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Playing God (AUS)

2007 Blackfriars (Danehill) x Dolly Will Do (Rubiton)
Darling View Thoroughbreds

Champion WA First Season Sire and reigning Champion WA General Sire ... multiple Group 1 winner / producer ... over 9% stakes winners to runners! ... stakes winners this season include Comfort Me, Currimundi, September Born, Rope Them In, West Star, Baby Paris, Mojo Rhythm.

Darling View Thoroughbreds

Darling View Thoroughbreds

Stands at Darling View Thoroughbreds
2025 FEE: $49,500

Darling View Thoroughbreds is located 45 minutes south of Perth on 350 acres of prime horse country overlooking the Darling Ranges. A 3rd generation family farm run originally as a dairy, now fully operational horse stud for over 15 years by Clive & Brent Atwell. In 1925 Walter Atwell (Clive’s grandfather) owned and trained Perth Cup winner Great Applause. A family that has forever raced horses, now one of the premier stud farms in Western Australia standing Champion Stallion Playing God, Splintex & Lightsaber.

1149 Kargotich Road , Mundijong, WA, 6123
accounts@darlingviewthoroughbreds.com.au
www.darlingviewthoroughbreds.com.au
0408 648 100

Latest News

Darling View Thoroughbreds Announce 2025 Fees

Darling View Thoroughbreds is home to the best stallion in Western Australia and statistically one of the best in the country with Playing God set to remain at a fee of $49,500.

Another Star Rises for Champion WA sire Playing God

Simon Miller has maintained from day one that his Playing God three year old West Star is a horse with “x-factor” and the gelding proved it yesterday with an absolutely dominant win in the G3 Northam Stakes.

Stakes-Winners Keep Coming for Playing God

The WA autumn carnival is about to hit top gear in coming weeks with a slew of Group races and the $5million Quokka and the state’s best stallion Playing God got in early with a new stakes-winner last Sunday.

Playing God Youngster Sets Colt Record in Perth

The all time record price for a colt at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale was broken on Thursday with a youngster by Playing God topping proceedings when selling for $450,000.

New Record Priced Colt Early at MM Perth

A new record price for a colt at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling was set early on Day One which was also a new record for a colt by his sire Playing God.

Juvenile Trial Watch - Three States

Some interesting two-year-old trials around Australia on Monday with a couple of first season sires showing up, a high priced Horses In Training graduate and a pointer to one selling at Magic Millions Perth this week.

Current Runners Accepted

Wednesday, June 4
Northam Race 1 - 1100m Maiden
Wild Things (ex: Miss Wild) Tnr: Daniel Morton Rdr: Luke Campbell
Northam Race 3 - 1300m Maiden
Impressive Jewel (ex: Royale Harvest) Tnr: Ashley Maley Rdr: Natasha Faithfull
Northam Race 4 - 1000m Class 3
Later Alligator (ex: Five Fields) Tnr: Ryan Hill Rdr: Victoria Corver
Northam Race 5 - 2200m Open
Pray For Lucy (ex: Boxonlucy) Tnr: Steve Wolfe Rdr: Luke Campbell
Northam Race 6 - 1400m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Champeze (ex: Just As Beautiful) Tnr: Nakita Barber Rdr: Luke Campbell
Northam Race 7 - 1400m Class 1
Nickelplay (ex: Nickel Queen) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Steven Parnham
Northam Race 7 - 1400m Class 1
Ocean Goddess (ex: Night Huntress) Tnr: Jessica Carbery Rdr: Patrick Carbery
Thursday, June 5
Bunbury Race 5 - 1675m Class 5
L'il Capri (ex: Novadarl) Tnr: G and A Williams Rdr: Zephen Johnston-Porter
Bunbury Race 6 - 1200m Class 1
Elite Jewel (ex: Mosstiara) Tnr: Paul Hunter Rdr: Jason Whiting
Bunbury Race 7 - 1400m Class 3
True Player (ex: True Surrender) Tnr: G and A Williams Rdr: William Pike
Bunbury Race 7 - 1400m Class 3
Yallingup Girl (ex: Salsify) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Natika Riordan
Saturday, June 7
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 3 - 1300m Open
Faradio (ex: Fanfara) Tnr: Jim P Taylor Rdr: Laqdar Ramoly
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 3 - 1300m Open
Playin'it Sweet (ex: Sweet Ora) Tnr: Adam Durrant Rdr: Lucy F Fiore
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 3 - 1300m Open
Sister Mary (ex: City Magic) Tnr: Paul Jordan Rdr: Jason Brown
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 4 - 1200m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Cobbanco (ex: Rivotor) Tnr: Brian Lucas Rdr: Jason Whiting
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 5 - 1200m BenchMark 66+
Sky Duke (ex: Peggie's Princess) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Steven Parnham
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 7 - 1600m Open Gr3
Comfort Me (ex: Southern Comfort) Tnr: Rhys Radford Rdr: Holly Watson
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 7 - 1600m Open Gr3
Bustler (ex: Cosmah Domination) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Steven Parnham
Sunday, June 8
Roebourne Race 4 - 1103m Class 1
She Is God (ex: First Cousin) Tnr: Tom Pike Rdr: Rosie Mahony
Roebourne Race 6 - 1406m BenchMark 56+
Wakan Tanka (ex: Horrorvism) Tnr: Tom Pike Rdr: Colin Haddon
Sunday, June 8
Northam Race 5 - 1300m Class 1 0
Elite Jewel (ex: Mosstiara)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
Northam Race 6 - 1600m Class 3 0
God's Garden (ex: Lynsted Rose)
Tnr: Tara Itzstein
Yallingup Girl (ex: Salsify)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Northam Race 7 - 1400m Benchmark 46+ 0
Yallingup Girl (ex: Salsify)
Tnr: Neville Parnham

