Think Big (horse)
| Think Big | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sobig |
| Grandsire | Summertime |
| Dam | Sarcelle |
| Damsire | Oman |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1970 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Estate of L. A. Alexander |
| Owner | Dato Tan Chin Nam & Rick O'Sullivan |
| Trainer | Bart Cummings |
| Record | Not found |
| Earnings | Not found |
| Major wins | |
| Hotham Handicap (1974) Melbourne Cup (1974, 1975) |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
Think Big (1970–1995) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Australia, winning the Melbourne Cup in both 1974 and 1975. Bred by the estate of the late L. A. Alexander, Think Big was purchased by Australian trainer Bart Cummings for Malaysian businessman, Dato Tan Chin Nam for $10,000 at the Trentham yearling sales in New Zealand.
Conditioned for racing by Cummings, who maintained a share in the horse, Think Big started eight times at age two, earning just one win. As a three-year-old he had fifteen starts for five wins. His third to Igloo in the Brisbane Cup was an indication of better things to come.
The popular Bart Cummings trained mare Leilani was the favourite for the 1974 Melbourne Cup but she was run down in the last fifty metres by her stablemate Think Big under jockey Harry White. The win gave Cummings his fourth Melbourne Cup win and his third quinella of the race.
Following his second last in the lead up MacKinnon Stakes, Think Big started at 33-1 in the 1975 Melbourne Cup, assigned high-weight of 58 kg. He had not won a race since his victory the previous year. But at his favourite course and distance, again under jockey Harry White, he fought off a challenge from stablemate Holiday Waggon to record his second win.
A gelding, after his racing career was over Think Big lived out his days at jockey Harry White's 200-hectare farm in Gisborne near Victoria, Australia where he died and is buried.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- General
- Cavanough, Maurice. The Melbourne Cup (sixth edition ed.). North Sydney: Jack Pollard. pp. 392–413. ISBN 0 909950 62 8.
- Specific
[edit] External links
- Think Big's pedigree and partial racing stats
- Thoroughbred News article on Think Big stud
- The Age Company Ltd. 19 October 2003 article by Daniel Oakes on Harry White and Think Big
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