Five nominations to fully booked breakout sire Written Tycoon (Aus) (Iglesia {Aus}) were recently auctioned via Inglis's online bidding platform over five weeks, realizing up to 22% higher than his advertised A$49,500 stud fee.
Written Tycoon, who stands at Woodside Park Stud in Victoria, has sired three Group 1 winners this year, headed by G1 Golden Slipper winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Capitalist (Aus). He sits third behind Street Cry (Ire) and Not A Single Doubt (Aus) on the general sire table and is Australasia's current leading 2-year-old sire.
The first nomination was bought by agent Neil Jenkinson for A$56,500 on behalf of Glenlogan Park, which will stand Written Tycoon's son Rich Enuff (Aus) this year.
“We have been a big supporter and fan of Written Tycoon for some time, which is why we had to buy into Rich Enuff and why we had to secure a nomination for this year,” said Glenlogan Park's General Manager Steve Morley.
The second nomination went the way of Nicole Agent for the Victorian-based Three Fillies Lodge for A$60,000. Agent said, “We recently purchased a lovely young mare off the track and wanted to give her the best possible chance to succeed as a broodmare as well, so we are delighted we are now able to send her to one of the best proven stallions in Australia.”
The third, and most expensive, nomination was bought for A$60,500 by Balance Thoroughbreds, a boutique New South Wales breeder that had been underbidder on the first two nominations. The fourth was secured by another New South Wales breeder, Angela Haynes, for A$59,500, while Iranian-based agent Hamid Nikoumanesh had the winning bid on the final nomination at A$53,500.
“Hamid had contacted me a number of times from Iran about Written Tycoon just after we had to close his book,” said Woodside Park's Matt Tillett. “The Everyday Auction platform worked perfectly as it provided Hamid a means of securing him the nomination he wanted.”
Tillett added, “The best thing that we achieved from the exercise, however, was the exposure to a new range of clients, as only one of the five successful bidders was a previous client of ours. We are delighted that the five online nominations averaged A$58,000, because it proves to us that the market truly values our stallion as highly as we do.”
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