From the private collection of Dale Wyatt. Used by permission.
While not as brilliant as her half brother Jaipur, Rare Treat inherited much of her sire's hardiness, making 101 starts at ages 2 through 7. She also inherited a fair measure of his talent, collecting five stakes wins along the way. Even more important, she was able to pass her ability along and has several important producers among her daughters.
Race record
101 starts, 16 wins, 20 seconds, 14 thirds, US$273,227
1955:
1956:
1957:
1958:
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1955, 8 pounds below champion 3-year-old filly Misty Morn.
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1956, 8 pounds below champion handicap female Blue Sparkler.
Rated at 119 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1957, 8 pounds below champion handicap female Pucker Up.
Rated at 114 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1958, 13 pounds below champion handicap female Bornastar.
As an individual
A chestnut mare with the high head carriage of her sire, Rare Treat was well-balanced with a good shoulder and clean legs. She was exceptionally tough and hardy.
As a producer
Rare Treat produced eight named foals, of which five started and three won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled at George D. Widener Jr.'s Erdenheim Farm, Rare Treat raced as a homebred for Widener. She was trained by Bert Mulholland. After Widener's death, Rare Treat passed to the ownership of Harry Mangurian, Jr., for whom she produced her last two foals. Her last, the Personality filly Rare Personality, arrived in 1973.
Pedigree notes
Rare Treat is inbred 4x4x5 to the immortal Man o' War—a champion both on the track and at stud—and 5x5 to three-time American champion sire Broomstick. She is a half sister to 1962 American champion 3-year-old male Jaipur (by Nasrullah). She is also a half sister to stakes-placed Rare Exchange (by Swaps), second dam of multiple Grade III winner Love's Exchange and French Group III winner Golden Era and third dam of Italian Group III winner Funny Baby and Grade III winner Foreverness. In addition, Rare Treat is a half sister to stakes-placed Battle of Roses (by Yorktown), dam of Grade III winner Thirty Years (by Bold Hour) and third dam of 1993 Santa Anita Derby (USA-I) winner Personal Hope, Grade II winners Crowned and Dixie Flag, and multiple Grade III winner Betty Lobelia.
Rare Treat and her siblings were produced from multiple juvenile stakes winner Rare Perfume, a full sister to multiple stakes winner Ambergris and to Thirty Scents, dam of stakes winner Solstice (by Solar Slipper) and second dam of 1968 Tidal Handicap winner More Scents. Produced from the Sir Gallahad III mare Fragrance (a half sister to three stakes winners), Rare Perfume is also a half sister to multiple stakes winners Scent (by Jamestown) and to Incense (by Mahmoud), dam of stakes winner Roman Incense (by Roman) and second dam of two-time San Pasqual Handicap winner Kings Favor.
Fun facts
Race record
101 starts, 16 wins, 20 seconds, 14 thirds, US$273,227
1955:
- Won Firenze Handicap (USA, 9FD, Jamaica)
- Won Jersey Belle Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Garden State)
1956:
- Won Philadelphia Turf Handicap (USA, 8.5FT, Atlantic City)
- Won Vineland Handicap (USA, 9FD, Garden State)
1957:
- Won Ladies Handicap (USA, 12FD, Belmont)
- 2nd Maskette Handicap (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
- 2nd Molly Pitcher Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Monmouth)
- 3rd Diana Handicap (USA, 9FD, Saratoga)
1958:
- 2nd Miss America Turf Handicap (USA, 8.5FT, Atlantic City)
- 2nd Molly Pitcher Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Monmouth)
- 2nd Vineland Handicap (USA, 9FD, Garden State)
- 3rd Matriarch Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Monmouth)
- 3rd Diana Handicap (USA, 9FD, Saratoga)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1955, 8 pounds below champion 3-year-old filly Misty Morn.
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1956, 8 pounds below champion handicap female Blue Sparkler.
Rated at 119 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1957, 8 pounds below champion handicap female Pucker Up.
