Bart Cummings rates So You Think as his best trainee – Horseracing news
Bart Cummings has claimed that So You Think has been the best stallion he has ever trained in his 60-year-old career.
Throughout his career, Cummins has trained numerous stallions from all over the world and his services will never be forgotten. He is still training quite a few challengers and has recently announced a partnership with his grandson James.
During an interview to Sky Racing Radio, the veteran trainer said, “I'd say So You Think [was the best]. He was pretty good. His ability to win made him the best. He was a superstar and should never have left the country. As a three-year-old he was near
unbeatable and won the Cox Plate. He was an out-and-out champion.”
Currently So You Think is being trained by Aidan O'Brien, who is also considered to be one of the best in the business. He took over the young stallion in 2011 and the partnership has really been going on strongly between the two.
The seven-year-old horse had debuted in 2009 and proved to be a true fighter right from the start of his career. He impressed one and all with his solid performances and was lined up for some strong races in the next season.
Although critics would not have expected a dominant show from So You Think in his second season, yet he proved them wrong. He simply proved to be unstoppable and no one was able to give him a tough time. He appeared in a total of six races that year, winning
five of them, which shows what impact he made.
Things started off really positively for the talented runner in 2011, but he suffered a few setbacks towards the end of the year. This was probably because of the fact that he had moved to New Zealand and was trained by a different person.
Despite taking some time to adjust with his new team, So You Think managed to find his rhythm and started winning races once again. However, he has not been seen in action for quite some time now, as he last appeared in a competitive event back in June 2012.
It will be interesting to see what he achieves this year, as he is out of racing practice for almost one year.
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