For the third year in a row champion sire I Am Invincible produced the winner of the of the $1 million Howden Magic Millions Snippets (1200m) with the Tony Gollan-trained gelding Zarastro following in the footsteps of King Of Sparta, who won in 2023 and 2024.

Tony Gollan’s domination of this race continued at the Gold Coast on Friday night when Zarastro made all from the front to give the champion Queensland trainer his fourth win in the race.

Already a G3 winner and multiple stakes-winner, Zarastro has the overall record of nine wins with his prizemoney earnings soaring beyond $1.3 million.

Gollan said the six-year-old peaked on the night and was a beneficiary of the races being delayed by six days as he would’ve likely struggled on a rain-affected track.

“We’ve had a good bit of luck in the race,” Gollan said.

“The first few years it wasn’t worth as much money but it’s worth a lovely amount now.

“He’s been a fantastic horse since he joined the stable and I had a real sense that he was starting to peak in his preparation.

“Today he was bag on and he got a track that was favourable.

“I was never worried they were going to run him down.

“He’s a high-quality sprinter.”

The two-length win over The Novelist and Semana came courtesy of a positive ride from young gun jockey Angela Jones, who thanked Gollan and connections for maintaining the faith in her.

“It’s so great to be here again and to do it on this horse is just great,” Jones said.

“I love his owners, they’re so supportive, as is Tony and they were happy to keep me on.

“He quickened up in the straight and I was that confident but I wasn’t that confident in the run because he normally tugs a little bit more when he’s on.

“But when we straightened up I felt how much he had left.”

Earlier in the night, the Gollan-trained I Am Invincible filly High Barbie ran sixth, beaten three lengths, in the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

Bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds and consigned by Segenhoe Stud, Zarastro is the first living foal and best of two winners from Zabeel’s speedy G2 ATC Light Fingers Stakes winner Adrift, a half-sister to the dam of G1 winner Entriviere.

I Am Invincible also had placegetters in two more of the feature races with Arriving Home finishing third in the $3 million 3YO Guineas and Charm Stone was second in the $2 million Magic Millions Cup and as a result he has surged into third place on the Australian General Sires List by earnings.