The remarkable story behind super sire I Am Invincible

I Am Invincible is a super sire. He is the product of Peter Morgan and Ray Gall. The original owner rejected a $35m offer for his half share. Vinnie has produced 660 winners and 73 Stakes performers. His latest winner is Home Affairs. He was trained by Peter and used his innovative water-walker. It cost $500,000. Morgan won't be gelded. Gerry Harvey wants to buy it. George Freeman wanted to gelder him. John Hawkes didn't want to handle him and he wanted the horse back.

Peter Morgan trained Vinnie. Vinnifer stood for $11,000 his first year and within four years was worth $27,5000. I Am Invincible is a successful sire. He won the Sir John Monash Stakes. He is not a Group 1 winner. His best win was the Group 3 Mackay Stake in Adelaide. Gall kept half of the horse. The other half was sold to the Mitchells for a valuation of $1m.

Morgan has battled prostate cancer, bowel cancer and kidney cancer. He still has a spot on his kidney and pancreas. Gall sold his breeding right in Vinnie and bought a house in Cronulla. Now he only buys horses and property. He is in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winner King Of Sparta. Gerry Harvey is trying to sell him a unit after missing out on buying his half share in. Morgan used to be a bookmaker. His wife's uncle was a former bookie. George Freeman used the business behind him. Martin used George's advice to never sell an asset.

Morgan was born in Broken Hill and grew up in a tent in Menindee. He left school when he was 13 and taught himself to read. As a kid he rode in gymkhanas and rode C S Hayes' horses. Then he worked as a brickie's labourer and a steel fixer. There was a stint at Tarwyn Park in the Bylong Valley. His father was successful trainer Ron. Now Morgan is a stud manager. I Am Invincible is at stud for $220,000. He is still working in industry today. It is not enough room to add in education that stands him where he is in it.

Gall likes looking at yearlings but he doesn't like to buy them. Gall had two Vinnie's from his first year and both of them won and went in the wind.