Invasor (horse)
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Invasor is a Thoroughbred
racehorse bred in Argentina
by Haras Clausan. The winner of the 2005 Triple Crown
in Uruguay
, he was later purchased by Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
who paid approximately USD 1.4 million for the horse. His two biggest wins were the 2006 Breeders' Cup Classic
, in which he defeated heavily favored Bernardini
and highly fancied Lava Man
, and the 2007 Dubai World Cup
, the world's richest horse race. He finished racing with a record of 11-0-0 in twelve starts and career earnings of $7,804,070. He was voted the Eclipse Award for American Horse of the Year and led the year-end World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
in 2006.
out of Quendom by Interprete. Candy Stripes was also the sire of such notable horses as Criollito, Different, Leroidesanimaux
, Lundy's Liability, Sweetest Thing, and Victory Stripes. Invasor was bought as a two-year-old by brothers, Juan Luis and Luis Alberto Vio Bado, and Pablo Hernandez, three Uruguayans who brought him to Uruguay.
Pablo Hernandez remembers the day he and the two brothers first saw Invasor. Their friend, Miguel Ezcurra, from Bullrich Auctioneers, took them by car to visit some smaller farms near Buenos Aires
. After having seen some 80 colt
s and fillies
at several farms, they went to Clausan Farm in Areco, a province of Buenos Aires, and that's where they saw Invasor. Sandro Mizeroqui, owner of Clausan Farm (now re-named Haras Santa Ines), said the horse would cost them $25,000. The three Uruguayans countered with $18,000. They all settled for $20,000. Hernandez said, "We purchased him and exported him to Maronas Racetrack
in Uruguay."
Invasor broke his maiden in his debut in Maroñas in late February 2005, winning a 5½ furlong
maiden race by 6¾ lengths, but then fractured his right hind sesamoid and required surgery. He had to wait until August to reappear, winning the "Ensayo" Stakes over 7½ furlongs by 2½ lengths.
run on September 10, by 5¾ lengths under heavy rain on a muddy track. One month later, on October 9, he won the 2000 m (1¼ mile) Gran Premio Jockey Club
by 3½ lengths, and completed the sweep winning the Gran Premio Nacional
by 6½ lengths. In all three races, the horse Potri Flash came second. With this sweep, Invasor became a favorite of the public, and a favorite to win Uruguay's most important race, the championship Gran Premio Internacional José Pedro Ramírez, run every January 6 in Maroñas.
His total earnings for taking the Triple Crown amounted to $113,866.
Invasor was sold after winning the Uruguayan Triple Crown to Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who paid, around US $1,400,000 to have the horse run for Shadwell Stable
. Considering how much the horse could win in Uruguay, the sheik's offer was too hard to turn down, although one Vio Brado brother was very reluctant. Still, the deal was made, and Invasor was flown into the state of Florida
, southernmost of the contiguous US
states, to be trained by Kiaran McLaughlin
at the Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center
in Florida
. There, the horse prepared for his next race, the UAE Derby
.
to compete in the UAE Derby, running into traffic problems, and finishing fourth, but coming on again to end up only a half length behind the 3rd and 2nd horses, albeit far from the winner, Discreet Cat
(owned by the competing Godolphin Stables
). Less than two months later, he came back to win the Grade I
Pimlico Special
by 1¼ lengths over Wanderin Boy, after stalking the leader through most of the race. On July 1, Invasor proved that his Pimlico Special win was no fluke by soundly winning the Grade I Suburban Handicap
by 4 lengths at Belmont Park
. On 6 August, he won his third straight Grade I race, holding off a hard-charging Sun King to win a photo finish in the Whitney Handicap
at Saratoga
. Invasor was pointed to the Jockey Club Gold Cup
but developed a fever a week prior to the race, so his trainer decided to skip it and point him to the Breeders' Cup Classic
to be run in November 2006.
Though he was now owned by a sheik and races in the United States, he was Uruguay's national hero. In Uruguay, whenever Invasor ran, people flocked to their nearest simulcast provider. "There was great anticipation here for the Jockey Club Gold Cup," said Pablo Roig, editor of Uruguay Turf Line. "Here in Montevideo, we follow all his races through the OTB simulcasts, and the people are enjoying all his victories."
"In Uruguay, soccer
is our main sport," said Luis Costa Baleta, a horse owner from a long-time Uruguayan racing family. "Whenever the national team
plays, the entire country stops to watch the match. Since Invasor has gone to the United States, every time he runs, all the simulcast halls are crowded with people who come to see him and bet on him. They shout and cheer for him as if Uruguay was playing in the finals of the World Cup
. They treat the horse as if he were still their own. No one can imagine what it's like. He's become a national hero."
