Dylan Johnson Bloodstock

Another astute National Online Yearling Sale purchase by the Marsh Racing and Dylan Johnson Bloodstock team 👏🌊

Ocean Rules (NZ) (Ocean Park) was purchased for $26,000 at the 2024 edition of the digital sale from Cambridge Stud's draft, the same year they purchased their champion Well Written from the same Sale, and the former dominated at Pukekohe Park today winning by four lengths!

Congratulations to connections 🥂

⭐️SOLD⭐️

What an amazing week it has been for our stable, a combined total of 8 winners on the track including Well Written’s 6 length win in the $1.5M Karaka 3YO mile and our strongest haul ever at the Karaka yearling sale!

Thanks to our incredibly loyal group of owners and a host of new owners we have now sold all 11 yearlings we purchased at Karaka!

Lot 1 - Harry Angel x Name of the Rose (C**t) - $180,000 SOLD

Lot 39 - Hello Youmzain x Perform a Miracle (Filly) - $140,000 SOLD

Lot 252 - Proisir x Agent Provocateur (C**t) - $150,000 SOLD

Lot 295 - In the Congo x Awoke (C**t) - $190,000 SOLD

Lot 325 - Sword of State x Botanic (Filly) - $425,000 SOLD

Lot 336 - In the Congo x Caserta (Filly) - $300,000 SOLD

Lot 445 - Anamoe x Gemstone Bay (Filly) - $600,000 SOLD

Lot 536 - Maurice x Manchu (Filly) - $150,000 SOLD

Lot 565 - Profondo x Myakka Park (C**t) - $100,000 SOLD

Lot 616 - Satono Aladdin x Roeselare (filly) - $110,000 SOLD

Lot 622 - Sword of State x Savette (filly) $130,000 SOLD

We will continue to be active at various sales throughout the year so please feel free to contact us and ensure you are registered on our priority list for sales moving forward.

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Pictured: Lot 445 Anamoe x Gemstone Bay (filly)

Well Written Adds Auckland Guineas to Unblemished Record NZB graduates filled the first three placings in the $270,000 Group Two Jimmy Schick Shaw’s Auckland Guineas (1400m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, headed by a rising superstar filly who dug deep to defeat a pair of gallant rivals and keep her perfect record intact. Well Written (Written Tycoon) was ...

⭐️Brilliant filly Well Written claims TAB slot for The NZB Kiwi ⭐️

New Zealand racing’s hottest property, Well Written (AUS) (Written Tycoon), is locked in for the $4m The NZB Kiwi (1500m), after connections of the unbeaten filly signed up for the TAB slot, held by Entain New Zealand.

The daughter of Written Tycoon has won all three of her career starts in dominant fashion, topped off by her $600,000 Group 1 Barneswood Farm 53rd New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) victory at Riccarton Park last month.

The Cambridge-based filly will now be set for the Southern Hemisphere's richest three-year-old race on 7 March 2026 at Ellerslie, with lead-up runs planned on Boxing Day and in the TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) in January, before The NZB Kiwi.

Entain Australia and New Zealand CEO Andrew Vouris was thrilled that Well Written’s connections had chosen the TAB slot for her bid to become the winner of the second running of The NZB Kiwi.

“Well Written has already stamped herself as a brilliant talent and has gained a following on both sides of the Tasman,” Vouris said.

“Through our broadcasting, content and wagering teams, we can’t wait to introduce her to an even bigger audience across Australasia, with an incredibly bright future ahead of her," he said.

Well Written’s trainer Stephen Marsh said the Entain team had built a comprehensive plan to elevate the interest around the race, and around Well Written.

“Entain really impressed us with the scope of what they can bring to the partnership, and as someone who grew up in the New Zealand racing industry, it feels right to link up with the iconic TAB brand for this massive race,” Marsh said.

“Well Written has already taken her band of supporters on an amazing journey, and we’re sure it will go to the next level with Entain’s support.”

