Honest mare Invincibella saluted in an historical edition of the Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm handing her trainer Chris Waller a record 18th Group 1 win for the season and her jockey Jason Collett his first win at the highest level.
Jockey Jason Collett rode his first Group 1 winner on Invincibella (pictured winning the Dane Ripper) in the Tatt’s Tiara. Photo: Steve Hart.
Backing-up from a successful title defence in the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes, which has now produced seven of the Tiara winners since 2009, five-year-old Invincibella finally broke through with a Group 1 success in the $500,000 Brisbane feature.
Rounding out Group 1 racing for the 2018-19 season, the Tattersall’s Tiara result also elevated Waller to a class of his own with the master trainer preparing a record 18 Group 1 winners for the season.
He previously sat equal with the late, great Tommy Smith who trained 17 Group 1 champs during the 1979/80 season.
Waller’s record 18 Group 1 wins for 2018/19 included seven from champion mare Winx, four from The Autumn Sun and two by Very Ellegant.
Invincibella joined Shraaoh, Nature Strip, Patrick Erin and Shillelagh as his other individual Group 1 winners for the season.
Collett was thrilled post-win becoming the third Group 1 winning hoop for his family after Invincibella fended off the Godolphin-raced duo Pohutukawa in second and Savatiano in third to take out the Tiara.
“It’s a long time coming,” he said.
“She copped a fair bump…she managed to pick herself up.
“A very good effort by Chris and his team.
“She’s a multiple Group 2 winner and now a Group 1 winner.”
Invincibella, fifth in last year’s Tattersall’s Tiara held at Doomben, showed true tenacity to get the job done and continued her excellent Queensland strike-rate.
“I think she’s off to the breeding barn after this so it’s a pretty good swansong,” Collett, who before the 2019 Tiara had ridden 11 Group 1 second placegetters, said.
Connections however could now be tempted to race on with the daughter of I Am Invincible, heading not to the breeding barn but to the Gold Coast during next year’s Magic Millions Racing Carnival chasing a third successive victory in the $1 million MM Fillies & Mares race over the summer.
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2019 Tattersall’s Tiara Results & Finishing Order
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Wgt. | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | INVINCIBELLA | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | – | 7 | 57kg | $10 |
| 2 | 18 | POHUTUKAWA | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 0.1L | 4 | 55.5kg | $5 |
| 3 | 10 | SAVATIANO | James Cummings | Tommy Berry | 0.5L | 11 | 57kg | $4.40F |
| 4 | 4 | OREGON’S DAY | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Michael Walker | 1.25L | 18 | 57kg | $81 |
| 5 | 15 | JAMAICAN RAIN | Richard Laming | Jamie Kah | 1.35L | 6 | 57kg | $31 |
| 6 | 7 | ECKSTEIN | Chris Waller | Craig Newitt | 1.55L | 14 | 57kg | $21 |
| 7 | 11 | NOIRE | Chris Waller | Robbie Fradd | 1.65L | 9 | 57kg | $20 |
| 8 | 5 | PRINCESS POSH | Kris Lees | Larry Cassidy | 1.85L | 12 | 57kg | $26 |
| 9 | 12 | NAANTALI (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Nikita Beriman | 2.05L | 17 | 57kg | $91 |
| 10 | 8 | WINTER BRIDE | Toby Edmonds | Ryan Maloney | 2.15L | 5 | 57kg | $19 |
| 11 | 3 | SPRIGHT | Garry Frazer | Michael Cahill | 2.25L | 8 | 57kg | $10 |
| 12 | 16 | OUTBACK BARBIE | Tony Gollan | Jim Byrne | 2.65L | 1 | 55.5kg | $19 |
| 13 | 17 | MULTAJA | James Cummings | Jeff Lloyd | 3.05L | 10 | 55.5kg | $9 |
| 14 | 19e | BACCARAT BABY | David Vandyke | Micheal Hellyer | 3.8L | 16 | 55.5kg | $31 |
| 15 | 13 | SIREN’S FURY | Jason Coyle | Tegan Harrison | 4L | 3 | 57kg | $101 |
| 16 | 14 | PECANS | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 4.2L | 2 | 57kg | $81 |
| 17 | 9 | EGG TART | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 8.7L | 15 | 57kg | $17 |
| 18 | 6 | IRITHEA | Bjorn Baker | James Orman | 9.45L | 13 | 57kg | $31 |
| – | 22e | SPLIT LIP | Will Clarken | Matthew McGillivray | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 23e | SWEET DEAL | John Thompson | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 21e | PLATINUM ANGEL | Toby Edmonds | Ben Allen | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 2 | PROMPT RESPONSE | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 20e | CON TE PARTIRO (USA) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | – | 0 | – | – |
