I Am Invincible Cracks $30million in Seasonal Earnings

Media Release - Tuesday May 28

Champion sire I Am Invincible has created another piece of Australian racing history, becoming the first sire whose progeny have earned over $30 million in Australia a single season.

I Am Invincible

With a lead of close to $10 million over his closest rival and only two months of the season remaining, I Am Invincible is destined to be crowned Australia’s champion sire for the third straight year and it will be the greatest season ever in terms of progeny earnings.

He recently surpassed Snitzel’s season record, which stood from the 2017/18 racing season at $29.2 million, and his progeny have continued to rack up the prize money.

Star mare Imperatriz leads the way of his progeny with $5.3 million this season, while his other progeny too have earned over $1 million in Australia this season including Attractable, I Am Me, In Secret, Hawaii Five Oh, King Of Sparta and Estriella.

He is also Australia’s leading sire this season on stakes winners with 15, while his progeny have won more stakes races, 28, than any other.

“It’s been such a great journey watching on as I Am Invincible has broken record after record through his career,” Yarraman Park’s Arthur Mitchell said.

“To break through $30 million in Australian progeny earnings in one season is yet another remarkable achievement and one we are very proud of.”

The $30 million achievement is the latest in I Am Invincible’s remarkable career.

Advertisement

He is currently the only sire in Australian racing history to have more than 200 winners in a single season, having done that twice in 2022/23 (202) and 2020/21 (208).

His 338 total progeny wins in Australia, achieved last season, is also a record for any sire.

In 2018/19, I Am Invincible also set a new record for most Australian stakes winners in a season, with 28, eclipsing the record of 26 jointly held by Danehill and Snitzel.

He now has 108 stakes winners globally, all conceived from his Yarraman Park base. His expected victory in the sires’ championship would make him just the 10th stallion in the past century to win three consecutive Australian Sires championships.

But he has also created history in the sales ring. In 2023, his yearling progeny fetched a combined $62.9 million, a record for any Australian stallion, surpassing what Redoute’s Choice grossed in 2007. It was the third highest of any global stallion this century.

His tally of 73 yearlings to have fetched more $1 million at public auction is second only to Redoute’s Choice, who finished on 82, and with the rising 20-year-old still active, and having had 10 yearlings in that category in 2024, he is expected to take that record shortly.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Aussie Bred Sprinter Wins G3 in South Korea
Australian bred Deep Field gelding Self Improvement was the pride of Hong Kong on Sunday when the Manfred Man trained gelding captured the Group III Seoul Korea Sprint (1200m) in South Korea.
El Vencedor Crowned NZ Horse of the Year
Rich Hill Stud’s standing as a centre of thoroughbred excellence has been further emphasised with El Vencedor named New Zealand’s Horse of the Year.
Toronado Withdrawn from Service
Victorian breeders have been dealt a blow with Swettenham Stud announcing on Sunday evening that their champion sire Toronado (IRE) would not cover any mares in 2025 as he recovers from a significant infection that caused lameness.
$1.7million Flightline Colt Sets Pace at Keeneland September Day 1
The 2025 Keeneland September Yearling Sale is underway and as expected yearlings from the first crop of US Horse of the Year Flightline are lighting up the sale ring, while a colt by Widden Stud shuttler Cogburn’s sire Not This Time sold for $1.6million.
Sires With Winners - Sunday September 7
Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tara Talks Racing – This Week We Talk to Bennett Racing
In the wash up of last Saturday’s great day of spring racing there was no winner that meant more to his connections than Group I MVRC Moir Stakes victory Baraqiel, so our obvious guest this week had to be Nathan Bennett.
G1 Haydock Sprint Cup Upset
Wathnan Racing were expecting to win the Group I Haydock Sprint Cup (6f) overnight with short priced race favourite Lazzat, but the best he could manage was fifth behind progressive three year-old colt Big Mojo.
Vale, Fastnet Rock
Fastnet Rock was a crowd pleaser when paraded as a living legend at the Coolmore stallion parade last month, but sadly this spring was to be his last. 
Ones to Watch – Bendigo
At this time of year, you tend to take special notice of well-bred 3YO debut winners and three of them arrived at Bendigo on Sunday that were all interesting for different reasons and none more so than one who has a name that has become infamous this year.
Barneswood Farm Trans Tasman Strike
A trans-Tasman ownership double prompted long and enthusiastic celebrations for Ashburton’s Barneswood Farm.