Garibaldi Opens I Am Invincible Seasonal Tally in the Goldmarket

Mark Smith - Friday August 26

A first stakes-winner for the new season for the newly crowned champion stallion I Am Invincible as the Tony Gollan-trained Garibaldi edged out Axe in Friday’s $150,000 Listed Atlas Golf Services Goldmarket (1200m) at the Gold Coast.

Ridden by Ryan Maloney, Garibaldi left it until the final stride to defeat the Written Tycoon gelding Axe by a short-half-head with the Spirit Of Boom gelding Ef Troop a further three-quarter of a length back in third.

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In opening his stakes account, the 6yo son of I Am Invincible advances his record to seven seven two from 30 starts with earnings of $459,175.

Few would have been happier than Zoe Daly, who purchased a 2.5% interest in Garibaldi for $6.000 off G1G Racing and Breeding at the 2021 Inglis June (Early) Online Sale.

Maloney said Garibaldi was unlucky in his most recent start at Doomben when he motored home after a slow start to just miss behind Snowzone.

“He was stiff the other day. Had he got out a little earlier, it would have been a different scenario,” Maloney said.

“Today, the main objective was to get him to step, which he did. I had to wait until Gogol dropped off, and we got there just in time.”

A $475,000 but for Boomer Bloodstock (FBAA) / Gollan Racing / Aquis from the Carramar Farm draft at the 2018 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, Garibaldi is the best of three winners from six to race out of the Exceed And Excel mare Sonnenblume.

Garibaldi at $475,000 he was the second top lot of the 2018 Inglis Classic

A three-quarter sister to Group 1 CF Orr stakes winner Shinzig and dual Listed stakes-winner Strada, Sonnenblume has a Capitalist filly that was a $280,000 purchase for Gollan Racing / John Foote Bloodstock (FBAA) / Black Soil Bloodstock at the 2022 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

Sonnenblume has a yearling colt by Zousain and was covered by Ole Kirk last spring.

Garibaldi is the 81st stakes-winner for I Am Invincible.

Gollan hopes to achieve a similar result from another son of I Am Invincible when Nettuno puts his unbeaten record on the line in the Group III San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday.  

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Race Result - Atlas Golf Services Goldmarket LR 1200m

Gold Coast Track: Good(3) Time: 1:08.49
1
Garibaldi
- 6g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Sonnenblume (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 56
I Am Invincible
2
0.1
Axe
- 6g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Exselva (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Jack Bruce Rdr: J Byrne 55
3
0.9
Ef Troop
- 7g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Limealicious (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ben Thompson 54.5
Spirit Of Boom
MM Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale $0
Seller: Alexia Fraser Bloodstock, Warwick, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: Withdrawn
MM Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale $120,000
Seller: Alexia Fraser Bloodstock, Warwick, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: North South Bloodstock
MM National Broodmare Sale $170,000
Seller: Newgate Consignment, Aberdeen, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Avesta Bloodstock
4
1.2
Gogol
- 6g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Fatoon (AUS) (Snaadee (USA))
Tnr: L D Kelly Rdr: Luke Tarrant 54
5
1.7
Fender
- 6g Toronado (IRE) x Ceccanti (AUS) (Arena (AUS))
Tnr: B F Cavanough Rdr: J R Collett 55
6
2.2
Redouble
- 9g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Special Mission (NZ) (Towkay (AUS))
Tnr: Ms S Kumpikas Rdr: Sheriden Tomlinson 59
7
3.2
Munitions
- 7g War Front (USA) x War Echo (USA) (Tapit (USA))
Tnr: Richard Litt Rdr: S T Collett 54
8
4.0
Freddie Fox Trot
- 8g Foxwedge (AUS) x Tamieka (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: L D Kelly Rdr: L R Dittman 56.5
9
4.5
Wisdom Of Water
- 5h Headwater (AUS) x Regal Tier (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Brodie Loy 57.5
10
4.7
Desert Lord
- 8g High Chaparral (IRE) x Nova Star (AUS) (Iglesia (AUS))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: M Cahill 58.5
11
4.8
Royal Hale
- 7g Snitzel (AUS) x Twilight Royale (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: James Orman 56
12
6.8
Haunted
- 8g Lonhro (AUS) x Seances (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: Ms S Kumpikas Rdr: P Hammersley 58.5
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