Last
Saturday Darren Weir produced So You Think filly Sopressa to score a dominant
win in the Group III SAJC Auraria Stakes and on ANZAC Day unleashed another
leading contender by the same sire for the upcoming Group I SAJC Australasian
Oaks in Think Bleue.
A promising winner of the Group III MVRC Alexandra Stakes at Moonee Valley last
month, Think Bleue has been given a quiet time since then and reappeared in the
open three year-old handicap over 1720 metres at Flemington.
She showed her class to win by half a neck as favourite taking her overall record
to four wins from seven starts with prizemoney in excess of $244,000.
"After Moonee Valley she went to the beach and had an easy 10 days which let
her fill out in condition a bit," said Weir.
"She's had a soft enough month but she'd done enough to win today.
"We had the Oaks in mind if she ran well enough today so she's only got to
have another good fortnight and she'll present there in good shape."
An $80,000 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale purchase from the Vieira Group
draft for Darren Weir/John Foote Bloodstock, Think Bleue was bred by Bert
Vieira and is the best of four winners from Group II STC Silver Slipper winner
Ballybleue.
By Arc winner Peintre Celebre (USA), Ballybleue is from the family of champion
sires Flying Spur and Encosta de Lago.
So You Think has had a hot run since the start of the year when Care to Think
won the Magic Millions Cup and has six stakes-winners to his credit for the
season, five of them Group winners headed by Group I ATC Randwick Guineas
winner D'Argento.
The dual Cox Plate winner stands at a fee of $44,000 at Coolmore this spring.