$1.4Million I Am Invincible Mare Wins Six from Seven!

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday October 18

Patience is paying off for Bryce Heys with talented I Am Invincible mare Dancing Alone, who made it six wins from seven starts when scoring arguably her best win to date at Caulfield on Wednesday.

Dancing Alone wins at Caulfield - image Reg Ryan / Racing Photos

An easy winner at country and provincial races at her first four starts, Dancing Alone came unstuck when a luckless sixth in a Benchmark 78 event at Randwick last month, before bouncing back to win at Flemington.

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Sent off favourite for the Benchmark 78 event over 1100, Dancing Alone carried 59 kg and powered clear for Blake Shinn to win by nearly two lengths and has now won nearly $190,000 with Black Type races next on the agenda.

“The owners are reaping the rewards from Bryce’s patience, obviously she was a high priced yearling and has always shown a lot, but he’s developed her into a winner,” Shinn said.

Dancing Alone was purchased by Heys’s Ellerslie Lodge for $1.4million at the 2021 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale from the Vinery Stud draft and races in the colours of Michael O’Keefe and Veronica King.

Dancing Alone was a $1.4million Inglis Easter purchase.

She is the first foal of Group II placed Snitzel mare Miles Of Krishan, a half-sister to the Champion NZ 2YO Il Quello Velove. It’s the family of Group I winning sprinters Terravista and Tiger Tees as well as Group II winning $1.8million earner Ball Of Muscle and Singapore Horse of the Year Super Easy.

The second foal from Miles Of Krishan is a Zoustar colt that sold for $700,000 at Inglis Easter this year to Yulong and has been fittingly named Growing Empire.

Miles of Krishan has a filly to follow by I Am Invincible and is now in foal to Zoustar.

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Race Result - Catanach's Jewellers Trophy (Bm78) 1100m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:02.96
1
Dancing Alone
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Miles Of Krishan (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Bryce Heys Rdr: B Shinn 59
2
1.8
Rattle And Bang
- 6g Unencumbered (AUS) x Written In Time (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: D Binaisse Rdr: Sheridan Clarke 56
3
1.9
Oracle Son
- 4g Divine Prophet (AUS) x Chestnut Star (AUS) (Eternity Range (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
4
1.9
Shalaman
- 4g Shalaa (IRE) x Our Daisy (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
5
2.1
Lady Di Di
- 4m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Lady Hepburn (NZ) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: Jamie Kah 54
6
3.4
Treporti
- 5g I Am Invincible (AUS) x I'm In Love (USA) (Zafonic (USA))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Ben Allen 58
7
3.7
William Thomas
- 9g Nicconi (AUS) x Girls Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: J W Price Rdr: W F Pinn 57.5
8
5.5
Colsridge
- 7g Canford Cliffs (IRE) x Two Hills (AUS) (Hillman (AUS))
Tnr: A G Pace Rdr: H Coffey 58.5
9
5.7
Wonderwomen
- 5m Super One (AUS) x Cashkalani (AUS) (Ashkalani (IRE))
Tnr: Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor Rdr: D Oliver 56
10
5.8
Luna Cat
- 5m Puissance De Lune (IRE) x Gauze (AUS) (Ad Valorem (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: M J Dee 54.5
11
6.8
Fetch
- 5m Sebring (AUS) x Silk Slippers (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Damian Lane 59
12
7.0
Mamaragan
- 6g Wandjina (AUS) x Forbidden (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: B Mc Dougall 58.5
13
10.2
Our Heidi
- 5m Needs Further (AUS) x Scout Finch (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Zac Spain 58
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