Three-time Australian Champion Sire I Am Invincible will stand for an unchanged fee of A$220,000 (inc GST) at Yarraman Park Stud this year.
Vinnie, as he's known, is headed into his 17th year at stud. A trio of his progeny have won Group 1 races this season and seven of his yearlings have made A$1 million or more in the sales ring. Overall, of his 93 yearlings catalogued for sale from his 2024 crop, 71 sold for an average of A$559,000 across all nine yearlings sales held so far in 2026.
His son Hellbent sees a fee increase to A$55,000 (inc GST), while Brave Smash gets a trim to A$22,000 (inc GST).
“One thing a stallion's got to do is prove he can get elite horses,” said Yarraman Park's Harry Mitchell. “I Am Invincible, who has 19 Group 1 winners, sired Brazen Beau and Voodoo Lad in his first crop. Hellbent sired Magic Time and Benedetta in his first crop, and Brave Smash sired G1 Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Kimochi in his first crop.
“The one great thing about our stallions is they're on an upward trajectory, especially the young horses. You're going into them with far better books in front of you. And I think that's a big key. If you go to the horse who is on the up, whose had good mares, it's easier than a horse who has good horses early then a quiet patch. We saw it with Brave Smash, he had a good first crop, but then an average two or three books, so he went quiet. He's got the mares now.
“It's why we've never overpriced our stallions. I never want to go backwards.”
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