Majestic G3 Winx Guineas Winner for So You Think

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 2

So You Think’s bumper season continued at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday when his promising three year-old Majestic Colour extended his winning run to four on the trot with a commanding victory in the $200,000 Group III Winx Stakes (1600m).

The Kelly Schweida trained gelding broke his maiden at his third start on May 4 before reeling off wins at Ipswich and Doomben prior to his first Black Type success.

Ridden by James Orman, he strode to the front after turning for home and made light of the heavy 10 track to win by two lengths.

 

"It was a good win and he's been putting them away quite easily at midweek grade,” said James Orman.

"A big step up here today, but he's gave me the feel of a really good horse. Maybe he got through the track better than everything else. He's a progressive horse."

A homebred for Ron and Judy Wanless, Majestic Colour has four wins and a second from six starts with prizemoney just shy of $180,000.

"They've (Ron and Judy Wanless) been very patient with him. He's taken a bit of time, he has an unusual action, but he's won four-from-four this preparation. so we’re really pleased for the owners and the staff at home,” said Kelly Schweida.

"He's by So You Think so you'd think he'd get 2000 metres on his ear and he can handle the wet. That was the bonus for us today and he's a progressive type.”

Majestic Colour is the first winner from Vivid Diamonte, a Fastnet Rock mare that was bought as a yearling by the Wanless family for $300,000 at the NZB Premier Yearling Sale in 2013. She started twice before retiring to stud and is a daughter of Group II winner Flushed.

Vivid Diamonte was on-sold last July through Inglis Digital for $17,000 to Brian Dowling and produced a Churchill (IRE) colt for him last spring before being covered by Zousain.

So You Think

Majestic Colour is the 43rd stakes-winner for So You Think and is his 12th Australian stakes-winner this season.

So You Think stands at Coolmore this spring at a fee of $93,500.

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Race Result - Double R Group Winx Guineas Gr3 1600m

Sunshine Coast Track: Heavy(10) Time: 1:41.44
1
Majestic Colour
- 3g So You Think (NZ) x Vivid Diamonte (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: K M Schweida Rdr: James Orman 57
So You Think
2
2.0
Tarex
- 3g Tarzino (NZ) x Excessively (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: L J Mayfield-Smith Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 57
3
3.0
Rayjen
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Bucklebury (NZ) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: Taylor Marshall 55
So You Think
4
3.1
Whitewater
- 3g Headwater (AUS) x Gold Shears (AUS) (Platinum Scissors (AUS))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: J Byrne 57
5
5.1
Champagne Pop
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Lucky Toss (AUS) (Dash For Cash (AUS))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: Jaden Lloyd 55
6
5.3
Battleton
- 3g Zoustar (AUS) x Dulverton (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: N Rawiller 57
7
6.1
Notions
- 3f Press Statement (AUS) x She's Sirius (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: Ben Thompson 55
8
6.2
Indiscreetly
- 3f Spill The Beans (AUS) x Hello I Love You (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: D J Bougoure Rdr: M R Du Plessis 55
9
6.7
Rose Of Duporth
- 3f Duporth (AUS) x Floral Brook (AUS) (Umatilla (NZ))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Leah Kilner 55
10
8.7
Prince Alby
- 3c Sacred Falls (NZ) x Oya (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe (USA))
Tnr: K & A Tyler Rdr: Adin Thompson 57
11
8.8
Collay's Spirit
- 3g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Collay (AUS) (Makfi (GB))
Tnr: Ryan Tyrell Rdr: Tiffani Brooker 57
12
10.1
Lovin' De Quo
- 3f Winning Rupert (AUS) x Buxom Babe (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: D R Ward Rdr: N Thomas 55
13
12.9
Master Marko
- 3g Contributer (IRE) x Miss Haydn (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: K & A Tyler Rdr: S T Collett 57
14
17.4
Sebring's Rose
- 3f Sebring (AUS) x Single Rose (AUS) (Irgun (USA))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: L V Cassidy 55
15
42.2
Ashgrove
- 3c Dundeel (NZ) x Affinee (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57
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