Yarraman
Park's young sire I Am Invincible had a magic day on Saturday with two runners
and both of them winners – Bassillique winning the Listed BRC Phelan Ready
Stakes on debut and I Am the General beating the heavily backed favourite
Chivalry to win at Flemington.
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds knows how talented I Am Invincible was as a
racehorse having trained the brilliant speedster in the early stages of his
career and he puts the polish on Basillique, who scored a strong finishing win at
Doomben.
Settled back in the field by Ric McMahon, Bassilique surged to the line when
given clear running to win the 1010 metre dash by a length, stamping himself as
a genuine prospect for the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic in January.
Bred and offered for sale by Yarraman Park, Bassilique was a $160,000 Magic
Millions purchase for his trainer and was the most expensive yearling from the
first crop of I Am Invincible.
He is the best of four winners from metropolitan winner Sacred Hill, a
half-sister to stakes-winner Pottinger and outstanding producer Suggestive, the
dam of five stakes-winners led by Group I winner Sky Cuddle.
Sadly, Sacred Hill died in 2012 and her last foal, another colt by I Am
Invincible will be offered at Magic Millions by Yarraman Park as Lot 682.
Also successful on Saturday for I Am Invincible was I Am the General, who improved
on his debut third in the $200,000 Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat
to win at Flemington over 1000 metres.
Trained by Shane Nichols, I Am the General was up on the pace throughout before
fighting on to win by a neck and has now won $66,000 with a trip to the Gold
Coast for the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic looming on the horizon.
I Am the General was a $35,000 Magic Millions purchase from the draft of
Yarraman Park and is from a former brilliant juvenile in Group III winning
General's Dynasty, a daughter of Magic Millions hero and leading sire General
Nediym.
I Am Invincible is now the sire of three winners with Bassilique and I Am the
General joined by New Zealand winner Vinnie Eagle, while stakes-place-getters
Silent Whisper and Tetsuko add to his impressive tally.
A brilliant sprinter by champion European sire Invincible Spirit (IRE), I Am
Invincible has solid representation at upcoming sales with 15 youngsters for
Magic Millions and 22 for Inglis Classic.