News - I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS)

There were four Randwick winners on Saturday that have siblings in upcoming sales and one of them is progressive I Am Invincible mare Saigon, who looked good winning in the Laurel Oak Bloodstock colours over 1400m.

As predicted by Breednet last Friday, one of our two current big gun sires was going to hit the 100 winners for the season milestone over the weekend and he did it with a treble of winners on Sunday.

I Am Invincible is drawing closer to the seasonal milestone of being the first stallion to sire 100 winners since August 1, racking up his 99th winner at Hawkesbury on Sunday when Hurt Money broke his maiden for Peter and Paul Snowden.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

David Ellis and his Te Akau Racing Syndicates are renowned for their success from purchasing out of the Karaka sale ring, but it was an I Am Invincible two year-old filly sourced from Magic Millions in Australia that had them in the winner’s list at Otaki on Thursday.

Talented mare Media Sensation backed up an eye-catching performance at the Ellerslie trials earlier this month with a comprehensive front-running effort to take out the feature event for the fillies and mares at Pukekohe on Saturday, the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m).

Classy five year-old I Am Invincible mare Fiesta has rediscovered her best form and made it back to back stakes wins when capturing the final race at Flemington on Derby Day with a dominant win in the Group III VRC Furphy Sprint (1100m).

Champion sire I Am Invincible sired his first stakes-winner in Hong Kong on Sunday when talented sprinter Wishful Thinker captured the Group II Premier Bowl (1200m) at Sha Tin.

I Am Invincible racked up an early stakes double at Caulfield on Saturday with brilliant two year-old filly Fake Love scoring impressively on debut in the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes and then classy five year-old mare Fiesta burst back to top form to win the Group III MRC Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m).

First out and first home, the I Am Invincible filly Fake Love made the best possible start to her career with a thoroughly professional performance in Saturday’s Listed Magic Millions Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield, giving promise that she could be the second consecutive winner of the Magic Millions 2yo Classic for part-owner Hannah Mathiesen.

Everest betting was thrown into turmoil after the Group II ATC Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday when favourite Nature Strip was beaten out of a place while  I Am Invincible mare Libertini cruised past Classique Legend to win with ease.

Chris Waller has been going quietly with promising I Am Invincible filly Joviality, who racked up her third straight midweek win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when leading home a trifecta for her sire in the Benchmark 72 event over 1300m.

The first race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday went the way of the Chris Waller trained I Am Invincible gelding Jack the Lad, who has a half-brother entered for the upcoming Inglis Ready2Race 2YO Sale.

For the past two years the Group II ATC Furious Stakes (1200m) at Randwick has been won by I Am Invincible fillies with this Saturday’s rendition won by another daughter of Yarraman Park’s champion sire in Dame Giselle, who follows in the footsteps of Pure Elation and Libertini.

I Am Invincible was the most successful sire on Wednesday with four winners including progressive filly Joviality, who scored a dominant victory in a competitive race at Warwick Farm.

The Aquis colours were carried to victory in the Group III ATC San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday by exciting colt Anders and shortly after were back in the winner’s circle again after the Group III ATC Ming Dynasty (1400m) was won by I Am Invincible colt Holyfield.

Group 1 racing returns to Randwick on Saturday with the running of the $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m) while the Group II Darley Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) features round six of the Dame Giselle - See You Soon rivalry.

With three runners in the opening race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday carrying Star Thoroughbreds colours there was a lot of purple and white action coming to the home turn, but at the winning post it was race fit I Am Invincible filly Joviality taking the prize.

Completely free of Danehill blood, Group I winning $3million earner Invincibella lit up the sale ring at the Gold Coast on Monday afternoon when fetching $1.3million to the bid of Coolmore’s Tom Magnier.

Featured by Mark Smith as his weekend Best on Breeding tip, I Am Invincible filly Parlophone was heavily backed to win the Listed SAJC Lightning Stakes (1050m) and justified the faith of punters when racing to a commanding victory confirming her potential as a racehorse rather than a rodeo bronc.