Written Tycoon Colt Wins G3 Maribyrnong Plate

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday November 3

Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington started with a winner for the Lindsay Park training team with Written Tycoon colt Finance Tycoon downing race favourite Ingratiating to win the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m).

Finance Tycoon wins the G3 Maribyrnong Plate - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos.

Second on debut in the Darley Spring Preview at Flemington back on September 23 over 900m, Finance Tycoon learned some valuable lessons from that outing and fitted with blinkers was able to improve.

He led throughout for Luke Nolen and held off Ingratiating to win by a neck with Capitalist colt Marine One back in thrid place.
 



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“Luke rode him really well and he’d done really well since his last run,” said co-trainer Ben Hayes.

“He got a little bit lost his first time down the straight, although did everything right , but just floated a bit late, so we jumped him out at the farm in blinkers and he went well, so we thought why not!”

Finance Tycoon has already banked nearly $140,000 in prizemoney and is Magic Millions eligible so will have a short break while his future options are considered.

A $150,000 Magic Millions purchase for McKeever Bloodstock from the Eureka Stud draft, Finance Tycoon is the first winner for Darook Park, a winning half-sister by Darci Brahma to Group I placed Silk Pins and to the dam of Group II winner Gypsy Diamond.

Finance Tycoon as a yearling

Darook Park has a yearling colt by Spirit of Boom and has foaled this spring producing a colt by Eureka Stud’s young Lonhro stallion Encryption.

Finance Tycoon is the 38th stakes-winner for Written Tycoon, who is covering a full book at Arrowfield Stud this spring at a fee of $77,000.



 

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Race Result - Maribyrnong Plate Gr3 1000m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.72
1
Finance Tycoon
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Darook Park (AUS) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: L Nolen 58
2
0.2
Ingratiating
- 2c Frosted (USA) x Obsequious (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 58
3
3.2
Marine One
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Golconda (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Lloyd Kennewell Rdr: M Zahra 58
4
3.6
Treporti
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x I'm In Love (USA) (Zafonic (USA))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Jamie Kah 58
5
5.6
Own The Night
- 2c Astern (AUS) x Arabian Night (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: J Bowman 58
6
7.8
I Am War
- 2g Warhorse (NZ) x Abahlali (AUS) (Statue Of Liberty (USA))
Tnr: T J Andrews Rdr: Lewis German 58
7
10.1
Asternishing
- 2c Astern (AUS) x Fondle (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: M A Bell Rdr: M J Dee 58
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