Playing God was the first WA stallion to break through the million dollar barrier this season when winning his first LR Belgravia Stakes (1200m) with West Star. West Star also became the 20th Stakes winner by Playing God at Ascot on Saturday when he led home a black-type quinella for Darling View’s champion sire after […]
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Darling View champion Playing God provided Ridgeport Farm owner Santo Guagliardo with his second city winner this week when All Play returned from an injury-enforced spell to land the Guinness Hcp (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. Guagliardo is also the managing part-owner of Playing God filly Nickelplay who will graduate to black-type company next month […]
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Darling View Thoroughbreds champion Playing God sired his 19th black-type-winner at Ascot on Saturday and it wasn’t before time for Comfort Me in the G3 Eurythmic Stakes (1400m). Comfort Me (Photo / Western Racepix) had already been a Group 1 runner-up on two occasions in the Railway Stakes and, all up, he had been Stakes-placed […]
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Playing God’s 4yo crop leaders Rope Them In and Almighty Class can propel another title push for our reigning champion sire at The Pinnacles and there’s more coming through the ranks like last Thursday’s Northam maiden winner True Player. True Player (Photo / Western Racepix) is a member of the Williams Racing team and was […]
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Playing God took the lead for his third WA Sires’ premiership when Almighty Class won the Schweppes Hcp (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion had inched closer earlier on opening day with Rope Them In and West Star both going down by less than a length before Almighty Class sent him […]
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Darling View Thoroughbreds has announced it will not be selling yearlings under the Western Breeders’ Alliance banner as from 2025. Western Breeders’ Alliance offered its first yearlings at the 2015 Perth Magic Millions and that consignment included RL Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) winner The River (Magnus) and RL Magic Millions WA 3YO Trophy (1200m) […]
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Trainer Neville Parnham believes Playing God colt September Born can emulate his full-sister Kay Cee during the forthcoming Ascot Pinnacles summer carnival. The untapped 3yo resumed from a winter break to win a barrier trial at Belmont on Monday ahead of a campaign targeting the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) on November 23 and G1 Northerly […]
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Rope Them In signed off the Belmont season with a hands-and-heels victory on Saturday leaving trainer Steve Wolfe with Group 1 options going into the Ascot summer carnival. The latest rising star by champion sire Playing God resumed from a spell to end the unbeaten run of Amelia Park mare Toropa (Toronado) in the Drummond […]
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Trainer Dan Morton believes he has a live chance in the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) with progressive Playing God 3yo True Apostle. A Pinjarra juvenile winner in April, True Apostle disappointed with a last bar one finish at Belmont earlier this month but improved out of sight when sitting on the speed back at Belmont […]
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