Aquanita Formguide
Aquanita Yearling Success
Each year the team of Aquanita trainers goes to every yearling sale throughout Australia and New Zealand. From Perth to Auckland, our team of experts comprises not only the five individual trainers, but our specialist veterinary consultant, Dr Kim McKellar and noted bloodstock specialist Merrick Staunton.

We personally inspect over 5,000 yearlings per annum. Many of these inspections take place on studs well before the sales take place. We have developed a buying strategy with firm criteria on budgets and the types of horses we buy for an owner.

This strategy has paid dividends with many high quality horses being purchased at prices that represent excellent value.

Paprika
Purchased for $75,000, prize money to date $570,000
Pepperwood
Purchased for $38,000, prize money to date $631,000
Sister Havana
Purchased for $40,000, prize money to date $560,000
Princess Gisella
Purchased for $40,000, prize money won $339,000
Follow The Till
Purchased for $10,000, prize money won $450,000
Enthused
Purchased for $40,000, multiple Group winner in Hong Kong, won prize money equivalent to AUD $1,330,000
Marstic
Purchased for $7,000, two time Group winner, prize money won $809,000
Super Elegant
Purchased for $45,000, multiple Group winner (including two Group 1's), prize money won $2,043,150
Lucky Secret
Purchased for $210,000, multiple Group winner, prize money won $977,650

The individual Aquanita trainers are involved at every stage of a horse's development, nothing is left to chance



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Horses to Follow

  • Mikeys Magic
    Okawango has not reached great heights as a stallion but he has a good one in Mikeys Magic. The Vasil trained galloper did not reach the races until her four year old year but she has quickly made up for lost time. Four trips to the track see her record at three wins and a third placing

  • Coronate
    A moderately performed galloper before joining the Miller stable, Coronate has hit his straps this preparation. Six starts for the young trainer has returned three wins and two thirds, the three victories coming from the last three outings. The five year old gelding is yet to reach his peak and many more wins are in store.

  • Rathsallagh
    A highly promising three year old, whose early career highlight was a second placing in the Group One 2008 Queensland Oaks. Her form hit a plateau for eighteen months but Robert Smerdon has invigorated the mare. Two city victories and important black type on the resume means Rathsallagh has a race track resume that will make her a valuable broodmare when her racing career is over.

Around The Tracks

  • Tony Vasil will be hoping his two year old filly Psychologist can improve his record in the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes. In the past Vasil has had a number of runners in Victoria's richest two year old race. His best results have been Burgeis third in 2008 and Opportunity fourth in 2005. Psychologist made an impressive debut winning by four lengths in class record time.


  • Simon Miller easily recorded the best month of his short training career. In the month of January the Western Australian trainer for Aquanita saddled up thirteen runners for the month with eight sticking their necks out and winning at an amazing strike rate of 67%


  • The racing is hotting up not just here in Victoria but all over the country at present. Tasmania is in the middle of their summer carnival while racing in South Australia prepares for its Festival of Racing. The Group Two 3200m Adelaide Cup and Yallambee Classic highlight the meeting on the 8th of March. On the 20th of March two Group Ones are held with the running of the 1200m Robert Sangster Stakes for fillies and mares the other feature being the 2000m Schweppes Oaks.


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    "Aquanita where horses and owners come first."


    December Winners

     Commanche Warrior
     Ipswich, 1666m

     Girls Choice
     Sale, 1200m

     Pepperwood,
     Eagle Farm, 1600m

     De Fine Lago
     Moonee Valley, 2500m

     Kidding,
     Eagle Farm, 1200m

     Seqsational
     Ipswich, 1100m

     Mikeys Magic
     Colac, 1200m

     Saddlers Story
     Flemington, 2500m

     Pampanito Jack
     Bunbury, 1675m

     Under The Eiffel
     Seymour, 1100m

     Graphic
     Seymour, 1300m

     Runaway Combi
     Ballarat, 1600m

     Alberton Park
     Doomben, 1350m

     Sienna Sunrise
     Geelong, 1300m

     Apprehend
     Flemington, 2400m


    Thanks to Racing & Sports and Slickpix for use of images in the Aquanita Form guide

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     www.racingandsports.com.au

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    January 2010, Issue 37 | Caulfield Office Phone (03) 9573 3700 Fax (03) 9573 3799