Champion Thoroughbreds | Champion Thoroughbreds News 62934 Sweet Treats Puts The Cherry On Top

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It was a rewarding day for connections of Sweet Treats, who made a triumphant return to the winner's circle at Corowa on Monday after more than a year on the sidelines.

The Castelvecchio mare had announced herself early, becoming her sire’s first winner as a late 2YO when defeating older rivals over 1500m in June of her juvenile season. But just as her career was starting, misfortune struck. A paddock mishap left her with a fractured knee that required three months of box rest followed by another four in the paddock.

Patiently managed through rehabilitation by Revelwood Farm, Sweet Treats was nursed back to full health before rejoining Danielle Seib’s stable in May. A quiet jump out and two barrier trials had her ticking over, before two pipe-openers at Wagga and Canberra signalled she was edging back to her best.

Stepping up to the mile in the Class 1/Maiden Plate, she went around at $9 and made every post a winner. Jumping cleanly from barrier three, she lobbed in the box seat behind a hot tempo before peeling off heels at the 850m. Forced to sustain a long run, she loomed strongly on straightening, kicked clear, and bravely held off the late dive of the favourite Too Big to record a stirring victory — her first in more than 12 months.

Sweet Treats was a $72,500 purchase for her owners from the 2022 Magic Millions Weanling Sale out of the Segenhoe Stud draft. She is out of Coconut Dream, a half-sister to Group 3 winner Jasmin Rouge, from a family rich with quality female performers including Secret Agenda, Stellar Pauline, Enthaar and Tutta La Vita.

Congratulations to her winning owners Dalanna Bloodstock, J E Abrahams Pty Ltd, G Seto, Red Eye No 2, D Dickson, K L Stafford, T Stafford, S J Brown, J G Codner, Dream Team, D L Fisher, T S Fisher, W S Simpson and Thug Thoroughbreds.