Acquired Taste (AUS) Horse
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Acquired Taste is a 4yo bay mare from Australia trained by Michael Grantham. She is by Pierro out of La Mouline. To date she has recorded one victory. On 25th Jun 2026 at Northam she secured her biggest win, collecting the $25,000 Maiden purse. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors; backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 38% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pinjarra Scarpside 12-Aug-26 1800m SOFT 5 R7 CL1 $870 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:52.010, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Lets Take A Chance ( L Fiore 60 ) 2nd Grandad's Adiction ( C Johnston-porter 55 ) 1.98L 3rd Awesome Force ( J Azzopardi 58.5 ) 2.44L 5th Acquired Taste ( W Pike 58 ) 3.84L See full results | W Pike 58kg 3.84L | 5 (12) |
| Bunbury 30-Jul-26 1675m SOFT 5 R7 CL5 $870 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:46.130, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160 1st Sisu Spirit ( L F Fiore 55.5 ) 2nd Our Mate Archie ( Z T Johnston-porter 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 0.46L 3rd Chantel ( H J Nottle 54 ) 0.74L 5th Acquired Taste ( W Pike 54 ) 1.28L See full results | W Pike 54kg 1.28L | 5 (12) |
| Bunbury 15-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 5 R4 3YO 0MWLY $1,365 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.610, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Desert Ora ( N Faithfull 58.5 ) 2nd Cosmic Waltz ( S F Mcgruddy 57.5 ) 1.21L 3rd Cape Churchill ( L F Fiore 55.5 ) 1.86L 4th Acquired Taste ( J Tsang 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.09L See full results | J Tsang 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 2.09L | 4 (9) |
| Belmont 08-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 CL1 F&M $540 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.550, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 1st Bookends ( W A Pike 59.5 ) 2nd Great Promise ( C A Cooper 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.37L 3rd Cawarra ( R M K Cheung 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.51L 6th Acquired Taste ( C Martinan 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.94L See full results | C Martinan 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 1.94L | 6 (9) |
| Northam 25-Jun-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $13,700 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:04.600, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Acquired Taste ( C Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Bubbles In Rio ( J S Whiting 56 ) 0.39L 3rd Che Figata ( B H Louis 58 ) 0.86L See full results | C Johnston-porter 56kg | 1 (11) |