So You Think 3YO Wins $100,000 Inglis Xtra Maiden

The loss of So You Think was again highlighted at Rosehill on Wednesday when promising 3YO Big Tiger (3c So You Think x Stormy Choice, by Redoute's Choice) took out the $100,000 Inglis Xtra Bonus maiden.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Big Tiger has been given plenty of time to mature and only made his debut last month with a third placing at Warwick Farm over 1300m.

Stepped up to 1400m with Tim Clark keeping the ride, Big Tiger was sent off favourite and produced a strong front running effort to score by three-quarters of a length.

“He's made a nice step forward from his encouraging debut,” said Tim Clark.

“We found the rail and took advantage of that. I think that he's going to be a horse that continues to improve as he steps out over further.

“You can see that when he comes back next time he will be a really promising middle-distance horse.

“He's very laid back; he conserves his energy. I think that when he gets out to a mile and into 2000, that's when he's going to come into his own.”

A $60,000 Inglis Easter purchaser from the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft for Bonus Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Big Tiger was bred by GSA Bloodstock and is a half-brother to Group II winner Furore, who also won a HK Derby and HK Group winner Blizzard, who was thew Champion Miler in Singapore in 2019.

He is the fifth winner from five foals to race from Stormy Choice, a three-quarter sister by Redoute’s Choice to Group I QTC Brisbane Cup winner Danestorm.

Sadly, Stormy Choice passed away at the start of the spring after producing her final foal, a colt by Pierro that is a brother to Furore.

Big Tiger is a new winner this season for the late So You Think, who is setting the pace for Australian winners this season with 68 on the board.