2023 Yulong Stallion Brochure

2023 Stallions

With further development of our properties and equine portfolio, the future looks extremely exciting for Yulong. The investment we have made in bloodstock, infrastructure and staff has seen our increased commitment to Victoria and the Australian thoroughbred industry, ensuring we are breeding, rearing, and selling future racetrack headliners.

Comprising of four properties, we now have over 3,500 acres of fertile land bordering the Goulburn River in Nagambie. This past year has seen the addition of several thousand kilometres of fencing, along with a further 120 stables at our yearling facility, continuing the vision outlined by our principal Mr Zhang.

As our roster grows, our dedication to supporting our stallions with quality bloodstock will continue, sourcing broodmares from Japan, America, Ireland, England, France and Chile to help improve and strengthen our gene pool. Our passion for selecting bloodlines that have worked in Australia is paramount and combining them with our stallions we hope is a recipe to a successful future.

Our stallion roster has strengthened this season with the addition of two new horses, both sons of Champion sires, in Pierata and Diatonic.

Grunt, our foundation stallion, has made an impressive start to his career at stud, with his early winner Veight triumphing in the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce on only his second run. We were very impressed with the first foals by

our CF Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express, and they furnished into strong athletic individuals. To see the popularity of his progeny at the yearling sales, selling for up to $400,000, was very pleasing as we have great belief in this son of Champion stallion and sire of sires Redoute’s Choice.

Our Group 1-winning juveniles Tagaloa and Lucky Vega have both produced quality first crops and coupled with plenty of numbers, places them in a strong position for the years to come. We look forward to presenting their first yearlings at the 2024 sales this summer.

Last but no means least, our Champion sire

Written Tycoon has continued to produce highclass performers this season, headed by dual G1 winner Coolangatta, alongside a huge number of individual winners. With the crops bred at Arrowfield followed by two seasons serving elite mares here at Yulong, he has some impressive types set to grace the turf.

We are appreciative of the support received from breeders and look forward to continuing our relationships as well as building new ones. We look forward to welcoming you through the gates this year and wish you all the best for the coming season.

Sam Fairgray Chief Operating Officer

Main Yearling Barn

Parade Area

Feed Shed

Yearling & Weanling Day Yards

Vineyard Residential Home

Arrival Yards & Loading Bays

Stallion Complex

Yearling & Weanling Sale Preparation Complex

GLOBAL VISION

“We aim to bring new levels of transparency, professionalism, and innovation to the industry, while also fostering greater international cooperation and collaboration.”

Yulong was founded in 2011 by Mr Yuesheng Zhang and in recent years his vision for the organisation has begun to take shape. Aiming for a truly global reach from its base in Australia, Yulong has established itself with world-class facilities in Nagambie, Victoria.

Just as importantly, Yulong’s operations worldwide provide the basis for success. In particular, the acquisition of 40 now two-year-old horses in Europe has marked a significant step towards fulfilling the global ambitions.

As any breeder knows, victories on the racetrack lead to success in the breeding barn, and Yulong has taken the approach of providing the very best support for its growing stallion roster in Victoria.

Purchasing some of the best race fillies and mares in Australasia in recent years, they support a now sevenstrong roster which is given every chance of success. We look forward to many regally bred youngsters making their way through the sales ring and onto the racetracks in the coming years.

However, Yulong's ambitions extend beyond merely producing top-performing horses. The stud is committed to making a positive impact on the global racing industry as a whole. We aim to bring new levels of transparency, professionalism, and innovation to the industry, while also fostering greater international cooperation and collaboration.

The purchase of top-quality youngsters in Europe is a major step towards achieving this vision, and is significant because it will eventually expand some of the finest European bloodlines into Australia, which will enhance the quality of horses bred at Yulong Stud. It also represents a major investment in the global

racing industry, demonstrating Yulong's commitment to fostering greater international cooperation between breeders and trainers.

That vision paid dividends when Magical Lagoon became Yulong’s first Royal Ascot winner in the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes, on her way to cementing a first Classic success for the operation when taking the Group 1 Irish Oaks. The 2022 season was also marked by homebred My Whisper winning two Group races in Australia - a testament to Yulong’s breeding programme.

Yulong Stud's global vision is driven by a deep passion for the sport and a commitment to innovation and excellence. By investing in top-quality horses and building strong partnerships around the world, Yulong is laying the foundation for a bright and sustainable future for the industry.

Alcohol Free

No Nay Never x Plying

Four-time Group 1 winner, one of Europe’s most elite racehorses. Purchased at Tattersalls in 2022.

Redzel

Snitzel x Millrich

A multiple Group 1 winner who brought home The Everest when running in Yulong’s slot in 2018.

Lucky Vega

Lope de Vega x Queen of Carthage

Our resident stallion, winner of the 2YO Group 1 Phoenix Stakes and second in the Royal Ascot St James’s Palace Stakes.

Magical Lagoon

Galileo x Night Lagoon

Group 1 Irish Oaks winner, a first Classic for Yulong, by the breedshaping Galileo.

Hungry Heart

Frankel x Harlech

Australian Champion 3YO filly, multiple Group 1 winner and Group 1 placegetter, she will welcome her first foal by Written Tycoon in 2023.

My Whisper

Frankel x Hersigh

A multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1 placegetter, out of our resident broodmare Hersigh.

ELITE BROODMARES

Yulong has meticulously curated a broodmare band of unparalleled quality that is sure to impress even the most discerning of horse racing enthusiasts. With the dams or winners of nearly 50 Group 1 races at stud in Australia, Yulong strives to ensure our stallions are supported with high-class books, giving them every opportunity to succeed.

Melody Belle

Commands x Meleka Belle Brilliant 14-time Group 1 winner and 2023 New Zealand Hall Of Fame inductee. She has a Written Tycoon weanling filly and was served by Written Tycoon in 2022.

Tofane

Ocean Park x Baggy Green

Multiple Group 1 winner. Served by Written Tycoon in 2022.

In Her Time

Time Thief x Hell It’s Hot Dual Group 1-winning sprinter whose I Am Invincible colt sold at Magic Millions in 2023 for $800,000. She has a Written Tycoon weanling colt and was served by Written Tycoon in 2022.

Baggy Green

Galileo x Starspangled Dam of three-time Group 1 winner Tofane (Ocean Park) and Group 1 Metropolitan H’cap winner No Compromise. Has a weanling own sister to Tofane and is back in foal to Ocean Park.

With some of Australia’s most prolific race fillies and mares of recent years already calling Yulong home, the future looks extremely bright.

But that’s not all - in line with Mr Zhang’s global vision, elite race mares from around the world, such as European Champion 3YO Alcohol Free and American Group 1 winner Going Global, are now proudly sporting the jade green silks and will eventually join the illustrious Yulong broodmare band in years to come.

Viddora

I Am Invincible x Snow Flight Dual Group 1 winner whose Snitzel filly sold at Magic Millions in 2023 for $500,000. She has a Written Tycoon weanling colt.

