G1 Australian Cup Next for So You Think’s Miss Siska

Tara Madgwick - Saturday February 22

She might be a half-sister to champion sprinter Hay List, but So You Think mare Miss Siska likes her races a little longer and is now aiming up at the Group I VRC Australian Cup in two weeks time after taking out the Group II MRC Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Miss Siska wins the G2 Peter Young Stakes - images Grant Courtney

Miss Siska has had several trainers in her career to date, but is now with Grahame Begg, who has the six year-old in career best form.

A last start winner of the Group III MRC Carlyon Cup, Miss Siska raced on the pace for Damian Lane and was tenacious to the line in winning by a head.



“She’s always been a top class mare and has not really had a lot of racing, so is really only coming to the fore now,” said Grahame Begg.

“She’s a pleasure to train and makes my job easy.”

A homebred for the Davenport family, who also bred and raced $2.5 million earner Hay List, Miss Siska is the second stakes-winner among six winners from now retired producer Sing Hallelujeh.

She has the overall record of eight wins and seven placings from 26 starts with prizemoney topping $700,000 and is one the 24 stakes-winners for So You Think, who has 16 entries for the upcoming Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in Melbourne and you can see them here.

 





 

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Race Result - Peter Young Gr2 1800m

Caulfield Track: Good(3) Time: 1:49.64
1
Miss Siska
- 6m So You Think (NZ) x Sing Hallelujah (AUS) (Is It True (USA))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Damian Lane 57
So You Think
2
0.2
Kings Will Dream
- 6g Casamento (IRE) x Road Harbour (USA) (Rodrigo De Triano (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: M Zahra 59
3
1.0
Mirage Dancer
- 6h Frankel (GB) x Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: B Melham 59
4
1.1
Regal Power
- 4g Pierro (AUS) x Broadway Belle (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: W Pike 59
5
1.2
Harlem
- 8g Champs Elysees (GB) x Casual (GB) (Nayef (USA))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: D Oliver 59
6
1.3
Odeon
- 6g Zacinto (GB) x Theatre Buff (USA) (Theatrical (IRE))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Craig Williams 59
7
4.3
Suzuka Devious
- 9h King Kamehameha (JPN) x Suzuka Laurent (JPN) (Sunday Silence (USA))
Tnr: Mitsuru Hashida Rdr: M J Dee 59
8
6.8
Levendi
- 5h Pierro (AUS) x Lipari (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Gelagotis Rdr: Beau Mertens 59
9
7.3
Constantinople
- 4h Galileo (IRE) x One Moment In Time (IRE) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: G Boss 58.5
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