Champion sire I Am Invincible was the leading sire by aggregate after the first session of Inglis Easter on Sunday, with 16 yearlings selling for $11,230,000.

Fresh from siring a new G1- winning juvenile colt on Saturday in Seize The Day, I Am Invincible produced the first million-dollar colt of Inglis Easter this year when the Cressfield-bred and consigned colt from Pippie made $1.35million.

He is the third foal of dual G1-winning Written Tycoon mare Pippie, who was bought by Cressfield for $1.8bmillion at the 2021 Inglis Chairman’s Sale.

Her first foal was a Snitzel filly (Samudra) bought by David Ellis for $775,000 at Inglis Easter, and her second is an I Am Invincible filly (Empress K) that made $1.4 million last year when bought by Champions Farm / Satomi Oka Bloodstock.

Both fillies have come out and won, putting the spotlight on this colt, who is sadly the last foal from Pippie, who died in 2024.

The Newgate and China Horse Club partners have enjoyed much success sourcing colts with a view to creating stallions and are hopeful this fellow can follow suit.

“He was nearly our favourite colt on the ground and certainly one of our top five favourite colts,” said Henry Field.

“A masculine, powerful colt out of a very fast mare and bred on a terrific farm in Cressfield, so really, you know I know it’s a cliched expression, but he ticked every box.”

“He looked like the kind of horse you could see standing in the stallion barn in a couple of years’ time.”

“We have had a wonderful relationship with China Horse Club and partners and have 15 horses that have gone on to become stallions and I hope he’s number 16.”

A trainer for the colt will be decided after he is broken in.

The Newgate and China Horse Club partners also purchased the Yarraman Park consigned I Am Invincible colt from imported stakes-winner Quality Response (USA) for $875,000.

Silverdale Farm topped Inglis Easter in 2023 when selling Autumn Glow for $1.8 million, and they got very close to that mark at the sale on Sunday when selling a lovely I Am Invincible filly from Sweet Sherry for $1.7 million.

A half-sister to G2 ATC Percy Sykes Stakes winner Eneeza from G3-winning Bel Esprit mare Sweet Sherry, she was knocked down to  Go Bloodstock / Michael Freedman / Andrew Williams Bloodstock.

The filly continues an exceptional run of sale ring success for Sweet Sherry, who has had five foals in a row for Silverdale Farm that have all been sold as yearlings for a grand total of $6,525,000.

This year’s result is the best so far for Sweet Sherry, who was covered again by I Am Invincible last spring.

I Am Invincible has a further 17 yearlings to be offered on Monday.