Given time off after a troubled last of seven behind Switzerland in the Pierro Plate at Randwick in February, regally-bred I Am Invincible colt Enriched served notice he could be a player in the 3-year-old features in the spring when he opened his account in the 1100m at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Given a rail-hugging ride by Jason Collett, the Michael Freedman-trained colt did not have to go around a horse to win by a neack in a thrilling finish.
🏆 Vinnie Winner 🏆
Closely related to Champ @winx_horse, the @MFreedmanRacing-trained Enriched was in need of a gap before Jason Collett darted back to the inside to secure a run and score at just his second start. Consigned @inglis_sales Easter by @BhimaTBreds, the Peter &… pic.twitter.com/CQ34mqOH0u
— Yarraman Park Stud (@yarramanpark) August 21, 2024
Bred by Peter and Terry Board, Enriched is the third winner from four to race for the unraced Encosta De Lago mare Miss Atom Bomb, a half-sister to world champion and four time Australian Horse of the Year Winx and Group III winner El Divino.
Stable representative Sophie Johnson said the hulking son of I Am Invincible has returned a different horse.
“The time out has been a blessing for him; he has come back big and strong, has a lovely nature, and is easy to work with,” Johnson said.
“Michael has always liked the horse, and it was unfortunate that he pulled up sore after his first run.
“He is a big boy and will tighten up from this. Hopefully, he will be in for a nice spring.”
Consigned by Bhima Stud to the 2023 Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Enriched was a $450,000 purchase for Michael Freedman Racing / Gandharvi / Mick Wallace.
Enriched was the first of three consecutive winners at Warwick Farm for Yarraman Park Stud’s reigning champion sire, I Am Invincible. He was followed by 5-year-old mare There There and 4-year-old mare Bonita Queen.
