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Prospector’s Pick has booked a trip to the Goldfields carnival on the back of an all-the-way victory in the 7Plus Hcp (1200m) at Belmont. Bred and sold by Darling View Thoroughbreds, he had been freshened up by trainer Simon Miller after a winter prep highlighted by a runaway Pinjarra maiden win in June.  He was […]Read More

The big guns among Playing God’s 4yo division are about to get rolling but not before L’il Capri became the 29th individual winner from that crop on Thursday. L’il Capri (4m Playing God – Novadarl by Shamardal) was racing second-up at Bunbury after a debut fourth at Northam last month.  Willie Pike weaved her through […]Read More

The Great Hoya kicked off a double for his sire Patronize with a front-running victory in the Trybooking Hcp (1300m) at Northam on Thursday. The Yarradale Stud graduate sold for $37,500 at the 2021 Perth Magic Millions and won a Belmont nursery for Paul Jordan in July 2022.  Now he’s knocking on the door for […]Read More

Playing God sired his first city double of the season with Advanced and Warralea Lass at Belmont on Wednesday and trainer Neville Parnham may have also found his next winner by the reigning champion at the trials this week. Advanced appreciated cover in the blustery conditions to give apprentice Chanel Cooper her first metro winner in […]Read More

Western Breeders Alliance has entered a quality draft for the 2025 Perth Magic Millions Sale amid another successful month for our leading vendor in August. WBA graduates Zing To Win (Shooting To Win) and Cruise To Victory (Lucky Street) won before the 2025 nominations closed on August 16 while Cocktail Party (A Lot) and Ellicazam […]Read More

The Playing God – Parnham Racing connection struck again when progressive mare Champeze won for the second time this prep at Belmont on Wednesday. Champeze did best in a tit-for-tat finish with Charlie Jane (Universal Ruler) and Audrey Grace (Shalaa) in the Lexus Of Perth Hcp (1300m).  She had won a Northam maiden first-up last […]Read More

Darling View’s Champion sire Playing God had to take a back seat when Adam Durrant detailed the background of his untapped Belmont winner Cheyne Bay on Wednesday. It was a sentimental result for Durrant and his parents Geoff and Vicky when Cheyne Bay (Photo / Western Racepix) defeated last-start winner Bondi Bay (Bondi) in a […]Read More

Playing God has scooped the pool winning the 2023-24 WA General and 2YO Sires’ premierships to emulate legendary local stallions Haulpak and Scenic. The Darling View Thoroughbreds resident sired 63 individual winners of 107 races for record earnings of $7,935,892.  His 2yo division included 6 individual winners and $592,345 of that overall total by season’s […]Read More

Neville Parnham has built an unrivalled record with Playing God and this week’s profile on Northam winner Champeze underlined his rapport with the breed. Another trainer with an excellent Playing God strike-rate is Mitch Pateman.  He has prepared four individual winners by the Darling View champion and the first three have been good enough to […]Read More

Neville Parnham and Playing God notched their latest win in tandem with well-bred filly Champeze at Northam on Thursday. Champeze went out a $2.60 favourite and made the most of a cosy run in transit to score a first-up victory in the Debortoli Family Winemakers Maiden (1100m) in the Avon Valley.  She sat right behind […]Read More