The racing journalist and writer Miguel Aguirre Bayley wrote: "In my opinion, Invasor excelled because of his refined qualities, his endurance, and his outstanding intelligence. Invasor may well become one of the best racehorses in the history of the American Turf."
2006 Breeders' Cup
On November 4, 2006 Invasor, ridden by Fernando Jara, won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic
at Churchill Downs
, Kentucky. The field included favored Bernardini
, second favorite Lava Man
, and European three-year-old champion
George Washington
. Invasor, under the guidance of the 18-year-old jockey
Jara, passed Bernardini in the home stretch, defeating Bernardini by a length. This win essentially secured the Eclipse Award
s for Older Male Horse and Horse of the Year.
at Gulfstream Park
. Coming from off the pace, he was virtually stopped when Barcola, the long-shot pacesetter, began backing up. Under jockey Fernando Jara
, Invasor was forced to check. Trying to angle off the rail he was still blocked, clipping heels with Barcola. Coming into the stretch, Invasor and Jara found the hole they needed and squeezed through, achieving a two length victory over Hesanoldsalt ridden by Rafael Bejarano.
2007 Dubai World Cup
On March 31, 2007 Invasor, again ridden by Fernando Jara, took the $6 million Dubai World Cup
in the United Arab Emirates
against his rival Discreet Cat
. His time of 1:59.97 for 2,000 meters was the second fastest in the race's history, exceeded only by Dubai Millennium
's time of 1:59.50 in 2000. Discreet Cat finished last by 23 lengths, but a very game Premium Tap, who had led the pace, battled Invasor in the stretch for place with the Hong Kong
horse, Bullish Luck
, third.
Invasor started twelve times and won eleven races. In the one race that he lost, the UAE Derby, he finished fourth behind the exceptional winner Discreet Cat. A loss Invasor would later overturn in the running of the Dubai World Cup. His 12 race career earnings were $7,804,070.
in Lexington, Kentucky
for a stud fee of $20,000 http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/sr_sire_page.asp?refno=6939800&origin=singlesearch live foal; his first foal (out of the stakes-winning Danehill
mare Abby Road http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/48750.htm?id=48750) was foaled on January 11, 2009.
His first progeny were sold at Keeneland Sales
, in Kentucky
. All of its products are actually living in United States of America, except for one, who is standing in Mexico
, property of Cuadra Latina; A mexican race horses owner. Its name is "Weapon". Its pedigree is Here.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse bred in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
by Haras Clausan. The winner of the 2005 Triple Crown
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, he was later purchased by Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the Minister of Finance and Industry of the United Arab Emirates . He is the second son of the late ruler, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ....
who paid approximately USD 1.4 million for the horse. His two biggest wins were the 2006 Breeders' Cup Classic
2006 Breeders' Cup Classic
The 2006 Breeders' Cup Classic was run on November 4, 2006. The race, in its 23rd year, was contested at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky as part of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. The purse for the Classic, which is limited to fourteen horses, was $5,000,000.The...
, in which he defeated heavily favored Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
and highly fancied Lava Man
Lava Man
Lava Man is a dark bay thoroughbred gelding by Slew City Slew out of L'il Ms. Leonard . He who rose from the lowest levels of race horse claiming races to become regarded by many racing fans and members of the racing media as a legend in his own time...
, and the 2007 Dubai World Cup
Dubai World Cup
The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and from 2010 at the Meydan Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
, the world's richest horse race. He finished racing with a record of 11-0-0 in twelve starts and career earnings of $7,804,070. He was voted the Eclipse Award for American Horse of the Year and led the year-end World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
The World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings are compiled by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities , an organization established in 2003 with headquarters in Paris, France made up of members from around the world....
in 2006.
Beginnings
A bay stallion with a small white star, Invasor was foaled in Argentina, sired by the famous Candy StripesCandy Stripes
Candy Stripes was an American thoroughbred race horse and sire. A descendant of the great Nearco through his sire, Blushing Groom, he was out of the mare Bubble Company, a granddaughter of the 20th Century's greatest sire or sires, Northern Dancer....
out of Quendom by Interprete. Candy Stripes was also the sire of such notable horses as Criollito, Different, Leroidesanimaux
Leroidesanimaux
Leroidesanimaux is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in Brazil and was a Eclipse Award winner in the United States.-Background:His name is four French language words combined...
, Lundy's Liability, Sweetest Thing, and Victory Stripes. Invasor was bought as a two-year-old by brothers, Juan Luis and Luis Alberto Vio Bado, and Pablo Hernandez, three Uruguayans who brought him to Uruguay.
