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SO YOU THINK (NZ) (Bay or Brown 2006-Stud 2012). 14 wins-1 at 2, MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1-twice. Sire of 890 rnrs, 595 wnrs, 55 SW, inc. Think it Over (ATC Queen Elizabeth S., Gr.1), Quick Thinker, La Diosa, Think About It, Knight Errant - Knights Order (Aus.), Nimalee, Palaisipan, Nakeeta Jane, Sopressa, D'Argento, Inference, Fasika, Peltzer, Midnight Blue, Miss Siska, Cognito, Poland, So You Assume, Good Idea, Gold Rush, So Si Bon, etc.

1st dam

QUEEN OEDIPUS (NZ), by Stravinsky (USA). 2 wins at 2, MRC The Chase Hotel 2YO H., Love a Show 2YO H., 3d MRC Midnight Fever 2YO H. Dam of 4 named foals, 3 to race, 1 winner, inc:-

 Sophacles (g by Nicconi) Winner at 1000m in Aust.

 Cheeky Fox (f by Nicconi) Placed in 2022-23 in Aust.

2nd dam

IMPROVISTE (CAN), by The Minstrel. Placed in France. Three-quarter-sister to DANZATORE, TERTIARY ZONE, half-sister to VAGUELY MODEST (dam of DANARANI), London Bells. Dam of 11 named foals, all raced, 8 winners, inc:-

 Improvista. 3 wins from 1450m to 1850m, Chantilly Prix de Barbery, Deauville Prix de Bernesq, 3d Longchamp Prix de la Croix Catelan, Maisons-Laffitte Prix de Bois d'Arcy. Producer.

 Queen Oedipus. 2 wins. See above.

 Miss Allegro. 2 wins at 1400m, 1700m, SAJC Spring Gully P., 3d SAJC Macro Meats P.

3rd dam

SHAKE A LEG, by Raise a Native. 9 wins-2 at 2-at 5f, US$81,905, Monmouth Miss Woodford S., Gr.3, Curragh Waterford Testimonial S., L, Garden State Quaker City H., L, Laurel First Lady H., L, 2d Curragh Railway S., Gr.3, Anglesey S., Gr.3, Phoenix Park Maher Nursery H., L, Liberty Bell Mill Race H., L, Fort Erie Friar Rock S., L. Half-sister to TALES TO TELL (dam of CRYSTAL GLITTERS), MODERN SPIRIT, Mountain Shadow,  Ancient Jewel (dam of TERTIARY ZONE). Dam of 13 foals, 11 to race, 9 winners, inc:-

DANZATORE (c Northern Dancer) Champion 2YO in Ireland. 4 wins-3 at 2-from 7f to 9f, Curragh Beresford S., Gr.2, Ashford Castle S., Gr.3, Phoenix Park The Minstrel S., L. Sire.

VAGUELY MODEST (f Vaguely Noble) 4 wins-1 at 2, Woodbine Selene S., L. Dam of 3 winners-

DANARANI (f Danehill) 4 wins from 1250m to 1600m, A$431,490, AJC Flight S., Gr.1, STC Tea Rose S., Gr.2, NSW Tatt's RC Furious S., L, STC Lidcombe H., 2d VATC One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, AJC Silver Shadow S., Gr.2, Tarien H., L, 3d VATC Toorak H., Gr.1, Australasian Oaks, Gr.1. Dam of-

 Zahani. Placed at 3 in Aust. Dam of 4 winners-

GALIZANI (f Galileo) 4 wins from 1400m to 2400m, A$195,725, ATC City Tattersall's Club Cup, L, Epona S., L, 2d ATC Japan Racing Association P., L, 4th ATC Millie Fox S., Gr.3. Producer.

 Mull Over (f So You Think) Winner at 1600m in Aust. Dam of 2 winners-

FIREBURN (f Rebel Dane) Champion 2YO in Australia in 2021-22. 6 wins-5 at 2-from 1150m to 2000m, A$4,245,850, to 2022-23, ATC Golden Slipper S., Gr.1, Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Sweet Embrace S., Gr.2, BRC The Roses, Gr.2, ATC National Jockeys Trust 2YO H., Ranvet 2YO H., 2d ATC Champagne S., Gr.1, 3d ATC Vinery Stud S., Gr.1, 4th ATC Australian Oaks, Gr.1, Flight S., Gr.1, Phar Lap S., Gr.2.

Modesty on Ice (f Overskate) Winner at 1m in GB, 2d VRC Honda Legend S., L. Producer.

London Bells (c Nijinsky) 4 wins-1 at 2-from 6f to 9f, 2d Royal Ascot Coventry S., Gr.2, Finger Lakes Rochester Cup S., L. Sire.

 Nadia Nerina. Winner at 6f in GB. Dam of 5 winners-

Nadina (f Shirley Heights) Winner at 2100m, Saint-Cloud Prix Arbele, 2d Longchamp Prix de la Nonette, Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Cléopâtre, Gr.3. Producer.

 Zorina. Winner at 2 in Ireland. Dam of 6 winners-

ZAZA TOP (f Lomitas) Second Top Filly on The 2000 German 2YO Free H. 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2000m in Germany, Hoppegarten Grosser Stutenpreis der Dreijahrigen, L, 2d Milano Premio Dormello, Gr.3, Köln Schwarzgold Rennen, L. Dam of 6 winners-

ZAZOU (c Shamardal) Champion 3YO in Germany in 2010. Champion Older Male in Germany & Italy 2011 (Int.). Champion Older Male in Germany in 2012 (Int.). 9 wins-2 at 2-from 1300m to 2200m, €630,595, S$150,000, HK$2,000,000, 132,500Kc, 46,000L., 1,101,000Dhs in France, Italy, Germany and Czech, Roma Premio Roma, Gr.1, Köln Oppenheim Union Rennen, Gr.2, Baden-Baden Preis der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe, Gr.3, Düsseldorf Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Gr.3, Krefeld Dr Busch Memorial, Gr.3, Chantilly Prix Meydan Hotel, Baden-Baden Ferdinand Leisten Memorial, 2d Hamburg Deutsches Derby, Gr.1, Istanbul Anatolia Trophy, L, 3d Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, Critérium de Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, Köln Rheinland Pokal, Gr.1, München Grosser Dallmayr Preis, Gr.1, Baden-Baden Preis der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe, Gr.3. Sire.

Race Record:

Unraced.