The great champion So You Think sired many outstanding horses, but none faster than brilliant sprinter Think About It, winner of the $20million The Everest in 2023.
He won over $12million with 11 wins from 18 starts in the colours of Proven Thoroughbreds with Jamie Walter announcing the sad news on Wednesday of his premature passing.
"Proven Thoroughbreds is deeply saddened to announce that Think About It was euthanised yesterday (Tuesday) due to complications arising from colic surgery
"Unfortunately, our horse affectionately known as ‘Spud' was not able to cheat death twice.
"A once in a lifetime horse, Think About It rose to stardom in the blink of an eye, progressing from a midweek BM72 to a pair of Group 1s and of course The Everest in a whirlwind 2023.
"But where his story became truly remarkable was in the following year when he survived a massive pulmonary haemorrhage after falling in the Sydney Stakes at Randwick.
"He was swiftly retired after that scare and placed into the care of his regular jockey Sam Clipperton.
"After initially coming through colic surgery successfully, Spud took a turn for the worse despite the efforts of the amazing team at Randwick Equine Centre.
"A high-energy horse, Think About It applied himself 110 per cent to everything he did, without a great deal of self-preservation.He tried his absolute guts out every time he raced and that is all any owner/fan/punter can ever ask for. Maybe he was supposed to ‘Live fast, die young'.
"RIP Spud."
