First SW For So You Think Stallion Tamasa As Cicala Takes Out Lightning

Dane Squance - Saturday July 26

One of just three named foals by the So You Think stallion Tamasa, the Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea trained 3yo filly Cicala remained unbeaten, going three from three by winning the $120,000 Listed SAJC Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville.

A winner of her first two starts at Gawler and Morphettville, both over 1100m, Cicala started the second elect when stepping up the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) on Saturday, behind Fieldelo (Deep Field) who was himself coming off a last start fourth to Bridal Waltz in the Listed  A R Creswick Stakes, with that filly winning the Group 3 Blenchingly just 12 minutes prior.

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Jumping from barrier 11 in the 12-horse field, apprentice jockey Rochelle Milnes had Cicala settled in fifth, but she was facing the breeze out wide as Sir Now (Sir Prancealot) was leading in an attempt to win his last five straight.

As the home turn was reached and the runners fanned wide on the heavy nine rated track surface, Sir Now had a kick, but it wasn’t long before race favourite Fieldelo was looming large down the outside.

Just as Fieldelo was being hailed the leader, Cicala pulled off his heels and chased him down to get up right on the line to win the last feature of the 2024/25 racing season.

One of three winners from four runners, and the first stakes winner out of the Group 3-winning Econsul mare Divertire, Cicala is from the family of Champion South African 2YO Colt and Group 1 winner Rarotonga Treaty (Geiger Counter).

By Tamasa, who covered just three mares in his first season, resulting in two live foals, Cicala is the lone winner and now stakes winner with the son of So You Think covering just one mare in his next season at stud, with no further mare returns placed after those two season.

If you’d never heard of Tamasa, you’re not alone!

Sold by Edinburgh Park at the 2016 Inglis Classic yearling sale for $160,000, Tamasa began his race carer in Victoria where he won five of his eight starts before a change of trainer saw him head to the Western Australian base of Lindsey Smith.

Tamasa - The Sire Of Listed Winner Cicala - Pictured As An Inglis Classic Yearling

Although he did not win in his subsequent five starts, Tamasa did finish third in the Group 3 R J Peters Stakes before ending his career when beaten just over four lengths in the Group 1 Railway Stakes.

One of 111 stakes performers for So You Think, Tamasa joins Bowness Stud’s D’Argento and Twin Hill Stud’s Peltzer as stakes-producing sons of Coolmore Stud’s So You Think this season.

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Race Result - Sportsbet Lightning Stakes LR 1050m

Morphettville Track: Heavy(10) Time: 1:05.73
1
Cicala
- 3f Tamasa (AUS) x Divertire (AUS) (Econsul (NZ))
Tnr: W Clarken & N O'Shea Rdr: Rochelle Milnes 57
2
0.2
Fieldelo
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Pomelo (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: Toby Lake Rdr: L Currie 57
3
1.7
Sir Now
- 3g Sir Prancealot (IRE) x Yamnaka (AUS) (Fighting Sun (AUS))
Tnr: D L Hewitt Rdr: Margaret Collett 59
4
3.4
Colmar
- 3g Strasbourg (AUS) x Rapala (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: R Daniel & T Stanbury Rdr: Connor Murtagh 59
5
6.9
Major Rumble
- 3g Capitalist (AUS) x Fancy Rumble (AUS) (Reward For Effort (AUS))
Tnr: W F Francis & G Kent Rdr: Todd Pannell 59
6
8.2
Overfull
- 3f Overshare (AUS) x Longchamp Belle (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Robl Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 57
7
9.4
Scampi
- 3g Blue Point (IRE) x Sistonic (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Jordan Childs 59
8
10.1
Daisydoo
- 3f Thronum (AUS) x One More Daisy (AUS) (Onemorenomore (AUS))
Tnr: Justin Pickering Rdr: Sairyn Fawke 57
9
10.6
Madame Maserati
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Smart Coupe (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: L Kennewell & L Yeomans Rdr: J Holder 57
10
19.2
Always Enuff
- 3f Capitalist (AUS) x Enuff Effort (AUS) (Reward For Effort (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Zac Spain 57
11
32.9
Dapper Darri
- 3g Danerich (AUS) x Kapher Darri (AUS) (Kaphero (AUS))
Tnr: Shea Eden Rdr: Liam Riordan 59
12
37.9
Out Of Square
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Charlotte Square (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Jake Toeroek 57
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