News - I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS)
The most expensive filly ever sold at Oaklands – and the equal-second highest priced yearling overall – topped a strong opening day of the 2023 Premier Yearling Sale.
A new record price for a yearling filly sold at Inglis Premier was set on Sunday when the Noorilim Park consigned I Am Invincible filly from Special Lover sold for $1.1million.
The Rosemont Alliance in company with Suman Hedge and Peter Moody moved early on Day One of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale with a $500,000 purchase.
A full sister to dual Group I winning sprinter Viddora, three year-old I Am Invincible filly Jump‘n Fly opened her account to win at Doomben on Wednesday and has a three-quarter sister to be offered at Inglis Premier on Sunday.
The $300,000 Group II MRC Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m) at Sandown on Saturday produced a new stakes-winner for champion sire I Am Invincible when Shuffle Dancer arrived in the last stride to score a head victory over Royal Merchant.
A $460,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Peachester Lodge from the Yarraman Park draft, blueblood I Am Invincible filly Set to Shine made a winning debut at Doomben on Wednesday.
An I Am Invincible colt of Yarraman Park’s topped the final day of the Classic Yearling Sale, which ended with strong trade across all levels of the market.
After a dazzling performance in winning Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, connections of star four-year-old Imperatriz have decided to raise the bar.
Godolphin enjoyed a great day at the office on Saturday and one of the highlights of their day was the winning return of outstanding I Am Invincible filly In Secret, who overcame adversity to win the Group II ATC Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
In a field that oozed quality from top to bottom with half of the twelve runners boasting wins at Group I level it was flying four-year-old Imperatriz who proved best on the day when she took out the Group I BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa.
First up from a lengthy spell, the John O’Shea trained I Am Invincible gelding Quantico rewarded connections for their patience when scoring a determined win in the Group III ATC Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Mark Walker is looking forward to Saturday’s bumper meeting at Te Rapa where he has strong chances in both Group One races – the BCD Group Sprint (1400m) and the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m).
The most expensive yearling by champion sire I Am Invincible in 2021 made a winning debut at Moe on Wednesday.
Bryce Heys is taking a softly softly approach with talented I Am Invincible filly Dancing Alone, who made it two wins in as many starts when scorching the turf at Kembla on Tuesday in a Class 1 sprint over 1000m.
Yarraman Park head to Inglis Classic with a quality draft of 22 featuring six yearlings by the farm’s young gun Hellbent and two exciting colts by his reigning champion sire I Am Invincible, who is on track for another record-breaking season.
Trainer Michael Freedman had two of the six acceptors for Saturday's Listed Darley Lonhro Plate (1000m) at Randwick but lost Mexico after playing up at the barriers; still, the other runner did him proud.
If it thrills you to see the progeny of top-class mares taking their formative steps, then you are in for a treat with the runnings of the Group III Canonbury Stakes and Group III Widden Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Triple Group I winner Imperatriz was sent out a $1.50 favourite to win the Group II Westbury Classic (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday and favourite backers had few concerns as the four-year-old I Am Invincible mare cruised to a comfortable victory.
She was the second highest priced filly by I Am Invincible in 2021 and she kicked her career off “the right way” at Canberra on Friday.
The three-year-old I Am Invincible filly Smile And Wave backed up her five-length romp at Mornington with another convincing performance over 1000m at Flemington on Friday.