I Am Invincible Stallion Wins $250,000 MM Maiden

Tara Madgwick - Saturday January 6

For a horse with as much talent as Barassi it seems amazing that he had not won a race until today, but the Toby and Trent Edmonds trained five year-old son of I Am Invincible broke the ice in spectacular fashion winning the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden (1100m) at the Gold Coast by daylight.

Barassi had won three barrier trials between 2021 and November last year, but did not make it to the races until December 20 when he finished third on debut in a Class 1 at Doomben as favourite.

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Fitter for the run and ideally drawn in gate one with Craig Williams to ride, Barassi gave nothing else a chance, steaming to the front and powering clear to win by more than four lengths.

“We thought this would have come years ago, but it’s good to finally be able to do it,” said an emotional Toby Edmonds, who was the original trainer of his sire I Am Invincible.

“He’s a serious horse as you’ve seen today, so it’s quite exciting. He’s had minor things (go wrong), but they’ve been minor things that take time. He’s a magic horse, probably the best horse I’ve had for a long time.”

Edmonds is in no rush with Barassi having waited so long and will give the horse a short break while he plans his next move.

Barassi was a $300,000 MM purchase from Yarraman Park.

A $300,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Yarraman Park draft for Edmonds Racing/Kestrel Thoroughbreds, Barassi runs for an ownership group that includes Yarraman Park. He is the fifth winner from five foals to race from Group III placed Commands mare Calming Influence, a daughter of stakes-winner Calming.

Yarraman Park will offer 35 yearlings at Magic Millions next week, 12 of them by champion sire I Am Invincible, who had a winning treble at Randwick with Shaken, Kinloch and Buillt..

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Race Result - Magic Millions Mdn Plate 1100m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 1:01.80
1
Barassi
- 5h I Am Invincible (AUS) x Calming Influence (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: Craig Williams 58.5
Inglis October (Early) Online Sale $315,000
Seller: Owners
Buyer: Darby Bloodstock
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Seller: Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone
Buyer: T Magnier
2
4.5
Pure Paradise
- 3f Capitalist (AUS) x Impetuous (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: L Kennewell & L Yeomans Rdr: Jamie Kah 55
3
5.5
Payline
- 3g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Slots (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: R Dolan 57
4
6.3
Heiress
- 3f Thronum (AUS) x Guardian's Path (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Trevor Lambourn Rdr: Ben Thompson 55
5
6.5
Capital Chase
- 3g Capitalist (AUS) x Seaglass (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Jake Bayliss 57
6
8
Shenzhen Princess
- 3f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Shekou (AUS) (Ferocity (AUS))
Tnr: P & W Hulbert Rdr: Adin Thompson 55
7
10
Find My Calm
- 3f Lean Mean Machine (AUS) x La Chica Rosa (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: G R Duncan Rdr: M R Du Plessis 55
8
10.4
Bonita Queen
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Quilista (AUS) (Scandal Keeper (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tim Clark 55
9
11.2
Lizzie's Gem
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Single Sapphire (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: H Van Der Hoven 55
10
11.4
Starmae
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Lucy Mae (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: H Coffey 55
11
11.5
Cryptic Sound
- 3f Encryption (AUS) x Flautino (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: R G Lipp Rdr: Angela Jones 55
12
13
Assemble
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Belong To Many (AUS) (Belong To Me (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: James Orman 55.5
13
13.2
Jinsoku
- 3g Supido (AUS) x Vision And Verse (AUS) (Dylan Thomas (IRE))
Tnr: Joseph Ible Rdr: S T Collett 57
14
16.5
Five Star Vixen
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Wall Street Vixen (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: Jay Bellamy Rdr: Damien Thornton 55
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