Day One of Sydney Championships
The dominance of two stallions and a son stood out, on the first day of the championships, with the early sprint races being taken out by the sons and daughters of Yarraman Park stallion, I Am Invincible. While later in the day, it was Redoutes Choice and his son Snitzel in full swing with quinelas and trifectas going to the family. A big flashing light over the Derby with Redoutes Choice's broodmares producing the the first two placegetters and his son Snitzel, siring the third horse.
Levendi winning the ATC Derby
Lets get on with race day . In the first it was a boil over with 2yo colt by I Am Invincible, Paquirri, winning the Kindergarten Stakes at 50/1. Then the next, in the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes we saw a Snitzel quinella with Muraaqueb from the Hayes/ Dabernig stable, successful over the Snitzel gelding, Dissolution. In the P.J.Bell group 3, the victor was the Glyn Schofield ridden, Houtzen who returned to the winning list. The speedy three year old, I Am Invincible filly, led all the way and was able to fight off the challengers. In the $600,000 Country Championship, another I Am Invincible saluted, with the Jenny Graham, gelding Victorem, getting an inside passage through, to win easily. Now we check in on the Group ones and in the Sires we see a bolter El Dorado Dreaming get home to just beat, the best maiden in Australia, Oohood, who is by I Am Invincible.
I Am Invincible here is his son from his first crop
Brazen Beau running second in the Golden Jubilee
In the Group 1 ATC Derby we saw that epic battle between Levendi and Ace
High both out of Redoutes Choice broodmares. Levendi by Pierro is now
being sent to the paddock after two gutsy wins in a row. The Gelagotis
team are planning a group one attack in the spring with him,which will include
the Cox Plate.
While in the Group 1 sprint, the T.J.Smith, Redoutes Choice sons produced the trifecta. Trapeze Artist beat his more fancied brother Redzel both by Snitzel and running into third was the 5yo daughter of Time Thief , yet another son of Redoutes Choice, In Her Time. This win was rated at 108.3 and has lifted Trapeze Artist into elite territory beating Chautauqua's rating over the last three years. Finally in the Doncaster mile we saw old Happy Clapper put a stop to the show with another dominant victory. This son of Teofilo is in the best form of his career and from the Galileo/Danehill cross and adds some good staying blood to the southern hemisphere ranks . The Clapper is out of Busking who is by Encosta De Lago. The Australian bred son of Fairy King who was the full brother of Sadlers Wells. You can see plenty of close family, in breeding , in his pedigree. He is now going to take on the mighty mare, one last time in the Queen Elizabeth next week.
Happy Clapper
Doncaster Hcp
Doncaster Hcp
Lets flashback to last week and the Golden Slipper for a moment and the
Snitzel filly, Estijaab who is out of the Charge Forward mare Response.
There is a strong link here with the 2017 winner, She Will Reign who
was by Manhattan Rain out of a Charge Forward mare Courgette. Redoutes
Choice the sire of Snitzel and Manhattan Rain are half sisters, through
the Canny Lad mare, Shanthas Choice. Canny Lad of course won the 1990
Slipper so dont be surprised if an I Am Invincible tastes success in the
richest two year old race in the near future. Its in the blood ! On an ending note, Charge Forward is by Red Ransom out of the Bletchingly mare Sydneys Dream. Just proof, I Am Invincible's dominate on Sundays as well, Miss Invincible won the $150,000 Wellington Boot.
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