I Am Invincible Filly La Mexicana Digs Deep to Land the Crockett Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday October 24

I Am Invincible took the lead for the number of stakes winners this season to date when the progressive three-year-old filly La Mexicana capped a memorable Cox Plate day for Jamie Kah in the Listed Ladbrokes Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

La Mexicana staves off the menacing Twain's Express  (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained filly completed a 4-timer for Kah with a fighting short-half-head victory over the Helmet filly Twain's Express with a further two and a half lengths back to the Street Boss (USA) filly in Highly Discreet in third.

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It advances La Mexicana's record to three wins and a third from four starts with earnings of $164,845.

"She's a tricky filly this girl. She has a lot of talent, is a bit hard to manage but the team has done a good job tweaking her gear, and they have got her absolutely flying," Kah enthused.

"I felt like Motty (Jamie Mott on Twain's Express) had us covered 100 out, but this filly was just too tough. She is a temperamental little thing and didn't want to get beaten.

"It’s been an amazing day. I am humbled to have been given these opportunities. It would have been great to have a crowd here, and I could have really celebrated. Nevertheless, I am appreciative of everybody.”

The culmination of a memorable day for Jamie Kah (George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos)

Purchased by Belmont Bloodstock Agency (FBAA) for $320,000 out of the Lime Country draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, La Mexicana is the second winner from as many foals out of the stakes-winning Domesday mare Cailin Miss.

From the family of Victoria Derby and South Australia Derby winner Brewery Boy and Doncaster Handicap winner Lygon Arms, Cailin Miss was purchased for $200,000 by Makybe Racing & Breeding at the 2016 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale when carrying the Snitzel filly Qiji Melody, a winner in New Zealand.

La Mexicana was a $320,000 Magic Millions Yearling

Cailin Miss has a yearling colt by All Too Hard and foaled a Russian Revolution filly on August 11.

La Mexicana becomes the 59th stakes-winner for I Am Invincible and his seventh this season.

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Crockett Stakes LR 1200m

Moonee Valley Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:12.62
1
La Mexicana
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Cailin Miss (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jamie Kah 56
I Am Invincible
2
0.1
Twain's Express
- 3f Helmet (AUS) x Lady Twain (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: John McArdle Rdr: J Mott 56
3
2.6
Highly Discreet
- 3f Street Boss (USA) x Very Discreet (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: L Nolen 56
4
4.6
Stellar Pauline
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Negotiate (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Damian Lane 56
5
5.3
Maha
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Makrooma (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 56
6
5.7
Raison D'Etre
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Abduction (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: M Zahra 56
7
7.0
Pretty Rossa
- 3f Testa Rossa (AUS) x Reconstruct (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Ethan Brown 56
8
9.5
Melba Storm
- 3f Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Mink (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: W Pike 56
9
10.2
Wegobam
- 3f Sebring (AUS) x Our Pride And Joy (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
10
19.2
Joey's Gift
- 3f Pluck (USA) x Special Order (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: M J Dee 56
11
20.2
Quiller's Delight
- 3f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Bleiler (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Brent Stanley Rdr: B Prebble 56
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