Darling View Thoroughbreds | News and Events

Stower guides Gossip at Scone

Talented jockey Brooke Stower recovered from a fall in the previous race to win on Hollywood Gossip at Scone on Friday. Stower guided Hollywood Gossip an all-the-way victory in the Emirates Park Hcp (1300m) for trainer Gary Portelli and a syndicate that includes her WA-based breeder Jan Williamson. “She’s a tough filly and well done […]

Summer carnival setback for Nerodio

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 […]

Pat swaps paddock for summer carnival

A running double for Darling View Thoroughbreds sires in the G3 Champion Fillies Stakes is back on the drawing board after it was confirmed Pat’s Got Sass will be set for the Ascot summer carnival. Pat’s Got Sass is a 17 hands daughter of Patronize and she can emulate Watch Me Dance (I’m All The […]

Bush setting suits Dad’s Bigheaded

Dad’s Bigheaded has responded to a rural setting to win his first race for Muchea trainer Fenella Martin at Belmont. The 4yo son of I’m All The Talk settled at the tail of the field off a moderate tempo and then circled the field in Peninsula Dining Room Hcp (1650m). He ranged up to Differentiator […]

WBA wins Sydney black-type with Fituese

Western Breeders Alliance logged its first black-type of the season on Saturday when 2018 graduate Fituese was a first-up winner of the G3 Toy Show Quality (1100m) at Randwick Fituese (Deep Field) was bred at Lynward Park and sold for $55,000 through the WBA consignment to the 2018 Perth Magic Millions. The Toy Show improved […]

Smashing start for Playing God

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. […]

Victorian victory by I’m All The Talk

I’m All The Talk opened his account for the new season with Mr Have A Chat in Victoria on Tuesday. The Darling View Thoroughbreds resident was Champion WA second-season sire in 2020-21 with prizemoney over $2.61 million. Winter star The Spruiker was his chief earner ($490,330) after passing G2 WA Guineas winner Watch Me Dance […]

Breeders tap tremendous cross in WA

Westspeed breeders with a mare by Oratorio would be hard-pressed finding a better cross than I’m All The Talk at Darling View Thoroughbreds. The nick has built a tremendous 88% winning strike-rate since Watch Me Dance swamped a Bunbury 2yo maiden on the Australian Day long-weekend in January 2020. “Wow! What a performance,” trainer Steve […]

Red Can Man Dux of WBA Class of 2018

Western Breeders Alliance is building a remarkable record with its graduates from the 2018 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale. Red Can Man (Gingerbread Man) has been the flagbearer among 11 winners representing that consignment with earnings of $863k ahead of a Group 1 campaign in Melbourne. Fituese (Deep Field) won a LR Denise’s Joy Stakes […]