Hungry Heart

Frankel x Harlech Champion 3YO Filly and dual Group 1 winner. Served by Written Tycoon in 2022.

Greysful Glamour

Stratum x Rippled Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed. She has a Written Tycoon weanling colt and was served by Written Tycoon in 2022.

Away Game

Snitzel x Elusive Wonder Champion 2YO Filly. Served by Written Tycoon in 2022.

ALABAMA

Redoute’s Choice x Lago Ovation, by Encosta De Lago

A magnificent son of Redoute’s Choice, Alabama Express was unbeaten at two and a Group 1 winner at three. He became the first three-year-old to win the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) since All Too Hard (2013), a race won twenty years previously by his own sire. Further adding to the momentous victory, in which he displayed tenacity and talent, he is the only three-year-old weight-for-age winner by Redoute’s Choice standing at stud in Australia.

Resembling his exceptional sire in both looks and talent, his first crop of yearlings hit the sales in 2023 and made a great impression on buyers, selling up to $400,000 and averaging four times his initial service fee.

“The Ghadaayer colt we purchased from the Inglis Premier Sale is a cracking type, his movement is so fluent, he’s balanced and has all the hallmarks of a Guineas horse. We are excited about the progeny of Alabama Express, he was a brilliant winner of the CF Orr and has stamped his stock incredibly well which is something we love to see in a young sire.”

Paul Moroney

At 2: Sale TC Vale Calvin Logan Maiden 2YO P. (1112m)

At 3: MRC CF Orr S., Gr.1 (1400m), MRC Gothic S., L (1400m), VRC Donate to Salvation Army H. (1100m)

Northern Dancer

Danehill

Danzig

Razyana

Pas de Nom

His Majesty

Spring Adieu

ALABAMA EXPRESS

REDOUTE’S CHOICE

1st Dam

LAGO OVATION

Shantha’s Choice

Encosta de Lago Rekindled Applause

Canny Lad

Dancing Show

Fairy King

Shoal Creek

Royal Applause

Rekindled Affair

Bletchingly

Jesmond Lass

Nijinsky

Show Lady

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Star Way

Rolls

Waajib

Flying Melody

Rainbow Quest

Seasonal Pickup

LAGO OVATION, by Encosta de Lago. Raced once. Half-sister to GIGA KICK, Rekindled Power, Shuffle Up. Dam of 4 foals, 3 to race, all winners: ALABAMA EXPRESS (c by Redoute’s Choice) 4 wins. See above.

2nd Dam

Rekindled Applause, by Royal Applause. 4 wins-3 at 2-to 1500m, €170,753, 2d Milano Premio Coolmore, L, Premio Seregno, L, Roma

Criterium Femminile, L, 3d Milano Premio Vittorio Crespi, L, 4th Milano Premio Dormello, Gr.3. Half-sister to REKINDLED INTEREST, WHERE WE LEFT OFF,PORTICCIO, Rekindled Alliance. Dam of 10 named foals, 9 to race, 6 winners, inc: GIGA KICK (g Scissor Kick) 6 wins-2 at 2-to 1400m, A$8,699,700, to 2022- 23, ATC All Aged S., Gr.1, VRC Danehill S., Gr.2, MRC Vain S., Gr.3, ATC The Everest, 2d ATC TJ Smith S., Gr.1, 3d ATC Challenge S., Gr.2. Rekindled Power (c Redoute’s Choice) Winner at 1400m, A$79,210, 3d ATC Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2, 4th BRC Mick Dittman P., L Shuffle Up (g Redoute’s Choice) 3 wins from 1300m to 2400m, A$144,080, 2d ATC Carbine Club S., Gr.3.

3rd Dam

REKINDLED AFFAIR, by Rainbow Quest. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to Glympse (dam of AL GALAYEL), half-sister to Smooth Performance, Summer Trysting (dam of DESIGNS ON ROME, SIMPLE EXCHANGE, SIGHTS ON GOLD). Dam of 9 foals, all raced, 7 winners, inc:

REKINDLED INTEREST (g Redoute’s Choice) 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 2050m, A$921,300, MVRC Dato’ Tan Chin Nam S., Gr.2, AAMI Vase, Gr.2, 2d ATC George Ryder S., Gr.1, VRC Aurie’s Star H., Gr.3, MVRC Chandler Macleod S., L, 3d MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1, VRC LKS Mackinnon S., Gr.1, MVRC Dato’ Tan Chin Nam S., Gr.2, 4th MRC Memsie S., Gr.2, MVRC Mitchell McKenzie S., L. WHERE WE LEFT OFF (f Dr Devious) 7 wins from 1m to 9½f, US$291,039, Monmouth Matchmaker S., Gr.3, Calder London Lil S., L, Suffolk Downs My Fair Lady S., L, Saratoga Allowance, 2d Saratoga Glens Falls H., Gr.3, Philadelphia Park Dr James Penny Memorial H., L, Belmont Starine S., L, 4th Meadowlands Violet H., Gr.3. Dam of 8 winners: Stay de Night (g Shamardal) 2 wins at 1m, 8½f, 3d Naas Owenstown Stud S., L PORTICCIO (g Lomitas) 3 wins from 1900m to 3600m, 75,401 in Ireland € and France, Toulouse Grand Prix Inter-Regional des 3 Ans, L, 2d Grand Prix du Lion d’Angers, L

Rekindled Alliance (c Redoute’s Choice) Winner at 1100m, A$203,100, 2d ATC Phar Lap S., Gr.2, Tulloch S., Gr.2, Newcastle JC Spring S., Gr.3, 3d ATC Frank Packer P., Gr.3, 4th ATC Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2

Rekindled Applause (f Royal Applause) 4 wins. See above.

Alabama Express x All Of Me filly

Sold at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale to Richard & Chantelle Jolly Racing for $260,000

2023 YEARLINGS

“The Alabama Express x Storytime is a nice type that moves well with a good girth. She has plenty of leg and scope, and we can see her developing into a lovely filly.”

JD Hayes

Lindsay Park Racing

Alabama Express x Erato filly

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Australian Bloodstock/Kris Lees for $350,000

Alabama Express x Storytime (NZ) filly

Sold at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale to Laurel Oak Bloodstock (FBAA)/Lindsay Park Racing for $180,000

Alabama Express x Prontezza filly

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Lucky Clover Thoroughbreds for $220,000

Alabama

Alabama

Sold

Alabama Express x You Only You (IRE) filly

Sold

Magic Millions Gold

Alabama Express x Pageantry colt

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Curran Bloodstock for $300,000

“The Foxplay filly we purchased at Inglis Premier was an outstanding filly, one of the best movers in the sale and we were extremely determined to bring her home with us. We have seen a lot of his progeny throughout the yearling sales and they are all stamped with his strength.

This filly stood out to us with her professional temperament and athletic physique - I’m looking forward to getting her in the stable.”

