News - I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS)

The opening race at Rosehill on Wednesday provided the perfect opportunity for promising I Am Invincible gelding The Three Hundred to break the ice bringing a timely pedigree update for his two year-old full brother that will be offered at the NZB Ready to run Sale next month.

A brilliant winner of two key lead up races for The Everest this spring in the $1million Group III ATC Concorde Stakes and $1million Group II ATC The Shorts, six year-old I Am Invincible mare I Am Me has been snapped up for The Everest by slot holder Arrowfield Stud and Star Entertainment Group.

The Waikato Stud colours were in winning form on Sunday carried by Hurry Curry to win the Oaks Preview at Flemington and also at Bairnsdale by a blue blood first starter by I Am Invincible.

Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible is renowned for his brilliant sprinting daughters and six year-old mare I Am Me has never raced better winning the $1million Group III ATC Concorde Stakes (1000m) first up from a spell and then adding the $1million ATC Yarraman Park The Shorts (1100m) to her tally at Randwick on Saturday.

I Am Invincible colt Superluminal was the headliner at the 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale when fetching $2.7million for Segenhoe Stud when bought by Tom Magnier and he became a winner on Friday when scoring easily at Ballarat.

Well-bred filly Sister Cynane promises to continue Wexford Stables’ successful partnership with the three-year-old’s owner.

Te Akau Racing collected top honours at the 2024 New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards on Sunday evening, which was headlined by Imperatriz, who was named Horse of the Year, while the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson partnership were Trainer of the Year.

The richest race in Australia on Saturday was the $1million Group III ATC Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Randwick, which is seen as a starting point for Everest contenders and victory this year went to brilliant I Am Invincible mare I Am Me, who held off a determined charge from the mighty Bella Nipotina.

I Am Invincible has made a real name for himself with a string of outstanding older Group I winning sprinting mares and while his four year-old daughter Estriella will be looking to add her name to that list a couple of other progressive young mares by the champion sire won races impressively on Wednesday at Sandown and Warwick Farm.

The Benchmark 64 event over 1200m at Canterbury on Wednesday featured a couple of blueblood three year-olds by I Am Invincible that were both retained to race by their breeder and it was the filly Seascape getting in the bob over the colt Maori Chief with both horses sure to progress to better wins.

Promising colt Daggers earned a trip to Sydney for the Group II Run To The Rose at Rosehill on September 14 after keeping his record at a perfect two for two when going coast to coast in the Brooks Running AU Plate (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Regarded highly enough to take on stakes company at two without striking a blow, Agenda Setter was gelded while on a 20-week break and paid an immediate dividend.

Given time off after a troubled last of seven behind Switzerland in the Pierro Plate at Randwick in February, the regally-bred I Am Invincible colt Enriched served notice he could be a player in the 3-year-old features in the spring when he opened his account in the Tab Maiden Hcp (1100m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

A $260,000 I Am Invincible colt would be considered ‘a cheapie’ in the context of a stallion whose progeny routinely sell for $1million and more, but the debut victory of this fellow would suggest ability is certainly not lacking.

Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are excited for what spring has instore for their premiership-winning team, with several of their stars stepping out at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday.

The most expensive yearling by champion sire I Am Invincible sold in 2022, stylish grey mare I Am Famous made $2million at Inglis Easter for Tyreel Stud and while it took her a little while to break into the winner’s list, she’s now making a habit of it!

After a date with Dubawi (GB) at Dalham Hall Stud in 2023, Alizee returned home in time to witness her first foal, Visual, make a winning career debut in the NSW Jockeys Association Maiden Plate  (1000m) at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

With six last-start winners, Saturday’s Ranvet Hcp at Randwick has, remarkably for a mid-winter event, brought together an exciting field of 2-year-olds and a stiff initiation for the lone unraced horse in the race,  Qatars Choice.

I Am Invincible’s brilliant dual Group I winning daughter In Secret has been retired to stud with Godolphin announcing the news today via Twitter.

Trial action was at Warwick Farm on Monday morning with nine heats won by juveniles that included the first foal of triple Group I winning $3million earner Alizee.