Sweet Idea

{{Infobox racehorse | horsename = Sweet Idea | image_name = | caption = | sire = Snitzel | grandsire = Redoute's Choice | dam = Flidais | damsire = Timber Country | sex = Mare | foaled = 2010 | country = Australia | colour = Chestnut | breeder = Arrowfield Stud | owner = David Henderson, Luke Henderson, Nick Vass Bloodstock, Wayne Cook, Danny Maher, Grant Scott, Tracy Vogel, Beric Lynton, Campbell Brown & Matthew Allen | trainer = Gai Waterhouse | record = 19: 8-7-1 | earnings = $2,415,350 | race= Silver Slipper (2013) Light Fingers Stakes (2014) Missile Stakes (2014) Tristarc Stakes (2014) The Galaxy (2015) }} '''Sweet Idea''' (born September 22, 2010) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in Australia. On retirement in April 2015, Sweet Idea was the richest mare her age (or younger) in the world.<ref name="Rankings of Horses by Prize Money">{{cite web|title=Rankings of Horses by Prize Money|url=https://www.punters.com.au/stats/top-horses-by-prizemoney/}}</ref> She is the most successful horse in Magic Millions of all time, having placed second in the two-year-old Gold Coast Magic Millions (2012) and going on to win the three-year-old Gold Coast Magic Millions (2013) – no horse has ever won both races.<ref name="Sweet Idea Wins MM 3 Year old - first horse to do so after pacing as a 2yo">{{cite web|title=Sweet Idea Wins Magic Millions first horse to place in both 2yo and 3yo Magic Millions|date=11 January 2014 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/gai-waterhouse-enjoys-sweet-taste-of-success-in-magic-millions-guineas-20140111-30nni.html}}</ref> She was the winner of the Group 1 Canadian Club Galaxy and a multiple Group race winner.

==Background== Sweet Idea is by leading sire Snitzel (by Redoute's Choice) out of Flidais (by Timber Country).

==Racing career== Trained by Gai Waterhouse, Sweet Idea won her first race as a two-year-old at Randwick on October 20, 2012, setting a class record for 1000 metres of 57.39 seconds.<ref name="Sweet Idea Class Record in first up win">{{cite web|title=Sweet Idea Class Record|date=20 October 2012 |url=http://www.arrowfield.com.au/articles/snitzel--starcraft-shine-in-sydney.html}}</ref> Sweet Idea went on to a successful career as a two-year-old, winning the Group 2 Silver Slipper,<ref name="Sweet Idea Wins Silver Slipper">{{cite web|title=Sweet Idea Wins Silver Slipper|url=http://www.magicmillions.com.au/sweet-filly-hot-for-slipper/}}</ref> placing second in the Gold Coast Magic Millions, and 3rd in the Group 1 Golden Slipper. As a three-year-old sweet idea won the 3yo Gold Coast Magic Millions, the 3yo Wyong Magic Millions, the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes and was second in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. At Age 4, Sweet Idea won the Group 1 Galaxy, the Group 2 Missile Stakes and the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes. In addition as a four-year-old, Sweet Idea finished 2nd in the Group 1 Myer Classic and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes before being retired in April 2015. Sweet Idea retired after 19 starts having been placed 16 times. Her career earnings were $2,415,350.<ref name="Sweet Idea Career Summary">{{cite web|title=Sweet Idea Career Summary|url=http://www.racenet.com.au/horse/sweet-idea_aus}}</ref><ref name="Sweet Idea Wins Galaxy">{{cite web|title=Sweet Idea Wins Galaxy|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/superracing/the-galaxy-2015-sweet-idea-breaks-group-1-drought-with-runaway-win/story-fni2gg7e-1227272774557}}</ref><ref name="Sweet Idea Wins Galaxy SMH">{{cite web|title=Sweet Idea Wins Galaxy SMH|date=21 March 2015 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/sweet-idea-a-group-1-bridesmaid-no-more-after-galaxy-win-20150321-1m4lkt.html}}</ref>

==Pedigree== {{Pedigree |name = Sweet Idea (AUD), Chestnut Mare, 2010 |f = Snitzel (AUS) 2002 |m = Flidais (AUS) 1999 |ff = Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996 |fm =Snippets' Lass (AUS) 1993 |mf = Timber Country (USA) 1992 |mm = Electronic (NZ) 1990 |fff = Danehill (USA) |ffm = Shantha's Choice (AUS) |fmf = Snippetts (AUS) |fmm = Snow Finch (IRE) |mff = Woodman (USA) |mfm = Fall Aspen (USA) |mmf = First Norman (USA) |mmm =Aegean Blue (NZ) |ffff = Danzig (USA) |fffm = Rayzana (USA) |ffmf = Canny Lad (AUS) |ffmm = Dancing Show (USA) |fmff = Lunchtime (GB) |fmfm = Easy Date (AUS) |fmmf = Storm Bird (CAN) |fmmm = A Realgirl (USA) |mfff = Mr Prospector (USA) |mffm = Playmate (USA) |mfmf = Pretense (USA) |mfmm = Change Water (USA) |mmff = Cougar (CHI) |mmfm = Ganancia (CHI) |mmmf = Blue Vermillion (GB) |mmmm = Agean Sea (NZ) |}}<ref name="Black Type Pedigree">{{cite web|title=Black Type Pedigree|url=http://www.blacktypepedigree.com/horse/Sweet_Idea_AUS-214485 }}</ref><ref name="Magic Millions Sales Results">{{cite web|title=Magic Millions Sales|url=http://magicmillions.ddm.magsbyme.com/ebook_search/viewLot/ebookId/101/lot/626 }}</ref>

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