Cups Double for So You Think

Tara Madgwick - Monday March 8

Australia’s busiest sire in 2020., So You Think has been riding the crest of a winning wave and posted his 100th and 101st Australian winners this season on Monday in the shape of two stakes-winners with Good Idea capturing the Group II SAJC Adelaide Cup (3200m) and Mr Marathon Man (GB) scoring a surprise win in the Listed Canberra Cup (2000m).

The Phillip Stokes trained Good Idea is certainly bred to be a fine stayer being from Champion 3YO Filly and two time Group I winner Faint Perfume, so his success in this year’s Adelaide Cup is well justified.

Second in the race last year to quality stayer King of Leogrance (Fr), the six year-old gelding was not be denied this year, charging clear over the concluding stages to win by three and a half lengths in a dominant display.
 

 


"I

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rode this horse in this race last year and ran second to King Of Leogrance and he went super," said winning rider Ben Thompson.

"As soon as I got off him that day, Phillip said 'we'll come back next year and go one better'." 
Thompson moved to Brisbane in the middle of last year, but was keen to renew his association with the stayer for this assignment. 

"I was confident last year, but Damian Lane cruised past me, but I had a look over at the screen 80 (metres) out today and thought, 'nah he's home'," Thompson said. 

"There's nothing better than riding on a big day, in front of a crowd, and riding a winner." 

Good Idea was retained to race by Think Big Stud and has the overall record of six wins and eight placings from 36 starts with prizemoney in excess of $470,000.

A half-brother to Group III winner Chains of Honour, he is the best of four winners from Faint Perfume, who won the Group I VRC Oaks and ATC Vinery Stud Stakes.

The late Dato Tan Chin Nam’s Think Big Stud sold Faint Perfume at the 2016 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale where she was bought by Sun Stud for $700,000.

Faint Perfume has a yearling filly by Thronum and after missing to Sun Stud’s shuttler National Defense (GB) in 2019 was covered by I Am Invincible last spring.

 

Great day for So You Think , cracked 100 winners for the season with two stake-winners!!

Good Idea is the 32nd stakes-winner for So You Think, who made it a stakes double on the day when the Richard Litt trained import Mr Marathon Man won the Listed Canberra Cup by a long neck.
 



Already a stakes-winner in France, Mr Marathon Man has the overall record of six wins and three placings from 40 starts with prizemoney topping $480,000.

Mr Marathon Man is another success story for Inglis Digital sales having been bought by his current owners for $70,000 at the 2020 Inglis Digital July (Early) Sale.



 

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Race Result - Tab Adelaide Cup Gr2 3200m

Morphettville Track: Good(4) Time: 3:22.00
1
Good Idea
- 6g So You Think (NZ) x Faint Perfume (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Ben Thompson 53
So You Think
2
3.5
Eperdument
- 6m Americain (USA) x Cislunar (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: T T Oxlade Rdr: Kayla Crowther 53
3
3.7
Long Arm
- 5g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) x Llew Law (GB) (Verglas (IRE))
Tnr: Peter Gelagotis Rdr: K Mc Evoy 53.5
4
4.7
Tralee Rose
- 4m Tavistock (NZ) x Star Of Tralee (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Symon Wilde Rdr: J Holder 55.5
5
4.9
Barade
- 6g Havana Gold (IRE) x Statia (FR) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Jessica Eaton 54
6
6.1
Mosh Music
- 6m Moshe (AUS) x Dirt Music (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: M Zahra 58
7
6.3
Starcaster
- 6g Dansili (GB) x Shirocco Star (GB) (Shirocco (GER))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jamie Kah 53.5
8
7.9
Stars Of Carrum
- 5g Fiorente (IRE) x Signoret (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: J Benbow 53.5
9
11.0
Vividredsky
- 6g Alamosa (NZ) x Safari Sunset (NZ) (Volksraad (GB))
Tnr: P A Preusker Rdr: Dean Holland 53
10
21.7
White Hawk
- 7g Tough Speed (USA) x White Yard (AUS) (Partners Choice (USA))
Tnr: Angela Brakey Rdr: S Tsaikos 53
11
24.0
Darvin
- 5g Le Havre (IRE) x Dalarua (IRE) (King's Best (USA))
Tnr: M J Williams Rdr: D Yendall 53
12
31.4
Ripcord
- 5g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) x Opuatia (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe (USA))
Tnr: P A Preusker Rdr: Declan Bates 53
13
46.9
Classic Weiwei
- 5g Shamus Award (AUS) x Benevolent (NZ) (Generous (IRE))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: B Vorster 53
14
57.9
Table Of Wisdom
- 7g Duporth (AUS) x Daily Flyer (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: D W O'Leary Rdr: Anna Jordsjo 53
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