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Mia Dolce is rapidly gaining something of a cult following in Perth. The Patronize filly had her 14th start (yes, that’s not a misprint) on Saturday, notching up her sixth win, along with four other placings. Mia Dolce’s racetrack earnings? A cool $239,850! It gets better. Mia Dolce was selected by, broken in by, part-owned […]Read More

Patronize sired his fifth Ascot winner in less than a month when Lancelin mare Skinnen Tins landed the Vale John McNair Hcp (1400m) on Saturday. She arrived right on the line for part-owner and trainer Ash Maley who admitted he had been bullish about the mare despite a $21 pre-post quote.  “She ran a mighty […]Read More

Lookout surfaced after a spell to win a Belmont trial on Monday and he looks a moral in a maiden next month. The Patronize 3yo has been given time by part-owner and trainer Neville Parham. He finished second twice and fourth twice in a short, sharp campaign during Belmont’s winter season last year. Lookout was […]Read More

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 More

Chix 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 More

Patronize 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 More

Group 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 More

This 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 More

A 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 More

Red 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 More