News - I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS)
One of Australia's premier thoroughbred studs, Yarraman Park proudly acknowledges a momentous milestone in the world of horse racing and breeding in Australia.
First Light Racing and a big syndicate of owners had a bit to cheer about on Friday when progressive I Am Invincible colt Invincible Spy won the $80,000 Wagga Guineas (1600m).
As I Am Invincible rapidly closes in on Snitzel’s record seasonal earnings of $29,258,000 he is doing so despite what has been, to date, a relatively quiet season for his juveniles in Australia.
Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible is on track for a third consecutive Champion Australian Sire Title and is poised to become the first Australian stallion in history to sire the winners of over $30million in a season.
Champion sprinter Imperatriz, currently rated the world’s best mare on the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, will be offered at next month’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.
It would not surprise to see several future topliners emerge from Saturday’s ATC Bookmakers Recognition Day Hcp for 2-year-olds at Rosehill, which was fought out by three first starters.
The Sale meeting on Tuesday had some excitement to start the program when a three year-old filly by champion sire I Am Invincible blitzed her rivals to win as she pleased.
Champion trainer Chris Waller doesn’t send out a lot of three year olds making their debut on Victorian provincial tracks, but he let one go at Ballarat on Tuesday and the daughter of I Am Invincible looks as though there will be more wins in store.
If ever a horse deserved a big race victory it is the consistent sprinter I Am Invincible mare Imwonderfultonight, and the mare got that result at Otaki on Saturday when she took out the Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m).
Australasia’s darling of the turf, Imperatriz, has been retired from racing.
Here's one for the blackbook: Seascape, a strapping daughter of I Am Invincible who turned a competitive-looking 2yo handicap over 1100m at Gosford into a walk-in-the-park.
It was a day of staggering drama, global records and the most incredible bidding and theatre ever witnessed in a thoroughbred sales ring as the much anticipated daughter of Pierro and Winx set a world record price for a yearling filly at Riverside.
US investor John Stewart of Resolute Racing came to Australia with the aim of securing the Pierro filly from Winx at Inglis Easter and while he missed out on our national treasure, he did get a nice consolation bidding $3million on the Coolmore consigned I Am Invincible filly from Group I winner Booker.
Yarraman Park have had a busy day offering nearly all of their Inglis Easter draft for this year on Sunday and starring late in the day was the I Am Invincible filly from Notting Hill that sparked an intense bidding war before finally selling for $1.8 million.
John Singleton is more usually seen on the buyers list at Magic Millions, but he swung into action at Inglis Easter on Sunday purchasing the Elsdon Park consigned I Am Invincible filly from triple Group I winning Champion 3YO Filly Lucia Valentina for $700,000.
Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible posted his 15th Group I winner in New Zealand on Saturday when the Te Akau owned colt Move to Strike won the Group I Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) to become the very first G1 juvenile winner for his sire.
Sporting the silks carried by her sire I Am Invincible, the 2-year-old filly Rantan overcame difficulties to make a winning career debut in the prophetically named I Am Invincible Easter Yearlings Midway Maiden (900m) at Newcastle on Wednesday.
The $500,000 Listed VRC Sunlight Classic (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday produced another impressive stepping stone on the path to future Group I glory for progressive I Am Invincible filly Estriella.
Breednet is the only place where you can see distance sire tables that highlight the merits of stallions according to the distance aptitude of their progeny which pits apples against apples rather than apples against oranges.
With The Championships just around the corner and the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale featuring the best of the best there is a growing interest in the state of play as regards our leading sires and the deeds of their progeny on the racetrack and while there is usually a fierce fight at the top of the sires list by earnings, that is not the case this year.