A look back on the stallions who produced winners at this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Yulong celebrated victory multiple times with horses carrying the green and white colours during this year's Melbourne Cup Carnival, but their stallions also had a successful week with residents of the Nagambie operation among the week's standout sires.
Alabama Express celebrated a maiden Group 1 win when Treasurethe Moment won the VRC Oaks and freshmen stallion Lucky Vega produced a Stakes winner with just his third starter when Within The Law won the Restricted Listed Inglis Banner on Champions Day.
But it was Written Tycoon's deeds on Melbourne Cup Day that earned the former Australian Champion Sire award winner most successful sire of the week honours.
The son of Iglesia bookended the program with Tycoon Star and Bel Air, having also won the race after the Melbourne Cup with Catoggio.
Alabama Express was one of only two other stallions to win multiple races for the week, with Darley's Ribchester the only other to win multiple races with different horses; Garachico and Pisanello.
All up, 33 different sires celebrated winners with the eight Group 1 races all won by different stallions.
Melbourne Cup Carnival winning stallions
Written Tycoon (3): Tycoon Star, Catoggio, Bel Air
Alabama Express (2): Treasurethe Moment (twice, inc G1 VRC Oaks)
Ribchester (2): Garachico, Pisanello
Ace High: Angland
All Too Hard: Arran Bay
American Pharoah: Goldrush Guru (G1 Victoria Derby)
Almanzor: Alma Rise
Bon Hoffa: Bon Mistress
Bullbars: Mr Brightside (G1 Champions Mile)
Cable Bay: Electric Impulse
Castelvecchio: Aeliana
Exceed And Excel: Zeitung
Extreme Choice: Knight's Choice (G1 Melbourne Cup)
Fast Company: Light Infantry Man
Fastnet Rock: Via Sistina (G1 Champions Stakes)
Ghibellines: Smokin' Romans
Gleneagles: Kettle Hill
Grunt: Manolo Bling
I Am Invincible: Isthmus
Impending: Running By
Invader: Sunshine In Paris (G1 Champions Sprint)
Lucky Vega: Within The Law
Magnus: Rey Magnerio
Niagara: Fancify
Pride Of Dubai: Maharba
Reward For Effort: Way To The Stars
Savabeel: Atishu (G1 Empire Rose Stakes)
Snitzel: Switzerland (G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes)
So You Think: Opening Address
Street Boss: Another Wil
Swiss Ace: Cloudland
Worthy Cause: Hinged
Zousain: Amelita
