Debut Winner for So You Think

Tara Madgwick - Friday December 3

Ron and Judy Wanless have been great clients for the Peter Moody stable for a long time and their homebred three year-old So You Think gelding Victory Bay made a winning debut for the champion trainer at Moonee Valley on Friday.

Sent out favourite for the 1200m maiden event, Victory Bay did just enough for Luke Nolen to score a half head win in a thrilling finish.
 



Victory Bay has been given time to mature and will be allowed to work through his grades, but there is no denying a So You think that can win first up over 1200m invariably has a lot more to offer.

Victory Bay is the first winner for Redoute’s Choice mare Clevedon Bay, a metropolitan winning daughter of Group II winner Kosi Bay from the family of Group I winner Calveen and current star NZ 3YO Group II winner Pareanui Bay.

So You Think has a good affinity with daughters of Redoute's Choice.

The So You Think  x Redoute’s Choice cross has produced his Group I winners D’Argento and Inference as well as Group II winner Fasika.

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Race Result - The Rokon Civil Mdn Plate 1200m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(4) Time: 1:12.56
1
Victory Bay
- 3g So You Think (NZ) x Clevedon Bay (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 58
2
0.1
Endlessly
- 4m Sebring (AUS) x Bubble Below (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 57.5
3
0.4
Tarzi Calling
- 3g Tarzino (NZ) x Call Me Ruby (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: Michael Huglin Rdr: B Prebble 58
4
2.4
Indy Rose Warrior
- 3f El Roca (AUS) x Black Cat (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: D Moor 56
5
5.1
High Resolution
- 4g Stryker (AUS) x Carmenes (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C J Davis Rdr: Neil Farley 59.5
6
6.9
Big Girl Helga
- 4m Cluster (AUS) x Two Steps Ahead (GB) (Elmaamul (USA))
Tnr: Bill Papazaharoudakis Rdr: Alana Kelly 57.5
7
7.1
Rumbled Again
- 4m Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Adulate (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Trotter Rdr: Jordan Childs 57.5
8
8.3
Twelve Gauge
- 5g Bullet Train (GB) x Circus Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: B I Stanaway Rdr: John Allen 59.5
9
14.3
De Long Star
- 3f Squamosa (AUS) x Ruby Trois (AUS) (Rubiton (AUS))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Damien Thornton 56
10
15.1
Sabaid
- 4g Fighting Sun (AUS) x Madame De Here (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: R W Harrison Rdr: D Oliver 59.5
11
18.8
Lippee
- 4m Strategic Maneuver (AUS) x Liplock (AUS) (Guiscard (AUS))
Tnr: S V Brown Rdr: M J Dee 57.5
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