News - HELLBENT (AUS)

The $20million ATC TAB The Everest (1200m) is just a week away and with 11 of the 12 slots now confirmed, Yarraman Park have a real interest in the race with champion sires I Am Invincible and his son Hellbent both represented, while a third runner has a Yarraman connection given Blue Door was foaled, raised and sold as a yearling at Inglis Easter in the Yarraman draft.

Group performed mare Miss Hellfire, in foal to world class sire Extreme Choice, was the headline act on the second and final day of the 2026 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast.

It was a three winner Wednesday for Hellbent that included a metro double at Warwick Farm and it could be a very good week for the Yarraman Park based sire, whose quality daughter Vivy Air runs in the Group I WATC Northerly Stakes this Saturday.

Hellbent has made a solid start to the new season with 25 winners racking up over $2million in earnings and he will have a runner in the $20million The Everest in two weeks time with Magic Time confirmed for the Inglis slot, while at Randwick last Saturday he added another G1 performer to his tally.

The Sha Tin meeting on Sunday produced some great  results for the Yarraman sires with Brave Smash (Jpn) posting a winning double and Hellbent siring a promising new three year-old winner.

Hellbent had the quinella in the juvenile maiden at Geelong on Tuesday with a couple or promising youngsters finishing nine lengths ahead of the rest.