DGR’s Duncan Ramage and top Eagle Farm-based trainer Chris Anderson have combined again to purchase a son of ultra-consistent speed sire, Smart Missile.
Trained by Chris Anderson, Eagle Farm
Offered as Lot 31 and purchased for $55,000 from Hopetoun Farm’s draft, this colt is out of the sprint-winning Pins mare, Faker.
She is a sister to Listed SAJC Durbridge Stakes (1100m) winner Bella Valentina and a three-quarter sister to Listed ARC Trevor Eagle Memorial Stakes placegetter, Ambitious Unicorn.
Pins has been an exceptional broodmare sire with his daughters producing multiple G1 winner Probabeel, Stratum Star, Savvy Coup, Tiptronic, Savy Yong Blonk, Brambles, D B Pin and Group winning 2YO Prague.
This colt is a half-brother to two winners, including G3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes placegetter Merlini and Australian sprint winner Carmen Sandiego.
His sire Smart Missile 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, Smart Melody, I’ll Have a bit, Crosshaven, Missile Mantra and DGR purchased/Chris Anderson trained 8-time winner, and G3 Rough Habit Plate winner, Ballistic Boy.
This colt represented immense value in the sale and has an enormous amount of upside. He’s a physical athlete from a proven family and is an August foal which will aid in his early progression through the DGR system.
Ownership opportunities are available to race this colt with the winning DGR and Chris Anderson team, who have already found success with G3 Rough Habit Plate winner Ballistic Boy (Smart Missile).
This colt is fully subscribed.
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 is highly reminiscent of our Smart Missile horse, Ballistic Boy, whom Chris Anderson and I purchased at this very sale. He cost less than Chris's stable star and could be back at the Coast in no time to race for the Magic Millions riches just like $600k earner and $1 million Magic Millions Cup contender, Ballistic Boy.”