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| So You Think | |
|---|---|
| Horsename | So You Think |
| Sire | High Chaparral |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Triassic |
| Damsire | Tights |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 6 November 2006 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Valerio Ltd |
| Owner | Lloyd Williams |
| Trainer | Bart Cummings (early), then Aidan O'Brien, then Mark Kavanagh |
| Record | 24: 14-4-2 |
| Earnings | A$11,398,532 |
So You Think
So You Think was an Irish-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse noted for high-profile wins across Europe and Australasia. He achieved major victories in Group/Grade 1 races, competing internationally in events such as the Epsom Derby, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Melbourne Cup-era carnivals, and the Cox Plate. His career intersected with prominent trainers, owners, jockeys and rival horses from the global flat racing circuit.
So You Think was foaled in Ireland and bred by Valerio Ltd, carrying bloodlines from the influential sire High Chaparral and dam Triassic. He began training as a juvenile under Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle before being campaigned by Australian owner Lloyd Williams. His early career was framed by participation in classic European contests such as the 2009 Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby series, with strategic transfers between stables reflecting connections to trainers like Bart Cummings and later Mark Kavanagh in Melbourne.
As a three-year-old in Europe he contested top-level races including the Epsom Derby, the Coronation Cup, and the Irish Derby, recording Group 1 placings that established him among his generation alongside contemporaries such as Sea the Stars, Workforce, Rip Van Winkle, and Mastercraftsman. After relocation to Australia he won multiple major Australian weight-for-age events, notably defeating fields containing horses like Fiorente, Verry Elleegant, Shocking, and Dundeel in fixtures at Moonee Valley, Flemington, and Randwick. He captured the prestigious Cox Plate twice, joining winners associated with legends like Winx and Phar Lap, and performed at the highest level in international meetings including campaigns targeting the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes where he engaged with rivals such as Enable, Frankel, and St Nicholas Abbey.
So You Think descended from the line of Sadler's Wells through his sire High Chaparral, linking him to influential families that produced stallions like Galileo, Montjeu, and Danehill. His dam side carried influences from American stallions such as Tights and connections to broodmare families reminiscent of descendants of Northern Dancer and Mr Prospector. The pedigree combined European middle-distance stamina with Australasian adaptability, drawing comparisons with bloodlines of Zabeel, Encosta de Lago, Snitzel, and Storm Cat-line horses campaigned in Australia and New Zealand.
Retired to stud at Woodlands Stud and later shuttled between hemispheres, So You Think entered stallion duties with expectations shaped by comparisons to sires like Fastnet Rock, Redoute's Choice, and Lonhro. His early crops produced stakes performers that contested races across Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, with progeny appearing in features such as the Golden Slipper, Victoria Derby, Australian Guineas, and various Group 1 weight-for-age contests. Offspring of So You Think have been campaigned by leading breeders and trainers including operations linked to Godolphin, Coolmore, and prominent Australian studs, and have been targeted at carnivals at Caulfield, Flemington, and Randwick.
So You Think received multiple seasonal awards and high ratings from handicappers and publications that track elite performers alongside peers like Winx, Black Caviar, Fastnet Rock, and Seabiscuit. He was honored with Australian racing accolades for weight-for-age performances and counted among the top-rated middle-distance horses of his era. His earnings placed him among the highest-earning Australasian campaigners of the early 21st century, and he featured in debates over Horse of the Year honors that included contenders such as Pierro, Makybe Diva, and Verry Elleegant.
So You Think's international career reinforced patterns of stallion shuttle movement and cross-hemisphere campaigning exemplified by operations like Coolmore Stud, Godolphin, and breeders who market bloodstock at sales such as the Keeneland and Magic Millions auctions. His dual hemispheric success influenced breeding decisions referencing sires like High Chaparral and encouraged owners to pursue global campaigns mirroring strategies used by Lloyd Williams and connections to trainers such as Aidan O'Brien and Bart Cummings. The horse's racing and stud career contributed to pedigrees now represented in stakes races across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America, and his name endures in pedigrees of contemporary contenders at major meetings like the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.
Category:Thoroughbred racehorses