Annabel Neasham

Express x Sorrentina (NZ) colt

at the NZB National Yearling Sale to Wexford Stables for $220,000

at the

Coast Yearling Sale to Belmont Bloodstock Agency (FBAA) for $200,000

Express x Ghadaayer (IRE) colt

Sold at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale to Ballymore Stables/ Catheryne Bruggeman/Paul Moroney for $400,000

Alabama Express x Foxplay filly

Sold at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale to Annabel Neasham Racing/Mitchell Bloodstock for $300,000

Diatonic is an outstanding son of Lord Kanaloa, who is the sire of the brilliant Almond Eye, Saudi Cup winner Panthalassa and Yulong’s own Group 1 Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa. A talented racehorse, Diatonic won on debut as a two-year-old, and would go on to twice win the Group 2 Swan Stakes (1400m), latterly in the fastest time in a decade - the same race won by exciting young sire Satono Aladdin. Bred on the same cross as Japanese superstar Almond Eye, he’s out of a mare by Sunday Silence; the most influential sire in Japan and sire of Deep Impact, Heart’s Cry and Sunday Joy.

Diatonic is a three-time Group 2 winner over 1400m and Group 1-placed. With the equivalent of $5.2 million in career earnings, he showed his class against the elite of Japanese racing. His pedigree has enormous depth, with Diatonic descending from the direct female line of Cosmah, the dam of Halo and a half-sister to Natalma, the dam of Northern Dancer.

“Diatonic won the same race as Rich Hill’s talented young sire Satono Aladdin, he’s by the same sire as our Blue Diamond-winning stallion Tagaloa, and was bred on the same cross as Japanese superstar Almond Eye. He’s also physically imposing, so we’re delighted to be able to support him with our top mares and offer him to the Australian market.”

Sam Fairgray

RACE RECORD

DIATONIC (JPN) Fee: $13,750 inc GST | 15.3hh | 2015

Lord Kanaloa (JPN) x To Harmony (JPN), by Sunday Silence (USA)

At 2: Hanshin Newcomer Race (1600m)

At 3: Kyoto Allowance Race (1400m)

At 4: Kyoto Swan S., Gr.2 (1400m), Kyoto Azuchijo S., L (1400m), Kyoto Gion Tokubetsu (1400m), Kyoto Ikaruga S (1400m)

At 5: Hakodate Sprint S., Gr.3 (1200m), 2d Kyoto Kimpai, Gr.3 (1600m)

At 7: Hanshin Cup, Gr.2 (1400m), Hanshin Swan S., Gr.2 (1400m), Hankyu Hai, Gr.3 (1400m), 4th Nakayama Sprinters S., Gr.1 (1200m)

King

Kamehameha

Kingmambo

Manfath

Mr. Prospector

Miesque

Last Tycoon

LORD KANALOA (JPN)

Lady Blossom

Pilot Bird

Storm Bird

DIATONIC

1st Dam

TO HARMONY (JPN)

Sunday Silence

Air Leggiero

Storm Cat

Saratoga Dew

Halo

Wishing Well

Allez Milord

Alpine Swift

TO HARMONY (JPN), by Sunday Silence (USA). Unplaced. Dam of 11 foals, all raced, 8 winners, inc: DIATONIC (c. by Lord Kanaloa). 10 wins. See above.

Terlingua

Cormorant

Super Luna

Hail to Reason

Cosmah

Understanding

Mountain Flower

Tom Rolfe

Why Me Lord

Storm Bird

La Dame du Lac

Leo Prime (c. by Sakura Bakushin O). 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, 88,056,000¥, Hanshin Shinsaibashi S., 2d Tokyo Keio Hai Spring Cup, Gr.2

2nd Dam

AIR LEGGIERO, by Allez Milord. Half-sister to Tokai Chanel, Roma Station (dam of ROMAN EMPIRE). Winner at 1200m in Japan. Dam of 8 foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:

Tunisian Blue. 18 wins-1 at 2-from 1300m to 1800m, Sapporo Aurora Tokubetsu.

3rd Dam

ALPINE SWIFT, by Storm Bird. Raced twice. Half-sister to LAKE COMO, MIZNAH (dam of ZINDABAD), SINGLE COMBAT, HEEREMANDI, NAZOO (dam of NADIA), Magloire, La Confidence (dam of FLAWLESSLY, PERFECT). Dam of 14 foals, all raced, 9 winners, inc:

Tokai Chanel (Real Shadai). Winner at 2, 2d Kokura Sansai S., L. Producer. Roma Station. Winner at 2 in Japan. Dam ofROMAN EMPIRE (Sakura Laurel). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 1400m to 2000m,162,531,000¥, Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, Tokyo Keisei Hai, L, 2d Kyoto Yodo Tankyori S.,L, Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, Betelgeuse S., L. Sire. Bambolina. Winner at 2 in Japan. Dam of: Smile Position. Winner at 1400m in Japan. Dam of:

VOGUE TORNADO (Neo Universe). 6 wins from 1800m to 2100m, 129,156,000¥, Tokyo Brilliant S., L, Chukyo July S., 3d Tokyo Brazil Cup, L, Niigata BSN Sho, L

4th Dam

LA DAME DU LAC, by Round Table. Unraced. Half-sister to HALO, TOSMAH. Dam of 15 foals, 14 to race, 10 winners, inc: LAKE COMO (Nijinsky). 4 wins-3 at 2- in GB and France, Curragh Anglesey S., Gr.3, 2d Curragh Gladness S., Gr.3. Sire. SINGLE COMBAT (Nijinsky). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, Curragh Anglesey S., Gr.3, SAJC Adelaide Casino P.

MIZNAH (Sadler’s Wells). Winner at 2, Curragh Debutante S., Gr.3, 2d Curragh MacDonagh Boland S., L, Leopardstown Silver Flash S., L, 3d Leopardstown Ballycorus S., L. Dam of:

ZINDABAD (Shirley Heights). 9 wins-1 at 2-from 1m to 1¾m, £500,978, €6,650, US$45,000, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2, Yorkshire Cup, Gr.2, Newbury John Porter S., Gr.3, 2d Milano Gran Criterium, Gr.1, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2, 3d Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S., Gr.1, Epsom Coronation Cup, Gr.1, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2. Sire.

NAZOO (Nijinsky). 4 wins at 2, Leopardstown Rochestown S., L, Dam of:

NADIA (Nashwan). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 2000m, Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, Gr.1, 2d Chantilly Prix de Diane, Gr.1, Saint-Cloud Prix Pénélope, Gr.3, 4th Longchamp Prix de l’Opéra, Gr.1.

ELITE 5X GROUP-WINNING SPRINTER/MILER

24

In the first six months of 2023, Japanese-bred stallions sired the winners of 24 Group 1 races in eight different countries.

INFLUENCE IN AUSTRALIA

3/5

Such is the dominance of Japanese bloodlines on the international stage, three of the world’s five richest races in 2023 were won by Japanese-bred horses. The richest of them all, the Group 1 Saudi Cup, was won by Panthalassa, a son of Lord Kanaloa.