Pablo Hernandez remembers the day he and the two brothers first saw Invasor. Their friend, Miguel Ezcurra, from Bullrich Auctioneers, took them by car to visit some smaller farms near Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. After having seen some 80 colt
Colt (horse)
A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age....
s and fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
at several farms, they went to Clausan Farm in Areco, a province of Buenos Aires, and that's where they saw Invasor. Sandro Mizeroqui, owner of Clausan Farm (now re-named Haras Santa Ines), said the horse would cost them $25,000. The three Uruguayans countered with $18,000. They all settled for $20,000. Hernandez said, "We purchased him and exported him to Maronas Racetrack
Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas
Hipódromo Nacional de Maroñas is a horse racing track located in Ituzaingó neighbourhood, in Montevideo, Uruguay. It has a 2,065 metres main dirt track and a dirt 2,000 metres training track...
in Uruguay."
Racing record
Trained by Anibal San Martin, Invasor was ridden by Gustavo Duarte, one of Uruguay's leading jockeys. Duarte called Invasor the best horse he's ever ridden.Invasor broke his maiden in his debut in Maroñas in late February 2005, winning a 5½ furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
maiden race by 6¾ lengths, but then fractured his right hind sesamoid and required surgery. He had to wait until August to reappear, winning the "Ensayo" Stakes over 7½ furlongs by 2½ lengths.
Uruguayan Triple Crown
Invasor won the first leg of the Uruguayan Triple Crown, the one mile Gran Premio Polla de PotrillosGran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Uruguay)
The Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos is a Group I flat race for three-year-old colts and geldings, run over a distance of 1600 metres every September in Maroñas racetrack in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is the first leg of the Uruguayan Triple Crown for three year-olds....
run on September 10, by 5¾ lengths under heavy rain on a muddy track. One month later, on October 9, he won the 2000 m (1¼ mile) Gran Premio Jockey Club
Gran Premio Jockey Club (Uruguay)
The Gran Premio Jockey Club is a Group I flat race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2000 metres every October in Maroñas racetrack in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is the second leg of the Uruguayan Triple Crown for three year-olds....
by 3½ lengths, and completed the sweep winning the Gran Premio Nacional
Gran Premio Nacional (Uruguay)
The Gran Premio Nacional is a Group I flat race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2500 metres every November in Maroñas racetrack in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is the third leg of the Uruguayan Triple Crown for three year-olds.*...
by 6½ lengths. In all three races, the horse Potri Flash came second. With this sweep, Invasor became a favorite of the public, and a favorite to win Uruguay's most important race, the championship Gran Premio Internacional José Pedro Ramírez, run every January 6 in Maroñas.
His total earnings for taking the Triple Crown amounted to $113,866.
Invasor was sold after winning the Uruguayan Triple Crown to Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who paid, around US $1,400,000 to have the horse run for Shadwell Stable
Shadwell Racing
Shadwell Racing is the Thoroughbred horse racing operations of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.Introduced to Thoroughbred flat racing while a student in the United Kingdom, Sheikh Hamdan established his first racing stable there in 1981...
. Considering how much the horse could win in Uruguay, the sheik's offer was too hard to turn down, although one Vio Brado brother was very reluctant. Still, the deal was made, and Invasor was flown into the state of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, southernmost of the contiguous US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
states, to be trained by Kiaran McLaughlin
Kiaran McLaughlin
Kiaran P. McLaughlin is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He currently has a blog website, at http://kiaranmclaughlin.com where he updates what horses he has racing for that particular day...
at the Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center
Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center
Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center is an American stable and training facility for Thoroughbred racehorses located near Boynton Beach, Florida, just north of the Gulfstream Park racetrack. It is owned by MI Developments Inc. who built it at a cost of $90 million...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. There, the horse prepared for his next race, the UAE Derby
UAE Derby
The UAE Derby is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres on the Tapeta at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. It takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in late March.It was first run in 2000 and attained...
.
2006 Season
After training in Florida, Invasor was sent to DubaiDubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
to compete in the UAE Derby, running into traffic problems, and finishing fourth, but coming on again to end up only a half length behind the 3rd and 2nd horses, albeit far from the winner, Discreet Cat
Discreet Cat
Discreet Cat is a thoroughbred race horse. As a foal of 2003 , the bay colt after the colt won the UAE Derby in March 2006, he shipped to the United States but did not race in the Kentucky Derby or any other Triple Crown races.-Connections:...
(owned by the competing Godolphin Stables
Godolphin Stables
Godolphin Racing is the Maktoum family's private thoroughbred horseracing stable and was named in honour of the Godolphin Arabian, who came from the desert to become one of the three founding stallions of the modern thoroughbred....