Rated at 114 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1958, 13 pounds below champion handicap female Bornastar.
As an individual
A chestnut mare with the high head carriage of her sire, Rare Treat was well-balanced with a good shoulder and clean legs. She was exceptionally tough and hardy.
As a producer
Rare Treat produced eight named foals, of which five started and three won. Her important foals are as follow:
- What a Treat (1962, by Tudor Minstrel) was the American champion 3-year-old filly of 1965. She is the dam of Group II winner Be My Guest (by Northern Dancer), who led the English/Irish general sire list in 1982. She is the second dam of 1978 Ladies Handicap (USA-I) winner Ida Delia, Italian Group II winners Vers La Caisse and High Competence, and Grade II winner Nikishka. She is also the third dam of 1997 Strub Stakes (USA-I) winner Victory Speech and Irish Group II winner Make No Mistake.
- Ring Twice (1963, by Gallant Man; a gelding) won the 1967 Widener Handicap.
- Rouslana (1968, by Forli) won three of 17 starts and is the second dam of Grade III winner Freezees.
- Exotic Treat (1971, by Vaguely Noble) never raced but is the dam of 1982 English and Irish champion 3-year-old male Golden Fleece (by Nijinsky II), whose victories included the 1982 Derby Stakes (ENG-I). She also produced the stakes-winning Secretariat mare Office Wife, dam of multiple French Group III winner Dance Treat (by Nureyev), in turn the dam of English Group III winner South Easter. Through another daughter, Zawaahy (by El Gran Senor), Exotic Treat is the second dam of French Group III winner Summertime Legacy and the third dam of 2011 Prix Saint-Alary (FR-I) winner Wavering and 2011 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (FR-I) winner Mandaean.
- Another Treat (1972, by Cornish Prince) was unplaced in five starts but is the second dam of seven stakes winners including 2001 Czech Horse of the Year Tribal Instinct, German Group II winner Robin des Pins, multiple French Group III winner Mystery Rays and Irish Group III winner Ahkaam. She is also the third dam of Grade/Group III winner King of Happiness.
Connections
Foaled at George D. Widener Jr.'s Erdenheim Farm, Rare Treat raced as a homebred for Widener. She was trained by Bert Mulholland. After Widener's death, Rare Treat passed to the ownership of Harry Mangurian, Jr., for whom she produced her last two foals. Her last, the Personality filly Rare Personality, arrived in 1973.
Pedigree notes
Rare Treat is inbred 4x4x5 to the immortal Man o' War—a champion both on the track and at stud—and 5x5 to three-time American champion sire Broomstick. She is a half sister to 1962 American champion 3-year-old male Jaipur (by Nasrullah). She is also a half sister to stakes-placed Rare Exchange (by Swaps), second dam of multiple Grade III winner Love's Exchange and French Group III winner Golden Era and third dam of Italian Group III winner Funny Baby and Grade III winner Foreverness. In addition, Rare Treat is a half sister to stakes-placed Battle of Roses (by Yorktown), dam of Grade III winner Thirty Years (by Bold Hour) and third dam of 1993 Santa Anita Derby (USA-I) winner Personal Hope, Grade II winners Crowned and Dixie Flag, and multiple Grade III winner Betty Lobelia.
Rare Treat and her siblings were produced from multiple juvenile stakes winner Rare Perfume, a full sister to multiple stakes winner Ambergris and to Thirty Scents, dam of stakes winner Solstice (by Solar Slipper) and second dam of 1968 Tidal Handicap winner More Scents. Produced from the Sir Gallahad III mare Fragrance (a half sister to three stakes winners), Rare Perfume is also a half sister to multiple stakes winners Scent (by Jamestown) and to Incense (by Mahmoud), dam of stakes winner Roman Incense (by Roman) and second dam of two-time San Pasqual Handicap winner Kings Favor.
Fun facts
- Rare Treat was honored by a stakes race in her name for fillies and mares 3 and up at Aqueduct. It was last run in 2011.