A rare opportunity to race a daughter of the legendary mare, Makybe Diva. She’s by prolific G1 sire Written Tycoon and was purchased by Duncan for A$500,000 from Lime Country’s Magic Millions Yearling draft.
Trained by Anthony Cummings
An impressive filly out of legendary race mare Makybe Diva by leading Group One sire Written Tycoon.
A winner of no fewer than 15 races, Makybe Diva’s prolific career was headlined by victories in the G1 Melbourne Cup (three times), G1 Cox Plate, G1 BMW Stakes, G1 Australian Cup and G1 Sydney Cup. She has also been a genuine producer at stud, leaving five winners, including stakes performer Divanation.
This filly presents a rare opportunity to get involved in racing the last foal out of the great mare to be offered at public auction.
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
“This filly oozes class. She's a strong, athletic type and is the last foal out of Australian icon Makybe Diva to offered at public auction so holds plenty of residual value as a broodmare when she finishes her racing career. ”