Exquisite Taste (AUS) Horse
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Exquisite Taste is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Anthony Oram. He is by So You Think out of Danalicious and has secured two career wins. His most notable victory occurred on 25 Oct 2025 at Ascot, taking the $40,000 No‑metro‑wins Last Year race. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 178% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 28-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R14 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.610 1st Adroit ( T K Turner ) 2nd Exquisite Taste ( H Watson ) 0.08L 3rd Where's The Horse ( N Faithfull ) 3.19L | H Watson 0.08L | 2 (5) |
| Ascot 22-Nov-25 2100m GOOD 4 R3 RTG 66+ $2,320 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:11.420, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st Major Mario ( H M Watson 54 ) 2nd First Encounter ( Z T Johnston-porter 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.54L 3rd Noahquintilly ( J T Turner 54 ) 0.69L 5th Exquisite Taste ( C Parnham 54 ) 1.81L See full results | C Parnham 54kg 1.81L | 5 (13) |
| Ascot 08-Nov-25 2200m GOOD 4 R3 RTG 66+ $2,320 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:18.580, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Royal Law ( H J Nottle 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Simply ( C Cooper 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.99L 3rd First Encounter ( A J H Hayes 60 , Cd 57 ) 2.29L 5th Exquisite Taste ( J Tsang 54 , Cd 51 ) 4.37L See full results | J Tsang 54kg, Cd 51kg 4.37L | 5 (9) |
| Ascot 25-Oct-25 1800m SOFT 5 R4 0MWLY $21,920 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.670, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Exquisite Taste ( A J Hayes 55 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Romantic Ruler ( J S Whiting 56.5 ) 0.34L 3rd Major Mario ( H M Watson 56.5 ) 0.60L See full results | A J Hayes 55kg, Cd 52kg | 1 (12) |
| Ascot 11-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 0MWLY $720 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.170, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st Wembanyama ( W A Pike 57 ) 2nd Linchpin ( B M Parnham 54 ) 1.24L 3rd Romantic Ruler ( J S Whiting 57.5 ) 2.33L 8th Exquisite Taste ( C Johnston-porter 56 ) 7.00L See full results | C Johnston-porter 56kg 7.00L | 8 (11) |
| Bunbury 18-Sep-25 1685m SOFT 6 R3 MDN $13,700 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.880, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.310 1st Exquisite Taste ( C Johnston-porter 58 ) 2nd Old Mate Henry ( W A Pike 58 ) 0.64L 3rd Classic Turn ( B M Parnham 56 ) 3.78L See full results | C Johnston-porter 58kg | 1 (8) |
| Belmont 10-Sep-25 1650m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $2,200 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.360, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Startling Star ( A J H Hayes 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Old Mate Henry ( W A Pike 58 ) 0.24L 3rd Exquisite Taste ( C Johnston-porter 58 ) 1.61L See full results | C Johnston-porter 58kg 1.61L | 3 (9) |
| Northam 28-Aug-25 1300m HEAVY 8 R4 MDN $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:19.720, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.690 1st Swift Talker ( B M Gaerth 55.5 ) 2nd Exquisite Taste ( C Parnham 58 ) 1.35L 3rd Flaming Ronda ( M L A Ramoly 56 ) 1.40L See full results | C Parnham 58kg 1.35L | 2 (14) |
| Lark Hill 11-Aug-25 950m SOFT 6 R12 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.870 1st Bondi Business ( J S Whiting ) 2nd Exquisite Taste ( C Johnston-porter ) 1.23L 3rd Halle Belle ( W A Pike ) 1.74L | C Johnston-porter 1.23L | 2 (7) |
| Pinjarra Scarpside 26-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $2,200 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.160, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 1st Territory Man ( B M Parnham 56.5 ) 2nd Barra Mundy ( P J Carbery 58 ) 0.07L 3rd Exquisite Taste ( C Johnston-porter 56.5 ) 3.29L See full results | C Johnston-porter 56.5kg 3.29L | 3 (9) |
| Lark Hill 02-Dec-24 950m GOOD 4 R8 2Y/3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.150 1st Busy Fingers ( W A Pike ) 2nd The Sharerghini ( J Noske ) 0.46L 3rd Loud Halo ( C J Parnham ) 2.64L 6th Exquisite Taste ( C Johnston-porter 0 ) 4.53L | C Johnston-porter 0 4.53L | 6 (10) |
| Lark Hill 26-Aug-24 930m SOFT 5 R6 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.980 1st Toronado Rocket ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Rosie Can Run ( J S Whiting ) 0.61L 3rd Exquisite Taste ( W Pike 0 ) 1.83L | W Pike 0 1.83L | 3 (9) |
| Lark Hill 12-Aug-24 950m SOFT 5 R14 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.040 1st The Top Bar ( C T Johnston-porter ) 2nd Hundred Yards ( L F Fiore ) 2.76L 3rd Magali Magic ( A P L H Hearn ) 6.05L 4th Exquisite Taste ( B Parnham 0 ) 9.68L | B Parnham 0 9.68L | 4 (9) |