Sweetest Thing (2023) Horse
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About
Sweetest Thing is a 3yo bay filly trained by Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson at Matamata. She is by the stallion Hello Youmzain out of the dam Ocean Drive. As a stakes winner with $152,646 in career earnings, she is regarded as an above‑average racehorse. On 12 Sep 2026 at Riccarton Park, she was ridden by Wiremu Pinn and secured her most significant win to date, taking the $80,000 3yo F Open Set Weight and defeating Platinum La Danse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Park 12-Sep-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R7 LR 3YO F Open Set Weight $37,329 (of $64,919) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.240, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th 1st Sweetest Thing ( W Pinn 56.5 ) 2nd Platinum La Danse ( A Lawson-carroll 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Sword Of Stars ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 0.30L See full results | W Pinn 56.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Trentham 28-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 5 R6 G1 2YO Open Set Weight $85,038 (of $459,666) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.090, SP: 11.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Seize The Day ( O P Bosson 57 ) 2nd Sweetest Thing ( W Pinn 55 ) 4.50L 3rd Speed Demon ( J Doyle 57 ) 5.00L See full results | W Pinn 55kg 4.50L | 2 (12) |
| Ellerslie 07-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 G1 2YO Open Set Weight $11,525 (of $460,992) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.750, SP: 46.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Lara Antipova ( M J Dee 55 ) 2nd Liguria ( W B Kennedy 55 ) 1.80L 3rd State Of Valour ( T Mitchell 57 ) 2.00L 5th Sweetest Thing ( B Thompson 55 ) 2.90L See full results | B Thompson 55kg 2.90L | 5 (10) |
| Wanganui 22-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,812 (of $15,624) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.060, SP: 4.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st So Fear ( C R Barnes 54 ) 2nd Sweetest Thing ( J Chung 54 , Cd 53 ) 0.10L 3rd Incandescent ( C Dell 57 ) 0.70L See full results | J Chung 54kg, Cd 53kg 0.10L | 2 (5) |
| Trentham 03-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R3 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $15,942 (of $86,174) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.670, SP: 9.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Lassified ( B Queiroz 55 ) 2nd Sweetest Thing ( W Pinn 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Out Of The Blue ( C J Grylls 57 ) 1.50L See full results | W Pinn 55kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |