Packing Some Punch on Boxing Day

Media Release - Wednesday Dec 27

Four runners stepped into the ring on Boxing Day bearing the DGR purchase tag and three emerged as winners headed by exciting debut two year-old winner Into the Abyss.

DGR Thoroughbreds Magic Millions purchase Into the Abyss wins easily at Randwick

DGR Thoroughbreds Magic Millions purchase Into the Abyss wins easily at Randwick

The John Thompson trained Into The Abyss scored a dominant win in a new class record at Randwick for long term clients Michael Alexeeff, Dato Tan Chin Nam and Matthew Sandblom.

A $240,000 Magic Millions purchase for us, the of daughter of Foxwedge holds a Magic Millions Classic nomination and we will see if she takes a berth in that $2m race. Read more about this promising filly here.

Ever consistent Equipped (4gMore Than Ready (USA) x Zona), representing a long list of long term owners and from the John Sargent stable, broke through for a well-deserved maiden win as a favourite at Newcastle, while Made In Russia (3g Street Cry (IRE) x Millie Milou), coming from the McEvoy stable made it two wins from four starts when saluting at Morphettville for our previous owners of Group I star First Seal in the China Horse Club.

Our other runner, Indisputable (3c Redoute's Choice x Judged) started favourite after finishing a short head second on debut, but he failed to round out an undefeated day. His day will come again…. possibly quite soon.

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