In 2025, Yulong will stand an impressive roster of eleven stallions, led by Champion Sire Written Tycoon. He is joined by emerging talents Grunt (NZ), Alabama Express, Pierata, Lucky Vega (IRE), and Tagaloa. The line-up also features exciting but unproven sires such as Diatonic (JPN) and Panthalassa (JPN), along with three newcomers: First Settler, Growing Empire, and American-shuttler More Than Looks (USA).
Magic Millions’ Victoria and Tasmania Manager, Tim Brown, was impressed:
“As always the Yulong boys acted and paraded very professionally.
“There are some very nice individuals, Growing Empire is a nice big horse, and he walks well, First Settler is a great type and looked well, and More Than Looks is very typical of his sire More Than Ready.
“A horse that I was very impressed with was Panthalassa. He is a nice scopey horse, good size and strength, and in terms of the next shuttling stallion, he could be the one.
Written Tycoon also looks super for his age and presented well.”
Will Stott from Inglis Victoria was equally enthusiastic:
“It was great at Yulong, there was plenty of people out for a look, and the stallions didn’t disappoint.”
“I think Growing Empire at the fee is great value, he is a perfect style of Zoustar. He was stiff to not win a Group 1 race, he looks a safe bet to me.”
“First Settler is a spitting image of his sire, and you could say the same thing about More Than Looks, he is very much in the mould of his sire More Than Ready. Yulong just purchased Cleo Cat via Inglis Online and she is going there, so he is going to get every opportunity.
“We have seen some nice Diatonics during Inglis inspections, and Lucky Vega has Within The Law, who looks a Group 1 winner in waiting.”
“Written Tycoon is also in great order, he looks older now and is only serving Yulong mares but it was great to see him, he has played a major part in the role of breeding in Victoria.”
Brent Thomson, New Zealand Bloodstock’s Victoria representative, also rated the stallions highly:
“Alabama Express is impressive obviously, Growing Empire has let down nicely. Panthalassa caught my eye as a middle-distance sire, he is a nicely balanced horse.
“In short, they all looked well and ready for the season ahead.”
Written for TTRAusNZ