Sales

AUSTRALIA

Sold
Average
Median
Top
2025
31
$125,862.90
$100,000
$450,000
2024
39
$119,423.08
$90,000
$625,000

Top Sales

2023 ex Clear Blue Sky(AUS)
$450,000
2023 ex Super Stardom(AUS)
$400,000
2023 ex High Aims(AUS)
$300,000
2023 ex Miss Brandywine(AUS)
$220,000
2023 ex Cascada(AUS)
$170,000

Australia Yearling Stats

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Runners Today

Northam
Race 1 Wild Things 2f ex: Miss Wild
Race 3 Impressive Jewel 3f ex: Royale Harvest
Race 4 Later Alligator 3g ex: Five Fields
Race 5 Pray For Lucy 4g ex: Boxonlucy
Race 6 Champeze 4m ex: Just As Beautiful
Race 7 Nickelplay 3f ex: Nickel Queen
Race 7 Ocean Goddess 4m ex: Night Huntress
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Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
37.6% - (196)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.2% - (168)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
18% - (94)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
9% - (47)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
2.9% - (15)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0.2% - (1)

Top Nicks

Oratorio
36 wnrs , (3 sw) Bustler
Mcflirt
5 wnrs , (3 sw) Kay Cee
Dr Johnson
3 wnrs , (2 sw) God Has Chosen
Bletchley Park
8 wnrs , (1 sw) Lord Vampi
Lonhro
5 wnrs , (1 sw) Nerodio
Snippetson
4 wnrs , (1 sw) Lordhelpmerun
Comfy
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Comfort Me
Discorsi
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Zipaway
Fasliyev
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Son Of A God
Reset
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Alaskan God

Race Record

At 2
1st - Westspeed 2yo Plate (1100)
3rd - Westspeed Nursery Hcp (1400)
4th - Westspeed 2yo Plate (1100)
At 3
1st - Kingston Town Classic (1800) Gr.1
1st - Sky Racing-W.A. Guineas (1600) Gr.2
1st - Burswood Intl -Aquanita Stakes (1800) LR
1st - Westspeed Hcp (1200)
1st - Magic Millions Perth 3yo Trpy (1400)
2nd - Schweppes-W.A.T.C. Derby (2400) Gr.1
2nd - Budget Rent A Car-Fairetha Stk (1400) LR
2nd - Skyy Vodka - Raconteur Stakes (1500) LR
3rd - Dubai Australian Cup (2000) Gr.1
3rd - Australian Guineas (1600) Gr.1
At 4
1st - G R - Kingston Town Classic (1800) Gr.1
2nd - Goodwood Sprint (1300) LR
3rd - Turnbull Stakes (2000) Gr.1
3rd - Sportingbet C.F. Orr Stakes (1400) Gr.1
4th - Cathay Pacific Futurity Stakes (1400) Gr.1
4th - Makybe Diva Stakes (1600) Gr.2
At 5
3rd - Del Basso Smallgoods Roma Cup (1200) Gr.3
3rd - Seacorp - Prince Of Wales Stks (1200) Gr.3
4th - Railway Stakes (1600) Gr.1
4th - Strickland Stakes (2000) Gr.3
At 6
1st - Northerly Stakes (1400) Gr.3
4th - Tabtouch Kingston Town Classic (1800) Gr.1

Stud MediaMore Media

Star from the west : Playing God’s West Star adds another black type victory in the Group 3 Northam Stakes

Fee History

2024-$49,500 , 2023-$33,000 , 2022-$27,500 , 2021-$16,500 , 2020-$16,500 , 2019-$11,000 , 2018-$11,000

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