DGR follows a strict selection criteria to help identify horses with athletic potential and find opportunities for on-track success. We use detailed methods involving the input of veterinarians and trainers to place the right physical builds in the hands of people most suited to win.
We have a proven track record of elite-level success while buying in a cost-efficient manner. We make wise business decisions for our clients and our impact is clearly drawn out in our results.
We don’t currently have any ownership opportunities available, however we welcome expressions of interest for DGR’s future purchases or bloodstock buying services.
A superb athlete by the sire of the moment Justify. He’s out of an ultra-fast, stakes-placed Stravinsky mare and trainer John Thompson declared him as “the best type that he has purchased since taking out his own trainer’s license.”
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.
A powerhouse of a filly from a family that Duncan and trainer Phillip Stokes know all too well having enjoyed plenty of success with her dam and close relation, Miss Gunpowder. By All Too Hard, she’s got the pedigree to ensure she’ll pack a punch on the racetrack.
Become part of DGR’s success story with a daughter of Champion 2YO Sire Extreme Choice. She will be trained by the same trainer as Group 1-winning two and three-year-old She’s Extreme.
A stunning daughter of exceptional Group 1 sire So You Think from a stakes-placed Fastnet Rock mare that holds a perfect producing record. She’s faultless in every sense of the word and is poised to become one of her sire’s best performers.
An impeccably bred colt purchased from Arrowfield Stud by Champion 3YO The Autumn Sun from the Group 2-producing mare, Dawned. He presented as an exceptional athlete and with Chris Anderson set to train him, he’s undoubtedly poised for success.
This colt was the bargain buy of Inglis Classic. Offered as Lot 301, he was purchased for $50,000 from leading Group 1 vendor, Kia Ora Stud. He was hugely popular and with his famous sire’s looks, sold out instantly.
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.
A value purchase endorsed by the astute buying power of DGR’s Duncan Ramage and the formidable training combination of Anthony & Sam Freedman. This colt is from the first crop of dual Champion Miler Circus Maximus, from an impeccably related mare by Champion Broodmare Sire O’Reilly.
This filly is a queen in every respect and is the type of horse we come to New Zealand to buy. From a leading nursery with an excellent pedigree and physique to match, she is destined for success and will get every chance under the watchful eye of top fillies trainer John Sargent.
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.