Last Tycoon (9 May 1983 – 27 May 2006) was an Irish bred
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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best known for winning the
Breeders' Cup Mile
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and as a
leading sire in Australia The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in Australia for each season since 1883–84. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.
List
* 2021/22 – I Am Invincible (1)
* 20 ...
.
Background
Last Tycoon was bred in Ireland by his owner Richard C. Strauss's Kilfrush Stud Ltd.
Racing career
He was trained by
Robert Collet
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from his base at
Chantilly Racecourse
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. At age two Last Tycoon won three of his six starts including the
Prix d'Arenberg
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at Chantilly.
At age three the colt won two
conditions races
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in England and two in France before being sent to
Santa Anita Park
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in
Arcadia, California
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for the Breeders' Cup Mile. Lightly regarded by
bettors who sent him off at 36:1 odds, under regular jockey,
Yves Saint-Martin
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, Last Tycoon defeated thirteen runners to win the
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1 million event.
Stud record
Retired to
stud
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duty, Last Tycoon met with considerable success. He first stood in Ireland where he was third on the annual sires list in 1992 before being sent to Australia where he was the
Leading sire in 1994. Overall, he sired 756 winners, including 48 stake/group winners, and nine champions.
''Bloodhorse.com'' – 15 June 2006
/ref> Last Tycoon's notable progeny includes:
* Bigstone
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, won Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
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and Prix d' Ispahan
* Ezzoud (1989) – won the G1 Eclipse Stakes
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(1994) and twice the G1 International Stakes
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in 1993 and 1994;
* Iglesia (1989)- Current 1200 metre record holder at Flemington(1.07.16).Sire of Written Tycoon.
* Knowledge (1994) – won Australia's G1 Blue Diamond Stakes
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;
* Lady Jakeo, won MVRC Australia Made Stakes and VATC Blue Diamond Stakes
* Le Zagaletta (1995 ) – multiple stakes winner, Millionaire racehorse in Australia.
* Lost World (IRE), won FR Grand Criterium
* Magic of Money, won AJC The Galaxy
* Mahogany
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– 1994 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year
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, won the Australian Derby
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and Victoria Derby
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;
* Marju
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Marju was a dark bay or brown horse bred by Kilcarn Stud and owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum. He was sired by Last Tycoon out of Flame of ...
(1988) – winner of England's Craven Stakes
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and the Group One St. James's Palace Stakes. Sire of Soviet Song
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, Viva Pataca
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, Indigenous
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;
* O'Reilly
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(NZ) won the Levin Classic
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and Telegraph Handicap
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and had a successful stud career in New Zealand.
* Taipan (1992) – Italian Champion Older Horse (1997, 1998), German Champion Older Horse (1998);
* Tracy's Element (AUS) 1990, won SAF Computaform Sprint and SAF Star Sprint etc.
* Tycoon Lil won Canterbury Guineas
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and New Zealand Oaks
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.
References
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1983 racehorse births
2006 racehorse deaths
Breeders' Cup Mile winners
Champion Thoroughbred Sires of Australia
Racehorses bred in Ireland
Racehorses trained in France
Racehorses trained in the United States
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