). Less than two months later, he came back to win the Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Pimlico Special
Pimlico Special
The Pimlico Special is an American thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May. It is raced on dirt over a distance of 1³/16 miles . The race is currently open to horses age three and older and offers a purse of $250,000.The Pimlico Special was first run in...
by 1¼ lengths over Wanderin Boy, after stalking the leader through most of the race. On July 1, Invasor proved that his Pimlico Special win was no fluke by soundly winning the Grade I Suburban Handicap
Suburban Handicap
The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse....
by 4 lengths at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
. On 6 August, he won his third straight Grade I race, holding off a hard-charging Sun King to win a photo finish in the Whitney Handicap
Whitney Handicap
The Whitney Handicap is an American Grade 1 handicap race for Thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of 1⅛ miles. In 2007, the Breeders' Cup Ltd...
at Saratoga
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
. Invasor was pointed to the Jockey Club Gold Cup
Jockey Club Gold Cup
The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a prestigious thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the Travers Stakes is of the...
but developed a fever a week prior to the race, so his trainer decided to skip it and point him to the Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Classic
The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships...
to be run in November 2006.
Though he was now owned by a sheik and races in the United States, he was Uruguay's national hero. In Uruguay, whenever Invasor ran, people flocked to their nearest simulcast provider. "There was great anticipation here for the Jockey Club Gold Cup," said Pablo Roig, editor of Uruguay Turf Line. "Here in Montevideo, we follow all his races through the OTB simulcasts, and the people are enjoying all his victories."
"In Uruguay, soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
is our main sport," said Luis Costa Baleta, a horse owner from a long-time Uruguayan racing family. "Whenever the national team
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
plays, the entire country stops to watch the match. Since Invasor has gone to the United States, every time he runs, all the simulcast halls are crowded with people who come to see him and bet on him. They shout and cheer for him as if Uruguay was playing in the finals of the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
. They treat the horse as if he were still their own. No one can imagine what it's like. He's become a national hero."
The racing journalist and writer Miguel Aguirre Bayley wrote: "In my opinion, Invasor excelled because of his refined qualities, his endurance, and his outstanding intelligence. Invasor may well become one of the best racehorses in the history of the American Turf."
2006 Breeders' Cup
On November 4, 2006 Invasor, ridden by Fernando Jara, won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Classic
The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships...
at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
, Kentucky. The field included favored Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
, second favorite Lava Man
Lava Man
Lava Man is a dark bay thoroughbred gelding by Slew City Slew out of L'il Ms. Leonard . He who rose from the lowest levels of race horse claiming races to become regarded by many racing fans and members of the racing media as a legend in his own time...
, and European three-year-old champion
Cartier Racing Award
The Cartier Racing Awards are awards in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier jewelers. The award winners are decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and Daily Telegraph newspapers.Eight...
George Washington
George Washington (horse)
George Washington was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Ireland by champion sire Danehill out of Bordighera, also the dam of the high class colt Grandera. Bred by Roy and Gretchen Jackson, he was trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O'Brien and owned by Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith...
. Invasor, under the guidance of the 18-year-old jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
Jara, passed Bernardini in the home stretch, defeating Bernardini by a length. This win essentially secured the Eclipse Award
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
s for Older Male Horse and Horse of the Year.
2007 Season
On February 3, 2007, Invasor won his fifth successive Grade I victory in the Donn HandicapDonn Handicap
The Donn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late January/early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.The race is named after the Donn family, who for many years owned and operated the racetrack....
at Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America....
. Coming from off the pace, he was virtually stopped when Barcola, the long-shot pacesetter, began backing up. Under jockey Fernando Jara
Fernando Jara
Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes...
, Invasor was forced to check. Trying to angle off the rail he was still blocked, clipping heels with Barcola. Coming into the stretch, Invasor and Jara found the hole they needed and squeezed through, achieving a two length victory over Hesanoldsalt ridden by Rafael Bejarano.
2007 Dubai World Cup
On March 31, 2007 Invasor, again ridden by Fernando Jara, took the $6 million Dubai World Cup
Dubai World Cup
The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and from 2010 at the Meydan Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
against his rival Discreet Cat
Discreet Cat
Discreet Cat is a thoroughbred race horse. As a foal of 2003 , the bay colt after the colt won the UAE Derby in March 2006, he shipped to the United States but did not race in the Kentucky Derby or any other Triple Crown races.-Connections:...
. His time of 1:59.97 for 2,000 meters was the second fastest in the race's history, exceeded only by Dubai Millennium
Dubai Millennium
Dubai Millennium was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, bred in the United States but trained in the United Kingdom and Dubai during his racing career which ran from 1998 and 2000. He is notable for winning a series of major races in 1999 and 2000 including the Dubai World Cup...
