Castello Grande (AUS) Horse
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Castello Grande is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Robert Heathcote at Eagle Farm. He is by the stallion Castelvecchio out of Shabaia. He has recorded one win in his career. On 26 Sep 2025 at Sunshine Coast he achieved his most notable victory, taking the $30,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 11-Feb-26 1350m SOFT 6 R5 CL1-SW $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:21.430, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Bells Of Steel ( J Franklin 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Fireforce ( M R D Plessis 60 ) 0.79L 3rd Heavenly Impact ( D Thornton 60 ) 1.13L 7th Castello Grande ( V Duric 59 ) 3.00L See full results | V Duric 59kg 3.00L | 7 (7) |
| Doomben 12-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R4 3Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st Chevallum ( J Guthmann-chester ) 2nd Hansaglory ( D G Moor ) 0.35L 3rd Castello Grande ( V Duric ) 2.51L | V Duric 2.51L | 3 (7) |
| Eagle Farm 18-Oct-25 1810m GOOD 4 R2 3Y HCP $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.790, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st Mr Worthington ( M Harley 57 ) 2nd Lonesome Soul ( J L Bayliss 58.5 ) 0.22L 3rd Contingency ( D G Moor 60 ) 0.36L 8th Castello Grande ( K Wilson-taylor 58 ) 1.92L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 58kg 1.92L | 8 (9) |
| Doomben 04-Oct-25 1600m SOFT 5 R5 3Y HCP $8,400 (of $85,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.120, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Kickuphigh ( D G Moor 58.5 ) 2nd Profoundly ( J W Mcmurray 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.44L 3rd Castello Grande ( K Wilson-taylor 59 ) 1.88L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 59kg 1.88L | 3 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 26-Sep-25 1600m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.710, SP: 2.45 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710 1st Castello Grande ( K Wilson-taylor 56 ) 2nd Zediquette ( B E Thompson 56.5 ) 2.44L 3rd Aspire To Win ( D G Moor 58.5 ) 4.12L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 56kg | 1 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 14-Sep-25 1300m SOFT 6 R4 MDN $1,600 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:19.080, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Dukedom ( J L Bayliss 58 ) 2nd Averred ( A Sewell 58.5 ) 0.89L 3rd Praise You ( C Sutherland 58 , Cd 56 ) 1.10L 4th Castello Grande ( D Thornton 57 ) 2.64L See full results | D Thornton 57kg 2.64L | 4 (14) |
| Doomben 27-Aug-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YC&G MDN-SW $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.780, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Seveer ( C D Collis 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Wootten Hyde ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 1.56L 3rd Guardsman ( B E Thompson 58 ) 6.59L 6th Castello Grande ( W Costin 58 ) 11.01L See full results | W Costin 58kg 11.01L | 6 (10) |
| Doomben 29-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 6 R5 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 1st Impervious ( A Jones ) 2nd Blue White Blue ( R D Dolan ) 0.32L 3rd Castello Grande ( N Callow ) 4.06L | N Callow 4.06L | 3 (6) |
| Doomben 23-Dec-24 1000m SOFT 5 R7 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.050 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Exceloquent ( A Jones ) 2nd Inside Passage ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2.50L 3rd Mingela ( E P Lang ) 3.75L 4th Castello Grande ( L Dempsey ) 4.50L | L Dempsey 4.50L | 4 (5) |