The reality as you can see below is that his record breaking haul of
stakes-winners were largely conceived while he was standing at $11,000 in his
first four seasons with 15 of his 27 stakes-winners aged between four and seven,
a great testament to his ability to produce sound horses that train on.His current three year-olds are from his first crop conceived off a bigger fee ($27,500) and then his two year-olds come from an even better book of mares when his fee moved up to $55,000.
Some successful stallions are given a massive leg up to start their careers in covering big books of quality mares that often carry them along way, but I Am Invincible has had to do it all himself.
He got good numbers in his early years, but not a great deal of quality given he was a modest Group III winning sprinter by a shuttle stallion that came here for four seasons and didn't exactly set the world on fire. Hindsight has shown Invincible Spirit as a champion sire in Europe and a great sire of sires, but when I Am Invincible went to stud in 2010 nobody knew that.
It just goes to show that if a stallion is good enough all he needs is mares… he will do the rest.
|
Age – fee at conception |
Stakes-winners |
Total |
|
7YO - $11,000 |
Voodoo Lad G1 |
2 |
|
|
Illustrious Lad L |
|
|
6YO - $11,000 |
Viddora G1 |
3 |
|
|
I'm Wesley L |
|
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Most Important L |
|
|
5YO- $11,000 |
I am a Star G2 |
4 |
|
|
Invincibella G2 |
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Invincible Gem G2 |
|
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Eckstein G3 |
|
|
4YO - $11,000 |
Victorem L |
6 |
|
|
Invincible Star L |
|
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Houtzen L |
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She's So high L |
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Miss Leonidas |
|
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Holy Blade |
|
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3YO - $27,500 |
Oohood G1 |
5 |
|
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Fiesta G2 |
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Pure Elation G2 |
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Crack the Code G3 |
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Prophet's Thumb L |
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2YO - $55,000 |
Catch Me G3 |
7 |
|
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Loving Gaby G3 |
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I Am Immortal G3 |
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Vinicunca G3 |
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Espaaniyah L |
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Steal My Kisses L |
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Libertini L |
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Footnote : I Am Invincible is also the sire of Media Sensation, who won the Group I New Zealand One Thousand Guineas.
