From Breednet: Excitement is building at Camp Aquis following the 2YO heats at Doomben on Tuesday morning – the third lot of juvenile trials in Queensland this season.
Aquis Farm’s first season sire, Spieth, got off to a literal flyer at the Gold Coast last week when three of his youngsters ran 1st, 2nd and 4th in the opening heat, while his ‘freshman’ mate, The Mission, repeated the dose at Deagon the following day: likewise notching up a heat winner, alongside other promising triallists.
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.
From TDN: Aquis freshman sire The Mission was well-represented by five juveniles at the Deagon trials on Tuesday.
The 2017 G1 Champagne S. victor staked claim to a winner, two seconds, a third and a fourth across two 650-metre, 2-year-old trials.
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.
From TDN: The first progeny of Aquis stallion Spieth (NZ) have made an impact at Queensland’s first 2-year-old trial of the season, with the Kacy Fogden-trained pair Victory Moments and Wild Botanica running the quinella in the 900-metre hitout at the Gold Coast on Monday.
Fogden, who is based at Conungra but also has stables at the Gold Coast, presented four of the five starters in the trial, with three of them by Spieth, the son of Thorn Park who is in his fourth season at Aquis.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Owner Man holds long term Hong Kong aspirations for juvenile he bred by Aquis’ first-season sire
New season stallion Spieth (Thorn Park) drew first blood at yesterday’s barrier trials at Aquis Park on the Gold Coast with his two-year-old colt Victory Moments winning the opening heat of the morning impressively.
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.
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.
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.
From TDN: In this two-part feature, TDN AusNZ catches up with a handful of Australia and New Zealand’s highly skilled breakers and pre-trainers as they put next season’s 2-year-olds through their early paces. What do they think of the next generation of emerging juvenile talent, and which of the upcoming first-season sires have made the best impression with their first-crop progeny?
Today’s first instalment features Greg Bennett, Hinnerk Hueppe, Sam Beatson and Eion Kemp.
Greg Bennett (Fenwick Farm)
An immensely respected figure on the Australian thoroughbred landscape, Bennett has more than 40 years’ experience under his belt and has broken in the likes of the immortal Makybe Diva (GB) (Desert King {Ire}), elite racehorse and sire Written Tycoon, and other Group 1 winners such as Typhoon Tracy (Red Ransom {USA}), All Silent (Belong To Me {USA}), Ha Ha (Danehill {USA}) and Red Tracer (Dane Shadow).