News - HELLBENT (AUS)
Triple Crown Syndications are enjoying the ride with talented Hellbent filly Hellenic Belle, who scored a stylish victory in the $200,000 Wellington Boot (1100m) on Sunday.
Home to three G1-producing sires, Yarraman Park Stud has announced its 2026 fees and is led once again by I Am Invincible and complemented by his emerging sire son Hellbent and Brave Smash (Jpn), whose exciting next chapter is just beginning.
Hellbent has been enjoying a winning run over the summer and added two new winners to his tally at Kilmore on Tuesday, both of them prepared by Lindsay Park Racing.
Triple Crown Syndications have high hopes for Hellbent filly Hellenic Belle, who kicked off her career in tough company in the Group III ATC Magic Night Stakes when out of the placings, but dropped back in grade she found the winner’s circle on Friday.
Yarraman Park are proud to present a select draft of 15 at Inglis Easter and nine are by the farm’s champion sire I Am Invincible and his top-class son Hellbent, fresh from siring Invincible Ibis to win the prestigious Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on Sunday.
G1 winner Benedetta (Hellbent) – the most accomplished mare to be offered at public auction in the Southern Hemisphere this year – will be the star attraction at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Kilgravin Lodge has a strong history of success selling out of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale, and they added to their honour roll on Sunday when their 2023 graduate Invincible Ibis took out the $5.7 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin for trainer Mark Newnham.
Hellbent is enjoying a career best season and he put the icing on the cake at Sha Tin on Sunday when his classy four year-old Invincible Ibis scored a stylish victory in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) for the Mark Newnham stable.
With race fitness and an inspired ride from Nash Rawiller, Hellbent filly Savvy Hallie went forward from the jump and was not for catching in the Group II ATC Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) with hot favourite Apocalyptic unable to bridge the gap.
A filly and a colt both directly targeted at the Classic Yearling Sale to “stand out from the crowd’’ strongly rewarded their owners today as Inglis’ live sales season started on a positive note.
It’s often said yearling buyers drill for oil where they have found it before and that rang true when BK Racing purchased a colt by Hellbent for $400,000 at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale on Sunday.
The Yarraman Park sires have been flying high this season with father and son duo I Am Invincible and Hellbent accounting for 11 Aussie stakes-winners between them since August 1 and for Brave Smash (Jpn) things are about to get interesting!
Hellbent is enjoying a career best season and it extends to Hong Kong with a winning double at Sha Tin on Sunday featuring first time winner Snowthorn and exciting four year-old Invincible Ibis, who is heading towards the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on February 1.
The $3million Magic Millions Sunlight slot race at the Gold Coast on Saturday will be watched very closely by the team at Yarraman Park with their homebred I Am Invincible filly Sylph seeking to break her maiden in the lucrative feature, while Hellbent is the sire of one of her archrivals Savvy Hallie.
The Group III BRC BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m) has proven a key lead up for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with recent winners Storm Boy and Coolangatta both going on to success at the Gold Coast with the race on Saturday won by unbeaten Hellbent colt Zip Lock.
Mark Newnham reached a significant milestone on Saturday at Sha Tin as leading Four-Year-Old Classic Series prospect, Invincible Ibis took another step towards the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) – the opening leg of the three race series on February 1.
Here is the full list of 45 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
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 is enjoying a fabulous spring with seasonal progeny earnings topping $7million and 45 Australian winners including stakes-winners Magic Time, Savvy Hallie and Boston Rocks, plus million dollar race winners Vivy Air and Revengeance with his good form extending to Hong Kong where he sired a double on Sunday with a pair of lightly raced 4YO’s on the up.
A progressive five year-old gelding by Hellbent, Boston Rocks has been working quietly through his grades for Goulburn trainer Matt Dale, who saw an opportunity at Caulfield on Saturday in the $175,000 Listed MRC Village Stakes (1100m).