Yarraman Park elected to reduce the fee on I Am Invincible this spring to $209,000 in light of looming global financial difficulties arising from pandemic, however he remains Australia’s most expensive sire so the time is right to take a ‘closer look’.
|
Crop Year (SH) |
Mares Covered / Service Fee |
Stakes-Winners/ Best Performers |
|
2011 |
133/ $11,000 |
7 SW’s / G1 Brazen Beau, Voodoo Lad |
|
2012 |
140/ $11,000 |
8 SW’s / G1 Viddora, Hellbent |
|
2013 |
154/ $11,000 |
6 SW’s / G1 Invincibella, I Am a Star |
|
2014 |
175/ $11,000 |
10 SW’s / G2 Miss Leonidas, G3 / MM 2YO Houtzen |
|
2015 |
211/ $27,500 |
9 SW’s / G1 Oohood, Media Sensation |
|
2016 |
198/ $55,000 |
11 SW’s G1 Loving Gaby |
|
2017 |
213 / $55,000 |
4 SW’s / G2 Dame Giselle |
|
2018 |
201/ $110,000 |
Yearlings |
|
2019 |
228/ $192,500 |
Foals |
|
2020 |
205/ $247,500 |
Yet to be born |
The statistics from that first crop of foals sired by I Am Invincible paint the picture as to why he is now Australia’s most expensive sire.
I Am Invincible - from humble beginnings, a champion sire!
Those winners featured seven stakes-winners including G1 winners Brazen Beau and Voodoo Lad representing nearly 9% stakes-winners to runners bred from mares that could best be described as average and at worst a long way below that.
Of the champion stallions we have looked at so far in this series, none started at a low base like I Am Invincible did, with Snitzel the next lowest starting off at a fee of $33,000, three times that of I Am Invincible.
Most elite stallions are propelled to an extent by the mares they cover and even a fairly average sire backed by good quality, well selected mares can usually produce a respectable result, but I Am Invincible is that rare stallion, who doesn’t need good mares to make it happen.
His unique ability to upgrade the most pedestrian mare is a quality that will make sure I Am Invincible is discussed by breeders and pedigree experts far into the future, long after all of us are gone.
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