocchio (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54
7
4.1
Getafix
- 3g Calyx (GB) x Grisaille (AUS) (Helmet (AUS))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: J Parr 56
8
4.3
Oui Oui Oui
- 3f Yes Yes Yes (AUS) x Buon Auspicio (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: J Attard & L Keegan-Attard Rdr: Tom Sherry 54
9
5
Alabama Fox
- 3f Alabama Express (AUS) x Foxplay (AUS) (Foxwedge (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: J R Collett 54
10
5
Alabama State
- 3c Alabama Express (AUS) x Bouquet De Flores (USA) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Jack Pilkington Rdr: J Ford 56
11
5.4
French Ruler
- 3g Nicconi (AUS) x Frontalis (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56
12
5.6
Fearless
- 3c Pierata (AUS) x Matildare (AUS) (Rothesay (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: C Schofield 56
13
7
Snitzanova
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Albanilla (GB) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Ashley Morgan 57
14
7.2
Gatsby's
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Miss Charming (USA) (Forestry (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Reece Jones 57
15
8.1
Love Poem
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Madrigals (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 54
16
8.6
The Three Hundred
- 3g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Sassy 'n' Smart (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Regan Bayliss 56
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