A thoroughbred nursery for a century, Yarraman Park Stud has been owned and operated by the Mitchell family for over 50 years. Both Arthur and Harry Mitchell are hands on all year round and are both highly experienced horsemen who bring a lifetime of international and local experience to the stud along with vast worldwide contracts. Yarraman Park consists of approximately 1500 hectares of mineral rich, undulating country with many thousands of trees and a perfect mix of improved and natural pastures. The farm is not over populated and has a large number of big paddocks, which are constantly rotated and rejuvenated. The Hunter Valley is famed for its limestone and Yarraman Park prides itself on raising strong, sound racehorses. Yarraman Park is 9 kms from Scone in the heart of Hunter Valley – perfect proximity to all the major stallion farms.
It doesn’t carry Black Type, but with $2million in prizemoney ATC The Kosciuszko (1200m) is the country sprint at Randwick on Everest Day that every bush trainer wants to win and on Saturday it was Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich claiming victory with blueblood I Am Invincible mare Chains of Love.
All eyes at the Randwick trials this morning were on the world’s fastest horse Ka Ying Rising, but there was a heat for juveniles later in proceedings, so let’s take a look at how that unfolded.
Hellbent gelding Invincible Ibis soared through his grades in Hong Kong last season culminating with a glorious victory in the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) and he made a winning return to Sha Tin on Sunday to take out the Group III Celebration Cup (1400m).
The $200,000 Listed Weetwood Handicap (1200m) at Toowoomba on Saturday delivered a new stakes-winner for champion sire I Am Invincible and another Inglis Digital fairytale when talented gelding Let’sfacethemusic scored a popular hometown victory.
Despite some anxious moments loading into the starting gates and a tough trip in transit, classy Hellbent filly Hawea still managed to claim an impressive victory in the Group III HBPB Thoroughbred Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings in New Zealand on Saturday.
Hellbent is a stallion that has had plenty of success with pre-Christmas 2YOs and the Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable produced a smart jumpout winner at Flemington on Thursday morning that fits the profile.
Last year, talented Hellbent gelding Fully Lit chased home Autumn Glow for second in the Group I ATC Epsom Handicap and this year he will be looking to go one better after scoring a bold front running win at Newcastle on Friday in the $250,000 Group III Cameron Handicap (1500m).
Blueblood I Am Invincible gelding Federalist has been long overdue for a win and at last was able to break the ice at Newcastle on Friday to give his triple Group I winning dam Arcadia Queen her first winner.
Fleet footed Hellbent mare Savvy Hallie cracked $1million in prizemoney at Rosehill on Saturday with a dazzling return to form in the Group II ATC Sheraco Stakes (1200m).
The first race on a star studded Flemington program on Saturday was not a stakes race, but the winner certainly has stakes potential with exciting Brave Smash (Jpn) gelding Jett Smash resuming from a spell to score a dominant win.
Tenacious mare My Gladiola (I Am Invincible) scored a deserving maiden G1 victory when defeating Cavalry Girl in an Inglis graduates quinella in today’s G1 Moir Stakes at Sandown.
Twice second in Group I sprints last season behind powerhouse colt Tentyris, dashing grey I Am Invincible mare My Gladiola finally found her time to shine at Sandown on Saturday in the $750,000 Group I MVRC AJ Moir Stakes (1000m).
There were plenty of progressive metro winners on Wednesday and one that caught the eye was I Am Invincible filly Smoky Kitchen, who won on debut at Sandown in the colours of her breeder Rick Jamieson of Gilgai Farm.