Written Tycoon Filly Goes Two for Two

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 22

Bred and sold by Newhaven Park, talented Written Tycoon filly Taormina made it two wins in as many starts when scoring at Rosehill on Saturday giving her jockey Tim Clark a big career milestone in posting his 1500th winner.

Taormina wins again at Rosehill - image Steve Hart.

Taormina made all the running and held off a late challenge from Dundeel colt Fukubana to win the 1200m dash by a long head taking her career earnings in excess of $100,000.

“Tim Clark has had a great career and we’ve had a great association with him and that was a great example of the types of rides he can produce for us,” said Adrian Bott.

“She’s a nice professional filly that does everything right and he took bad luck out of the equation and she was tough enough to hang on.”

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Taormina was a $450,000 Magic Millions purchase.

Taormina was a $450,000 Magic Millions purchase for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Kestrel Thoroughbreds from Newhaven Park and is the third winner from three foals to race from Infra Dig, a metro winning Exceed and Excel mare from the family of Champion 2YO and 3YO Filly English.

Newhaven Park sold a yearling colt by Frosted (USA) from Infra Dig at Magic Millions this year for $100,000 and she is in foal to one of the farm’s resident sires Xtravagant.

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Race Result - Racing For Good On July 29 Hcp 1200m

Rosehill Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.84
1
Taormina
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Infra Dig (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 55.5
2
0.2
Fukubana
- 2c Dundeel (NZ) x Sekiyama (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: J Parr 57
3
2.0
Inhibitions
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Workdrinks (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Zac Lloyd 56.5
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $625,000
Seller: North Bloodstock, Scone
Buyer: Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock (BAFNZ)
4
2.5
Le Chocolat
- 2c Ocean Park (NZ) x La Praline (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Ford 56
5
2.6
Missile Defence
- 2c Smart Missile (AUS) x Soffraaj (AUS) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Reece Jones 57
6
3.4
Miss Ghent
- 2f Dundeel (NZ) x Mine Two (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: N F Gardner Rdr: D R Beasley 55
7
3.6
Listentozou
- 2c Zoustar (AUS) x Lady De Bathe (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J R Collett 56
8
3.7
Extreme Spirit
- 2c Extreme Choice (AUS) x Miss Spirituality (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: A Hyeronimus 58
9
14.7
Rewarding Belle
- 2f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Bel Price (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: M J Lunn Rdr: R Dolan 54.5
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