The Rise and Rise of Think About It

Tara Madgwick - Saturday February 25

Exciting So You think gelding Think About It made a winning debut in a Kembla maiden in July last year and has been on a steady upward spiral ever since with victory in the $200,000  Group III ATC Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday stamping him as a Group I star of the future.

Think About It wins the G3 Liverpool city Cup - image Steve Hart

Trained by Joe Pride and ridden by Sam Clipperton, Think About It posted his fourth consecutive win when leading throughout and cruising clear to win by a length and a half in a dominant display.

"That was pretty breathtaking. Just for a young horse still learning his trade, don't get it wrong he's four years old, but he's a baby,” said Joe Pride.

“What we are going to see from him in 12 months, six months maybe? Really special.

"Horses just don't do what he's done in the last four starts, so I think we'll probably aim at the Stradbroke with him.

“Never make a decision on a race track, we'll get him home and have a look at him. But what I saw today, if that isn't a Group 1 horse in the making I haven't seen one."

Sam Clipperton has a great rapport with Think About It -  image Steve Hart

Sam Clipperton has ridden Think About It in each of his four wins this preparation.

“When he won that midweek race at Warwick Farm, I knew we had a pretty special horse and he's just raised the bar. He doesn't exceed expectations, but he does what good horses do, and that's win,” Clipperton said.

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"He's just added another string to his bow today in his versatility in leading a race. I had no plans to go out there and lead, but he just jumped and found himself in a lovely rhythm. I thought I've got a light weight, rock-hard fit horse and we'll find out how good he is today… and he's pretty bloody good."

A $70,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Proven Thoroughbreds / Joe Pride Racing from the Newgate Farm draft, Think It Over was bred by Lightning Thoroughbreds and foaled and raised at Newgate.

Think About It was a modest $70,000 Inglis Premier purchase.

He has the imposing record of six wins and a third from seven starts with prizemoney just shy of $340,000 and is a half-brother to metro winner Private Cheetah from Tiare, a winning half-sister by Flying Spur to Group II winning sprinter Keen Array.

His grand-dam is by Zabeel and the family features two Group I winners in Hong Kong in The Duke and Sky Field, so there is plenty of quality on the page and So You think has produced Group I winners from daughters of both Flying Spur and Zabeel.

Tiare was sold through the Newgate Consignment at the 2021 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale for $150,000 to Tasmania based Grenville Stud and she produced a Pierro colt for them that will be offered at Inglis Premier as Lot 198..

Tiare produced a colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) last spring and was then covered by Grenville Stud’s young Fastnet Rock stallion Zululand.

Think About it is the 49th stakes-winner for So You Think, who had a stakes double in Saturday with Right You Are winning the Listed MRC Victoria Gold Cup at Sandown.

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Race Result - Liverpool City Cup Gr3 1300m

Randwick Track: Good(4) Time: 1:16.51
1
Think About It
- 4g So You Think (NZ) x Tiare (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: S Clipperton 53
So You Think
2
1.5
Gravina
- 5g Sebring (AUS) x Metastasio (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
Sebring
3
1.6
Bandersnatch
- 6g Casino Prince (AUS) x Divine Faith (AUS) (Falbrav (IRE))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: B Avdulla 56.5
Casino Prince
4
1.8
Sibaaq
- 5g Dark Angel (IRE) x Maid To Dream (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: J Bowman 56
5
3.0
Riodini
- 6g Proisir (AUS) x Giardini (NZ) (Perfectly Ready (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 56.5
6
3.7
Quantico
- 6g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Hoss Amor (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56
7
4.1
Rocketing By
- 5g So You Think (NZ) x Across The Moon (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: Rachel King 58
8
6.3
Ranch Hand
- 4g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Mezulla (NZ) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tyler Schiller 53
9
6.4
Profondo
- 4h Deep Impact (JPN) x Honesty Prevails (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Richard Litt Rdr: C Schofield 58
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