Bred by a champion to be a champion, a new star rose to the top of the highest mountain

A once in a lifetime horse, THINK ABOUT IT rose to stardom in the blink of an eye, progressing from midweek BM72 to a pair of Group One's and of course, The Everest. THINK ABOUT IT could have been the best horse in Australia, but he has some way to go to prove his qualifications and poor health after a race fall would ultimately cost him. The exciting SO YOU THINK gelding, Think About It made a winning debut in a Kembla maiden in July 2022 and went on a steady upward spiral, with victory in the $200,000 Gr.3 ATC Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Randwick, stamping himself as a Group one star of the future. Within the shortest period of time he reached that peak faster then Sir Edmund Hillary.

A $70,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Proven Thoroughbreds / Joe Pride Racing from the Newgate Farm draft, Think About it was sired by SO YOU THINK from a FLYING SPUR mare in TIARE, and bred by Lightning Thoroughbreds - foaled and raised at Newgate. His grand-dam is by ZABEEL and the family featured two Group I winners in Hong Kong in THE DUKE and SKY FIELD, so there is plenty of quality on the page. So You Think has produced Group I winners from daughters of both Flying Spur and Zabeel, with Think About It's mother a combination.

Stakes performances include: 1st 2023 The G1 Stradbroke Hcp; 2023 G1 Kingsford Smith Cup, 2023, G2 Precise Air Premiere Stakes, 2023 G3 Liverpool City Cup, 2023 De Bortoli Takeover Target (LR); 2nd 2024 James Squire Canterbury Stakes.

The four-year-old son of So You Think brought up his ninth win from 10 starts when he dominated his rivals in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane. Jockey Sam Clipperton found a lovely spot and produced early in the straight before powering away for a 1-1/2-length win over gallant local favourite ROTHFIRE, with promising three-year-old HAWAII FIVE OH a neck away third. It was his second straight Queensland Group 1 win following victory in the Kingsford Smith Cup.

THINK ABOUT IT then took out richest race in Australia, The Everest at Royal Randwick, hauling in $7 million of the $20 million prizemoney pool. The horse was the favourite to win the world's richest turf race and did so in a tight battle ridden by Sam Clipperton, conquering the prestigious 1200 metre Sydney event. It would prove to be the last victory of his career before being forced to fight for his life a year later.

On a memorable day for Joe Pride, he prepared the first and third placegetters in The Everest, with PRIVATE EYE finishing a neck behind the 2nd placed, I WISH I WIN. By winning Australia’s riches turf race, Think About It extended his winning streak to nine races, scorching over the 1200m in 1:07.64 sec and took his overall record to 11 victories from 12 career starts. He then went on to finish 3rd in the Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill behind BELLA NIPOTINA, and after a spell, resumed in 2024 with a strong effort for 2nd in the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick.

Think About It then survived a “massive” pulmonary haemorrhage following a fall in the Sydney Stakes at Randwick. To the relief of connections and the massive Everest crowd, the gelding walked off the track and recovered. He was swiftly retired after that scare and placed into the care of his regular jockey Sam Clipperton. After initially coming through colic surgery successfully, ‘Spud’ (as he was affectionately known) took a turn for the worse despite the efforts of the amazing team at Randwick Equine Centre.

A high-energy horse, Think About It applied himself 110% to everything he did, without a great deal of self-preservation. He tried his absolute guts out every time he raced and that is all any owner/fan/punter can ever ask for. Maybe he was supposed to ‘Live fast, die young’.

RACE RECORD - 19: 11-1-2

EARNINGS - $12,107,150

G1 Kingsford Smith Cup

G1 Stradbroke Handicap

G2 Premiere Stakes

G3 Liverpool Cup

2023 The Everest