Champion racehorse and Everest winner dies aged seven
“Once in a lifetime horse” Think About It, the 2023 Everest winner, was euthanized at the age of seven following complications from colic surgery.
The son of So You Think, a $70,000 purchase at the 2020 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale for syndication company Proven Thoroughbreds and trainer Joe Pride, earned $12,163,050 with 11 wins from 19 starts before retiring after collapsing with a lung haemorrhage in the Sydney Stakes on Everest day at Randwick in October 2024.
Think About It stands out on the road to victory on Everest in 2023.Credit: Getty
To the relief of the connections and the huge Everest crowd, the gelding walked off the track and recovered before being retired to the property of regular rider Sam Clipperton.
Proven Thoroughbreds said they were deeply saddened to announce the euthanasia of Think About It on Tuesday.
“A once-in-a-lifetime horse, Think About It, rose to stardom in the blink of an eye, progressing from the midweek BM72 to a pair of Group 1s and, of course, the Everest in a stormy 2023,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday morning.
“But where his story really became remarkable was the following year when he survived a massive lung haemorrhage after falling in the Sydney Stakes at Randwick.
An emotional Sam Clipperton returns to the enclosure at Think About It after his victory on Everest last year.Credit: Getty
“Following this scare he was quickly retired and placed under the care of his regular jockey Sam Clipperton.
“Our horse, affectionately known as ‘Spud’, has unfortunately failed to cheat death twice. After initially successfully recovering from colic surgery, Spud has deteriorated further despite the efforts of the amazing team at Randwick Equine Centre.”
