Progressive I Am Invincible mare I Am Me had a productive 2022 winning six races from a Canberra maiden in March through to a Benchmark 88 event in December and she upped the ante on New Year’s Day to claim her first Black Type victory.

The Dynamic Syndications colour bearer has been a slow burn type of horse with the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace team allowing her to find her path through the lower grades as a youngster.

Maturity has really seen her blossom in the latter part of last year and coming into the Listed ATC Canterbury Sprint (1200m) she was riding a three race winning streak.

Ridden with confidence by Andrew Adkins, I Am Me was able to do it at both ends after jumping from a wide gate and scored by more than a length in clocking a new track record for the 1200m at 1:08.45.

The previous record was set by Hoystar in 2008 running 1:09.03.

“I had to burn the candle at both ends, but I knew she’d be the best horse in the race and she was very, very strong late, so there only bigger and better things in store for her,” said Adkins.

A $210,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Segenhoe draft for Dynamic Syndications / Dean Watt Bloodstock, I Am Me has the overall record of seven wins and two placings from 12 starts with prizemoney in excess of $449,000.

She was bred by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and is the first winner from Mefnooda, a metro winning half-sister by Medaglia D’Oro (USA) to Group III winning filly One Last Dance and daughter of Group IIII winner One World.

I Am Me is the 89th stakes-winner for Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible, who sired Imperatriz to win the Group I Sistema Railway Sprint in New Zealand earlier in the day.

I Am Me Image: Steve Hart