Coolmore Australia stallion So You Think (NZ) sired a brace of Group 3 winners on Saturday, when Chris Waller trainee Higher Ground (Aus) (video) saluted in the G3 Frank Packer Plate at Randwick, and his filly Sopressa (Aus) (video) scored by over four lengths in the G3 Schweppervescence S. at Morphettville for Darren Weir. Both 3-year-olds are pointing to autumn Classics, the G1 Queensland Derby on June 9 and the G1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville on May 5, respectively. Higher Ground, who was winning for the fourth time and second in a row after a Benchmark 74 score at Warwick Farm on Apr. 11, represents Woppitt Bloodstock, which is managed by Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire})'s part-owner Debbie Kepitis.
So You Think's studmate Pierro (Aus) also got involved on Saturday, with his Action (Aus) (video) successful by four lengths in the G2 WATC Derby over 2400 metres at Ascot. Runner-up in the Listed Lex Piper S. over that strip on Mar. 10, the Peters Investments colourbearer was fifth in the 2200-metre Listed Melvista S. on Apr. 7. The young sire is already responsible for G1 Kennedy Oaks heroine Pinot (Aus) and Apr. 7 G1 Australian Derby victor Levendi (Aus).
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