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Western Australian vendors are celebrating a win against the odds following record-breaking Day 1 results at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale. Despite border restrictions, local buyers responded with an overall spend of $12.76 million on the 140 Lots that changed hands on Tuesday.  The 2021 turnover was $8.39million for 118 Lots. The Book 1 […]Read More

Acting God can add another chapter to the Cottage Rose success story for owner-breeder Mary Gracie and trainer Bruce Watkins, At Pinjarra on Thursday, the Playing God gelding was ridden patiently by apprentice Jett Stanley and would have been spotting the leaders the best part of 8 lengths passing the half-mile in the Crown Towers […]Read More

Cobbanco showed enough promise for West Swan owner-trainer Brian Lucas to predict he will be winning better races than Sunday’s maiden at Belmont Park. But before facing the starter again, the Playing God 3yo will have to trial to the satisfaction of stewards after attempting to buck for a number of strides shortly after the […]Read More

Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Playing God sired a treble at Ascot on Saturday and it comes as no surprise to learn two of those winners were trained by Neville Parnham and Steph Bakranich. Success Play (3g Playing God – Hot Business by Zedrich) opened the meeting with an odds-on victory for Parnham in the Seacorp […]Read More

Darling View Thoroughbreds champion Playing God has presented an able back-up for Ascot’s 3yo features this summer in the shape of Northam winner Advanced. Group 2 Karrakatta Plate winner Ex Sport Man heads Playing God’s classic division and he will be gunning for more black-type when racing first-up in the LR Belgravia Stakes (1200m) at […]Read More

A Darling View Thoroughbreds double in Northam 3yo maidens yesterday can segue into a black-type attack at Ascot this weekend Homebred filly Belle’s Fantasy struck first in the Avon Valley on Thursday and Darling View’s champion sire Playing God followed up with Success Play for his staunch supporter Neville Parnham. Belle’s Fantasy (pictured) was held […]Read More

Playing God sprinter Nerodio has been spelled and will miss the summer carnival in a disappointing turn of events for trainer Steph Bakranich and his owner-breeders Livio and Renato Divitini. A LR Beaufine Stakes (1000m) winner at his penultimate start on July 10, Nerodio signed off in the LR Bolton Sprint (1200m) a fortnight later […]Read More

Playing God has the firepower to post another PB this season with a significant changing of the guard on the horizon in WA. The Group 1 racehorse and sire has finished 5th and 3rd for the last two seasons while building a base for championship honours in the years to come at Darling View Thoroughbreds.  […]Read More

Nerodio sent Playing God to the top of the WA Stakes table this season following his win in the LR Beaufine Stakes (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday. Playing God and Blackfriars have both sired 4 individual Stakes winners but Playing God (5) has edged ahead with more Stakes wins than Blackfriars (4).  The LR Belmont […]Read More

Playing God is building a phenomenal Saturday strike-rate since we returned for the winter season at Belmont Park. And it’s not just any race.  The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion has been specialising in the final event of the day since Bruce Almighty signed off Ascot beating Billy Ain’t Silly by a nose on May 8. […]Read More