Think Big (horse)

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Think Big

Sire	Sobig
Grandsire	Summertime
Dam	Sarcelle
Damsire	Oman
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1970
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Estate of L. A. Alexander
Owner	Dato Tan Chin Nam & Rick O'Sullivan
Trainer	Bart Cummings
Record	Not found
Earnings	Not found
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Hotham Handicap (1974) Melbourne Cup (1974, 1975)
Infobox last updated on: 04:02, Saturday June 14, 2008 (UTC).

Think Big (foaled 1970 in New Zealand) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Australia, winning the Melbourne Cup in both 1974 and 1975. Bred by the estate of the late L. A. Alexander, Think Big was purchased by Australian trainer Bart Cummings for Malayasian businessman, Dato Tan Chin Nam for $10,000 at the Trentham yearling sales in New Zealand.

Conditioned for racing by Cummings, who maintained a share in the horse, Think Big started eight times at age two, earning just one win. As a three-year-old he had fifteen starts for five wins. His third to Igloo in the Brisbane Cup was an indication of better things to come.

The popular Bart Cummings trained mare Leilani was the favourite for the 1974 Melbourne Cup but she was run down in the last fifty metres by her stablemate Think Big under jockey Harry White. The win gave Cummings his fourth Melbourne Cup win and his third quinella of the race.

Following his second last in the lead up MacKinnon Stakes, Think Big started at 33-1 in the 1975 Melbourne Cup, assigned high-weight of 58kg. He had not won a race since his victory the previous year. But at his favourite course and distance, again under jockey Harry White, he fought off a challenge from stablemate Holiday Waggon to record his second win.

A gelding, after his racing career was over Think Big lived out his days at jockey Harry White's 200-hectare farm in Gisborne near Victoria, Australia where he died and is buried.