A ‘must have’ colt from the first crop by G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Exceedance from a multiple city-winning mare. Quality for days with a ground-covering walk that turned every head on the complex.
Trained by Chris Anderson, Eagle Farm.
When it comes to hedging bets on first season sires, Exceed and Excel stallion Exceedance was ‘the one’ for DGR’s Duncan Ramage.
The winner of Australia’s premier stallion making race, the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, Exceedance has lived up to his exceptional race record with a stellar debut lineup of yearlings.
Duncan and trainer Chris Anderson were both in agreement when they first sighted Lot 283 at Inglis Classic, a son of Exceedance and the talented 5-time winner Blazing Dragon.
Purchased for $120,000 from one of the southern hemisphere’s best nurseries in Vinery Stud, he ticked all the boxes and passed DGR’s rigorous pre-purchase checks with flying colours.
Duncan knows the family well, having bred and raced this colt’s multiple city-winning dam. She’s made a great start at stud from limited opportunities, producing Blazing Zone, a 5-time winner (including 3 in succession).
He’s a classy individual with a ground-covering walk and is very much in the make and shape of his ultra-fast sire.
Ownership opportunities are available to race him with the winning DGR and Chris Anderson Racing team.
Get in touch with Duncan for more information.
An outstanding filly by leading New Zealand sire Per Incanto from Winter Sky (IRE), an Invincible Spirit half-sister to Transfers, the dam of Group 1 winner Tom Kitten and stakes winners Va Via and Promotions. This filly was bred and raised at one of New Zealand’s very best nurseries, Little Avondale, a stud famed for producing 41 individual Group 1 winners.
By leading 2yo sire Extreme Choice from the multiple Group winner Istanford (USA), this filly was raised at the top Golden Slipper-producing nursery of Newgate Farm and will get every opportunity of success under the guidance of Anthony Cummings, the trainer of her sire’s best daughter and DGR’s up-and-coming 2yo Group placegetter Extreme Diva.
In the make and shape of his leading sire, So You Think, this colt is from the 3yo stakes performer Valley Sweetheart. Hailing from a front-running family, he represented great buying very early on at Inglis Classic and is a type that is destined to follow in the footsteps of So You Think’s best progeny.
With loads of natural muscle, strength and a top pedigree on her side, this filly was a compelling buy for DGR’s Duncan Ramage. By the Group-winning Invincible Spirit stallion Ancient Spirit, she is from an impeccably related mare from one of New Zealand’s most distinguished nurseries.
A beautifully bred filly by exciting freshman So You Think stallion Peltzer. Her Not a Single Doubt dam was unbeaten as a juvenile and is already doing an excellent job at stud, producing a stakes-winning 2yo in Lord Cosmos.
Duncan's Comments
“Mindful of making a point to buy a first crop yearling by Exceedance, we have found one in this son of Blazing Dragon. I know the family well, having bred and raced his very tough multiple-city-winning dam. She has already produced a 5-time winner by a second-tier sire, so she has a distinct upgrade in Exceedance. He is a classy individual going into the Eagle Farm stable of Chris Anderson.”