Promising I Am Invincible three-year-old gelding The Three Hundred broke the ice with a maiden win at Rosehill three weeks ago and made it back-to-back metro wins when scoring again at Warwick Farm on Wednesday beating Hellbent gelding Komodo Dragon to make it a quinella for Yarraman Park graduates.
Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, The Three Hundred was considered good enough to contest a couple of stakes races last autumn as a juvenile and since being gelded has turned a corner in his current preparation.
Ridden on the pace by Tim Clark, The Three Hundred gave a good kick after turning for home and was too strong at the finish winning the 1400m Benchmark 68 event over 1400m by a length over the favourite Komodo Dragon.
The Three Hundred makes it back-to-back wins for @GaiWaterhouse1 and @clarkyhk 👏@aus_turf_club pic.twitter.com/tXrswRmiJM
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 23, 2024
“He’s racing full of confidence now and we saw that in his work between runs and physically he’s in great shape, so it was going to take a really nice horse to beat him today,” said Adrian Bott.
“He’s always shown good ability, we’ve just had to be patient, so I think we can aim up to stakes level at some point and there might be a nice opportunity late in the carnival.”
A $400,000 Magic Millions purchase from Yarraman Park for Trilogy Racing Pty Ltd/Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing, The Three Hundred carries the Trilogy Racing colours and has now won two of eight starts.
Bred by Allam Racing, who retain a share in his ownership, The Three Hundred is the second winner from stakes-winning Smart Missile mare Sassy ‘n’ Smart, a half-sister to G3 winner Mallory from a top class European female family.
Three-year-old Komodo Dragon was purchased by his co-trainer John O’Shea in partnership with Suman Hedge Bloodstock for $170,000 from the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.