First Stakes Win for Blueblood I Am Invincible Colt

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 8

By champion sire I Am Invincible from the family of world champion racehorse Winx, Enriched is a colt with pedigree aplenty and now he has a Black Type victory to his name after taking out the Listed ATC Fireball Stakes (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Enriched wins the Listed Fireball Stakes - image Bradley Photography

Trained by Michael Freedman and ridden by Tommy Berry, he took a split up the fence to score a three-quarter length win, his second from seven starts with over $219,000 in prizemoney.

“He’s been a horse that I’ve liked right from day dot and it’s taken him a little while to put things together,” said Michael Freedman.

“He’s very talented and I think he can go further.”

Enriched is now a stakes-winner - image Bradley Photography

Michael Freedman is looking to further Group races as the autumn unfolds for Enriched.

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Consigned by Bhima Stud to Inglis Easter, Enriched was a $450,000 purchase for Michael Freedman Racing / Gandharvi / Mick Wallace.

Bred by Peter and Terry Board who retain a share in his ownership, Enriched is the third winner from four to race for the unraced Encosta De Lago mare Miss Atom Bomb, a half-sister to world champion and four time Australian Horse of the Year Winx and Group III winner El Divino.

Miss Atom Bomb had no yearling for the sales this year, but produced a colt by snitzel last year before going back to I Am Invincible.

Enriched is the 115th stakes-winner for I Am Invincible

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Race Result - Jericho Group Fireball Stakes LR 1100m

Randwick Track: Good(4) Time: 1:03.04
1
Enriched
- 3c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Miss Atom Bomb (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 56
I Am Invincible
2
0.8
Flying For Fun
- 3f Spieth (NZ) x Vol Prive (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Bryce Heys Rdr: A B Collett 54
3
1.9
Zeitung
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x News Story (IRE) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Zac Lloyd 56.5
4
2.1
Catch The Glory
- 3f Zousain (AUS) x Catch That Cat (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: Tyler Schiller 54
5
2.5
Yoshinobu
- 3c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Total Attraction (AUS) (Nadeem (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
6
4.5
Take The Rap
- 3g Star Turn (AUS) x Madam Tilly (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: N F Gardner Rdr: Reece Jones 56
7
6.9
Drifting
- 3f Zousain (AUS) x Backpacker Express (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Tom Sherry 57
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