So You Think had back to back winners at Canterbury on Wednesday with a pair of three-year-olds that look capable of making a mark in stakes races this autumn.
The Brad Widdup-trained filly Ridicule did the right thing by punters when strolling home as a short-priced favourite in the Tab Rewards Maiden Plate (1200m).
Placed at her first two starts at Randwick and Warwick Farm, Ridicule led at every call and was being throttled down by Corey Brown 100 metres from the finish to defeat Primitivo (Sebring) by three and a quarter lengths with Longmu (Sebring) one and three-quarter lengths back in third.
Purchased out of the Coolmore stud draft for $430,000 by G Ryan / Jadeskye at the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Ridicule is the third winner from as many foals out of the Group 1 Tatt's Winter Stakes winner Russeting who was purchased by Coolmore for $390,000 out of the Bell View Park Stud draft at the 2014 Easter Broodmare Sale.
While Ridicule led all the way, So You Think's second winner So You Win came from last to down his royally bred stablemate Tangmere (Frankel) in the #The Races Handicap (1550m).
Trainer Chris Waller has set the bar high for the first two, with his sights set on the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas and Group 1 ATC Derby.
Carrying the colours of the mighty Winx, So You Win was winning for the second time in four starts.
"He was in an awkward spot and he had a horse hard up against him at the 600 so he had to go back around him to get clear running," Waller told AAP.
"That's not easy to do Canterbury so it was good to see him finish off as well as he did.
"The second horse was pretty brave as well. He's still learning what's it's about. It was good to see him rally at the finish."
"They're both well-bred with good condition on them. They're going to improve over ground and the Rosehill Guineas suits these type of horses that are late maturers."
So You Win was a $220,000 purchase by Chris Waller Racing out of the Hallmark Stud draft at the 2016 NZB Premier Yearling Sale at Karaka.
The runner-up Tangmere was the $1.3 million sales topper at the same sale.
So You Win is the third foal and third winner out of the imported Tale Of The Cat mare Rhode Island Red (USA) a half-sister to Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes and Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante Stakes winner Habibti (Tabasco Cat).
