Breeding and selling racehorses had always been a hobby for the O’Bree family until they made a momentous decision to go commercial in 2020. The O’Brees – Rod & Bridie and their children Jaime & Daniel – operate Ruby Racing & Breeding in the mid-west at Kojarena and being far removed from the traditional breeding […]
Read MorePlaying God has increased his lead on the WA sires’ premiership with a half-dozen winners in the last week and the icing on the cake came with a 15th Stakes winner at Ascot. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion was represented by doubles at Ascot on Wednesday (Red Tori & La Dette), Bunbury on Thursday (Play […]
Read MorePlaying God’s domination of Perth’s locally-bred 3yo division was evident again in the LR Fairetha Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. Investmentstrategy (Photo / Western Racepix) provided the Darling View Thoroughbreds resident with his 14th individual Stakes winner and a six-figure payday to increase his lead for this season’s WA sires’ premiership. The Neville Parnham-trained […]
Read MoreDarling View Thoroughbreds sire Playing God has strength in numbers leading up to the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) with Almighty Class ($9), Zipaway ($14), Rope Them In ($17) and Investementstrategy ($21) all in the market to emulate their sire on November 25. Playing God won the 2010 WA Guineas and his trainer Neville Parnham is […]
Read MoreAscot’s opening day unearthed several summer carnival prospects with none more impressive than Almighty Class in the $100,000 Max Simmonds Stakes (1000m). The 3yo son of Playing God was the medium of strong support first-up and he duly delivered with a commanding victory over Ripcord (Written By) and tearaway leader Krysanova (Bondi). Almighty Class (Photo […]
Read MoreAngels Impact kicked off the WA 2yo season with a breathtaking last-to-first burst to win the Quayclean Plate (1000m) as a $41 longshot on Saturday. The son of I’m All The Talk trailed the field of debutants on the corner at Ascot but somehow weaved his way through traffic to get up in a hectic […]
Read MorePlaying Games went out an odds-on favourite for the TABtouch Maiden (1000m) at Northam on Sunday and she lived right up to that assessment with a three-length victory untouched under Laqdar Ramoly. The Playing God filly had shown speed on debut in the race won by Eliteone (Ducimus) at Belmont in May and she looked […]
Read MoreBanjup trainer Michael Grantham can look back on a successful Belmont winter season preparing the likes of Peters Investments winners Arcadia Jewel (NZ), Sentimental Hero, Treasured Queen, Noteworthy (NZ) and Antique Miss. The cerise and white silks also took a road less travelled to Geraldton last Thursday where expensive yearling Best Mood made an auspicious […]
Read MorePlaying God is back on top of the WA sires’ table two months after claiming his first premiership for Darling View Thoroughbreds. His 4yo mare Baby Paris was instrumental in the takeover on Saturday winning the LR Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont. Wearing a distinctive black brow-band with Peter Knuckey aboard, she had […]
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