First Stakes win for Expensive I Am Invincible

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday November 2

The Listed VRC MSS Security Stakes (1200m) was the last race at Flemington on Cup Day and provided the second stakes-winner of this carnival for champion sire I am Invincible when five year-old gelding Quantico scored his first Black Type success.

Quantico wins his first stakes race at Flemington - image Grant Courtney.

The john O’Shea trained Quantico has always shown ability, but seems to be more focused on the task this preparation after being gelded.

With wins at his past two starts at Rosehill and Randwick in Benchmark 78 and 88 races, Quantico was in top form for this assignment and produced a career best performance to win by a length and a half.
 


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“He’s an improving horse and John (O’Shea) has been patient with him and he’s now showing the benefit of that,” said Kerrin McEvoy.

Quantico becomes a stakes-winner - image Grant Courtney

A $1,050,000 Inglis Easter  purchase from the Yarraman Park draft for China Horse Club / John O'Shea Racing / Boomer Bloodstock (FBAA), Quantico runs for a syndicate that includes his co-breeders Yarraman Park and Jason Abrahams.

Quantico has six wins from 10 starts and prizemoney topping $285,000 and is the best of two winners from stakes-winning General Nediym mare Hoss Amor, who has a yearling filly by Hellbent and a colt foal by the same sire this spring.

Hoss Amor has now been covered by Bivouac.

Quantico is the 67th stakes-winner for Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible.

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Race Result - Mss Security Sprint LR 1200m

Flemington Track: Good(3) Time: 1:08.46
1
Quantico
- 5g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Hoss Amor (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54
I Am Invincible
2
1.5
Sirius Suspect
- 7g Wanted (AUS) x Sirius Miss (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Saab Hasan Rdr: Rachel King 56
3
2.5
Prime Candidate
- 7g Denman (AUS) x Coolroom Candidate (AUS) (Mister C. (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: N Rawiller 58.5
Denman
4
3.0
Munitions
- 6g War Front (USA) x War Echo (USA) (Tapit (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 54
5
3.1
Curran
- 4g Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Tramell (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Ms L Tolson & Ms L Proctor Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 54
6
3.2
Express Pass
- 5g Wandjina (AUS) x Pass The Parcel (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: R Mc Leod 57.5
7
3.3
Rubisaki
- 5m Rubick (AUS) x Senro Kisaki (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: Patrick Payne Rdr: W Egan 55
8
4.8
Exeter
- 5g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Vivacious Spirit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Damian Lane 54.5
9
6.5
Bons Abroad
- 5m Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Villa Albani (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: K L Corstens Rdr: G Boss 54
10
7.8
Pandemic
- 5g Sepoy (AUS) x Cataclysm (AUS) (Marauding (NZ))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
11
8.3
Yulong Storm
- 6g Scat Daddy (USA) x Dreams Of Fire (USA) (Dynaformer (USA))
Tnr: Nathan Hobson Rdr: C Newitt 54
12
8.5
Sansom
- 5g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Bryony (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Ben Allen 60
13
11.0
Night Raid
- 4m Vancouver (AUS) x Raid (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: John Allen 54.5
14
11.7
Ranting
- 4h Zoustar (AUS) x Vanilla Ice Cream (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: Craig Williams 54
15
21.7
Despatch
- 7g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Zoccoletta (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 59.5
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