Blue Chip Investment

Tara Madgwick - Monday May 22

There is no better investment than purchasing a mare in foal to Australia’s champion sire I Am Invincible and there are five to be  offered at the Gold Coast this week.

Set to be crowned Australia’s champion sire again this season backing up from his first title last year, Yarraman Park’s flagship sire has had a fee rise this spring and will stand at $302,500.

I Am Invincible has soared to new heights this year with two months of the season still to run with 167 winners including 21 Australian stakes-winners and earnings of $19.7million which is only a whisker below his overall tally of $19.8million last year.

In the sale ring, he has also hit new benchmarks with his Magic Millions average (44 sold) climbing to $736,136 and at Inglis Easter (31 sold) his average was $788,871 with 17 yearlings selling for $1million or more and three selling for more than $2million.

The mares below are all in foal to I Am Invincible.

Lot 676 Piping Hot (More Than Ready (USA)- Milburn Creek

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Dam of dual Group I winner and Royal Ascot contender Coolangatta.

 

Lot 902 Giza Goddess (USA) (Cairo Prince) – Newgate Consignment

Group placed juvenile stakes-winner that was also fourth in Group I Santa Anita American Oaks. Comes from a proven Black Type US family and is in foal in her first season at stud.

 

Lot 1039 Nomothaj (Snitzel) – Sledmere Stud

Stakes-winning juvenile from the family of $2.3million earning Group I winner Warning and this season’s Group I winning sprinter Mariamia.

 

Lot 1149 Suspicieuse (Fr) (Elusive City) – Newgate Consignment

Stakes-placed in France and is dam of multiple Group I winner and promising young sire Dubious and has a two year-old I Am Invincible colt called Suspect that sold for $1.9million at Magic Millions last year.

 

Lot 1196 Ballet de Joie (Snitzel) – Newgate Consignment

Unraced sister to dual Group I winning leading young sire Russian Revolution and half-sister to the dam of dual Group I winner Home Affairs, who is by I Am Invincible. Pedigree suggests a potential sale-topper of the future.

 

 

 

 

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