LORD KANALOA

From his Japanese base, Lord Kanaloa has been hugely successful. He’s represented not only in his home country by nine-time Group 1 heroine Almond Eye, but in Hong Kong by Group 1 winner Danon Smash and, of course, in Australia by our scintillating Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa.

Lord Kanaloa’s bloodline isn’t the only one that’s proven successful in Australia either. In recent years, breeders have taken note of the strength of Japanese blood, capitalising on their years of investment by using sires such as Maurice (a son of Screen Hero), who has produced the brilliant Australian Group 1 winners Mazu and Hitotsu. Meanwhile, Brave Smash (by Tosen Phantom) emerged with his first runners in 2022/23 and led the first-season sires by winners in Australia.

From New Zealand, young sire Satono Aladdin (a son of Deep Impact) is making waves too. He has a bright future ahead, following a breakthrough season which saw the emergence of star two-year-old Tokyo Tycoon and his first Group 1 winner, Pennyweka.

With his excellent credientials, we are confident that Diatonic will be the next Japanese-bred stallion to make waves in Australia.

GRUNT

(NZ) Fee: $22,000 inc GST | 16.2hh | 2014

O’Reilly (NZ) x Ruqqaya (NZ), by Van Nistelrooy (USA)

As Yulong’s foundation stallion and a Group 1-winning son of champion stallion O’Reilly, Grunt provides the perfect combination of speed and endurance and is free of Danzig blood. Ranking elite amongst his generation, he retired with a Timeform rating of 123. His first yearling crop were well received throughout the 2022 Australian sales, and he made an excellent start with his first juveniles in the 2022/23 season.

From just a handful of runners, they were headlined by Tony and Calvin McEvoy’s exciting colt Veight. A six-length winner on debut, he then won the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes by two lengths at Flemington before finishing fourth in the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. With his progeny expected to improve into their Classic year, an exciting new season awaits for Grunt.

“We have been loving the progeny of Grunt. They all seem to have extremely good brains, are physically very strong, and we’re excited about the young horses we have coming through our system, especially Veight. He is a horse that won a Group 2 at his second start and then took us up to Sydney for an outstanding run in the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes. He is the type of horse that we are going to be targeting towards a Caulfield Guineas and possibly a Cox Plate - we are very excited about the Spring with him.”

Calvin McEvoy McEvoy Mitchell Racing

At 3: VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m), CS Hayes S., Gr.3 (1400m), SAJC Holdfast Insurance H. (1600m), WRC Maiden P. (1400m)

At 4: VRC Makybe Diva S., Gr.1 (1600m)

Northern Dancer

Last Tycoon

Mill Princess

Sex Appeal

Mill Reef

O’REILLY (NZ)

GRUNT

1st Dam

RUQQAYA (NZ)

Courtza Van Nistelrooy

Pompeii Court

Hunza

Storm Cat

Halory

Irish Las

Tell

Port Damascus

Pakistan II

Chatty Lady

Storm Bird

Terlingua

Halo

Cold Reply

Sir Tristram

Sayyida

Zabeel

Eastern Princess

Lady Giselle

Pompeii Court

Benazir

RUQQAYA (NZ), by Van Nistelrooy (USA). 2 wins at 2000m, 2100m, BOP RC Radisson Plaza Resort Air Tahiti Nui H. Half-sister to OCEAN PARK, Lady Sayyida (dam of EXCELIDA). Dam of 6 named foals, 5 to race, all winners, inc:

GRUNT (c by O’Reilly) 5 wins. See above.

ZAYYDANI (f by Savabeel) 6 wins from 1600m to 2150m, A$747,225, to 2021-22, VRC Matriarch S., Gr.2, Qld Tatt’s RC Gold Crown, L, Ballarat Cup, L, 3d SAJC Centaurea S., L, 4th SAJC South Australian Derby, Gr.1, MRC Coongy Cup, Gr.3, BRC Lord Mayor’s Cup, Gr.3 Addison (f by Jimmy Choux) 3 wins from 1300m to 1600m, A$124,200, 3d SAJC Birthday Cup, L

2nd Dam

SAYYIDA, by Zabeel. 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m. Broodmare of the Year in NZ in 2012-13. Half-sister to Brilliant Princess (dam of PRINCE KAAPSTAD). Dam of 5 foals, 4 to race, all winners, inc:-

OCEAN PARK (c Thorn Park) Horse of the Year in NZ in 2012-13. Champion Middle Distance Horse in AUS & NZ in 2012-13. 8 wins from 1200m to 2050m, NZ$343,925, A$2,529,000, MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1, ARC New Zealand S., Gr.1, MRC Underwood S., Gr.1, Caulfield S., Gr.1, Hawkes Bay Makfi Challenge S., Gr.1, Wellington S., Gr.3, 2d ATC Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1, ARC Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, Waikato Guineas, Gr.3, 3d VRC LKS Mackinnon S., Gr.1, 4th Otaki Maori RC WFA S., Gr.1. Sire. Ruqqaya. 2 wins. See above.

Lady Sayyida. 3 wins at 1400m, 2050m. Dam of:

EXCELIDA (f Exceed and Excel) 6 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m, A$733,725, to 2022-23, VRC Rose of Kingston S., Gr.2, 2d VRC Hong Kong

Jockey Club S., Gr.3, Matron S., Gr.3, 3d VRC Empire Rose S., Gr.1, Frances Tressady S., Gr.3, MRC Victoria H., Gr.3, SAJC RA Lee S., Gr.3, MRC Anniversary Vase H., L, John Dillon S., L, Twilight Glow S., L, 4th Geelong RC Black Pearl S., L.

3rd Dam

EASTERN PRINCESS, by Pompeii Court. 6 wins from 1600m to 2200m, A$76,560. Three-quarter-sister to COURTZA (dam of O’REILLY), OUR POMPEII, HUNZA COURT, TISZAE, Pennies in Heaven (dam of SINGLE CURRENCY, SUPER JOCKEY), half-sister to CRITIC. Dam of 6 foals, 3 to race, 2 winners, inc: Sayyida. 2 wins. See above.

Brilliant Princess. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners: PRINCE KAAPSTAD (g Kaapstad) 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 2100m, NZ$507,990, ARC Easter H., Gr.1, Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, 2d New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, Avondale Guineas, Gr.2, 3d Hawkes Bay Mudgway Partsworld S., Gr.1, BOP RC Tauranga S., Gr.3, 4th Hawkes Bay Windsor Park Challenge P., Gr.1, ARC Great Northern Foal S., L

Grunt has made a strong start at stud with some promising early results from his first crop of two-year-olds. Leading the way is Yulong-bred and sold Veight, with a dominant victory in the G2 Sires’ Produce Stakes following his devastating debut win at Pakenham for Tony & Calvin McEvoy.

Good movers. Great minds. Going places. Fast!

