Sweet Idea
| Sweet Idea | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Snitzel |
| Grandsire | Redoute's Choice |
| Dam | Flidais |
| Damsire | Timber Country |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 2010 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Arrowfield Stud |
| Owner | David Henderson, Luke Henderson, Nick Vass Bloodstock, Wayne Cook, Danny Maher, Grant Scott, Tracy Vogel, Beric Lynton, Campbell Brown & Matthew Allen |
| Trainer | Gai Waterhouse |
| Record | 19: 8-7-1 |
| Earnings | $2,415,350 |
| Major wins | |
| Silver Slipper (2013) Light Fingers Stakes (2014) Missile Stakes (2014) Tristarc Stakes (2014) The Galaxy (2015) | |
Sweet Idea (September 22, 2010 –) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in Australia. On retirement in April 2015, Sweet Idea was the richest mare her age (or younger) in the world.[1] She is the most successful horse in Magic Millions of all time, having placed second in the two-year-old Gold Coast Magic Millions (2012) and going on to win the three-year-old Gold Coast Magic Millions (2013) – no horse has ever won both races.[2] She was the winner of the Group 1 Canadian Club Galaxy and a multiple Group race winner.
Background
[edit]Sweet Idea is by leading sire Snitzel (by Redoute's Choice) out of Flidais (by Timber Country).
Racing career
[edit]Trained by Gai Waterhouse, Sweet Idea won her first race as a two-year-old at Randwick on October 20, 2012, setting a class record for 1000 metres of 57.39 seconds.[3] Sweet Idea went on to a successful career as a two-year-old, winning the Group 2 Silver Slipper,[4] placing second in the Gold Coast Magic Millions, and 3rd in the Group 1 Golden Slipper. As a three-year-old sweet idea won the 3yo Gold Coast Magic Millions, the 3yo Wyong Magic Millions, the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes and was second in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. At Age 4, Sweet Idea won the Group 1 Galaxy, the Group 2 Missile Stakes and the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes. In addition as a four-year-old, Sweet Idea finished 2nd in the Group 1 Myer Classic and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes before being retired in April 2015. Sweet Idea retired after 19 starts having been placed 16 times. Her career earnings were $2,415,350.[5][6][7]
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Snitzel (AUS) 2002 |
Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996 |
Danehill (USA) | Danzig (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayzana (USA) | |||
| Shantha's Choice (AUS) | Canny Lad (AUS) | ||
| Dancing Show (USA) | |||
| Snippets' Lass (AUS) 1993 |
Snippetts (AUS) | Lunchtime (GB) | |
| Easy Date (AUS) | |||
| Snow Finch (IRE) | Storm Bird (CAN) | ||
| A Realgirl (USA) | |||
| Dam Flidais (AUS) 1999 |
Timber Country (USA) 1992 |
Woodman (USA) | Mr Prospector (USA) |
| Playmate (USA) | |||
| Fall Aspen (USA) | Pretense (USA) | ||
| Change Water (USA) | |||
| Electronic (NZ) 1990 |
First Norman (USA) | Cougar (CHI) | |
| Ganancia (CHI) | |||
| Aegean Blue (NZ) | Blue Vermillion (GB) | ||
| Agean Sea (NZ) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rankings of Horses by Prize Money".
- ^ "Sweet Idea Wins Magic Millions first horse to place in both 2yo and 3yo Magic Millions".
- ^ "Sweet Idea Class Record".
- ^ "Sweet Idea Wins Silver Slipper".
- ^ "Sweet Idea Career Summary".
- ^ "Sweet Idea Wins Galaxy".
- ^ "Sweet Idea Wins Galaxy SMH".
- ^ "Black Type Pedigree".
- ^ "Magic Millions Sales".