Track Record for I Am Invincible's King Of Sparta

Mark Smith - Saturday August 14

It’s often a tough decision to geld a high-priced yearling, especially when it is owned by a consortium of breeders, but it looks to have have done the trick for King Of Sparta.

King of Sparta wins at Kembla - image Steve Hart

Sent for a spell following fourths in the Group II Silver Slipper and Group III Kindergarten Stakes, the son of I Am Invincible returned to the track in July as a gelding. He promptly broke his maiden over 1150m on the Kensington track at Randwick before a troubled sixth behind Silent Impact at Rosehill at his most recent start.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained gelding faced off against a talented field of three and four year-olds over 1200m at Kembla Grange on Saturday and put them to the sword.

Appreciating a patient ride by James McDonald, King Of Sparta powered home to defeat the 4yo I Am Invincible mare Selburose by a widening three and a quarter lengths with the 3yo Exceed And Excel colt Bacchanalia a half-length back in third.

 

King Of Sparta clocked 1:07.89 to lower the track record set just two races earlier by Big Parade.

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00,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Yarraman Park draft for China Horse Club/Newgate Bloodstock/Starlight Racing is the third winner from four to race out of the Group III winning Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) mare Octavia.

King of Sparta a $700,000 Magic Millions Yearling

A $42,000 yearling purchase by Paul Moroney Bloodstock, Octavia  is a granddaughter of the to-class filly Paklani, a dual Group III winner who was second in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate and third in Canny Lad’s Golden slipper.  

Octavia defeated A Time For Julia in the Group III Cockram Stakes and Member’s Joy in the Listed Kevin Hayes Stakes.

The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) has a yearling filly by Zoustar and revisited I Am Invincible last spring.

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Race Result - Precise Fire (Bm72) 1200m

Kembla Grange Track: Good(3) Time: 1:08.18
1
King Of Sparta
- 3g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Octavia (AUS) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $1,300,000
Seller: Yarraman Park Stud, Scone
Buyer: China Horse Club / Newgate / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy
2
3.3
Selburose
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Rose Pattern (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: B Avdulla 57.5
3
3.8
Bacchanalia
- 3c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Thalia (AUS) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 52
4
4.1
Rustic Steel
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Ten Carat Rock (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: N Rawiller 61
5
5.1
Island Bay Boy
- 4g All Too Hard (AUS) x Pressera (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: T Sergi Rdr: J R Collett 56
6
5.4
Conceited
- 4g Brazen Beau (AUS) x Classy Chloe (AUS) (Danerich (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J Bowman 58.5
7
6.7
Noble Soldier
- 4g Time For War (AUS) x Princess Fiorella (NZ) (Chief Bearhart (CAN))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Madison Waters 50.5
8
6.8
Tocomah
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x Mine Two (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: G L Frazer Rdr: G Buckley 54
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