By ANZ Bloodstock – 11 April 2025

2 f I Am Invincible – Volcada by Stravinsky 

O: Pinecliff Racing

B: GSA Bloodstock Pty Ltd

T: Clayton Douglas

W: Dequetteville Stakes, Listed, 1000m, April 5, Morphettville

Clayton Douglas and Jonathan Munz unearthed yet another talented filly on Saturday at Morphettville when the promising daughter of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), Blue Hotel, flashed home for victory on debut in the Dequetteville Stakes (Listed, 1000m).

Ridden by Todd Pannell, the juvenile jumped well from barrier seven and settled towards the rear of the ten–horse field, before unleashing an impressive turn of foot in the closing stages to defeat Boa Vista (Snitzel) by 1.6 lengths, while Sisstainable (I Am Invincible) finished another 0.4 lengths away in third. 

Douglas said he always had an inkling the filly was ‘above average’, so was happy to have his initial assessment proven right. 

“She’s a lovely filly. She’s still got a little bit to learn, but she’s shown me a lot of ability at home and it’s good to see her go and do it,” said Douglas.

“We think she’s a good horse and obviously she’s a homebred for Jonathan Munz and the team at Pinecliff, so obviously she’s a very valuable filly. She’s by a champion sire I Am Invincible from a stakes-winning mare [Volcada], actually her mother won this race for my uncle Rocket [Rod Douglas], so it’s good for her to come and win this race too. I thought she’s above average and she showed that today.”

Douglas revealed he is in no rush to decide what’s next for the talented filly.

“We’ll just get her home, you know it’s always hard bringing a two-year-old away for the first time, but she’s handled it really well. She may end up in Queensland, we’ll just sort of work that out, but she’s a lovely filly,” he said.

A homebred for Jonathan Munz’s GSA Bloodstock, Blue Hotel is out of Volcada (Stravinsky), who landed the Listed race for Munz and Douglas’ uncle Rodney Douglas in 2007. She has gone on to prove her aptitude in the breeding barn, with Blue Hotel her eighth winner from as many to race and they also include Group 3 winner Kaepernick (Fastnet Rock).

The win handed Yarraman Park’s banner stallion I Am Invincible his 117th individual stakes winner and 52nd juvenile stakes winner.