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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 902 rnrs, 598 wnrs, 56 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

SHARK IN THE WATER, by Snitzel. 2 wins at 1100m, 1500m, SAJC Hughes Limousines H., 2d SAJC Holdfast Insurance H., Wolf Blass Wines H. Dam of 1 named foal.

2nd dam

FICTIONAL ACCOUNT (IRE), by Stravinsky (USA). Champion Older Female Stayer in Ireland in 2011. 6 wins from 1m to 17f, £24,316, €82,232, A$22,300, Ascot Fenwolf S., L, Curragh Ballycullen S., L, Leopardstown Rathdown H., 2d MVRC Japan Racing Association S., L, 3d Leopardstown Challenge S., L, Navan Vintage Crop S., L, 4th Leopardstown Saval Beg S., L, Newmarket Jockey Club Rose Bowl, L. Half-sister to ROMANISED, ROCK OF ROMANCE. Dam of 5 named foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

 Narrated. 4 wins from 1400m to 1850m, A$198,660, ATC Vinery Yearlings H., 2d ATC Thank You Owners H., Canterbury League Club H., Bowermans Commercial Furniture H., Admire Mars at Arrowfield H., TAB H., Featherdale Wildlife Park H., 3d ATC Buy at Irish Sales Online H.

 Shark in the Water. 2 wins. See above.

 Empress of Sydney. Winner at 1200m in 2023-24 in Aust.

3rd dam

ROMANTIC VENTURE, by Indian Ridge. 2 wins at 8½f, 9f in Ireland and U.S.A. Sister to SIGHTS ON GOLD, half-sister to DESIGNS ON ROME, SIMPLE EXCHANGE,  Platonic Chat (dam of EL NINO). Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

ROMANISED (c Holy Roman Emperor) Champion Older Male Miler in France & Ireland in 2019. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1150m to 1600m, £60,595, €1,087,969, Deauville Prix Jacques Le Marois, Gr.1, Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Curragh Minstrel S., Gr.2-twice, 2d ParisLongchamp Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Gr.1, Sandown Solario S., Gr.3, 4th Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.1, Newbury Lockinge S., Gr.1.

ROCK OF ROMANCE (c Rock of Gibraltar) 5 wins from 2400m to 3200m, €95,281, 33,600sFr in France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, Milano St Leger Italiano, Gr.3, Hamburg Langer Hamburger, L, Deauville Prix du Mont Lion, Avenches St. Leger Suisse, 2d Milano St Leger Italiano, Gr.3, Hoppegarten Oleander Rennen, Gr.3, 3d Dortmund Deutsches St Leger, Gr.3, Swiss Derby, Saint-Cloud Prix la Varende, 4th Milano St Leger Italiano, Gr.3, Dortmund Deutsches St Leger, Gr.3, Hoppegarten Oleander Rennen, Gr.3, Hamburg Langer Hamburger, L.

FICTIONAL ACCOUNT (f Stravinsky) 6 wins. See above.

4th dam

SUMMER TRYSTING, by Alleged. Placed in Ireland. Half-sister to Smooth Performance,  Glympse (dam of AL GALAYEL),  Rekindled Affair (dam of REKINDLED INTEREST, WHERE WE LEFT OFF, PORTICCIO). Dam of 13 foals, 11 to race, 10 winners, inc:-

DESIGNS ON ROME (g Holy Roman Emperor) Horse of the Year in Hong Kong in 2013-14. Champion Middle Distance Horse in Hong Kong in 2013-14 & 2014-15. 11 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2000m, €55,420, HK$60,492,375, 1,101,000Dhs, HKJC Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Gr.1, Longines Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup, Gr.1-twice, Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy, Gr.2, BMW Hong Kong Derby, L, Centenary Vase, L, Hong Kong Classic Cup, L, Sha Tin Mile Trophy, Chevalier Cup, 2d Curragh National S., Gr.1, Hong Kong Classic Mile, L, 3d HKJC Chairman's Trophy, L, Celebration Cup, L, 4th HKJC Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Gr.1, Longines Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, Meydan Dubai Sheema Classic, Gr.1.

SIMPLE EXCHANGE (c Danehill) 4 wins-2 at 2-from 6f to 1¼m, £18,438, €84,052, US$170,000, Arlington Park American Derby, Gr.2, Cork El Gran Senor S., L, Kempton Magnolia S., L, 2d Curragh Round Tower S., L, 3d Leopardstown Ballycorus S., Gr.3, Baden-Baden Preis der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe, Gr.3, Leopardstown Challenge S., L, Düsseldorf BMW Preis Düsseldorf, L, 4th Arlington Park Secretariat S., Gr.1, Hoppegarten Preis der Deutschen Einheit, Gr.3, Royal Ascot Hampton Court S., L, Dresden BMW Sachsen Preis, L.

SIGHTS ON GOLD (g Indian Ridge) 6 wins-1 at 2-from 7f to 1½m, £115,503, €108,272, HK$3,000,000, 217,200Dhs, Sandown Brigadier Gerard S., Gr.3, Newbury Arc Trial S., Gr.3, 2d Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase, Gr.1, Curragh Royal Whip S., Gr.2, Ayr Scottish Derby, Gr.2, Newmarket Darley S., Gr.3, Nad al Sheba Jebel Hatta S., Gr.3, 3d Curragh Meld S., Gr.3.

 Platonic Chat. Unraced. Dam of 4 winners-

EL NINO (c Victory Gallop) 15 wins-3 at 2-from 1400m to 2100m in Turkey, Adana Akdeniz Derbisi, L, Izmir Kubilay, L, Fehmi Simsaroglu, L, 2d Istanbul Beyoglu, L.

Race Record:

Unraced.