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On Monday, Coolmore introduced that So You Suppose, a number one sire with 10 Grade 1 wins, had handed away after a brief sickness.
So You Suppose was described by coach Bert Cummings as “an ideal quadruped, there is no such thing as a higher horse than him. He’s the nicest, most real horse I’ve ever educated.” The 2-time Cox Plate winner, a powerful offspring of Excessive Chaparral, was bought by Duncan Ramage on behalf of Dato Tan Chin Nam on the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale for US$85,481. A five-time Group 1 winner in Europe and Australia with each Bert Cummings and Aidan O’Brien, he additionally raced as soon as in America, ending fifth behind Drosselmeyer within the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Basic.
Coolmore’s Tom Magnier mentioned: “When folks go to Coolmore, the stallion most individuals actually wish to see is So You Suppose. He was an absolute gentleman and an extremely type and clever horse. It is a unhappy day for all of the employees at Coolmore who sorted him so effectively since his retirement in 2012.” “We’re so fortunate to have sired him and watched him turn into one of many really elite stallions on this nation. He has given me so many nice reminiscences on racetracks all over the world, each as a racehorse and as a stallion. I stay up for seeing him in 2022. I’ll always remember the day when he sired three Group 1 winners in in the future at Randwick Racecourse, however I’ll equally always remember the day when, as jockey for the Prince of Wales, he gave Joseph O’Brien his first Royal Ascot winner. It’s a wager for 2012.”
So You Suppose can be remembered for his consistency as a stallion, ending within the high 10 in every of the final 5 seasons and ending second behind I Am Invincible twice. He has already been liable for 12 Group 1 winners. This determine may rise additional sooner or later because the likes of Levelle, Getta Good Feeling, Oh Diamond Lil and Saturday’s Group 3 winner Diamond Sheen are nonetheless in coaching.