Veight as a $100,000 Magic Millions weanling

Veight as a $220,000 Inglis Classic yearling

Veight winning the G2 Sires’ Produce Stakes

2023 YEARLINGS

Whilst Grunt’s first crop have made an excellent start on the track, his latest yearlings continued to impress buyers at the sales in 2023

Grunt x Motown Lil filly

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to John O’Shea Racing Ladies Syndicate for $220,000

Grunt x Evening Slippers filly

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Matt Laurie Racing/Justin Bahen for $340,000

Grunt x Joan’s a Jett (NZ) filly Sold at the NZB National Yearling Sale to KPW Bloodstock for $380,000

Grunt x Apprise colt

Sold at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale to McEvoy Mitchell Racing Pty Ltd/Belmont Bloodstock Agency (FBAA) for $205,000

Grunt x Our Daisy filly

Sold at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale to Rich River Meat Exports Pty Ltd for $220,000

The first Group 1-winning son of the elite European sire Lope de Vega to stand at stud in Australia, Lucky Vega was a fast and precocious juvenile from a family with high-class international racing appeal. On just his third start, he blitzed his rivals in Ireland’s premier two-year-old race, the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes, beating Laws Of Indicies and St Mark’s Basilica.

With previous winners of the Phoenix Stakes including breedshapers Danehill Dancer and Johannesburg, his credentials as a stallion are top-class, and he offers Australian breeders the chance to exploit the highly successful Lope de Vega/Fastnet Rock cross that’s produced the likes of Gytrash. His foals are stamped with his athleticism and strong hip, with his first crop including produce of Group 1 winner Unforgotten alongside Miss Barley, dam of Gytrash.

“Lucky Vega was a horse that interested us greatly. From a sireline that has worked so well in Australia and shown particular affinity with the Danehill line mares, he was an outstanding racehorse himself and great physically. Lucky Vega has all the ingredients to be a successful sire.”

Scott Williamson Manager - Musk Creek Farm

RACE RECORD

LUCKY VEGA (IRE) Fee: $16,500 inc GST | 15.3hh | 2018

Lope de Vega (IRE) x Queen of Carthage (USA), by Cape Cross (IRE)

At 2: Curragh Phoenix S., Gr.1 (1200m), Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (1200m), 2d Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1 (1200m), 2d Curragh Railway S., Gr.2 (1200m)

At 3: 2d Royal Ascot St James’s Palace S., Gr.1 (1602m), 3d 2000 Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m), 4th Irish 2000 Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m)

1st Dam

LOPE DE VEGA (IRE)

Shamardal

Giant’s Causeway

Helsinki

Vettori

Storm Cat

Mariah’s Storm

Machiavellian

Helen Street

Machiavellian

Lady Vettori

Lady Golconda

Green Desert

Air Distingue

Kendor

Lady Sharp

Danzig

QUEEN OF CARTHAGE (USA)

Cape Cross

Park Appeal

Muhtathir

Foreign Courier

Ahonoora

Balidaress

Elmaamul

Satwa Queen

Tolga

Majmu

Irish River

Light of Realm

QUEEN OF CARTHAGE (USA), by Cape Cross (IRE). Unraced. Half-sister to IMPORTANT TIME (dam of NATIONS PRIDE), Amerindia (dam of MILITARIZE). Dam of 9 foals, 5 to race, 3 winners, inc: LUCKY VEGA (c by Lope de Vega). 2 wins. See above.

Lady Clair (f by Canford Cliffs) 3 wins-2 at 2-at 5f, 5½f, 4th York Lowther S., Gr.2.

2nd Dam

SATWA QUEEN, by Muhtathir. 6 wins from 1600m to 2000m, £27,976, €462,450, US$55,000, HK$400,000, 191,360Dhs, Longchamp Prix de l’Opéra, Gr.1, Deauville Prix Jean Romanet, Gr.2-twice, Prix de Psyché, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix Vanteaux, Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Nubienne, 2d Longchamp Prix de l’Opéra, Gr.1, Royal Ascot Windsor Forest S., Gr.2, Chantilly Prix Allez France, Gr.3, Nad al Sheba Balanchine S., L. Halfsister to SPADOUN, ANBELLA. Dam of 6 foals, 5 to race, 3 winners, inc:

IMPORTANT TIME (f Oasis Dream) 3 wins from 1700m to 1850m in France and Germany, Köln Stutenpreis des Gestüts Winterhauch, L, Dam of 3 winners inc:

NATIONS PRIDE (c Teofilo) 7 wins-2 at 2-from 1600m to 2400m, £46,064, US$1,375,000, 2,605,700Dhs, to 2022-23 in GB, U.S.A. and U.A.E, Saratoga Derby, Gr.1, Belmont Jockey Club Derby, Gr.3, Meydan Dubai Millennium S., Gr.3, Newmarket S., L, 2d Belmont Derby, Gr.1, 3d Meydan Dubai Turf, Gr.1 Amerindia. Placed at 3. Dam of:

MILITARIZE (c Dundeel) 3 wins at 2, A$1,116,400, in 2022-23, ATC Sires’ Produce S., Gr.1, Champagne S., Gr.1, 3d ATC Todman S., Gr.2

3rd Dam

TOLGA, by Irish River. Placed in GB. Half-sister to FLASH OF REALM, Light Winner, Lumen Dei (dam of SIGNE DIVIN). Dam of 10 named foals, 9 to race, all winners, inc:

SATWA QUEEN (f Muhtathir) 6 wins. See above.

SPADOUN (c Kaldoun) 4 wins-2 at 2-from 1600m to 3200m, Critérium de Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, Longchamp Prix du Ranelagh, L, 2d Longchamp Prix Isonomy, L, Craon Prix du Point du Jour, L, 4th Grand Prix de Marseille, L. Sire.

ANBELLA (f Common Grounds) 2 wins at 2, Deauville Prix Roland de Chambure, L. Dam of 9 winners inc:

Masaya (f Dansili) 2 wins at 2, £193,553, Newmarket Tattersalls Millions 2YO Fillies’ Trophy, 3d Newmarket King Charles II S., L,

Warwick Eternal S., L, 4th Goodwood Prestige S., Gr.3. Dam of 5 winners inc:

GUSSY MAC (g Dark Angel) 2 wins at 2, Sandown Dragon S., L, 3d Aqueduct Gio Ponti S., L

LUCKY VEGA

FIRST CROP FOALS 2022

“We loved the Lucky Vega x Cardannic colt, he was extremely well balanced with great strength behind and an unbelievable temperament. He was well inspected throughout the week at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale and we’re looking forward to following him in the future.”

Sherah Sullivan Sullivan Bloodstock

filly ex Maozi filly

Pierro x November Flight, by Flying Spur

Pierata is a magnificent son of the outstanding sire Pierro. A city winner and Group performed as a juvenile, he was Group 1-placed over a mile as a three-year-old before proving to be most brilliant as a sprinter, taking out the Group 1 All Aged Stakes. In a sensational demonstration of his incredible speed, Pierata won the Group 3 Sydney Stakes in a quicker time than Redzel’s $10m The Everest victory over the same distance, the next race on the card that day.