Major Australian breeding operation Yulong Investments purchased 50% of Well Written prior to her 1000 Guineas win. Other notable horses to wear the Yulong colours include dual Cox Plate winner Via Sistina and four-time Group 1-winning mare Treasurethe Moment.

Yulong Investment’s Racing Manager Troy Stephens said it is incredibly exciting for Yulong to be involved in the 2026 edition of The NZB Kiwi.

“It is a race that has captured the attention of the New Zealand industry, so to be involved with a filly of Well Written’s calibre to represent Yulong is a great thrill for us,” Stephens said.

“We look forward to working alongside the Entain team and Marsh Racing in the lead-up to the race. New Zealand has such a rich racing history, and we are proud to now be part of that landscape - it is a very exciting time for Yulong.”

As the winner of the Group 1 Barneswood Farm 53rd 1000 Guineas, Well Written is eligible for a share of the $1 million NZB Kiwi Bonus Pool, up for grabs for horses that place in the top three in The NZB Kiwi.

Well Written was purchased by Stephen Marsh Racing and Dylan Johnson Bloodstock from Brighthill Farm for $80,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2024 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus.

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⭐️Well Written bursts into Guineas contention⭐️

The Gr.3 Sunline Vase (1400m) was expected to be the weekend’s key pointer for the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), but a spectacular performance on the Ellerslie undercard had its own impact on fixed-odds betting for the Christchurch classic.

First-starter Well Written blitzed a highly rated maiden field by three lengths in Saturday’s Join TAB Racing Club (1200m). The TAB immediately slashed her from $61 into $14 for the 1000 Guineas at Riccarton on November 8.

“We’ve always rated her highly and made the next payment for the 1000 Guineas even though she was unraced at the time,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. “We’ll have to look at the Soliloquy Stakes (Gr.2, 1400m) now and maybe even get her down south. She looks top-drawer.”

Well Written is by Written Tycoon out of the Sebring mare Mozzie Monster, who placed in the Listed Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m) and Bendigo Guineas (1400m). The talented filly won both of her trials as an autumn two-year-old, then built into her new campaign with a third in an Avondale trial on August 12 and a win at Ellerslie on September 9.

Sent out as a $6.50 third favourite among a highly competitive line-up on Saturday, Well Written began only fairly from her wide gate but quickly recovered and moved into sixth and one off the rail for jockey Matt Cartwright.

The speed came out of the race down the side of the track and the field bunched right up, prompting Cartwright to hook to the outside and get Well Written up and rolling with 600m still to run.

Well Written dashed to the lead at the 300m mark and soon drew clear despite gawking around for most of the home straight. She beat Navy Ensign by three lengths, with another length and a quarter back to Argo and Avantaggia.

“She’s got a lot of ability,” Cartwright said. “She jumped awkwardly, but then we ended up getting a lovely run. They went awfully slow, so I had to keep her in rhythm and get her out and give her every chance.

“She quickened up very well. She was green late, but she’s a good horse. She definitely has black type in her future.”

Well Written was offered by Brighthill Farm in the 2024 NZB National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, where Stephen Marsh Racing and Dylan Johnson Bloodstock bought her for a sale-topping $80,000.

“She’s a beautiful filly,” Marsh said. “I was hoping for a good draw today, but when the gates came out and she’d drawn 10, I thought, ‘Jeez, that’s par for the course with how we’re going at the moment.’

“But she was brilliant. Matt gave her a beautiful ride and got her one off. He had to get out and get going a bit early, he didn’t want to be caught in a pocket. Matt’s liked this filly for a very long time and she’s shown today that she’s a good horse.

“We bought her online. We’ve got a lot of good stable clients in the ownership, and some new clients as well. It’s great.”

🔴 WINNER 🔴

Encierro (El Roca x Conferre) strikes again at Te Rapa! The 5 year old gelding has now won three races at our local Waikato track this prep, taking out the open handicap mile worth $40,000 today in fine fashion. Once obtaining clear air late in the race he slingshotted the leader to beat some quality horses and win with his ears pricked.

Congratulations to all connections!