Ole Kirk All Set for 2021 Stud Debut

Champion Group 1 sprinter-miler Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon-Naturale, by Bel Esprit) will head Vinery Stud’s roster this year at a $55,000 GST inclusive fee. Ahead of his highly-anticipated stud debut, Ole Kirk has settled in for his first book at Vinery following an 11-start career highlighted by back-to-back Group 1 victories in the ATC Golden Rose (1400m) and MRC Caulfield Guineas (1600m) at the Sydney and Melbourne spring carnivals. “He was certainly the best colt of his generation and he’s a son of Written Tycoon who has taken all before him,” Vinery General Manager Peter Orton said. “He’s going to match so many mares and he’s going to get the best of opportunities. He’s such an exciting horse and as a stallion prospect Ole Kirk is ideal because he will upgrade his mares.” Ole Kirk peaked at three but he was also forward enough as a 2YO to win the VRC Talindert Stakes LR at Flemington on debut before a close third in the Gr1 Champagne Stakes at Randwick. He will join former Team Hawkes stablemate Exceedance at Vinery. “Their record speaks for itself,” Orton added. “John, Michael and Wayne allow their horses to come to their top naturally. They are never over-raced and always come to us fresh and keen.” Ole Kirk was bred by Rick Jamieson’s Gilgai Farm using Written Tycoon over a full-sister to Black Caviar. He made $675,000 at the 2019 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale and was purchased by a syndicate headed by Neil Werrett. “Ole Kirk has the genetic potential and the elite racetrack performance to play a major role in the ongoing development of the Australian thoroughbred industry,” Jamieson claimed. “We’re very fortunate as I believe he will be a great speed stallion of the future.”