News - I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS)
The Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) at Flemington on Oaks Day is for two year-old colts, geldings and fillies with the girls showing their superiority after blue-blooded fillies Vinicunca and Art Collection forged clear from their rivals to fight out the finish.
Promising I Am Invincible filly A Proper Lady broke her maiden when successful in the City 1200 at Avondale on Wednesday.
The European flat racing season is drawing to a close with the last Group I juvenile races of the year in England and France both won by colts sired by Green Desert’s champion son Invincible Spirit.
Easter filly Espaaniyah is the first horse eligible to claim the new $3m Inglis Triple Crown following her win in the Inglis Banner at The Valley – and the lure of the bonus appears it could prove too strong for connections to dismiss.
The Peter and Dawn Williams trained I Am Invincible filly Media Sensation cemented her claims for next month’s Group I Gavelhouse New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton with a stylish victory at Ellerslie.
Mossfun and Estijaab have carried the green and white Emirates Park silks to victory in the Golden Slipper in recent years and on the strength of the win by the I Am Invincible filly Espaaniyah in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Banner (1000m) at Moonee Valley they will have a major say in the richest juvenile race on turf in 2019.
At the Melbourne Spring Carnival two year’s ago, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott took the wraps off a future topliner in Invincible Star in the Group III VRC Ottawa Stakes and they will be hoping for a similar result when another daughter of I Am Invincible kick-starts her career in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Banner (1000m) at Moonee Valley.
Talented three-year-old Media Sensation furthered her preparation for a tilt at the Group I Gavelhouse New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month when she downed her age-group rivals over 1400m at Rotorua on Saturday.
Winner of the Group I VRC Myer Classic as a three year-old, top class I Am Invincible mare I Am a Star has been in sizzling form this spring racking up her third straight stakes victory at Caulfield on Wednesday when taking out the Group III MRC Ladies Day Vase.
Unbeaten champion Black Caviar has produced a fifth foal delivering a filly by I Am Invincible.
Newhaven Park have today announced that dual Group One winner English has been retired to stud and will be served by I Am Invincible.
Waikato Stud has won the race to purchase the two-time New Zealand Horse of the Year and multiple Group One winner Bonneval.
The stakes-winners keep coming for Yarraman Park’s flagship sire I Am Invincible, who posted a stakes double at Flemington on Saturday with high class mares Eckstein and Invincibella.
Second in the Group I VRC Myer Classic last year to Shoals, quality I Am Invincible mare Eckstein indicated she was back on track for a second tilt at the race when scoring a stylish victory at Flemington on Saturday in the Listed VRC Paris Lane Stakes.
The “best yearling’’ Segenhoe offered at this year’s Australian Easter Yearling Sale made early claims for the star filly of her crop after Catch Me’s dominant victory in the Group III Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick.
A blanket finish to the Group I ATC Flight Stakes at Randwick on Saturday delivered a quinella for Yarraman Park’s flagship sire I Am Invincible when Oohood outpointed Fiesta to post a much deserved maiden win.
Yu Long Investments $625,000 Easter purchase Catch Me swept down the centre of the Randwick straight to capture Saturday’s Group III Keeneland Gimcrack Stakes (1000m) in race record time.
An unlucky short half head second in the Group I MVRC Moir Stakes last year to She Will Reign, high class I Am Invincible mare Viddora went one better at Moonee Valley on Friday night, returning to avenge that loss with a barnstorming victory in the 1000 metre dash.
Winner of the Group I VRC Myer Classic as a three year-old, top class I Am Invincible mare I am a Star showed her class with a dominant win in the Group II MVRC Stock Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night winning the race for the second year in a row.
Champion trainer Darren Weir bid farewell to his star I Am Invincible sprinter Hellbent at the end of last season when he retired to stud, but may have found a replacement with up and coming speedster Holy Blade taking out the Listed SAJC Wylie Handicap at Morphettville on Saturday.