Breednet: No Doubt About His Foals

Dubious

From Breednet: Champion Australian 2YO Sire and Champion First Crop Sire for last season, Extreme Choice has really put the spotlight on sire sons of Not a Single Doubt and Aquis are already ahead of the game with their exciting young sire Dubious producing stunning foals this spring.

A $350,000 Magic Millions purchase for Aquis, Dubious proved a natural runner scoring on debut in the Group III ATC Breeders Plate as a spring two year-old before going on to win over $1.2million with a highlight victory in the Group II BRC Moet and Chandon Stakes.

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Breednet: Aquis Stallions on a Mission – First Trial Winner The Mission

The Mission

From Breednet: It’s been a big 24 hours for Aquis Farm’s ‘fresh’ roster with Spieth’s first crop 2YOs displaying their wares at Gold Coast barrier trials on Monday, while another exciting newcomer in The Mission made his presence felt at two Deagon trials on Tuesday.

The 16-strong roster at Aquis is a heady mix of proven and promising and The Mission has definitely caught the imagination of breeders, covering over 100 mares in his first book.

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Breednet: First Trial Winner for Spieth

Spieth (NZ)

From Breednet: It’s somewhat fitting that the initial 2YO triallists for Aquis Farm’s exciting young sire, Spieth, have made their ‘debut’ at the Gold Coast’s Aquis Park.

With the first heat of Monday morning’s barrier trials at the Gold Coast dedicated to 2YOs, all three Spieth youngsters – Victory Moments, Acotango and Wild Botanica – put in promising displays for trainer Kacy Fogden, finishing 1st, 2nd and 4th.

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Breednet: Slipper Dreaming for Young Sire

Spieth (NZ)

From Breednet: Aquis Farm have a roster filled with promising young sires, but with some 30 of his first crop two year-olds already named and 23 of them entered for the 2022 Golden Slipper there is reason for optimism in regards to this good looking son of a champion sire.

The Champion New Zealand Sire of 2010/2011, Australian bred Thorn Park died prematurely at the height of his powers leaving 29 stakes-winners, seven of them Group I winners including his Cox Plate hero and now leading sire Ocean Park.

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Breednet: First Foal for Pierata

From Breednet: Aquis Farm are delighted with the arrival of the first foal for Pierro’s Group I winning son Pierata with a gorgeous colt foaled at Torryburn Stud.

The colt is the fourth foal of metropolitan winning Snitzel mare Kayjay’s Joy.

“At 15hrs old the colt is showing a lovely balance to him just like his sire, has plenty of strength and scope,” said Melissa Copelin, Stud Manager.

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Breednet: Smashing it Out of the Park

Brave Smash (JPN)

From Breednet: The Magic Millions National Weanling Sale soared to new heights this year with a buoyant market so strong it was likened to an elite yearling sale and for this exciting young sire it may well prove to be an eye-opening taste of what is to come.

A dual Group I winning sprinter in Australia, Japanese bred Brave Smash (Jpn) was the surprise hit of this record breaking sale finishing as the fourth leading first crop sire by average (three or more sold) behind only The Autumn Sun (2021 fee $66,000), Justify (2021 fee $55,000) and Trapeze Artist (2021 fee $66,000).

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Breednet: Mare in Foal to Pierata Sells for $1million

From Breednet: Former outstanding sprinter Quilista topped the second day of the 2021 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast today when selling for $1 million.

Offered as part of a quality draft from Segenhoe Stud, Quilista was knocked down to leading New Zealand bloodstock agent Bruce Perry on behalf of New South Wales based thoroughbred nursery Cressfield.

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Breednet: Lean Mean Machine Relocates to Aquis Queensland

Lean Mean Machine

From Breednet: Aquis Farm is delighted to announce that outstanding 2YO Lean Mean Machine will be taking up residence in Queensland to bolster their stallion roster to 16. He will stand alongside Pierata and Invader in what will be Queensland’s largest stallion station.

Lean Mean Machine is the only dual Group 2 winning son of Champion Stallion Zoustar at stud and is the best son of Zoustar in Queensland.

Lean Mean Machine was a multiple stakes performed two-year-old, winning the Gr.2 BRC Sires Produce in the winter of 2018, a race his own sire won in 2013. Lean Mean Machine further cemented his future as a stallion with a victory in the Gr.2 Run to The Rose (1200m) at and then a smashing 3rd in a classic renewal of the Gr.1 VRC Coolmore Classic (1200m) behind Champion Filly Sunlight and Zousain (with all three being by Zoustar).

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Breednet: Queensland Breeders the Big Winner as Aquis Bring All Stallions Home

Pierata

From Breednet: Aquis Farm President, Justin Fung, is pleased to announce that $5.8 million prizemoney earner Pierata, together with the Aquis full 2020 New South Wales stallion roster, will call Queensland home this year and their fees have also been announced.

Mr Fung said the roster was the envy of some of the biggest stud farms in the southern hemisphere and reflected Aquis’ confidence in the future of the Queensland racing industry.

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