After soundly defeating Trekking in the $1 million Redzel Stakes, Pierata narrowly missed out on back-to-back All Aged Stakes when second in a stirring battle to Tofane in 2020. He mixed it with some of the world’s highest-rated sprinters of recent years, including Redzel, Classique Legend, Santa Ana Lane, Trapeze Artist, Bivouac, Brutal and Exceedance. Pierata’s first yearlings made an excellent impression on buyers this year, starting with a bang at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale where they averaged $247,500 - 5.6 times his initial service fee - and sold for up to $800,000.

“To acquire Pierata at this point in his career, just months away from his first runners, is incredibly exciting for both Yulong and the Victorian industry. We’ve seen how wellreceived his first yearlings were at the sales this year, and the early reports from trainers are full of promise.”

Sam Fairgray

At 2: ATC Light Horse Brigade 2YO Maiden P. (1200m), 3d BRC Sires’ Produce S., Gr.2 (1400m)

At 3: BRC Vo Rogue P., Gr.3 (1350m), GCTC Magic Millions Guineas (R), L. (1400m), BRC Insulation Winning Rupert P. (1200m), 2d ATC Randwick Guineas., Gr.1 (1600m), 2d ATC Hobartville S.,Gr.2 (1400m)

At 4: ATC All Aged S., Gr.1 (1400m), 2d ATC Galaxy H .,Gr.1 (1100m), 2d ATC Bill Ritchie H., Gr.3 (1400m), 3d VRC Sprint Classic, Gr.1 (1200m)

At 5: ATC Shorts H., Gr.2 (1100m), ATC Redzel S., A$1,730,000 (1300m), 2d ATC All Aged S., Gr.1 (1400m), Missile S., Gr.2 (1200m), 2d ATC Concorde S., Gr.3 (1000m)

Lonhro

Octagonal

Shadea

Zabeel

Eight Carat

Straight Strike

PIERRO

PIERATA

NOVEMBER FLIGHT

1st Dam

Miss Right Note Flying Spur

Daylami Sky Song

Danehill Rolls

Concia

Doyoun

Daltawa

Sadler’s Wells

Criquette

Danzig

Razyana

Mr. Prospector

Grand Luxe

Sir Tristram

November Song

Zabeel

Chorus Star

Lady Giselle

Kaoru Star

Century Miss

NOVEMBER FLIGHT, by Flying Spur. 7 wins to 1400m, A$259,320, STC Millie Fox S., Gr.3, Half-sister to Villa Splendido. Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:

PIERATA (c by Pierro) 9 wins. See above.

ASHOKAN (c by More Than Ready (USA)) Winner at 2, A$301,800, ATC Skyline S., Gr.3, 2d Canberra Guineas, L, 3d ATC Golden Rose S., Gr.1, Hawkesbury Guineas, L, 4th ATC Shannon S., Gr.2, Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2, Bill Ritchie H., Gr.3, MRC Caulfield Guineas Prelude, Gr.3 Jet Propulsion - Master Delight (H.K.) (g by Rubick) 2 wins at 1300m, 1600m, A$88,965, HK$1,841,650, to 2021-22, 3d ATC Stan Fox S., Gr.2, Dulcify H., L, 4th MRC Autumn S., Gr.2. Mischief Night (f by Shamardal (USA)) Unraced. Dam of:

OUR PLAYBOY (g Sebring) 6 wins-2 at 2-from 1000m to 1600m, A$607,980, to 2021-22, MRC Vain S., Gr.3, SCTC Winx Guineas, Gr.3, 2d ATC Doncaster Prelude H., Gr.3, Cranbourne Cup, L, 4th VRC Shaftesbury Avenue H., Gr.3, Sofitel H., L

2nd Dam

NOVEMBER SONG, by Zabeel. 2 wins at 2000m, 2200m. Half-sister to CROZIER (II), Welsh Choir - Prince Marauding (Mal.), Keshava (dam of FULLY FUNDED). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, all winners, inc: NOVEMBER FLIGHT (f Flying Spur) 7 wins. See above.

Villa Splendido (f Holy Roman Emperor) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1500m, A$185,645, 2d ATC Heritage S., L, 3d ATC Fireball H., L North Dakota. 6 wins to 1400m, A$161,750, 4th Hawkesbury Gold Cup, Gr.3

3rd Dam

CHORUS STAR, by Kaoru Star. Winner at 2. Half-sister to Volterra, Miiharo (dam of SHOUT FROM MAROOF - NATURAL BLITZ (H.K.), CASTLETOWN KEYS). Dam of 9 named foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc: CROZIER (II) (c Godswalk) 4 wins-2 at 2-from 900m to 1800m, WATC Champagne S., L Welsh Choir - Prince Marauding (Mal.) (c Marauding) 3 wins-2 at 2-to 1400m in Aust. and Malaysia, 2d SAJC Cheltenham S., L November Song. 2 wins. See above. Keshava. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m. Dam of 4 winners: FULLY FUNDED (g Fully Fledged) 8 wins to 1300m, NZ$194,975, Counties Bowl H., L, 4th ARC Newmarket H., L

2023 YEARLINGS

“The Vincere Volare colt we purchased from Magic Millions was a very strong, athletic horse with great movement. I like the fact that he’s going to get up and run. I think Pierata has done a superb job and we look forward to securing a few more.”

Sold

Chris Waller

Pierata x Carribean Sunset (IRE) filly Sold at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale to Yu Long Investments for $200,000

Pierata x Vincere Volare colt

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Mulcaster Bloodstock/Chris Waller Racing for $650,000

Pierata x Dizzy Diva colt

at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale to Magus Equine Ltd for $250,000

Pierata x Miss Exfactor filly

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Laurel Oak Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA) for $450,000

Sold at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale to Jamie McCalmont/Lindsay Park Racing for $160,000

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Ciaron Maher Bloodstock/Kevin Kelly for $800,000

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Matt Laurie Racing/Justin Bahen for $550,000

Sold at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale to Griffiths de Kock Racing/Peter Ford Thoroughbreds (FBAA) for $200,000

“The Tabasco Kitten filly we purchased from Magic Millions was a standout type. Pierata was an extremely tough racehorse, he raced at a variety of distances at the top level, showing his versatility and dominance. That’s the sort of bloodline we look for when we’re buying a filly.”

Sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale to Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Kestrel Thoroughbreds for $500,000

Gai Waterhouse

Pierata x Tabasco Kitten filly

Pierata x Loving Gaby filly

Pierata x Sboog colt

Pierata x Prose Poem (GB) filly

Pierata x Shakespearean Lass filly

A two-year-old Group 1 winner by Japanese Horse of the Year, outstanding sprinter and exceptional sire Lord Kanaloa, Tagaloa was a brilliant and precocious racehorse. In winning the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m), he recorded the fastest time by a two-year-old at Caulfield since 2011 and as a three-year-old he scored the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) to solidify a superb racing career.

