Exceptional five-year-old Dolcetto took his career to another level at Awapuni yesterday where he comfortably put away a talented field of black type hopefuls.
The son of Per Incanto opened his stakes account with victory in yesterday's group three Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile and stretched his winning sequence to five.
"I'm absolutely thrilled," said Sylvia Kay, who proudly wears three hats as the co-breeder, part-owner and trainer of Dolcetto.
She was also delighted to see her pride and joy successful in his first outing beyond 1400m.
"I'm pleased to see him get the extra distance," Kay said. "It has been hard because he's had sore feet, but he's a tough beggar and he had been working really well."