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Castelvecchio Breaks the Ice

Mark Smith - Monday June 3

Making her fifth start, the 2-year-old filly Sweet Treats took on her elders when successful in the Semco Maiden Plate (1500m) at Goulburn to have the honour of crediting Castelvecchio with his first winner.

Ridden by Coriah Keatings for Danielle Seib, Sweet Treats jumped in the air at the start before pushing through to be in a challenging position on the turn. Keeping up a strong gallop, Sweet Treats safely held the challenge of Devgru (Merchant Navy) by one-and-a-quarter lengths, with the favourite Bounty By Knight (Knight Exemplar) in third.

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2,500 purchase for Champion Thoroughbreds from the Segenhoe Stud draft at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling Sale, Sweet Treats is the first winner from three to race for the unraced Denman mare Coconut Dream.

Sweet Treats a $72,500 MM National Sale weanling

A $55,000 buy for  LTD Thoroughbreds at the 2022 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale, Coconut Dream is out of the stakes-placed Snitzel mare Sweetener, a half-sister to Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes winner Secret Agenda and stakes-placegetters Tutta la Vita, Stellar Pauline, Donandkim, and to the dam of Group III ATC Gimcrack Stakes winner, Enthaar.

Infinity Thoroughbreds consigned a Pride of Dubai half-sister to Sweet Treats at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, which failed to make her $100,000 reserve.

Coconut Dream has a weanling filly by Stay Inside and was covered by Sidestep last spring.

The sire of Listed ATC Fernhill Hcp runner-up El Castello, dual Group 1 winner Castelvecchio (Dundeel), stands at Arrowfield Stud for $22,000 in 2024. 

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Race Result - Semco Mdn Plate 1500m

Goulburn Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:34.15
1
Sweet Treats
- 2f Castelvecchio (AUS) x Coconut Dream (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: Danielle Seib Rdr: Ms C Keatings 53
2
1.1
Devgru
- 4g Merchant Navy (AUS) x Zeal (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: J F Borham Rdr: Jade Mc Kenzie 56
3
2.3
Bounty By Knight
- 4g Knight Exemplar (AUS) x Weekend Bounty (AUS) (Any Given Saturday (USA))
Tnr: Anthony Warren Rdr: Nick Heywood 59
4
6
Pressalina
- 3f Press Statement (AUS) x Saturlina (AUS) (Any Given Saturday (USA))
Tnr: Ms S Murray-Leslie Rdr: Jake Barrett 57
5
6.3
Tantalum
- 4m All Too Hard (AUS) x Precious Metals (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: G G Kirkup Rdr: M A Cahill 57
6
7.1
Flash Piper
- 7g All Too Hard (AUS) x Not A Tully (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: John Morrison Rdr: Rebecca Bronett Prag 56
7
7.5
Got You Down
- 4m Mr Chard (AUS) x Love The Lighty (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: P J Facoory Rdr: Ms B Panya 55.5
8
10.2
Coba Bree
- 5m Foxwedge (AUS) x Sayangku (NZ) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: R Cole Rdr: Jaden Lloyd 57
9
11
Fifteen Black
- 6g Myboycharlie (IRE) x Sevenspanishangels (AUS) (Sequalo (AUS))
Tnr: C Hensler Rdr: Molly Bourke 59
10
22.5
Cursed
- 4m So You Think (NZ) x Voodoo Lady (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: Richard Butler Rdr: Amy Mc Lucas 57
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