Best Of The Best Leads Home Written Tycoon One-Two

Dane Squance - Thursday July 31

In one of the final 2YO races of the 2024/2025 season, nine-time Champion Victorian Sire Written Tycoon provided the quinella in the Vale Peta Tait 2YO Maiden Plate (1210m) at Sale with Best Of The Best leading home Bradford.

In the field of 14 runners, only a handful had faced the starter on race day in the past, and with seven being by first season sires, it was always going to prove an interesting contest.

With five jumpouts under his belt, the Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr) trained Best Of The Best started the second favourite in the betting, just behind Ole Kirk gelding Godtfred Kirk, a half-brother to Golden Slipper winner Mossfun.

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Best Of The Best Leads Home Bradford To Give Written Tycoon The Quinella - Image Racing Photos

From barrier nine, jockey Ben Melham pushed forward, settling in second position behind the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott first-starter Wishful Thinker, who was out to give Widden Stud’s Anders his second winner in as many days.

As Wishful Thinker continued to roll along in front under Jett Stanley, the leader rounded the home turn with a buffer of a few lengths from Best Of The Best who starting to make up ground.

Under the urgings of Melham, the Pinecliff Racing-owned Best Of The Best got the better of Wishful Thinker as the Iskander Racing bred colt pulled away to record a length and a half victory from the fellow Written Tycoon colt Bradford who worked home well to take second, just ahead of Wishful Thinker.

Set to be crowned Champion Australian 3YO Sire for the 2024/2025, the current 2YO crop of Yulong’s Written Tycoon have also shown they’ll be a force to be reckoned with next season.

Best Of The Best Was Secured For $500,000 From Silverdale Farm's Inglis Easter Draft

Becoming the 12th individual 2yo winner of the season for his sire, Best Of The Best was a $500,000 purchase for Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock from the Silverdale Farm draft at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

The second winner from two runners out of the Listed placed Denman mare Cymbalism, Best Of The Best’s full-brother Metaphorically was a winner last week for the John O’Shea and Tom Charlton yard, scoring at Canterbury.

Yulong's Written Tycoon - Set To Crowned Leading Australian 3YO Sires for 2024/25 Season

From the Group 1 family developed by Woodlands and continued by Godolphin which includes Champion Sprinter Yell (Anabaa), Champion 2YO Microphone (Exceed And Excel) as well as fellow elite level winners Anthems and Holler, Cymbalism’s current yearling is a filly by Written Tycoon before she missed to Farnan with the mare set to foal to Ozzmosis in the upcoming season.

With Written Tycoon set to turn 23 in the coming days, the Champion Sire will once again cover a quality book of mares from his Yulong base, being listed as Private Book this season.

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Race Result - Vale Peta Tait Mdn Plate 1210m

Sale Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:12.34
1
Best Of The Best
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Cymbalism (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: B Melham 58
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Milburn Creek, Wildes Meadow, NSW
Buyer: Withdrawn
MM Gold Coast National Weanling Sale $0
Seller: Milburn Creek, Wildes Meadow, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Withdrawn
2
1.5
Bradford
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Kamuniak (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe (USA))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Zac Spain 58
3
1.8
Wishful Thinker
- 2g Anders (AUS) x Sayahailmary (AUS) (Keep The Faith (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Jett Stanley 58
4
1.9
King Maywin
- 2g King's Legacy (AUS) x Maewyn (IRE) (Dream Ahead (USA))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: Jordan Childs 58
5
3.4
Godtfred Kirk
- 2g Ole Kirk (AUS) x Eye For Fun (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
6
3.7
Parak
- 2g Prague (AUS) x I Am Speedy (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Luke Cartwright 56.5
7
5.4
Off'n'gawn
- 2f D'argento (AUS) x Fascinating (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Jason Warren Rdr: J Noonan 56
8
5.5
Biltmore
- 2g North Pacific (AUS) x Academy Idol (AUS) (Made Of Gold (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Jye McNeil 58
9
5.7
Sumaluv
- 2f Maurice (JPN) x Charvet (AUS) (Zoustar (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Celine Gaudray 56
10
6.7
Silver Bullet
- 2g D'argento (AUS) x Lift All Boats (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Charlotte Littlefield Rdr: B Rawiller 58.5
11
9.2
Patanjali
- 2f Prague (AUS) x Decelerator (USA) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: J Bowditch 56
12
9.7
Regal Definition
- 2g Almanzor (FR) x Shenandoah (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: J Mott 58
13
34.7
Betty's Impact
- 2f Fierce Impact (JPN) x Bettyrae Ruby (AUS) (O'lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Tim Hughes Rdr: D Moor 56
14
49.7
Himalayan
- 2f Frosted (USA) x My Fire Phoenix (AUS) (The Factor (USA))
Tnr: E & D Browne Rdr: Liam Riordan 56
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