Invincible Colt Wins G3 Black Opal

Tara Madgwick - Sunday March 8

Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible posted his third new stakes-winner this weekend when promising colt Barbaric carried the China Horse Club colours to victory in the Group III Black Opal Stakes (1200m) at Canberra on Sunday.

Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, who had three runners in the race, Barbaric finished off too well for Kerrin McEvoy between runners to snatch a narrow win over his stablemate Bartley with the race favourite Cellsabeel a close up third.



“He looks a racehorse, a really nice horse going forward,” said Peter Snowden.

“He really wants to win and helps himself with his good attitude.”

Barbaric as a yearlingA $900,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Segenhoe draft for China Horse Club/Newgate Bstock/WinStar Farm, Barbaric runs for a big syndicate of international and local bloodstock investors headed by Newgate Farm.

He has the tidy record of three starts for two wins with prizemoney topping $180,000.

Bred by Segenhoe in partnership, Barbaric is a half-brother to Group III placed Diddles and is the fifth winner from Group III winner Mimi Le Brock, who also won a Magic Millions 2YO Classic and was Group I placed in the VRC Emirates Stakes and Myer Classic.

Barbaric is the 54th stakes-winner for I Am Invincible and caps a successful weekend for him that has also produced two more new stakes-winners in Dame Giselle and Sangria taking his overall seasonal earnings in excess of $11million.



 

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Race Result - John McGrath Auto Black Opal Gr3 1200m

Canberra Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:11.44
1
Barbaric
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Mimi Lebrock (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56
I Am Invincible
2
0.2
Bartley
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Rationality (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
3
0.3
Cellsabeel
- 2f Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Our Egyptian Raine (NZ) (Desert Sun (GB))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Tommy Berry 55
Hinchinbrook
4
0.6
Aftermath
- 2c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Elusive Gift (NZ) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tim Clark 56
5
1.5
Return With Honour
- 2c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Irish Nova (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: G A Ryan Rdr: J Bowman 56
6
1.8
Obligatory
- 2c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Necessary Evil (USA) (Harlan's Holiday (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: M J Dee 56
7
1.9
Lady Of Luxury
- 2f Criterion (NZ) x Miss Beauty World (AUS) (God's Own (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J R Collett 54
8
3.0
Tamerlane
- 2c Golden Horn (GB) x Wordcraft (GB) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: N Rawiller 56
9
3.1
Spicy Restaurant
- 2c Poet's Voice (GB) x Cannery Row (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: Danielle Seib Rdr: G Schofield 56
10
8.4
Mr Maharaj
- 2g Iffraaj (GB) x Unforgivable (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Todd Smart Rdr: Aaron Sweeney 56
11
9.3
Little Krakatoa
- 2g Epaulette (AUS) x Pentacity (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: J M Cleary Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56
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