This
time last year Thinkin' Big was one of the most promising staying three year-olds
in Sydney and 12 months on his three-quarter brother by So You Think looks like
picking up where he left off.
Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, as was his older sibling before he
was sold to Hong Kong, exciting gelding Just Thinkin' resumed from a spell at
Warwick Farm on Wednesday and scored a powerful length and a quarter win in the
1300 metre maiden.
Entered for the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas, longer races are on the agenda
for Just Thinkin', who is a three-quarter brother to Group III ATC Gloaming
Stakes winner Thinkin' Big and also Group III winner Stampede.
"He's a really impressive horse and an exciting one going forward," said Adrian
Bott.
"Gelding has been the real key to him taking shape as he's just that bit
heavier than his brother, although they are very similar in attitude and ability.
"He'll follow a similar path now to what
Thinkin' Big did as we head towards the Spring champion Stakes and Victoria
Derby."
Retained to race by his breeder Peter Dunn of Dodmark Thoroughbreds, Just
Thinkin' is the third winner from three foals to race from Group I placed Tale
of the Cat (USA) mare Nothin' Leica Cat.
Nothin' Leica Cat has a yearling colt by American Pharoah (USA) and is back in
foal to the Triple Crown winner, who stands at Coolmore at a fee of $66,000.