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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

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

Playing God has gone straight for the jugular in pursuit of this season’s WA 2yo title and it didn’t hurt having the wins of his fillies Overdrive and Noahquintilly only sanctioned by stewards after protests at Belmont last week. Overdrive was awarded the Amelia Park Plate (1000m) on Wednesday after officials relegated first past the […]Read More

September Born was the street-corner tip ahead of his debut at Belmont on Saturday and punters got it right when the Playing God colt scored a decisive victory in the WA Racehorse Owners Plate (1000m). The full-brother to Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) winner Kay Cee has inherited enough of her ability to earn […]Read More

Reigning WA Champion Sire Playing God was an odds-on favourite to successfully defend his first premiership this season but no-one factored in a shot at the 2yo title. The Darling View alpha-male is home-and-hosed for the 2023-24 WA General Sires’ Championship after establishing a huge lead by the end of May.  His promising 2yo West […]Read More

Rope Them In commenced this month’s conveyer belt of 3yo winners for Playing God when he railed up to get the better of Ice Pick Nick (Frosted) and Triple Jay (Street Boss) in the in the Quayclean Hcp (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday. Playing God’s 3yo division won 7 races during May through Best Mood […]Read More