I Am Invincible sired the first winner at the official Sydney two year-old trials at Canterbury on Monday morning with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained colt Landon jumping fast to lead and going on with it to win easily by a couple of lengths.

A $320,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Gai and Adrian from the Willow Park draft, Landon runs for a syndicate including Aquis Farm in whose colours he runs.

He was a successful pinhook having been bred and sold as a weanling by South Coast nursery Bell View Park for $150,000 at Magic Millions.

He is a half-brother to Group III placed Leotie from stakes placed High Chaparral mare Prairie Star, who won up to 2100 metres.

It wasn’t long before Gai and Adrian unleashed another invincible flyer with the filly Bold Arial taking out heat four.

She raced just off the pace in the pack and hit the line hard when she got clear to win by more than a length.

A $105,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Middlebrook Valley Lodge draft for First Light Racing /G Waterhouse / A Bott / Paul Willetts Bloodstock, Bold Arial was bred by Jilly Henderson and is the first winner for Helvetica, a fast metro winner of three races, whose family traces back to outstanding filly Princess Talaria.

The first three dams are by some questionable sires in Zariz, Honour and Glory (USA) and Rigoletto and there is nothing I Am Invincible likes better than a mare with an average pedigree he can upgrade with a stakes-winner – Bold Arial fits the bill!

I Am Invincible also had two very talented colts finish a close second in their heats with Invincible Lad and Spin both stamping themselves as likely prospects to follow forward to raceday.

 

• LANDON •

 

• BOLD ARIAL •