So You Think Sandown Stakes Double

Tara Madgwick - Saturday November 14

So You Think started the day well at Sandown with a stakes quinella after Carif and Realm of Flowers went one - two in the Listed MRC Sandown Cup (3200m) and kept the winning run going when So Si Bon won the Group III MRC Eclipse Stakes (1800m).

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So Si Bon wins the G3 Eclipse - image Natasha Morello / Racing Photos

The Lindsay Park trained seven year-old had been very close in recent starts and finally got his turn to shine with a tenacious nose win for Mark Zahra.
 



Co-trainer Ben Hayes thought So Si Bon was a big chance after he flashed home late.

"I think that’s how he wins - he wins by the barest of margins. He got there well," he said.

"Mark did a great job. Just let him balance, pulled out and he was too strong.

"He’s a great horse because he loves being in-training. He’s been in for a very long time. If he pulls up well we wouldn’t be against backing him up next week in the Ballarat Cup. It could be an option for us."

So Si Bon has become a favourite at Lindsay Park - image Natasha Morello / Racing Photos

A $250,000 Inglis Easter purchase for his original trainer Robbie Laing from the Newgate Farm draft, So Si Bon has the overall record of six wins and 14 placings from 58 starts with earnings topping $1.5million.

He was bred by Morning Rise Stud and is one of two winners from former smart stakes winning juvenile Black Minx, who died in 2014.

So Si Bon is one of 30 stakes-winners for So You think, who has enjoyed a great season to date, holding down a spot in the Top 10 sires by earnings with five stakes-winners and earnings topping $4million.


 

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Race Result - Nick Johnstone R/E Eclipse Stk Gr3 1800m

Sandown-Hillside Track: Good(3) Time: 1:49.61
1
So Si Bon
- 7g So You Think (NZ) x Black Minx (NZ) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: M Zahra 59
So You Think
2
0.1
Power Scheme
- 4g Fiorente (IRE) x Rosa Perlato (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: Jye McNeil 55
Fiorente
3
0.2
Homesman
- 7g War Front (USA) x My Annette (USA) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: B Melham 61
4
0.4
All Too Huiying
- 6h All Too Hard (AUS) x Madame Flurry (AUS) (Perugino (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Michael Poy 57
5
0.9
Pappalino
- 5h Makfi (GB) x Bartira (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: Archie Alexander Rdr: Damian Lane 55
6
1.6
Romancer
- 7g Redwood (GB) x Romantically (AUS) (Foreplay (AUS))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: L Currie 55
7
1.8
Pacodali
- 8g Paco Boy (IRE) x Dont Dili Dali (GB) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: Maddie Raymond Rdr: D Yendall 58.5
8
2.0
West Wind
- 5m Pins (AUS) x Zephyr Song (NZ) (Danasinga (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: John Allen 55
9
3.0
Gold Fields
- 8g Churchill Downs (AUS) x Gold Delta (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Logan McGill Rdr: Ben Allen 55.5
10
9.0
Lamborghini
- 10g Shinko King (IRE) x Outraging (NZ) (Fiesta Star (AUS))
Tnr: Patrick Payne Rdr: M J Dee 55
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