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Trainer Neville Parnham will consider a start in the G3 WA Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) for Investmentstrategy after the Playing God colt won again at Ascot on Wednesday. Investmentstrategy (Photo / Western Racepix) dictated terms in a Belmont nursery earlier this month but had to work overtime to win the Carbine Club Of WA Plate […]Read More

Baby Paris outclassed a strong field of older campaigners while leading home a quinella for Darling View Thoroughbreds sire Playing God in the $200,000 The Joey (1200m) at Ascot. The Colin Webster-trained 3yo filly pinched a winning break in the straight and had enough in reserve to nail Saturday’s The Quokka consolation by a nose […]Read More

Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Playing God stretched his lead at the top of the WA sires’ premiership to more than $1 million over Easter with Ex Sport Man and Cobbanco leading the way at Ascot. Playing God ($3,701,589) has built a healthy margin over Trade Fair ($2,696,768) but it’s too early to celebrate with the […]Read More

Playing Marika commenced her career with a debut win at Northam in October 2018 and it took 53 starts before she scored another first-up victory in the LR Grandstand Cup (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. A first-crop daughter of Playing God, she is the 12th individual black-type winner for the Darling View Thoroughbreds resident and […]Read More

Leading sire Playing God has several high-profile irons in the fire for the $4 million The Quokka while his midweek winners like Boy Blue are flying under the radar. Ascot trainer Russell Stewart prepares Playing God’s $300,000 earner Swear To God and he unveiled another budding banker by the Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion when Boy […]Read More

Playing God is already a dominant force in Perth and it’s only matter of time before his stock begin making an impact in other jurisdictions. The Darling View Thoroughbreds resident has sired 125 individual winners in his first five crops and 21 of them have earned black-type led by Group 1 Kingston Town Classic heroine […]Read More

The popular Playing God – Oratorio cross ticked off another new winner when La Dette opened her account in the Free Entry To Belmont Park Maiden (1200m) on Australia Day. Not before time, either, because La Dette (Photo / Western Racepix) had been a beaten even-money favourite at Pinjarra and Geraldton at her first two runs this […]Read More

Playing God’s current 3yo division has the firepower to drive home his advantage at the top of the WA sires’ premiership in 2023. The Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion added this week’s Ascot-winning fillies Megami and Feels Playful to a very strong crop of 3yo city performers fronted by Swear To God, Baby Paris, Paddy’s Lad, […]Read More

Having won over the west, Playing God is looking further afield for black-type and he may have found a spearhead with Melbourne filly Nunthorpe. Touted on debut from the trials, Nunthorpe appreciated a Peter Moody prep and a Jamie Kah steer in the Hertz Maiden Plate (1200m) at Cranbourne on Friday night.  After firming into […]Read More

Brilliant 3yo Feels Playful looked a pro leading home a quinella for Playing God in the Own The Dream Maiden (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. The Mitch Pateman-trained 3yo accelerated like a black-type filly under Holly Watson to score by panels from Fashion Stakes who is also by the Champion Sire-elect of Western Australia. Feels […]Read More