I Am Invincible First to 100

Mark Smith - Saturday January 1

New Year’s Day racing saw Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible become the first stallion to hit 100 Australian winners for the season with a  treble of winners highlighted by a new  stakes-winner in Salateen.

The Listed Nudgee Stakes (1200m) at Doomben was robbed of a lot of interest with the scratching of Tony Gollan’s star mare Isotope due to the heavy track. But it paved the way for the champion trainer to strike with Rosemont Stud’s valuable I Am Invincible mare Salateen.

With Jim Byne in the saddle, Salateen overpowered the Bel Esprit mare Kisukano by with the Fastnet Rock mare Nudge back in third.

A winner at Kembla and Gosford for the Snowdens, Salateen has three wins, a second and third from five starts for Tony Gollan.

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owing a last start win at Doomben, Salateen was entered for both the Nudgee Stakes and a benchmark 78, but Gollan was keen to get a run in the stakes race.

“She has been terrific since coming to Queensland,” Gollan said.

“The only blot on her copybook was at Eagle Farm.

"I have been trying to run her in a stakes race all summer. I said to Mitho and the team at Rosemont that this is the level she is at. I couldn’t get her in a field for other reasons including her rating was too low. We managed to sneak in today, but when the rains came we were very nervous on a heavy track.

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“She gets a wildcard for Magic Millions day, and she is a very able mare that we are pleased to have in the stable.”

Salateen has already won back a sizeable portion of her $300,000 purchase price at last years National Broodmare Sale

A $300,000 purchase for Rosemont Stud from the Emiartes Park draft a the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, Salateen received a timely pedigree update when her half-brother Hilal was runner-up in the Group 1 ATC Sires' Produce Stakes and Group 1 Champagne Stakes. The son of Fastnet Rock later captured the Group II Stan Fox Stakes.

Another half-brother Trojan Harbour (Harbour Watch), is a stakes-winner in South Africa.  

Salateen’s dam Salma (Encosta De Lago) is an unraced half-sister to the Listed Dulcify stakes winner Big Time (Danewin).

Salma has a 2yo Fastnet Rock filly named Salaasel in training with the Snowdens and a yearling filly by Not A Single Doubt.

After foaling a Tassort filly last spring, Salma was covered by Snitzel.

Salateen becomes the 72nd stakes-winner for Yarraman Park Stud’s I Am Invincible.

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Race Result - Magic Millions Nudgee Stakes LR 1200m

Doomben Track: Heavy(10) Time: 1:12.72
1
Salateen
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Salma (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: J Byrne 55.5
I Am Invincible
2
0.3
Kisukano
- 4m Bel Esprit (AUS) x Kiss For Gran (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: M G Nolan Rdr: L V Cassidy 55.5
Bel Esprit
3
1.8
Nudge
- 5m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Julinsky Princess (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: N Rawiller 57.5
Fastnet Rock
4
2.5
East Asia
- 5m Swiss Ace (AUS) x China Choice (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: L R Dittman 56.5
5
2.6
Krone
- 6m Eurozone (AUS) x Soft Landing (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ms G Cartwright 59.5
6
2.9
Eloquently
- 4m Poet's Voice (GB) x Answer Me (AUS) (Belong To Me (USA))
Tnr: S P Tregea Rdr: Anthony Allen 55.5
7
3.0
Vulpine
- 5m Snitzel (AUS) x Elusive Leone (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: R Wiggins 57.5
8
3.1
Miami Fleiss
- 4m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Madame Fly (AUS) (Excites (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ms S Thornton 56.5
9
3.9
Centrefire
- 5m Shooting To Win (AUS) x Coco Kerringle (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: Boris Thornton 55.5
10
4.1
Tycoon Evie
- 4m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Winaura (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: Rex Lipp & Nick Hahn Rdr: M R Du Plessis 55.5
11
4.3
Katalin
- 5m Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Kanzan (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Ben Thompson 55.5
12
6.8
Boomtown Lass
- 6m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Boomalicious (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: Ron Stewart 55.5
13
8.0
Pennino
- 6m Easy Rocking (AUS) x Alpha Girl (AUS) (Clang (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hansen Rdr: Tiffani Brooker 56.5
14
18.5
Intrepidacious
- 5m Shooting To Win (AUS) x Courageous Kitty (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: D L Freedman Rdr: S T Collett 55.5
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