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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

Darling View Thoroughbreds has announced its stalwart stallion Patronize has been pensioned from stud duties at Mundijong. The news coincided with Patronize 4yo Swim Through winning the Clinton Fuller Hcp (1000m) at Belmont on Saturday.  He was in the good books with punters as the $2.70 favourite and it goes without saying Patronize has always […]Read More

Smart mare Moon and Back left it late to win at Moonee Valley on Friday night for leading WA vendor Western Breeders Alliance. Moon and Back (Exosphere) made it just in time to edge out Glenferrie Girl (Danerich) in the Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge (955m).  She clocked 55.58s in a typical renewal of the short-course […]Read More

Megami started an odds-on favourite for the Free Entry To Belmont Hcp (1700m) on Wednesday and she looked a good thing bowling along in front for Willie Pike. Unfortunately for favourite punters, the Playing God mare was running on empty halfway down the straight and was an easy target for Patronize outsider Playhouse Patron who […]Read More

Dropping back from a Stakes race to midweek company suited Swim Through in the TABtouch Hcp (1000m) at Ascot last week. Swim Through (Patronize) started a well-backed $2.80 favourite and eye-balled newcomer Ruler Rocket (Universal Ruler) until the pressure was applied approaching the corner.  “He was travelling much better than the other one and I […]Read More

Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize has a front-line classic contender this season in Rejuva King who completed a Belmont hat-trick in the Furphy Hcp (1600m) last Saturday. The Dan Morton-trained 3yo (black cap | Photo: Western Racepix) defeated a field of older horses who were all off the bit when front-runner Castillo Del Lago went […]Read More

Playing God led the first WA sires’ premiership published for 2022-23 until his Darling View Thoroughbreds barn-mate Patronize took over at the top of the table on Saturday. Patronize 3yo Rejuva King won the Free Entry To Belmont Park Plate (1400m) to credit his sire with earnings of $328k when Westspeed Platinum bonuses are included […]Read More

Splintex is the latest addition to a powerhouse Darling View Thoroughbreds roster that was responsible for an unprecedented 14 individual 2yo winners last season. Splintex (pictured) is a 2yo Sydney-winning son of Snitzel who has claimed four Champion Australian Sire premierships to date and in three of them he doubled up as Champion Australian 2YO […]Read More

Belmont’s final midweek card of the season on Wednesday began with a benefit for Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize. The Great Hoya (Patronize) won the Peninsula Dining Room Hcp (1200m) and third-placed Rejuva King (Patronize) book-ended the trifecta for their sire who will finish Top 5 on the WA 2YO Sires’ premiership this season. The […]Read More

Ash Maley is challenging for a Top 10 spot on the WA trainers’ premiership following a double with Arnie’s Boy and Warm ‘n’ Fuzzy on Saturday. Arnie’s Boy (Photo: Western Racepix) is by Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Patronize while Warm ‘n’ Fuzzy is a son of I’m All The Talk whose final foals will begin […]Read More