Promising Debut Winner – Three-Quarter Brother for MM 2025

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday December 4

Chiming in late with giant strides at the finish was I Am Invincible filly Arriving Home, who made a winning debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday in the same colours as her Group I winning stablemate Steffi Magnetica.

Trained by Bjorn Baker and ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Arriving Home has had a good education this year with four trials under her belt and the 1100m maiden against older horses was chosen as a starting point for the three year-old filly.

Allowed to find her feet early, Arriving Home found herself back and wide coming to the turn, but hit the line full of running to score by a head with her best work on the line.

“Nice filly. Ran a great race and was really starting to get the hang of it late,” said Kerrin McEvoy.

“She’s one that can keep improving.”

Advertisement

Arriving Home was a $550,000 Magic Millions purchase.

A $550,000 Magic Millions purchase from Yarraman Park for  Cunningham Thoroughbreds/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA)/Bjorn Baker Racing, Arriving Home was bred by Yarraman Park and Gall Bloodstock and they retain a share in her ownership.

She is the second winner from three foals to race from stakes-winning Stratum mare Precious Memories, whose dam is a half-sister to Group I winners Castelvecchio and Maid of Heaven.

Yarraman Park will offer a Home Affairs colt from Precious Memories at Magic Millions as Lot 795.

Precious Memories has foaled again this spring producing a filly by Home Affairs.

Advertisment

Race Result - TAB Mdn Hcp 1100m

Warwick Farm Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:04.38
1
Arriving Home
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Precious Memories (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55.5
2
0.2
Choice Legend
- 5m Extreme Choice (AUS) x French Origins (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: M C Conners Rdr: Deanne Panya 55
3
0.5
Our Little Star
- 4m Shooting To Win (AUS) x Our Lonnie (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56.5
4
0.6
Rickythesteamboat
- 4g Rubick (AUS) x Street Made (CAN) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: A B Collett 54
5
0.7
Smother
- 3g All Too Hard (AUS) x Spoils (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Zac Lloyd 57.5
6
1.2
Monty The Missile
- 5g Smart Missile (AUS) x Vegas Strip (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 59.5
7
3.7
Moonlight Dream
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Jolie Brise (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: Regan Bayliss 54.5
8
7.8
Dancing Argenta
- 3f D'argento (AUS) x Fidelias Dance (GB) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: G R Nickson Rdr: Molly Bourke 53.5
9
7.9
Fly Scotty Fly
- 3g Brazen Beau (AUS) x Fly By (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Tim Clark 57.5
More Reading...
Hard To Cross swoops to Valley win
Six-year-old gelding Hard To Cross was aided by the three-kilo claim of Rose Hammond as the Kiwi bred landed his first victory of the preparation when landing the Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap (1523m).
Idyllic Prince Stakes - Phanta Leads a Sweet Trifecta for Gingerbread Man
Yarradale Stud's senior stallion Gingerbread Man achieved a rare career high for any sire when the son of Shamardal provided the trifecta in Saturday's Listed Idyllic Prince Stakes over 1300m at Belmont Park.
Via Sistina Joins Two Group One Legends
Via Sistina is certainly in rare air and if you want another stat to put her in perspective – yesterday’s Winx Stakes win saw her become one of only three horses in the last 40 years to win eight Group One races in a 12-month period.
Inglis Ready2Race Sale Now Online
The strongest collection of sire power ever assembled for an Australian 2YO Sale will be offered at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, for which the catalogue is now available online.
Sires With Winners - Sunday August 24
Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Bates gets creative at The Valley
Six-year-old gelding The Creator led throughout to claim the Ladbrokes Top 2/3/4 Betting Handicap (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday under a perfect Logan Bates ride.
Navy King sails to Valley victory
A well-judged front-running ride by Daniel Stackhouse has aided five-year-old gelding Navy King to claim the lion’s share of the prize in the MSC Signs Handicap (2040m) at The Valley on Saturday.
First Stakes Success For Cafe Millenium
While having just turned 5, former Sydneysider Cafe Millenium (Not A Single Doubt), who now calls Lindsay Park home, broke through for his first black type victory on Saturday, winning the Listed SAJC Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville in impressive fashion.
Wootton Bassett Juvenile G2 Double
Wootton Bassett (GB) featured in Ireland overnight at The Curragh with two stakes-winning juveniles, Constitution River taking out the the Group II Futurity (7f), while the Group II Debutante (7f) went to the filly Composing, who comes from the family of Amelia’s Jewel.
Sires With Winners - Saturday August 23
Here is the full list of 106 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.