WA-bred newcomer Nimble lived up to his handy barrier trial form with a gutsy first-up win in Singapore on Friday evening. The Patronize sprinter raced as The Shoe in Australia and had won on debut at Pinjarra in January 2017 for a syndicate comprising Yarradale Stud manager Bernie Hamill, Kieran Glynn, Arthur Barrett, Tony Buhagiar, […]
Read MoreChix Pic has drawn first blood for the G2 WA Guineas with a sizzling return to racing in the TABTouch Classic (1000m) at Bunbury. Racing first-up in a top-class field, the Patronize gelding stalked speed-machine Agent Pippa before peeling off heels to win by a length from Black Sabbath (Blackfriars) and Lady Cosmology (Universal Ruler). […]
Read MorePatronize consolidated second spot on the WA sires’ premiership when Don’s Legacy won the Amelia Park Lamb Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Wednesday. He overhauled Alcina (War Chant) in the final stages after the front-runner looked home at the furlong. Fellow War Chant 3yo Warzachantz finished third after racing on the speed without cover from […]
Read MoreGroup 1 trainer Gary Portelli was prepared to take a step back before moving forward with his promising colt Patron Black on Sunday. The Patronize 3yo was sent to the provincials for an easy kill and made short work of older horses in a Class 1 sprint at Nowra. Sent straight to the front by […]
Read MoreThis week’s Belmont winners Patrocity and Midnight Drama have helped Patronize take an early lead on the WA winners premiership for 2018-19. Patronize (Redoute’s Choice) stands at Darling View Thoroughbreds and he has sired 7 winners in the first three weeks of the season. Lack of numbers will mean it’s only matter of time before […]
Read MoreA sequence of near-misses turned into a winning run for Darling View stallion Patronize on the weekend. The signs weren’t promising when he sired two seconds at Belmont on Wednesday (Cristal Dane & Patrocity) and followed up with another second at Pinjarra on Thursday (Bedouin Belle). But Patronize bounced back with Miss Unforgettable later in […]
Read MoreDarling View Thoroughbreds sire Lucky Street has his first foal on the ground in WA. He served Abitcryptic (Bletchley Park) on September 1 last year and she delivered a filly (pictured) on Tuesday morning. The mare is owned by Westbury Park’s Phil Ibbotson and her first named foal Cryptic Love won an Ascot juvenile in […]
Read MoreRed Army equalled the longest winning trip for a Patronize galloper this season when he claimed the WA Day Cup (1600m) at Northam last month and he stretched out even further on Saturday. Extended to 2000m in the Argonaut Stockbrokers Hcp at Belmont, he passed the middle-distance test with flying colours. “I was a bit […]
Read MorePatronize 3yo Alpha Sky showed his versatility with a front-running victory under the guidance of Willie Pike at Ascot on Saturday. Given a rest along the riverside, he refused to surrender when Rogano geldings Roganella & In Love With Paris issued challenges in the Neometals Hcp (1400m). Alpha Sky had came from last for a […]
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