After proving popular with breeders in his first season at stud in 2021, his outstanding first foals led him to cover an even bigger book of mares in 2022. Physically exceptional, Tagaloa boasts speed and precocity, and offers a top-class outcross to the Australian breeder.

“As a breeder, there are a few boxes that need to be ticked when selecting a stallion; an excellent racetrack performance and the ability to train on being only a couple. Tagaloa is an example of this and it’s very promising to see his quality coming through in his first crop foals. Using Tagaloa as an outcross sire for Australian mares is clearly working and he is proving to be a valuable investment to our bloodlines here in Victoria.”

Ryan Arnel Stonehouse Thoroughbreds

TAGALOA Fee: $27,500 inc GST | 16.1hh | 2017

Lord Kanaloa (JPN) x Vasilissa (JPN), by Heart’s Cry (JPN)

At 2: MRC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1 (1200m), MVRC Strath Haven Preston 2YO P. (1000m), 2d ATC Todman S., Gr.2 (1200m), 3d VRC Maribyrnong P., Gr.3 (1000m), 4th ATC Golden Slipper S., Gr.1 (1200m)

At 3: VRC CS Hayes S., Gr.3 (1400m), 3d VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m), 3d MRC HDF McNeil S., Gr.3 (1200m), 3d MRC Manfred S., Gr.3 (1200m)

Mr. Prospector

King Kamehameha

Kingmambo

Manfath

Miesque

Last Tycoon

Pilot Bird

LORD KANALOA (JPN)

Lady Blossom

Storm Cat

Saratoga Dew

Storm Bird

Terlingua

Cormorant

TAGALOA

Heart’s Cry

Sunday Silence

Irish Dance

VASILISSA (JPN)

1st Dam

Penkenna Princess

Pivotal

Tiriana

Super Luna

Halo

Wishing Well

Tony Bin

Buper Dance

Polar Falcon

Fearless Revival

Common Grounds

Proudfoot

VASILISSA (JPN), by Heart’s Cry (JPN). Winner at 1800m in Japan. Half-sister to TRICOLORE BLEU, Danon Gelato, World Impact. Dam of 2 named foals, both winners:

TAGALOA (c by Lord Kanaloa) 3 wins. See above.

Lomandra (f by Not a Single Doubt) Winner at 1200m in 2022-23, ATC Vinery Yearlings H.

2nd Dam

PENKENNA PRINCESS, by Pivotal. 3 wins-2 at 2-at 6f, 7f, £72,997, €84,136, Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3, Newmarket Oh So Sharp S., L, 2d Irish 1000 Guineas, Gr.1, Newmarket Rockfel S., Gr.2, 4th Milano Premio Sergio Cumani, Gr.3. Half-sister to Mystery Ocean Dam of 9 named foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:

TRICOLORE BLEU (c Stay Gold) 6 wins-1 at 2-at 1800m, 2000m, 168,102,000¥, Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, 2d Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, Tokyo October S., L, Shirafuji S., L, 3d Hanshin Naruo Kinen, Gr.3, Kyoto Andromeda S., L, Cassiopeia S., L.

Danon Gelato (c Deep Impact) 5 wins at 1800m, 2000m, 107,812,000¥, 3d Nakayama Saint Lite Kinen, Gr.2 World Impact (c Deep Impact) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 2000m, 2200m, 2d Tokyo TV Tokyo Hai Aoba Sho, Gr.2 Vasilissa. Winner. See above.

3rd Dam

TIRIANA, by Common Grounds. Placed at 3. Half-sister to HEAD OVER HEELS. Dam of 11 named foals, all raced, 8 winners, inc: PENKENNA PRINCESS (f Pivotal) 3 wins. See above.

Mystery Ocean (f Dr Fong) Winner at 2, 3d Kempton Masaka S., L. Producer. Madamoiselle Jones. 3 wins at 1m, 8¼f in GB. Dam of 3 winners: Maroosh. 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 3100m in GB, Hungary and Switzerland, 4th Zürich Grand Prix Jockey Club, L Royal Ffanci. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners:

DAN’S DREAM (f Cityscape) 2 wins at 5¾f, 7f, Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3, 2d Curragh Athasi S., Gr.3, Ballyogan S., Gr.3, Tipperary Fairy Bridge S., Gr.3, 4th Tipperary Concorde S., Gr.3.

CAERNARFON (f Cityscape) 2 wins at 2 in 2022, Newmarket Montrose S., L, 3d Pontefract Silver Tankard S., L, 4th Newmarket

1000 Guineas, Gr.1

FIRST CROP FOALS 2022

“We have had seven Tagaloa weanlings come through the farm this season and we have been very impressed. They are correct, strong with great movement and good bone. Overall I’m very happy with the progeny Tagaloa is producing and therefore I bred another six mares to him this year.”

John Kenneally Erinvale Thoroughbreds

filly ex Kittie Kins

colt ex Gregers

filly ex Lady Nikolay

filly ex Dal Riata

colt ex Rockaroo

colt ex Makrooma

Kenmare (FR)

A Champion Sire, Written Tycoon stands his third season at Yulong in 2023, bringing proven star quality to an elite young roster. Australia’s leading first-season sire in 2010/11, and leading sire of two-year-olds in 2015/16, Written Tycoon continues to produce stakes winners year after year, and now has 12 Group 1 winners to his name. As expected, his legacy has gained traction. His Group 1 Golden Slipper-winning son Capitalist is now a Group 1-producing sire, and the 2022/23 season saw his son Written By sire two juvenile stakes winners from his first crop.

Throughout his time at Yulong, Written Tycoon has been supported by some of Australasia’s most prolific mares including 14-time Group 1 winner Melody Belle and top sprinters In Her Time, Viddora, Away Game and Greysful Glamour. Meanwhile, his yearlings continue to be hot commodities in the sale ring, averaging over $300,000 in 2023 and headed by a $1.4-million colt for the second year running.

RACE RECORD

“Written Tycoon has been a leading stallion in Australia for a number of years, producing some top level horses. Coolangatta has been one of those flag-bearing horses for him, it’s fitting that she will be his first European runner and hopefully his first successful one. He continues to cover some quality mares at Yulong that will only build on an already well-credentialed profile.”

