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WINNING MOMENTS
“占领者”逆转突围之战
Invader’s Battle
To Success
2017 G1 INGLIS SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES殷利殊种公马缔造锦标赛
CHC did it again during the Sydney Autumn in the last 100m, before storming home to win the AUD1
Racing Carnival, by nabbing the AUD1 million million Sires’ Produce Stakes in the presence of over 20,000
G1 Inglis Sires’ Produce Stakes for the second on-track spectators. As a side note, the first three horses
time since 2015. across the line in the Sires’ (Invader, Summer Passage and
Trapeze Artist) – are all Snitzel colts.
The Sires’ Produce Stakes is a Group 1 set-weight
race for two-year-olds held over a distance of 1,400m. The CHC’s Invader runs for a syndicate that also includes
The classic race was f irst run in 1867 and now has a Newgate Farm , WinStar Farm, Matthew Sandblom, Sir
150-year-long history. The 2017 Inglis Sires’ Produce Owen Glen, Brian Backshall and David Wallace. The
Stakes race comprised of a 16-strong field. Invader had two-year-old has already raced multiple times this year,
originally secured a place in the Golden Slipper but had with top two f inishes in the last 4 races Incidentally,
to withdraw due to injury and was instead prepared for the CHC’s Pride of Dubai, who has been retired to
the Sires. stud, was the winner of the 2015 Sires’ Produce Stakes.
Subsequently, Invader’s brilliant win too has sent his
Invader, ridden by Hugh Bowman, drew a good barrier stud value skyrocketing. He will now set his sights on the
(3) and settled nicely mid-field. He sprinted quickly from AUD1 million G1 Golden Rose Stakes and the AUD1
200m, chased down Summer Passage and Trapeze Artist million G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes.
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