's time of 1:59.50 in 2000. Discreet Cat finished last by 23 lengths, but a very game Premium Tap, who had led the pace, battled Invasor in the stretch for place with the Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
horse, Bullish Luck
Bullish Luck
Bullish Luck is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, he is the son of the 1990 Breeders' Cup Mile winner Royal Academy and out of the Alysheba mare Wild Vintage...
, third.
Invasor started twelve times and won eleven races. In the one race that he lost, the UAE Derby, he finished fourth behind the exceptional winner Discreet Cat. A loss Invasor would later overturn in the running of the Dubai World Cup. His 12 race career earnings were $7,804,070.
Races
| Finish | Race | Distance | Jockey | Time | Grade | Runner up/Winner | Track |
| 1st | Donn Handicap Donn Handicap The Donn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late January/early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.The race is named after the Donn family, who for many years owned and operated the racetrack.... |
9 f | Fernando Jara Fernando Jara Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes... |
1:48.43 | I | Hesanoldstaft | Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America.... |
| 1st | Dubai World Cup Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and from 2010 at the Meydan Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates... |
10 f | Fernando Jara Fernando Jara Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes... |
1:59.9 | I | Premium Tap | Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Nad Al Sheba Racecourse is a former Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It has a 2,200 metre left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed turf course of the same distance... |
| 1st | Breeders' Cup Classic Breeders' Cup Classic The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships... |
10 f | Fernando Jara Fernando Jara Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes... |
2:02.18 | I | Bernardini Bernardini Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career... |
Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs... |
| 1st | Whitney Handicap Whitney Handicap The Whitney Handicap is an American Grade 1 handicap race for Thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of 1⅛ miles. In 2007, the Breeders' Cup Ltd... |
9 f | Fernando Jara Fernando Jara Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes... |
1:49.06 | I | Sun King | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John... |
| 1st | Pimlico Special Handicap | 9.5 f | Ramon Dominguez | 1:54.4 | I | Wanderin Boy | Pimlico Race Course Pimlico Race Course Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London... |
| 1st | Suburban Handicap Suburban Handicap The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse.... |
10 f | Fernando Jara Fernando Jara Fernando Jara is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Aboard Jazil he won the 2006 Belmont Stakes... |
2:01.23 | I | Wild Desert | Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905... |
| 4th | UAE Derby UAE Derby The UAE Derby is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres on the Tapeta at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. It takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in late March.It was first run in 2000 and attained... |
1 3/16m | Richard Hills | II | Discreet Cat | Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Nad Al Sheba Racecourse Nad Al Sheba Racecourse is a former Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It has a 2,200 metre left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed turf course of the same distance... |
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| 1st | Gran Premio Nacional-Uruguayan Derby | 12.5 f | Gustavo Duarte | 2:36.74 | I | Potri Flash | Maronas |
| 1st | Gran Premio Jockey Club | 10 f | Gustavo Duarte | 2:02.41 | I | Potri Flash | Maronas |
| 1st | Polla de Potrillos-Uruguayan Two Thousand Guineas | 8 f | Fernando Olivera | 1:36.26 | I | Potri Flash | Maronas |
| 1st | Clasico Ensayo | 7.5 f | Gustavo Duarte | 1:28.87 | III | Vasco King | Maronas |
| 1st | Lapsang (Maiden) | 5.5 f | Gustavo Duarte | 1:04.33 | Lyon | Maronas | |
Retirement
Invasor was retired on June 23, 2007 http://thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2007/June/23/horse-of-the-year-invasor-retires.aspx due to the fracture of a bone in an area he had injured when he was younger. He now stands at stud at Shadwell FarmShadwell Racing
Shadwell Racing is the Thoroughbred horse racing operations of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.Introduced to Thoroughbred flat racing while a student in the United Kingdom, Sheikh Hamdan established his first racing stable there in 1981...
in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
for a stud fee of $20,000 http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/sr_sire_page.asp?refno=6939800&origin=singlesearch live foal; his first foal (out of the stakes-winning Danehill
Danehill (horse)
Danehill was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in the United States. During his phenomenal stud career Danehill became a champion sire on both sides of the Equator...
mare Abby Road http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/48750.htm?id=48750) was foaled on January 11, 2009.
His first progeny were sold at Keeneland Sales
Keeneland Sales
The Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene...
, in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. All of its products are actually living in United States of America, except for one, who is standing in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, property of Cuadra Latina; A mexican race horses owner. Its name is "Weapon". Its pedigree is Here.