Ciaron Maher

Ciaron Maher Racing

Iglesia x Party Miss, by

At 2: STC Todman Slipper Trial S., Gr.2 (1200m), AJC Seppelt Wines 2YO H. (1100m)

At 3: 2d AJC San Domenico S., Gr.3 (1000m), 2d STC Satellite S., L (1100m)

Last Tycoon

Try

Mill Princess

Northern Dancer

Sex Appeal

Mill Reef

Irish Lass

IGLESIA

Yodells

Marscay

Biscay

Heart of Market

Paris Review

WRITTEN TYCOON

Kenmare

1st Dam

PARTY MISS

Miss Entertainer

Yodelling Lady

Kalamoun

Belle of Ireland

Vain

Viveza

Alpine Pass

Zeddaan

Khairunissa

Milesian

Belle of the Ball

Wilkes

Elated

Better Boy

Emerald Fire

PARTY MISS, by Kenmare (FR). 4 wins-1 at 2-to 1200m. Half-sister to Loyal Lyric (dam of ANTHEMS, VOCALIST). Dam of 11 named foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc: WRITTEN TYCOON (c by Iglesia) 2 wins. See above. Loves Attention (f by Taimazov (ARG)) Unraced. Dam of 5 winners: Murt the Flirt (g Murtajill) 4 wins to 1400m, A$379,400, 3d MRC Sir John Monash S., Gr.3, 4th GCTC Magic Millions Cup, RL Invited (f by Iglesia) Unraced. Dam of 8 winners: Big Chance (g Octagonal) 10 wins to 1300m, A$171,891, 2d BRC Hampden S., L, Doomben Slipper, L

2nd Dam

MISS ENTERTAINER, by Vain. 6 wins-3 at 2-to 1400m. Dam of 12 named foals, all raced, 10 winners, inc: Loyal Lyric. 4 wins to 1500m, AJC Dan Lewis H., Ted McMenamin H., STC Diners Club International H., 2d City Tatt’s RC Lees H. Dam of 6 winners:

ANTHEMS (g Palace Music) Second top colt on the 1995-96 Australasian 2YO Classification. 10 wins-6 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, A$860,368, QTC Queensland Classic, Gr.1, Sires’ Produce S., Gr.1, NSW Tatt’s RC Roman Consul S., Gr.3, AJC Fernhill H., L, QTC Brisbane H., L, Newcastle JC Cameron H., L, 2d AJC Champagne S., Gr.1, STC Phar Lap S., Gr.2, 3d AJC Challenge S., Gr.2, Hobartville S., Gr.2, BTC Courier-Mail Classic S., L, 4th STC George Ryder S., Gr.1, AJC Stan Fox S., Gr.2, Newcastle JC Newmarket H., Gr.3.

VOCALIST (f Bluebird) 2 wins at 2, A$106,820, ACT RC Black Opal Preview S., L, 2d STC Tea Rose S., Gr.2, 3d ACT RC Black Opal S., Gr.2. Dam of 8 winners:

YELL (g Anabaa) Champion Sprinter in Australia in 2002-03. 9 wins-2 at 2-to 1400m, A$1,566,450, MRC Futurity S., Gr.1, CF Orr S., Gr.1, MVRC Australia S., Gr.1, STC Canterbury S., Gr.2, MVRC Norman Carlyon S., Gr.2, CS Hayes S., Gr.3, 2d MVRC Manikato S., Gr.1, AJC TJ Smith S., Gr.2, STC Todman Slipper Trial S., Gr.2, SAJC Breeders’ S., Gr.2, BTC Champagne Classic, Gr.3, MRC HDF McNeil S., Gr.3, Moonga S., Gr.3, 3d MRC Futurity S., Gr.1

SUNG (f Anabaa) 3 wins to 1400m, A$176,950, Scone RC Dark Jewel Classic, L, Hawkesbury RC Woodlands Crown H., STC

Canterbury Park Events Centre P., 2d AJC PJ Bell H., L. Dam of 4 winners: MICROPHONE (c Exceed and Excel) Champion 2YO in Australia in 2018-19. 5 wins-4 at 2-to 1400m, A$1,967,650, ATC Sires’ Produce S., Gr.1. Sire.

Verse. Unraced. Dam of 8 winners:

LAMASERY (g Commands) 11 wins from 1400m to 2400m, A$630,450, ATC Hill S., Gr.2, Kingston Town S., Gr.3, Colin Stephen H., Gr.3, VRC Johnnie Walker S., L, 3d ATC Metropolitan H., Gr.1, NSW Tatt’s RC Chelmsford S., Gr.2

LADY CHANT (f War Chant) Winner at 2400m, A$203,680, in 2021-22, Western Australian Oaks, Gr.3, 2d SAJC South Australia Fillies Classic, Gr.3.

MULTIPLE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION

WRITTEN TYCOON’S GROUP 1 WINNING PROGENY

(Written Tycoon x Movie) Winner of the Group 1 Thousand Guineas

COOLANGATTA

(Written Tycoon x Piping Hot)

Multiple Group 1 winner, brilliant in the Lightning Stakes beating I Wish I Win

WRITTEN BY

(Written Tycoon x Yau Chin) Winner of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes

ODEUM

CAPITALIST

(Written Tycoon x Kitalpha) Winner of the Group 1 Golden Slipper

PIPPIE

(Written Tycoon x Coupe Express) Winner of the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate and the Group 1 A J Moir Stakes

OLE KIRK

(Written Tycoon x Naturale)

Winner of the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes and the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas

BOOKER

(Written Tycoon x Noondie) Winner of the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate

Sam Fairgray Chief Operating Officer

Ben Gunn Stud Manager

2 years – Newmarket-born, Ben joined Yulong having spent four seasons as Stud Manager at Woodside Park in Victoria. He previously spent nearly a decade at Darley’s flagship farm, Dalham Hall Stud, travelling to Australia with stallions on several occasions. Ben has worked with some of the world’s most renowned sires including Dubawi, Exceed And Excel and Yulong’s own Written Tycoon.

Joel Stewart Assistant Stud Manager

3 years - Joel began his career at Vinery Stud before travelling to the UK in 2011 to assume the role of Yard Supervisor at The National Stud in Newmarket. In 2015, he joined Riversdale Farm as Assistant Manager, later moving to Victoria to join Godolphin as Spelling Manager at Northwood Park in 2017.

Kath Bakker Stud Secretary

5 years - Kath is one of our longest serving staff members having joined Yulong during it’s establishment in Nagambie in 2018. She previously worked as Stud Secretary for seven years at neighbouring Blue Gum Farm, with five years prior to this as Head Vet Nurse at Avenel Equine Hospital.

Claudia McDougall Nominations, Sales & Marketing

1 year – Claudia joined us in August 2022 having spent seven years with Godolphin, with the past five years as a Nominations Executive within the Darley team at Dalham Hall Stud. A graduate of Hartpury College with a degree in Equine Sports Science, she spent two years on a pre-training yard near Cheltenham prior to working at Tweenhills Farm and Fittocks Stud for Luca & Sara Cumani, alongside sales work for Floors Stud, Jamie Railton and Castlebridge.

Harry King

Nominations & Sales

2 years – Harry grew up on his family’s stud farm in New Zealand around stallions, broodmares, and yearlings. Having previously travelled to Asia, Europe and Australia for various sales and on-farm preparations, Harry recently held a position for three-and-a-half years with New Zealand Bloodstock, managing their travel and hospitality. He also assisted in the marketing and bloodstock team whilst coordinating the fortnightly sales for Gavelhouse.com.

A world of opportunity

Sam Fairgray 0418 427 568

Harry King 0457 496 666

Claudia McDougall 0457 746 666 Kath Bakker admin@yulonginvest.com.au