Invincible Mares Quinella G3 Furphy Sprint

Tara Madgwick - Saturday November 2

The first foal of triple Group I winning mare Shoals, blueblood I Am invincible mare Isthmus has been threatening to win a stakes race this year and got the job done when charging clear to score a dominant victory in the Group III VRC Furphy Sprint (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday over another I Am Invincible mare in Kundalini.

Woman on a mission - Isthmus wins her first stakes race - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, Isthmus let loose with a brilliant turn of foot for Blake Shinn at the furlong to dash away from her rivals winning by two and a half lengths to take her overall record to five wins from 11 starts with prizemoney topping $260,000.

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"Being a stakes winner now makes a big difference to her page and she's certainly a valuable mare," Sam Freedman said.

"So she's capable of getting to the top level, we feel, and maybe it's a Sangster (G1) in the Autumn."

Happy connections of Isthmus - image Grant Courtney

Retained to race by her breeders Arrowfield Stud and Jonathan Munz, Isthmus is the first foal of triple Group I winner Shoals, a full sister to stakes-winner Groundswell that claims blue hen Shantha’s Choice as her grand-dam, so it’s the family of Group I winners Redoute’s Choice, Platinum Scissors and Manhattan Rain.

Shoals has an unnamed two year-old filly by I Am Invincible and a yearling filly by Maurice (Jpn. She has also foaled this spring producing another filly by I Am invincible.

Isthmus is the 110th stakes-winner for Yarraman Park's champion sire I Am Invincible.

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Race Result - Furphy Sprint Gr3 1100m

Flemington Track: Good(3) Time: 1:02.64
1
Isthmus
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Shoals (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: B Shinn 55
I Am Invincible
2
2.5
Kundalini
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Ruud Awakening (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: M J Dee 55
I Am Invincible
3
2.6
Danny's St Darci
- 6m All Too Hard (AUS) x Darcibelle (NZ) (Darci Brahma (NZ))
Tnr: Matthew Dale Rdr: Tim Clark 55
All Too Hard
4
2.7
Cigar Flick
- 4m Churchill (IRE) x Palmateer (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Jordan Childs 55
5
2.9
Infancy
- 4m Wandjina (AUS) x Childhood (USA) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J Bowman 56
6
3.7
Lempicka
- 6m Rich Enuff (AUS) x Hot Art (AUS) (Excellent Art (GB))
Tnr: K & K Keys Rdr: L Currie 56
7
4
Facile
- 4m Trapeze Artist (AUS) x I Like It Easy (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: M Zahra 57
8
4
A Little Deep
- 5m Deep Field (AUS) x Laugh A Little (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Jamie Kah 56
9
4.5
Extremely Rowdy
- 4m Extreme Choice (AUS) x Rowdy Belle (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Gelagotis Rdr: Jye McNeil 55
10
4.5
Kin
- 5m Impending (AUS) x Kinshachi (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D W Stackhouse 55
11
5
Sans Doute
- 5m Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x My Prerogative (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: M W Walker Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
12
5
Pharari
- 4m American Pharoah (USA) x Andes (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Ethan Brown 55
13
5.3
Pondalowie
- 4m Deep Field (AUS) x Glorious Red (AUS) (Red Element (AUS))
Tnr: E & D Browne Rdr: W Egan 55
14
5.3
Scuderia
- 5m Squamosa (AUS) x Mi Chiamano Mimi (USA) (Came Home (USA))
Tnr: Thomas Carberry Rdr: Declan Bates 55
15
5.4
Wild Belle
- 5m Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Hi Belle (AUS) (Clangalang (AUS))
Tnr: Luke Fernie Rdr: Damian Lane 56
16
5.9
Wanda Rox
- 5m Wandjina (AUS) x Folk Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: L J Hatch Rdr: Ben Allen 55
17
6.1
Dashing Legend
- 5m Snitzel (AUS) x Kneeling (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Parr 56
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