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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

Sunday, June 1
Kalgoorlie Race 5 - 1200m Class 2
Ultimate Paradise (ex: Pure Heaven) Tnr: Helen Harding Rdr: Zephen Johnston-Porter
Port Hedland Race 4 - 1200m Class 1
She Is God (ex: First Cousin) Tnr: Tom Pike Rdr: Kyra Yuill
Monday, June 2
Northam Race 1 - 1100m Maiden
Kunapipi (ex: Southern Snip) Tnr: Paul Jordan Rdr: Troy Turner
Northam Race 1 - 1100m Maiden
New Hymn Sheet (ex: Verse) Tnr: G and A Williams Rdr: William Pike
Northam Race 3 - 1300m Maiden
Soldier Of God (ex: Soldier's Lass) Tnr: Paul Jordan Rdr: Troy Turner
Northam Race 3 - 1300m Maiden
Cantilever (ex: Oriel) Tnr: Michael Grantham Rdr: Clint Johnston-Porter
Northam Race 5 - 1600m Maiden
Playing For Time (ex: Dynamic Time) Tnr: Colin Webster Rdr: Jordan Turner
Northam Race 6 - 1300m Class 3
Date Withthe Devil (ex: Thunderplump) Tnr: G and A Williams Rdr: Lucy F Fiore
Northam Race 7 - 1600m BenchMark 66+
Advanced (ex: Oriel) Tnr: Kayla Farrell Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi
Northam Race 7 - 1600m BenchMark 66+
Pray Again (ex: Reillyanne) Tnr: Jonathon Jachmann Rdr: Jade McNaught
Northam Race 8 - 1600m Class 1
Pray For Lucy (ex: Boxonlucy) Tnr: Steve Wolfe Rdr: Jade McNaught
Wednesday, June 4
Northam Race 1 - 1400m Rst 0 Met Win-LY 0
Champeze (ex: Just As Beautiful)
Tnr: Nakita Barber
True Player (ex: True Surrender)
Tnr: G and A Williams
Northam Race 2 - 1100m Maiden 0
Wild Things (ex: Miss Wild)
Tnr: Daniel Morton
Northam Race 3 - 1400m Rst 0 Met Win-LY 0
God's Gate (ex: Death Knock)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Nickelplay (ex: Nickel Queen)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Northam Race 4 - 1300m Maiden 0
Impressive Jewel (ex: Royale Harvest)
Tnr: Ashley Maley
Northam Race 5 - 2200m Open 0
Pray For Lucy (ex: Boxonlucy)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Northam Race 6 - 1400m Class 1 0
Nickelplay (ex: Nickel Queen)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Ocean Goddess (ex: Night Huntress)
Tnr: Jessica Carbery
Northam Race 7 - 1000m Class 3 0
Later Alligator (ex: Five Fields)
Tnr: Ryan Hill
Thursday, June 5
Bunbury Race 2 - 1100m Maiden 0
Lady Mayflower (ex: Rebellious)
Tnr: Misty Bazeley
Bunbury Race 5 - 1200m Class 1 0
Elite Jewel (ex: Mosstiara)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
God's Gate (ex: Death Knock)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Bunbury Race 6 - 1400m Class 3 0
Elite Jewel (ex: Mosstiara)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
Ocean Goddess (ex: Night Huntress)
Tnr: Jessica Carbery
True Player (ex: True Surrender)
Tnr: G and A Williams
Yallingup Girl (ex: Salsify)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Bunbury Race 7 - 1675m Class 5 0
L'il Capri (ex: Novadarl)
Tnr: G and A Williams
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

Kalgoorlie
Race 5 Ultimate Paradise 5m ex: Pure Heaven 1st
Port Hedland
Race 4 She Is God 4m ex: First Cousin 2nd
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Yesterday's Results

2nd Pinjarra Scarpside: God's Gate 3c ex Death Knock
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Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
37.6% - (195)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.2% - (167)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
18.1% - (94)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
9.1% - (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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