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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 in 2024/25 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

Saturday, October 11
Ascot Race 2 - 1600m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Linchpin (ex: Fo' Shizzle) Tnr: Darren McAuliffe Rdr: Brad Parnham
Ascot Race 4 - 1100m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Gold Flakes (ex: Corn Flakes) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Brad Parnham
Ascot Race 4 - 1100m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Wrexham (ex: Ava's Angel) Tnr: Dion Luciani Rdr:
Ascot Race 5 - 1000m BenchMark 72+
All Play (ex: Castle Keep) Tnr: Trevor Andrews Rdr: Shaun O'Donnell
Ascot Race 7 - 1800m Rest 1 Metro Win
Capable Angel (ex: Miss Kincaple) Tnr: Brandon Fiore Rdr: Lucy F Fiore
Ascot Race 9 - 1400m BenchMark 78+
Bruce Almighty (ex: Isanami) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Laqdar Ramoly
Ascot Race 9 - 1400m BenchMark 78+
Investmentstrategy (ex: World Class) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Brad Parnham
Ascot Race 10 - 1200m BenchMark 66+
Playin'it Sweet (ex: Sweet Ora) Tnr: Adam Durrant Rdr: Lucy F Fiore
Leonora Race 6 - 1600m BenchMark 64+
Who's Your Mama (ex: Heart Of Mama) Tnr: Kylie Craig Rdr: Mollie Clark
Sunday, October 12
Geraldton Race 1 - 1403m Maiden
Cantilever (ex: Oriel) Tnr: Julia Martin Rdr: Zephen Johnston-Porter
Geraldton Race 1 - 1403m Maiden
Great Reception (ex: Drink The Rainbow) Tnr: Adam Durrant Rdr: Joey Azzopardi
Geraldton Race 3 - 1403m BenchMark 58+
Sanabeau (ex: Sanabresa) Tnr: Ron K Cowl Rdr: Luke Campbell
Geraldton Race 4 - 1103m Class 2
Playful Star (ex: Platinum Star) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Natika Riordan
Geraldton Race 6 - 1203m BenchMark 58+
Collective (ex: Edition) Tnr: Albert Bowtell Rdr: Austin Galati
Saturday, November 1
Randwick Race 1 - 1500m Open 0
West Star (ex: Jester Derriere)
Tnr: Simon Miller

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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Yesterday's Results

Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
37.8% - (210)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.7% - (182)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
17.4% - (97)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
9.2% - (51)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
2.7% - (15)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0.2% - (1)

Top Nicks

Oratorio
37 wnrs , (3 sw) Bustler
Mcflirt
5 wnrs , (3 sw) Kay Cee
Dr Johnson
3 wnrs , (2 sw) God Has Chosen
Bletchley Park
9 wnrs , (1 sw) Lord Vampi
Lonhro
5 wnrs , (1 sw) Nerodio
Snippetson
5 wnrs , (1 sw) Lordhelpmerun
Discorsi
3 wnrs , (1 sw) Zipaway
Comfy
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Comfort Me
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

City treble for Playing God highlighted by Playin’it Sweet making it 3 in a row with scorcher

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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