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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
So You Think (NZ), a ten-time group 1 winner turned successful Coolmore sire, has died after succumbing to a short illness while receiving treatment at Scone Equine Hospital in New South Wales. He was 19. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
So You Think, a winner of 10 Group 1 races in both hemispheres, has died at the age of 19 after a short illness. Coolmore Australia announced the news on Monday morning. The farm said in a statement, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of 10-time Group 1 winner and leading sire So You Think, after succumbing to a short illness while receiving world-class care from the team at Scone Equine Hospital.” The son of High Chaparral was described by his Southern Hemisphere trainer Bart Cummings as “perfection on four legs, you don't get any better than him, he is the finest, most genuine horse I have ever trained.” Bred by MJ Moran and Piper Farm in New Zealand, he was purchased by Duncan Ramage for NZ$110,000 on behalf of Dato Tan Chin Nam at the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale. Out of G2 Sir Tristram Fillies Classic winner Triassic (Tights), the dark bay would make his mark in two editions of the Cox Plate (2009/2010), as well as the MacKinnon Stakes, Caulfield Stakes and Underwood Stakes. He was also third in the Melbourne Cup. In the Northern Hemisphere, So You Think won the Prince Of Wales's Stakes, Eclipse Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes and two editions of the Tattersalls Gold Cup (2011/2012) for Aidan O'Brien. During his career there, he was also second in the Champion Stakes and another edition of the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. He won 14 of his 23 starts, placed in another five and earned over $8.6 million. “When people visit Coolmore, more often than not the stallion most of them really want to see is So You Think,” added Coolmore Australia's Tom Magnier. “He was an absolute gentleman, an incredibly kind and intelligent horse and this is a sad day for all the staff that have looked after him so well at Coolmore since he retired in 2012. “We are so lucky to have had him and watch him develop into one of the country's truly elite sires. He provided me with so many great memories on racetracks throughout the world as both a racehorse and a stallion. I will never forget the day he sired three Group 1 winners in a day at Randwick in 2022, but equally the day he provided Joseph O'Brien with his first Royal Ascot winner as a jockey in the Prince of Wales's Stakes in 2012.” O'Brien told the Press Association after his first Gold Cup win in Ireland in 2011, “So You Think looks very special and is an incredible athlete. He just does everything so incredibly easily it's hard to believe. He's incredibly exciting and something like him you don't see very often. There's a chance that we've never seen anything like this horse before, so we're just so grateful and privileged to have him.” At stud Down Under, he has finished in the top 10 of the Australian sires' table for the past five seasons, coming in second to I Am Invincible twice during that time. His current Group 1 winners stand at 12. His leading runner is three-time top-level winner Think It Over. He also spent three seasons shuttling to Coolmore Stud in Ireland. Overall, So You Think has sired 66 stakes winners worldwide, 43 of them group/graded. The post “Perfection On Four Legs”: So You Think Dies At 19 After Short Illness appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Mick Price, Michael Kent Jnr and the Roll The Dice Racing team are daring to dream with Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit), who will this Saturday look to cap an ascension into Australian racing’s elite. Just four weeks after being beaten in an 1800m handicap on AFL Grand Final Day, the Kiwi-bred gelding will look to upstage some of Australia’s biggest names in the A$6 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley. The son of Charm Spirit defeated Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) and Buckaroo (Fastnet Rock), who will again be rivals this weekend, in the Gr.1 The Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield on October 11, which prompted Globe’s connections to pay a $200,000 late-entry fee. The seven-year-old looks the solo leader in the 2040m event and some likely early pressure in the race was subtracted with the Racing Victoria stewards-enforced scratching of then-favourite Sir Delius (Frankel) and Price said Globe deserved his opportunity. “The horse goes into the race at his top and he’s going to have a go, isn’t he?,” Price said. “I’m not saying he can play with the big boys if they’re on their game, but the favourite’s come out, he will be the leader and the race will be put on for everything to sit off him and if they’re good enough, they win.” Globe will be a part of what is likely to be a field of nine for the Cox Plate. Defending champion Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) is now favourite from Antino (NZ) (Redwood) with Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) and The Might And Power runner-up Treasurethe Moment the others shorter in betting than Globe. The X-factor could be Caulfield Guineas hard-luck story Observer (Ghaiyyath) with Godolphin weighing up whether to pay the $100,000 three-year-old late-entry fee or use the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) against his own age as a lead-up to the Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m). Observer has also been entered for the $2 million Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) in Sydney. Price, who is chasing his maiden Cox Plate success, just wants to see Globe hold his form from The Might And Power. “I wouldn’t say he’s come on and I haven’t asked him to come on as such, because he’s had some hard racing,” Price said. “He was first up at 1500 (metres) at Moonee Valley, was then 1700 and he’s had some hard racing. “I’m just trying to keep him where he was for us that day. He’s in good order.” Blake Shinn was aboard Globe for The Might And Power, but will ride Antino in the Cox Plate, paving the way for Ben Melham to take the ride this weekend. View the full article -
By Withadream2 · Posted
$28,750 is the late nomination fee. Personally I think it should be $50k to encourage trainers of top horses to nominate early. It’s a million dollar race after all.
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