So You Think to race for O'Brien Coolmore Australia have entered into an agreement with the owners of So You Think to purchase an interest in the brilliant son of High Chaparral with a view to the champion joining their stallion roster at the end of his race career. So You Think will however race on for the immediate future, with the intention being for him to join Aidan O’Brien for a European campaign in 2011. Negotiations are still ongoing with some issues still to be resolved. Coolmore manager Michael Kirwan said: “So You Think is as good a horse as I’ve ever seen and I believe that he can go on to emulate his sire High Chaparral, himself an elite racehorse, and become a sire of international repute. We expect him to be a major force in Europe’s greatest races next year and when the day does come for him to retire he will have tremendous appeal to breeders in both hemispheres. Following the likes of Choisir, Haradasun, and most recently Starspangledbanner, there is a tremendous precedent of success for Australasian bred horses being campaigned at the highest level in Europe and I am confident that So You Think can add to that.” “So You Think is another fantastic endorsement for the whole shuttle concept,” said Tom Magnier of Coolmore Australia. “We see this as a great opportunity for So You Think to showcase his talents to the world. The racing world is well aware of the brilliance of the Australasian sprinters, but to produce a middle distance horse capable of successfully competing on the world stage, as we believe So You Think can, would serve as a huge boost to the Australasian racing and breeding industry. He’s such a versatile horse that there would be numerous opportunities for him in Europe and beyond and of course all the very best races will be considered. Bart Cummings has done a wonderful job to achieve what he has with the horse - winning five Group 1’s before he even reached his fourth birthday.” So You Think’s Timeform rating of 133 ranks him alongside Workforce and Goldikova as the joint-best horse currently in training in the world today and would make him by far the best horse ever to travel from Australasia to race in Europe. He is the first horse ever to win the Cox Plate, Australasia’s premier weight for age race, as a three-year-old and return at four to retain his crown.
