G3 Success for Dirty Thoughts

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 9

Stakes-placed twice previously, So You Think’s speedy daughter Dirty Thoughts produced a career best performance to claim her first Black Type victory when charging through a gap to win the Group III MRC Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

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Dirty Thoughts wins the G3 Northwood Plume - image Reg Ryan/ Racing Photos

Trained by Matt Ellerton and Simon Zahra, Dirty Thoughts had been racing consistently this preparation and was a strong last start winner at Caulfield on September 18.

She slipped through a gap and hit the line hard for Daniel Moor to score a half head win taking her overall record to five wins and five placings from 12 starts with prizemoney in excess of $336,000.
 



“We’ve brought her up slowly this prep and have been riding her a bit more quietly,” said Simon Zahra.

“With a Group III win on the board, she’s a valuable mare and we bought her for just $16,000!”

Dirty Thoughts is a G3 winner! - image Reg Ryan/ Racing Photos

Dirty Thoughts was a $16,000 Inglis Premier purchase for her trainers from the Phoenix Broodmare Farm draft and is the best of three winners from Sheer Fantazee, a half-sister by Testa Rossa to Group II winner and $1.9million earner Grey Song and Group III winner Tonz More Fun.

Sheer Fantazee has a two year-old colt by Choisir that will be offered at the Magic Millions 2YO’s in Training Sale as Lot 22.

She also has a yearling filly by Kermadec, but no foal this spring after sadly missing to So You think last year.

Dirty Thoughts is the 36th stakes-winner for Coolmore’s So You Think, who stands at a fee of $77,000 this spring.


 

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Race Result - Northwood Plume Stakes Gr3 1200m

Caulfield Track: Good(3) Time: 1:10.70
1
Dirty Thoughts
- 4m So You Think (NZ) x Sheer Fantazee (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: D Moor 56
So You Think
2
0.1
La Mexicana
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Cailin Miss (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Damian Lane 58
I Am Invincible
3
0.3
Nudge
- 5m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Julinsky Princess (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Damien Thornton 58
Fastnet Rock
4
1.0
Tailleur
- 5m Shooting To Win (AUS) x Clothing (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D Oliver 58
5
1.8
Brooklyn Hustle
- 5m Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Joint Aspiration (GB) (Pivotal (GB))
Tnr: J Warren & D Krongold Rdr: Craig Williams 59
6
1.9
More Secrets
- 4m More Than Ready (USA) x Secret Indulgence (NZ) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jye McNeil 56
7
3.4
Standoff
- 4m Smart Missile (AUS) x Fidele (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Grant & Peter Dalziel Rdr: B Park 56
8
3.5
Chassis
- 5m Al Maher (AUS) x Poco Gusto (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: J W Price Rdr: M J Dee 56
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