Progressive four-year-old I Am Invincible mare Invincible Caviar is the best offspring to race from champion mare Black Caviar after posting her fourth win from six starts at Flemington on Saturday, but the victory was not without it’s share of drama.
Trained by Peter Moody as was her famous mum, Invincible Caviar has been given plenty of time and is in career best form this preparation.
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I Am Invincible x Black Caviar@moodyracingpgm 4YO mare goes back to back & makes it 4 wins from 6 starts. Congrats to Team Caviar & Jamie Kah
🎥 https://t.co/tWi4HHZE6i pic.twitter.com/luYO0vlgUJ— Yarraman Park Stud (@yarramanpark) December 17, 2022
She went out favourite for the Benchmark 84 event over 1200m and in a stirring finish that ended in a dead heat, Invincible Caviar was looking to share the spoils with fast finishing My Yankee Girl.
The stewards lodged a protest alleging excessive use of the whip by Blake Shinn on My Yankee Girl in the final 100m which was upheld giving Invincible Caviar the prize.
Invincible Caviar was retained to race by the Black Caviar ownership group and with four wins and nearly $170,000 in prizemoney is the best of three winners from five foals to race from the great champion Black Caviar.
Champion sire I am Invincible has sailed straight past his milestone of 100 winners during the week and with four winners on Saturday has pushed his seasonal earnings to $8.1million, so he is now in hot pursuit of Savabeel at the top of the Australian General Sires List by earnings on $9.5million.
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