
Don’t Think Too Hard
An impressive son of legendary Group 1 sire So You Think from the Group 2-winning and stakes-producing Bernardini mare, Ruud Not Too (NZ). This colt shows the same athleticism as his sire and is primed to dominate on the track.
A colt by New Zealand’s Champion Sire elect Proisir from one of the country’s most successful nurseries that has produced Proisir’s multiple Group 1-winning/Champion Middle Distance Horse, Prowess and dual stakes winner Nikau Spur. Dam Rockabye Lady is by the legendary Fastnet Rock, whose daughters have already produced 15 individual Group 1 winners.
Trained by John Sargent, Royal Randwick
From the same outstanding New Zealand nursery that has produced Proisir’s multiple Group 1-winning/Champion Middle Distance Horse, Prowess and dual stakes winner Nikau Spur, this colt is primed for racetrack success.
Offered by Hallmark Stud as Lot 251 at the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale, he is by Proisir, New Zealand’s Champion Sire elect, out of the young Fastnet Rock mare Rockabye Lady. A true athlete, he was secured at outstanding value for $40,000, with his sire’s yearlings averaging $262,500 across 13 lots at this sale.
Standing for $80,000 + GST in 2024, Proisir is one of New Zealand’s most in-demand sires. Still in the infancy of his stud career, he has already sired 21 stakes winners, including six individual Group 1 winners.
His exceptional strike rate includes 62% winners to runners and an impressive 6.3% stakes winners to runners.
The colt’s dam sire, Fastnet Rock, has left a remarkable legacy as a broodmare sire. His daughters have produced 135 stakes winners and 15 individual Group 1 winners, including Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot, Santa Ana Lane, Zougotcha, Veight, etc.
With an elite pedigree and all the right physical attributes, this colt has been highly sought after.
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An impressive son of legendary Group 1 sire So You Think from the Group 2-winning and stakes-producing Bernardini mare, Ruud Not Too (NZ). This colt shows the same athleticism as his sire and is primed to dominate on the track.
A stunning filly from the first crop of Champion 2YO Golden Slipper winner, Stay Inside. This filly’s pedigree is elevated by her dam, Helix Park, a half-sister to stakes winner Outdo and stakes-placed Miraculous Miss. She has lovely fluidity about her, an extraordinary brain, and she looks to be of a very trainable type.
An impressive colt from the second crop of So You Think’s fast Group-winning sprinter/miler Peltzer. He is the second foal from the 4-time-winning Dash For Cash mare Miss Entice who has already produced current season 3YO stakes performer Statuario. He, too, is by a sire son of So You Think in D’Argento, so we already know this cross works and he’s a colt with plenty of size and scope.
Duncan's Comments
“From our shortest of short lists—was it the first lot of Day Two that caught buyers off guard? By NZ’s Champion Sire-elect, Proisir, who averaged $262,500 for his 13 lots sold, this was a bargain without compromise. Unsurprisingly, there’s not much left of him.”