Acquired Taste (AUS) Horse
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Acquired Taste is a four-year-old bay mare bred in Australia, by Pierro out of La Mouline. She is in the care of trainer Ashley Maley and is owned by Peters Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: R J Peters). Over eight starts she has earned $26,270, achieving one victory and one additional placing. Her latest outing was at Pinjarra Scarpside on 12 August 2026, where she finished 5th out of a field of 12. The horse’s most recent win came at Northam on 25 June 2026.
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) |