Patience and Persistence Pay Off

Tara Madgwick - Friday September 3

When Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott paid $1,050,000 at Inglis Easter in 2018 for the half-brother by I Am Invincible to Golden Slipper winner Mossfun it’s a fair bet that they did not think they’d be waiting until today for him to break his maiden.

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Invincible Vision sold for $1,050,000 as a yearling at Inglis Easter 2018.

Unraced as a five year-old, Invincible Vision was not slow to come to hand winning twice at the pre-season spring trials as a two year-old, but has obviously had his share of problems since then.

Racing NSW were advised the gelding sustained a fracture to its off-fore pedal bone in July 2019 and a non-displaced fracture to its near-fore cannon bone in Oct 2020.

Gelded and given a long rehabilitation period, Invincible Vision won two barrier trials last month in preparation for his debut and proved fit and ready to fire for the 1200m maiden.

He led all the way for Tim Clark and powered clear to win by a length and a half in a performance that would have given great satisfaction to everyone involved with him.
 



“He’s a nice horse that can go through his grades if we can hold him together,” said stable representative Neil Paine.

“He’d done a lot of work at home, but there’s still improvement to come.”

Invincible Vision was bred and sold by Fairview Park’s Dr Ian Duckworth and his wife Linda and is the fourth winner from their top producing Snitzel mare Eye For Fun, who has also produced Singapore stakes-winner Aramco in addition to Golden Slipper winner Mossfun.

Eye for Fun has a yearling filly by Pierro and is in foal to Dundeel.

Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible has left over 630 winners of $108million in his remarkable career to date, but few would have as interesting a back story or required as much faith from their connections as Invincible Vision.



 

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Race Result - Winning Commercial Mdn Hcp 1200m

Wyong Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.55
1
Invincible Vision
- 5g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Eye For Fun (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 59
2
1.5
Amathuba
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Fursa (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: Regan Bayliss 55.5
3
2.5
Ruinart
- 3f Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Tempt Me Not (AUS) (Strategic Maneuver (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
4
3.0
Arbitration
- 3f Street Boss (USA) x Moderate (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
5
3.6
Rivaldo
- 3g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Slippery Rose (USA) (War Front (USA))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: J R Collett 56.5
6
4.8
Rogue Algorithm
- 3c Air Force Blue (USA) x Calaway Cruizer (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: C E Conners Rdr: A Adkins 55.5
7
5.0
Rupicasso
- 3f Winning Rupert (AUS) x Cubism (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J Ford 55
8
5.1
Single Touch
- 3c Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Touched In Flight (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Ellen Hennessy 53
9
5.2
She Hulk
- 3f Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Finally (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 55
10
5.7
Exmouth Gulf
- 3g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Kassama (FR) (Nayef (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Bowman 57
11
8.6
Flying Squad
- 3f Flying Artie (AUS) x Forfeiture (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Ms G Markwell Rdr: J Parr 56
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