Ultimate Gear Changes - Caballus Returns to Form with Stakes Victory

Tara Madgwick - Saturday May 17

A four year-old son of I Am Invincible, Caballus has never lacked for talent, however his path has not been smooth since selling for $1million as a yearling back in 2022.

Caballus was back in the winning groove at Scone - image Bradley Photographjy

Subsequently purchased by Darby Racing on Inglis Digital for $315,000 in 2023 and sent to Bjorn Baker, Caballus proved an immediate hit winning the Group III ATC Eskimo Prince Stakes in February of last year.

His form gradually tapered off after that and connections decided to bite the bullet and have him gelded and given a wind operation in a bid to get his career back on track.

It appears to have worked with Caballus savaging the line at Scone for Ash Morgan to win the $200,000 Listed Ortensia Stakes (1100m) by three-quarters of a length taking his overall record to four wins from 14 starts with prizemoney in excess of $590,000.

"Josh Parr has ridden him in a couple of his trials and Josh said to me about a month ago, 'he is airborne, this horse. He's a different horse to what he was'," said stable representative Glen Lobb.

"So both ops have done him good.

"He drew one, but he slightly missed it and had to do a bit of work to get up there. Ash had to dig him up then he over-raced a little bit and I was a bit worried.

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"But gee, when he let down he let down good."

Caballus was a $1million Inglis Easter purchase.

Raced by Coolmore and partners initially, Caballus was a $1million Inglis Easter purchase for Tom Magnier from the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft and was broken in and educated at Coolmore.

Bred by Reg Ryan, he is the best of five winners from five to race from Group III placed Commands mare Calming Influence, a daughter of stakes-winner Calming.

Calming Influence produced a filly last spring by Ole Kirk and was then covered by Zoustar.

Caballus is the 14th stakes-winner this season for reigning champion sire I Am Invincible.

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Race Result - Emirates Park KIDS Foundation Ortensia Stakes LR 1100m

Scone Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:02.40
1
Caballus
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Calming Influence (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Ashley Morgan 53
I Am Invincible
2
0.7
The Novelist
- 4g Written By (AUS) x Sunlit (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Ms W Costin 53
Written By
3
1.8
Fire Star
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Sabatini (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: A Adkins 53
4
2.4
Ostraka
- 4g Pariah (AUS) x Madame Andree (AUS) (War Emblem (USA))
Tnr: Annabel & Rob Archibald Rdr: N Rawiller 58.5
5
2.9
Pisanello
- 4g Ribchester (IRE) x Medaille (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
6
3.2
Fleetwood
- 4g Encryption (AUS) x Jennifer Juniper (AUS) (Time Thief (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: A B Collett 53
7
3.2
Miss Icelandic
- 5m Deep Field (AUS) x Iceland Turf Belle (AUS) (Duporth (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: H Coffey 54
8
3.6
Renosu
- 5g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Ghisoni (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 53
9
3.8
Contemporary
- 5g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Memorial (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: C Schofield 55.5
10
4.3
Grand Impact
- 5g Satono Aladdin (JPN) x Serena Slam (NZ) (Swiss Ace (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Anna Roper 54
11
4.5
Quick Tempo
- 6g Rubick (AUS) x Tawfiq Valley (AUS) (Purrealist (AUS))
Tnr: M S Minervini Rdr: J Ford 53
12
4.5
Compelling Truth
- 5g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Speak Fondly (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: M D Griffith Rdr: Braith Nock 55.5
13
5.1
Ballroom Bella
- 4m Russian Revolution (AUS) x Pasadoble (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Zac Wadick 53
14
9.9
Mnementh
- 8g Eurozone (AUS) x Yurrapendi (AUS) (Pendragon (NZ))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: R Hutchings 56
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