I Am Invincible Gelding Tops HK International Sale on Friday

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 8

A gelding by reigning champion sire I Am Invincible returned the highest price at the 2025 Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) on Friday night at Sha Tin after fetching a bid of HK$5 million (A$1,021,200)

Top lot by I Am Invincible from Subsequent.

Lot 12 was purchased by Philip Liu and is a half-brother to the Group I winner Summer Passage from Subsequent and was sourced from the Highgrove Stud draft at Inglis Easter for A$580,000 in 2023.

Mr Danny Rolston, Executive Manager, International Sale/Owners Advisory Services, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, said: “We’ve put some really nice horses up, we were really selective on the final group that we offered to the market.

“As you would know from the withdrawal list, we took out the horses that weren’t suitable for sale right at this point – some of those will be made available for sale at a later stage – but what we did offer here tonight are horses that we have a lot of confidence in. Some of the horses at the lower end of the market this year, we’re absolutely positive that there’s some great value in hand.

Advertisement

“I think the market has dictated that horses aren’t worth the same as what they perhaps were two years ago and we’re confident that we’ve released some really nice horses into the market for our permit holders and in another 12 months we’ll be telling more stories like Markwin and New Future Folks and permit holders have come to the international sale and they’ve actually got value and they’ve been able to buy horses that are right here and ready to train and have a pretty good chance of going and winning a race in their first 12 months and being a chance in their four-year-old season.

The average of the sale was HK$3.006 million, the median price was HK$2.6 million, while the total sale returned HK$45.1 million.

Click here for more information.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Te Akau Win G3 War Decree Stakes with Snitzel Filly
Te Akau Racing made a blistering start to the afternoon across both New Zealand meetings on Saturday, racking up six wins in a three-hour period including with a pair of potential candidates for next month’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).
Lindermann Cracks $4million in Earnings
Gelded after losing form following his tenacious victory in the 2023 Group I ATC Rosehill Guineas, the Chris Waller trained Lindemann has embraced life as a gelding and has been on fire this spring racking up a series of lucrative wins including the $750,000 Group III ATC Craven Plate (1800m) at Randwick on Saturday.
G2 McEwen Stakes To Jigsaw - Fifth Black Type Victory
A previous Group 2 winner at Moonee Valley a few years back, Jigsaw’s connections would’ve headed into Saturday’s Group 2 MVRC McEwen Stakes (1200m) with a level of confidence despite tackling last start Group 1 MVRC Manikato Stakes winner Charm Stone.
Early Return Home for Cogburn
Group I winning Not This Time son Cogburn (USA) will return to WinStar Farm in Kentucky earlier than planned after disappointing fertility results during his first Australian covering season at Widden Stud.
Good News Week for Geisel Park
Geisel Park’s black-type mare Laced Up Heels is in foal off a maiden cover to Champion Australian Sire Zoustar and an orphan foal has found a new mum.
Von Hauke Wins G2 Crystal Mile - Half-Brother NZB Ready to Run
The Cliff Brown-trained Von Hauke swamped his rivals late under a patient rider from Ethan Brown to land the Gr.2 Crystal Mile (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday.
Stefi Magnetica Smashes Through $7m Mark
Already a dual Group1 winner, Bjorn Baker’s 5yo All Too Hard mare Stefi Magnetica added the $2m Group 2 ATC The Invitational (1400m) to her impressive record, with her earnings smashing through the $7m mark for her ownership group headed by the Cunningham family.
2025 Cox Plate Result - Fastnet Rock and Waller Quinella
A genuine champion sire should be able to produce the horses that win the very best races in the country in which they stand and the late great Fastnet Rock have us a demonstration of that when his high class Northern Hemisphere bred offspring Via Sistina (IRE) and Buckaroo (GB) fought out an epic finish to the $6million Group I MVRC WS Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
VRC Derby Favourite Strengthens His Chances With G2 Vase Win
When breaking his maiden by five lengths at just his second start last season, Ghaiyyath's colt Observer looked to have above average ability, but it was his third last start in the Group 1 MRC Caulfield Guineas (1600m) that had everybody talking about the exciting prospect.
First Winner for Home Affairs
Exciting young sire Home Affairs opened his account with his first winner in New Zealand on Saturday with a dominant debut victory for race favourite Harvey Wallbanger at Ellerslie.