Slick 7YO a New Stakes-Winner for I Am Invincible

Tara Madgwick - Sunday May 7

Champion sire I Am Invincible is closing in on the milestone of 100 stakes-winners with seven year-old gelding Fifteen Rounds adding to the tally when landing his first Black Type victory in the $160,000 Listed Australian Turf Club Trophy (1200m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.

Trained by Barry Lockwood, Fifteen Rounds has been racing in great heart over the last 12 months and won his last three starts through November and into January before having a break.

Second up from his spell, Fifteen Rounds produced a career best performance to beat quality Group winning mare Palaisipan by a head in a thrilling finish.

"He's in career best form, as I've said all prep it's the best he's had his feet. He got a great ride today and is probably unlucky not to be five from five,” said stable representative Brad Herne.

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Fifteen Rounds was a $200,000 Inglis Easter yearling

A $200,000 Inglis Easter purchase for his original trainer Joe Pride from the Yarraman Park draft, Fifteen Rounds made $30,000 when offered through Inglis Digital in August 2020 and went to the stable of Darren Egan before moving to Barry Lockwood.

He has the overall record of nine wins and 11 placings from 38 starts with earnings just shy of $400,000.

Bred by Ron and Rod Dufficy, Fifteen Rounds is the best of four winners from stakes-winning import Sugar Bay (Can).

Fifteen Rounds is the 95th stakes-winner for I Am Invincible and is his 21st Aussie stakes-winner this season.

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Race Result - Australian Turf Club Trophy LR 1200m

Sunshine Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.96
1
Fifteen Rounds
- 7g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Sugar Bay (CAN) (Syncline (USA))
Tnr: B J Lockwood Rdr: Damien Thornton 54
I Am Invincible
2
0.1
Palaisipan
- 5m So You Think (NZ) x Touch Of Red (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: J Parr 59
So You Think
3
0.3
Ef Troop
- 7g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Limealicious (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Tim Clark 55
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Buyer: Withdrawn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
0.5
The Big Goodbye
- 5g Host (CHI) x Penny Opera (NZ) (Danasinga (AUS))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: Angela Jones 57
5
0.7
Prime Candidate
- 8g Denman (AUS) x Coolroom Candidate (AUS) (Mister C (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: N Rawiller 57.5
6
0.8
Far Too Easy
- 4g All Too Hard (AUS) x Mnemonic (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: D A McColm Rdr: James Orman 57.5
7
0.9
Salateen
- 5m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Salma (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: M R Du Plessis 54
8
1.4
Hilal
- 4h Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Salma (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 59
9
1.5
Irish Songs
- 7g Shamus Award (AUS) x Lucky Songs (NZ) (Johar (USA))
Tnr: Louise White Rdr: S T Collett 56
10
1.6
Ucalledit
- 5g Zacinto (GB) x Special Bay (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Mallyon 57.5
11
1.7
Brigantine
- 4g Astern (AUS) x Lobola (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
12
1.9
Ranges
- 6g Shooting To Win (AUS) x I Believe (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tom Sherry 58
13
2.1
Indispensable
- 6g Akeed Mofeed (GB) x Essence (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: G R Duncan Rdr: Ms N Beriman 54
14
2.6
Me Me Lagarde
- 4m Star Turn (AUS) x Roedean (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: J Byrne 54
15
3.4
Sir Warwick
- 5g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Ruby Soho (AUS) (Publishing (AUS))
Tnr: Jake Capewell Rdr: Jaden Lloyd 54
16
3.6
Vinco
- 6g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Percussive (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ben Thompson 58.5
17
4.1
Last Chance
- 7g Tycoon Ruler (AUS) x Princess Cinders (AUS) (Outback Prince (AUS))
Tnr: S A Dwyer Rdr: Brodie Loy 57
18
5.1
Juan Diva
- 6m Snitzel (AUS) x Peron (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: Boris Thornton 55.5
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