Shady Thinker (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
11-Sep-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
So You Think
Dam
Fifty Ways
Prize Money
158095
Owners
A Bain, Seymour Bloodstock, M Davies, S Goldsmith, N Rantanen-Reynolds, A Gurnett, Triple D Racing, ABR Class of '23, K Toumaras, B Fitzgerald, T Stribling, J Durnberger-Smith, G Norris, D Wright & J Lowrie
About

Shady Thinker, a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Aaron Bain and Ned Taylor. He is by So You Think out of Fifty Ways. He has secured three career wins, highlighted by his triumph on 8th Mar 2025 at Murray Bridge in the $122250.00 Magic Millions 3&4yo Classic. He has proved profitable for bettors, offering a 108% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kembla Grange 22-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R6 CG&E BM78 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.460, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Applaud ( T Sherry 54.5 ) 2nd Tuned ( B Nock 61 , Cd 63 ) 0.80L 3rd Smashing Time ( B Ryan 55.5 ) 0.90L 10th Shady Thinker ( N Rawiller 57.5 ) 5.30L See full resultsN Rawiller 57.5kg 5.30L10 (12)
Rosehill Gardens 08-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $5,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.580, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Tuned ( T Sherry 58.5 ) 2nd Dashing Rupert ( D Gibbons 55.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Damien ( T J Schiller 52.5 ) 1.02L 5th Shady Thinker ( N Rawiller 57.5 ) 1.37L See full resultsN Rawiller 57.5kg 1.37L5 (8)
Morphettville 18-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 3 R8 BM 70 Hcp $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.120, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Shady Thinker ( J Holder 59.5 ) 2nd Zunna ( J B Opperman 56 ) 0.52L 3rd Speedtail ( A Livesey 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.21L See full resultsJ Holder 59.5kg1 (11)
Balaklava 02-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 70+ TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.990 1st Shady Thinker ( J Holder ) 2nd Sir Kingsford ( T Voorham ) 0.93L 3rd Andrew's Memory ( C P Murtagh ) 2.89LJ Holder1 (6)
Murray Bdge 18-Sep-25 1000m GOOD 4 R13 0-70 TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.230 1st Kristobel ( S R Wright ) 2nd Utah Joe ( B King ) 1.14L 3rd Collated ( J B Opperman ) 1.19L 4th Shady Thinker ( J Holder ) 2.11LJ Holder 2.11L4 (8)
Morphettville 29-Mar-25 1050m GOOD 4 R3 3YO BM 72 Hcp $3,250 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.700, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 1st Out Of Square ( T M Johnstone 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Sir Now ( C P Murtagh 57.5 ) 0.14L 3rd Palm Of Jumeirah ( L J Neindorf 54.5 ) 1.72L 4th Shady Thinker ( J Holder 59.5 ) 1.83L See full resultsJ Holder 59.5kg 1.83L4 (9)
Murray Bdge 08-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 MM 3&4YO $67,725 (of $122,250) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.060, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.930 1st Shady Thinker ( J Holder 56 ) 2nd Overstrike ( T Pannell 58.5 ) 1.27L 3rd Tripod Terror ( K Crowther 56 ) 1.66L See full resultsJ Holder 56kg1 (11)
Morphettville Parks 15-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $27,300 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.710, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Shady Thinker ( J Holder 57 ) 2nd Ad Astra ( J Tzaferis 55 ) 2.23L 3rd Aramoso ( K Crowther 58 ) 2.67L See full resultsJ Holder 57kg1 (9)
Strathalbyn 28-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R11 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.670 1st Shady Thinker ( J Holder ) 2nd Ruled By Thieves ( J B Potter ) 0.77L 3rd Star Gladiator ( A Webb ) 0.91LJ Holder1 (8)
Strathalbyn 27-Sep-24 1000m SOFT 5 R17 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.110 1st Shady Thinker ( B Price ) 2nd Right Of Veto ( C R Murray ) 1.10L 3rd It's A Solid Deel ( F A Atkinson ) 1.50LB Price1 (8)