Pride Of Jenni booked to Champion stallion I Am Invincible
Australia’s reigning Horse of the Year and the country’s leading stallion will meet later this year with Pride Of Jenni confirmed for a meeting with I Am Invincible.
Yarraman Park Stud, in conjunction with Pride Of Jenni’s owner Tony Ottobre, announced on Tuesday night that the three-time Group 1-winning daughter of Pride Of Dubai had been booked into the star resident of its Hunter Valley farm.
“I Am Invincible, what he’s been able to do is incredible,” Ottobre said.
“I’m in awe of what he’s been able to produce so I think we’ll get a good one out of Pride Of Jenni.”
The announcement effectively signals the end of Pride Of Jenni’s career, which took in 39 starts for 10 wins and 12 minor placings.
The seven-year-old’s most recent appearance came in the Group 1 Doomben Cup on May 24, when she finished 10th of 12 in the race won by Antino.
She announced herself a star during Melbourne Cup Week in 2023, when she won the Empire Rose Stakes and Champions Mile in the space of eight days, and returned in the second half of the season to win the $4 million All-Star Mile and Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Ottobre said like during her racing career, when Sammy Waters was the loyal companion of the Ciaron Maher-trained mare, Pride Of Jenni would have a designated carer as a broodmare.
“A horse like this only comes once in a lifetime, and she’ll have her own carer throughout her entire life now,” he said.
“So, wherever she goes, there will be a carer going with her. We’re bringing in Caroline Kirwin from Ireland.
“Prior to that, we had Samantha Waters at the Ciaron Maher stables. Wherever Pride Of Jenni went, Sam was there all the time, and she never left her side at the stables.
“Now I’ve specially employed Caroline Kirwin from Ireland, who will be arriving soon to go through the breeding journey with Pride Of Jenni – wherever Pride Of Jenni goes, she’s going.”
Pride Of Jenni is one of the highest-profile bookings for I Am Invincible, who is in contention for a fourth-straight win in the Australian Champion Stallion award.
The son of Invincible Spirit will stand at a fee of $220,000, including GST, for the 2025 breeding season.
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