Matt Laurie

By Renee Geelen/TTRAusNZ Dual Sires' Produce Stakes winner Vinrock will join Yulong's impressive stallion roster in 2026 for a fee of A$22,000. By sire of sires I Am Invincible, Vinrock brings Group 1-winning juvenile form and an outstanding pedigree to the Victorian operation. Multiple champion sire I Am Invincible added a new benchmark as a sire of sires on Saturday, with his son, Home Affairs, siring the G1 Golden Slipper Stakes winner Guest House from his first crop. Vinnie, as he is affectionately known by the Australian racing community, is...

Yulong have added unbeaten two-year-old colt Vinrock (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) to their collection of outstanding bloodstock, with the purchase confirmed on Monday. Winner of all his three starts, including a historic G2 VRC Sires' Produce and G1 Sires' Produce Stakes double, the colt will stay with trainer Matt Laurie. "We are extremely excited about the acquisition of Vinrock," said Yulong's racing manager Troy Stephens. "He's an unbeaten two-year-old, the first Australian Group 1 winner [juvenile] for his champion sire I Am Invincible, and the first horse since 1981...