Duncan Ramage and Eagle Farm-based trainer Chris Anderson combined at the Inglis HTBA May Yearling Sale to secure an athletic colt by proven sire Smart Missile from the sprint-winning Bernardini mare, Admission.
Trained by Chris Anderson, Eagle Farm
This colt caught the eye of Duncan Ramage and trainer Chris Anderson at the Inglis HTBA May Yearling Sale. Purchased for $70,000 from Twin Hills Stud, he’s a strong, athletic type and very typical of what you’d expect to see in a son of Smart Missile.
Smart Missile is a stallion that has firmly established himself as one of Australia’s leading sires. He is consistently in the top 10 by winners, and his winners/runners strike rate sits at an impressive 70%.
His top progeny include G1 winner Maid Of Heaven, plus Group winners Smart Melody, I’ll Have a bit, Crosshaven, Missile Mantra and Ballistic Boy.
A $100,000 yearling purchase, Ballistic Boy is an excellent endorsement for DGR’s success with Smart Missile and Chris Anderson. He has won 9 races, including the G3 Rough Habit Plate and has banked more than $700,000 in prizemoney.
This colt is the first foal from the young Bernardini mare, Admission. She was a talented sprinter, winning twice between 1200 – 1400 metres and is a half-sister to Stakes winners Strat’s Flyer and Bauble.
Limited ownership opportunities are available to race him with DGR and top Eagle Farm-based trainer Chris Anderson. He won’t be on the market for long, so don’t delay in contacting 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
“This colt fits the same mould as our Jan Magic Millions Smart Missile and Chris Anderson stable star Ballistic Boy. All three are athletic horses and were purchased at excellent value in a tearaway market. ”