I made mention of Acquarella a while ago as a lower level racer that I admired. As of today, he has notched 14 victories, only one of which is GR1. His lack of production at the highest levels has not lowered my respect for him in the least however.
I was looking over his racing history and noticed that in Stakes races, he has an impeccable 13-9-2-1 record, including 5 wins in his last 6 outings. Even though they are ungraded races, if that kind of production doesn't get you excited, nothing will.
In addition, his PSR's seem to be getting better with age, with a 114, 101, and 103 in his last three races; at age 6 no less! All three of those races were at his newly discovered pet distance of 7.5F.
I love GR1 wins as much as the next guy, but if you've got a good horse that can't win the big races, send them to me. I'll take as many Acquarella's as I can get.
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