Possibly the most anticipated non-stakes of the season, the VRC Member Philip Jacobsen Hcp (1100m) for two-year-old fillies at Flemington featuring two bluebloods making their career debuts.
Black Caviar’s daughter Invincible Caviar (I Am Invincible) made the early running before running out of gas late, while Frankel’s daughter Argentia powered home for a most impressive win.
Argentia makes winning debut (Pat Scala/Racing Photos)
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained youngster defeated the Written Tycoon x Curtana filly Viviane by one and three-quarter lengths. Invincible Caviar was a further three-quarter of a length back in third and is sure to take plenty of benefit from the run.
The Group 1 One Thousand Guineas in the spring is the long-range goal for Argentia.
Argentia carried the colours of John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds after her purchase by James Harron for $670,000 out of the Evergreen Stud Farm draft at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
The daughter of Frankel is the eighth foal of the champion Encosta De Lago mare Princess Coup.
Argentia a $670,000 Easter yearling
Purchased by E Thoroughbreds for $3million at the 2009 National Broodmare Sale, Princess Coup has been a reliable producer but is another that has failed to leave one close to her class.
The 4-time Group 1 winner of over $3.8 million has had five winners from six to race. Her lone stakes-winner is the very talented sprinter Thewizardofoz (Redoute’s Choice), a Group III winner in Hong Kong.
Princess Coup’s Sebring colt was passed in short of his $500,000 reserve at Easter this year.
After foaling an I Am Invincible filly last spring, Princess Coup was bred back to Dundeel.
