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Santos (AUS)

2015 I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) x Ghaliah (Secret Savings)
Highview Stud

By the breed shaper and emerging sire of sires I Am Invincible … fast and precocious juvenile trained by the all-conquering Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable … won Group 2 ATC Skyline Stakes (1200m), a stallion-making race, won in the past by Snitzel, Choisir, Hinchinbrook and Manhattan Rain … completely free of Danehill blood … runners include Group 1 winning 2YO Ulanova, stakes winners Moorlands Miss, West of Dalby etc.

Highview Stud

Highview Stud

Stands at Highview Stud
2025 FEE: $8,000

Highview is located on the outskirts of Hamilton City and has been developed over the years into one of the most picturesque stud farms in New Zealand. It comprises some 300 acres of prime undulating dairy farm-land in the heart of the Waikato, often described as the most fertile valley in the world.

1544 Kakaramea Road, RD10 , Hamilton, NZ, 3290
brent@highview.co.nz
www.highview.co.nz
+6421921467

Latest News

Highview Makes Welcome Return to Weanling Sale

Many of the vendors at this month’s NZB National Weanling Sale are familiar faces who are renowned for their quality drafts at this sale every year, but the 2025 edition also sees an old friend being welcomed back to the fold.

Highview Stud Announce 2025 Fees

With a host of quality performers from its proven lineup – Divine Prophet, Santos and Wrote – over the past 12 months, along with plenty of excitement about the pending arrival of Mr Mozart’s first foals, New Zealand’s Highview Stud has announced stallion fees for 2025.

Santos Filly Wins Tasmanian Guineas

Lightly raced Santos filly Moorlands Miss overcame a wide run to score a brave first stakes win at just her fourth start in Friday’s Tasmanian Guineas (LR).

First Australian Stakes-Winner for Santos

Champion sire I Am Invincible has a growing number of sons at stud and one of them is Santos, who was relocated from Aquis to Highview Stud in New Zealand earlier this year and sired his first Australian stakes-winner on Saturday at Doomben when West of Dalby won the $160,000 Listed BRC Mode Stakes (1200m).

Highview Stud Newcomers Turning Heads

Highview Stud newcomers Divine Prophet and Santos are receiving warm welcomes from the New Zealand breeding community.

Sires by Bloodline – I Am Invincible

Many broodmare owners have already planned and booked their matings for the season ahead, but there’s always room for change and once you decide on a sireline there can be a myriad of options to consider, so this series looks at stallions standing in Australia this spring grouped by sireline - who tickles your fancy?

Current Runners Accepted

Thursday, July 3
Sale Race 8 - 1400m Benchmark 64
Super Trooper (ex: Chinchilla) Tnr: A and S Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil
Friday, July 4
Canberra Acton Race 5 - 1080m Open
Chop The Ice (ex: Lady Ice) Tnr: Gratz Vella Rdr: Sinead Peebles
Tamworth Race 7 - 1200m Benchmark 58
Cheap Gas (ex: Talk Is Cheap) Tnr: Derek Piper Rdr: Aaron Bullock
Saturday, July 5
Cowra Race 4 - 1100m Benchmark 50
Exclusive Drop (ex: Vintage Drop) Tnr: Dar Lunn Rdr: Katherine Bell-Pitomac
Mungindi Race 1 - 1000m Maiden
I'm A Chocoholic (ex: Coco Kerringle) Tnr: Stephanie Sixtus Rdr: Leanne Boyd
Rosehill Race 6 - 1100m Benchmark 78
West Of Dalby (ex: Chinchilla) Tnr: Matthew Dale Rdr: Tim Clark
Te Rapa Race 3 - 1200m Open
Eligius (ex: Annonay) Tnr: Mark Forbes Rdr:
Sunday, July 6
Tauranga Race 6 - 1200m Maiden
Eligius (ex: Annonay) Tnr: Mark Forbes Rdr: George Rooke
Bunbury Race 6 - 1200m Class 5
Santanova (ex: Wild Ava) Tnr: Michael Lane Rdr: Chris Parnham
Grafton Race 6 - 1190m Class 1
Jed (ex: Dalavia) Tnr: Jason Reilly Rdr: Teighan Worsnop
Grafton Race 6 - 1190m Class 1
Fractional (ex: Portland Place) Tnr: Samantha McGuren Rdr: Ben Looker
Port Augusta Race 8 - 1200m Restricted 54
In Her Sights (ex: Excelamour) Tnr: Darren Bonetti Rdr: Margaret Collett
Sale Race 8 - 1400m Benchmark 64
Super Trooper (ex: Chinchilla) Tnr: A and S Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil
Monday, July 7
Pakenham Synthetic Race 7 - 1400m Benchmark 58 0
Grand Sage (ex: Reina Danzante)
Tnr: Reg Manning
Tuesday, July 8
Ballarat Synthetic Race 6 - 1200m Benchmark 64 0
Super Trooper (ex: Chinchilla)
Tnr: A and S Freedman
Ballarat Synthetic Race 7 - 1400m Benchmark 70 0
Super Trooper (ex: Chinchilla)
Tnr: A and S Freedman
Muswellbrook Race 4 - 1000m Maiden 0
Northern Exposure (ex: Northern Cuisine)
Tnr: Derek Piper
Wednesday, July 9
Balaklava Race 7 - 1300m Maiden 0
Mandarin (ex: Paransa)
Tnr: J and C Hickmott and Riggs

Sales

Top Sales

2023 ex Arrow Express(AUS)
$0

Australia Yearling Stats

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Pedigree Table

I Am Invincible (AUS) 2004
Ghaliah (AUS) 2002
Invincible Spirit (IRE) 1997
Cannarelle (AUS) 1998
Secret Savings (USA) 1991
Elated Lady (AUS) 1983
Green Desert (USA) 1987
Rafha (GB) 1987
Canny Lad (AUS) 1994
Countess Pedrille (AUS) 1994
Seeking The Gold (USA) 1986
Jurisdictional (USA) 1986
Vain (AUS) 1966
Lady Upstage (GB) 1974

Runners Today

Sale
Race 8 Super Trooper 3g ex: Chinchilla
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Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
51.6% - (48)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
28% - (26)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
17.2% - (16)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
3.2% - (3)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
0% - (0)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0% - (0)

Top Nicks

Exceed And Excel
4 wnrs , (1 sw) West Of Dalby
Elusive Quality
1 wnrs , (1 sw) Ulanova
Galileo
1 wnrs , (1 sw) Moorlands Miss
Choisir
3 wnrs Sandual
Encosta De Lago
2 wnrs Saulok
High Chaparral
2 wnrs Santanova
More Than Ready
2 wnrs Grand Sage
Northern Meteor
2 wnrs Saintly Sands
Sebring
2 wnrs Vila Belmiro
Al Maher
1 wnrs Royale Muck Up

Race Record

At 2
1st - Skyline Stakes (1200) Gr.2
1st - Luxury Network Pierro Plate (1100)
3rd - Breeders' Plate (1000) LR
4th - Nielsen Sports Victory Vein (1000)

Fee History

2024-$8,000 , 2023-$7,500 , 2022-$6,600 , 2021-$13,200 , 2020-$13,200 , 2019-$16,500

Grandsons of Invincible Spirit at Stud in Australasia