Invincible Onslaught

Tara Madgwick - Thursday March 19

With 10 winners in the last seven days and 35 in the past 30, I Am Invincible is churning out the winners that include the progressive Kris Lees trained mare Asharani, who won the $150,000 Gosford Provincial Championships Qualifier at Newcastle on Thursday.

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Asharani books her place in the $500,000 Provincial championship - image Steve Hart

Asharani charged home from back in the field for Brenton Avdulla to score a half length win in the 1200 metre sprint taking her overall record to five wins and three placings from 15 starts with prizemoney topping $270,000.

“She let down really well,” said Kris Lees, who has three horses now qualified for the $500,000 Provincial Championship at Randwick on April 11.

“She’s a really nice mare and will be well suited at Randwick in a few weeks time.”



A $440,000 Inglis Easter yearling purchase for D Lucas / Phoenix Thoroughbreds from the Canning Downs draft, Asharani is the best of seven winners from seven foals to race from stakes-winner Fuji Dancer.

Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible is already up to 133 winners for the season of $11.7 million in prizemoney with his 10 stakes-winners including his Group I winner Loving Gaby, who runs tonight in the Group I MVRC William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley carrying the same colours as Asharani.


 

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Race Result - Prov.C'ships Gosford Qual.-C5 1200m

Newcastle Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.26
1
Asharani
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Fuji Dancer (AUS) (Fuji Kiseki (JPN))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: B Avdulla 55.5
2
0.5
Through The Cracks
- 5g Wanted (AUS) x More Than Acracker (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Angela Davies Rdr: Jenny Duggan 59
3
2.3
General Soho
- 4g Epaulette (AUS) x Soho Madame (AUS) (Falbrav (IRE))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: Tom Sherry 59
4
2.4
Bubbles Ball
- 4m Zoustar (AUS) x Dance Girl Dance (AUS) (Made Of Gold (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Gibbons 54
5
2.6
Miss Scorcher
- 4m Fighting Sun (AUS) x Special Mention (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: G W Murray Rdr: J Penza 55.5
6
4.0
Oxford Tycoon
- 4g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Miss Monashee (AUS) (Monashee Mountain (USA))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: D Mc Lellan 56
7
4.4
Oakfield Captain
- 5g Testa Rossa (AUS) x Oakfield Beauty (AUS) (Danewin (AUS))
Tnr: D Lane Rdr: A Hyeronimus 57.5
8
4.5
Sir Elton
- 4g Your Song (AUS) x Calpe (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Adam Duggan Rdr: Ashley Morgan 56
9
4.8
Bombasay
- 4g Rothesay (AUS) x Bomba (AUS) (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: C Lever 56
10
7.2
Defeat
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Shepishir (AUS) (Shepherd's Field (USA))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: S Lisnyy 57.5
11
8.8
The Crimson Idol
- 4m Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Ruth's Secret (AUS) (Noverre (USA))
Tnr: J N Englebrecht Rdr: Ms R Murray 54
12
9.2
Trumbull
- 4g Darci Brahma (NZ) x Pride And Passion (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: G Buckley 59
13
13.6
Golden Tycoon
- 4g Hussonet (USA) x Super Bucks (AUS) (Dash For Cash (AUS))
Tnr: G McFarlane Rdr: C Reith 56
14
21.5
It's So Obvious
- 7m Krupt (AUS) x Self Evident (AUS) (Umatilla (NZ))
Tnr: G McFarlane Rdr: B Spriggs 55.5
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