Swettenham Stud’s I Am Immortal has a promising 3-year-old in Immortal Shield, who bounced back from a fast-finishing third on debut to space his rivals in the Brandt Maiden Plate (1200m) on the Ballarat Synthetic on Friday.
![Immortal Shield a class above (image Pat Scala/Racing Photos).](https://breednet.blob.core.windows.net/breednet/news/foal/600/breednet-images-immortal-shield-21588.jpg)
Immortal Shield a class above (image Pat Scala/Racing Photos).
Ridden by Blaike McDougall for Ben, Will and JD Hayes, Immortal Shield jumped a length in front and led at every call to defeat the Street Boss (USA) gelding Chicago Steel by five lengths with the Manhattan Rain filly Santolini a half-length back in third.
Passed in when failing to make his reserve at the 2022 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale, Immortal Shield was a $50,000 purchase for Lindsay Park Racing when consigned by Stonehouse Thoroughbreds to the 2023 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Showcase Session.
“He’s a long-legged and covers the ground well,” McDougall said.
“He’s doing it at this distance on sheer ability as he feels like a miler in the making.
“He quicked up well, and comes from the right barn, as he is well educated.
“He will be a nice horse in time.”
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Immortal Shield a $50,000 Inglis Premier yearling
A lovely stamp of a horse, Immortal Shield is the first foal of the hard-knocking All American mare Savvy Shields, a 5-time winner daughter of Miss Savabeel (Savabeel), a sister to the Listed Alexandra stakes winner and Group 1 Australian Guineas runner-up You're So Good.
From the family of dual Group 1 winner Melito, Savvy Shields was an $8,000 Inglis Digital purchase in 2020 for Dream Thoroughbreds.
Savvy Shields has been married to I Am Immortal. She has a 2-year-old colt and yearling filly by the Swettenham Stud stallion and visited him again last spring.