First Thought (AUS) Horse
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First Thought is a 4yo brown or black gelding from Australia, trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by So You Think out of History Repeats. To date he has won a single race. On 7th Feb 2026 at Yarra Valley he claimed his biggest victory, taking the $32,000 Maiden Plate.
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Yarra Valley • Nowra • Kensington • Warwick Farm • Pakenham Synthetic • Cranbourne • Hawkesbury • RandwickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Yarra Valley 07-Feb-26 1950m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $17,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.650, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd 1st First Thought ( J Noonan 59.5 ) 2nd Golden Mask ( S Wynne 59.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Ashina ( L Meech 57 ) 3.00L See full results | J Noonan 59.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Newcastle 24-Jan-26 1850m GOOD 4 R4 SUPER MDN-SW $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:54.200, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 1st Tutto ( M Bell 56.5 ) 2nd Salt Spray ( C Lever 56.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Contemplates ( R Jones 55 ) 1.11L 8th First Thought ( A Farragher 59 ) 3.76L See full results | A Farragher 59kg 3.76L | 8 (14) |
| Nowra 31-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.500, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 1st Sir Tua ( T Gould 57.5 ) 2nd What She's Having ( P Boudvillain 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.10L 3rd First Thought ( A Farragher 59 ) 0.90L See full results | A Farragher 59kg 0.90L | 3 (11) |
| Kensington 18-Dec-25 1250m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 MDN BT, Winning Time: 01:16.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Equinox Legend ( T Sherry ) 2nd Convergent ( D L Roux ) 0.30L 3rd Baulkham Hills ( M G Bourke ) 1.49L 6th First Thought ( R Bayliss ) 5.09L | R Bayliss 5.09L | 6 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 08-Dec-25 796m GOOD 4 R13 4Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st El Qasabi ( J Ford ) 2nd Indigo Star ( J Collett ) 1.31L 3rd Aerostern Bro ( J Taylor ) 2.52L 6th First Thought ( Z Lloyd ) 3.16L | Z Lloyd 3.16L | 6 (9) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 07-Jul-25 2200m SYNTHETIC R4 MDN-SW $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:16.690, SP: 2.15 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 1st Rotating Soul ( J Mcneil 57.5 ) 2nd Desert Rose ( J L Melham 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Grassy Spur ( L King 59.5 ) 1.45L 5th First Thought ( B Allen 59.5 ) 2.95L See full results | B Allen 59.5kg 2.95L | 5 (11) |
| Cranbourne 22-Jun-25 2025m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:06.390, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 1st Fisherman's Beach ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2nd Siege Perilous ( J Mcneil 59.5 ) 2.50L 3rd First Thought ( D Bates 59.5 ) 2.56L See full results | D Bates 59.5kg 2.56L | 3 (14) |
| Warwick Farm 22-May-25 1175m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:11.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Limburg ( N Rawiller ) 2nd Afloat ( P Gorton ) 0.15L 3rd Indie Mae ( B Ryan ) 0.26L 6th First Thought ( A Morgan ) 2.61L | A Morgan 2.61L | 6 (8) |
| Newcastle 03-May-25 1890m HEAVY 10 R1 Mdn Set Weight (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:02.130, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.930 1st Golden Smile ( A Gibbons 57 ) 2nd Tempranillo ( G Buckley 56 ) 3.17L 3rd Dwayne ( M Stapleford 58 , Cd 55 ) 3.46L 12th First Thought ( K Latham 58 ) 14.61L See full results | K Latham 58kg 14.61L | 12 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 16-Apr-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 3YO Mdn Hcp $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.380, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.690 1st Sacro Catino ( D Gibbons 54 ) 2nd Dark Stratum ( T Schiller 54 ) 0.18L 3rd Jason Darren ( L Day 58.5 ) 1.52L 6th First Thought ( N Rawiller 59 ) 3.85L See full results | N Rawiller 59kg 3.85L | 6 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 21-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st First Thought ( T Marquand ) 2nd Devils Daughter ( A J Calder ) 0.11L 3rd Twin Island ( T Berry ) 0.91L | T Marquand | 1 (7) |
| Hawkesbury 24-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.670 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 1st Tillstrom ( T O'hara ) 2nd Outono ( E Ly ) 0.51L 3rd Unreal Expectation ( C Lever ) 1.84L 6th First Thought ( A Morgan ) 6.10L | A Morgan 6.10L | 6 (6) |
| Randwick 09-Sep-24 1050m GOOD 4 R11 3YCG MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.640 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st Espinho ( T Berry ) 2nd Gorbachev ( R Hutchings ) 0.10L 3rd Apollo Ridge ( T Sherry ) 0.38L 6th First Thought ( A Hyeronimus 0 ) 14.71L | A Hyeronimus 0 14.71L | 6 (6) |
| Hawkesbury 26-Aug-24 800m GOOD 4 R14 3YCG MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.510 1st Zouper Fellow ( R King ) 2nd Up The Front ( J Ford ) 3.45L 3rd Bertus ( T Schiller ) 4.17L 8th First Thought ( A Hyeronimus 0 ) 10.14L | A Hyeronimus 0 10.14L | 8 (9) |