Ted Ryan

Yulong Stud

■ Lucky Vega (IRE), winner of the Group One Phoenix Stakes in Ireland, when beating St Mark’s Basilica and Law of Indices, has been exceptionally well-supported in his first two seasons in both hemispheres.

The powerful and attractive son of Lope De Vega (IRE) is out of a Cape Cross mare, combining the bloodlines of two of the best Southern Hemisphere shuttle stallions.

After covering elite mares, such as Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) and Miss Barley

(Fastnet Rock), dam of Gytrash (Lope DeVega) (IRE) in his first two seasons, Lucky Vega will stand for $16,500 (inc.GST.) in 2023.

Following exceptional results from his debut crops at the yearling sales earlier in the year, all eyes will be on his first two-year-olds, by Alabama Express, in the new season.

The son of Redoute’s Choice finished the Inglis PremierYearling Sale as the leading firstseason sire by average, including a top price of $400,000 for the colt purchased by Alabama Express’s own buyer Paul Moroney, in partnership with Ballymore Stables Australia and Catheryne Bruggeman.

After viewing the first crop of consistent quality types thrown by Alabama Express, Moroney declared the young sire as “as a serious stallion to follow”.

A winner of the G1 C.F. Orr Stakes, Alabama Express will stand the 2023 breeding season, at an unchanged fee of $22,000 (inc.GST).

Written Tycoon will stand for a private fee for his breeding season, as the 21-year-old enters the twilight of a brilliant stallion roster that likely is the best yet to come.

Royal-Ascot-bound Group One winning daughter, Coolangatta, is continuing to fly the flag at the top level.

Only two stallions have sired more Australian winners so far this season alongside the great Written Tycoon.

The champion sire has a bumper two-yearold crop through next season, and has served the cream of Yulong’s broodmare band over the last two years, so the future is most exciting for Written Tycoon.

2023 Yulong Stallions

Pierata - $44,000.

Tagaloa - $27,500.

Alabama Express - $22,000.

Grunt - $22,000.

Lucky Vega - $16,500.

Diatronic - $ 13,750.

Written Tycoon - Private ing

From her eight starts, she has won one with three seconds, and a third, consistent.

One that you have to give a big chance to is