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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 last 2 seasons include Playin'it Sweet, 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

One to Watch – Scone

Astute trainer Brad Widdup was a visitor to the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale in 2024 and he signed for four yearlings with the most expensive being a filly by Western Austalia’s champion sire Playing God and she made a winning debut at Scone on Tuesday.

Star Filly on the Rise for Playing God

Melbourne Cup day always draws a huge crowd out to Perth's beautiful old Ascot racecourse, and 2025 was no exception!

Stakes Winning Return for Playing God Sprinter

Quality sprinter Rope Them In produced his trademark first up burst of acceleration to claim a second stakes victory in a thrilling finish to the Listed RS Crawford Stakes (1200m) at Ascot.

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.

Wednesday, November 26
Geraldton Race 2 - 1407m Maiden 0
God's Grin (ex: Soldier's Smile)
Tnr: D and B Pearce
Geraldton Race 4 - 1407m BenchMark 58+ 0
Sanabeau (ex: Sanabresa)
Tnr: Ron K Cowl
Cantilever (ex: Oriel)
Tnr: Julia Martin
Yallingup Girl (ex: Salsify)
Tnr: Albert Bowtell
Geraldton Race 5 - 1407m BenchMark 70+ 0
Sanabeau (ex: Sanabresa)
Tnr: Ron K Cowl
Collective (ex: Edition)
Tnr: Albert Bowtell
Geraldton Race 7 - 1609m Class 2 0
Cantilever (ex: Oriel)
Tnr: Julia Martin
Yallingup Girl (ex: Salsify)
Tnr: Albert Bowtell
Thursday, November 27
Albany Race 1 - 1100m Maiden 0
Jobeth's Prayer (ex: Jobeth)
Tnr: Rebecca Bayliss
Twilight God (ex: Twilight Hours)
Tnr: Maurice Sheridan
Albany Race 2 - 1500m Maiden 0
God's Grin (ex: Soldier's Smile)
Tnr: D and B Pearce
Albany Race 4 - 1600m BenchMark 58+ 0
Pray Again (ex: Reillyanne)
Tnr: Jonathon Jachmann
Albany Race 7 - 1500m Class 2 0
Lordgivemestrength (ex: Chavinca)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Saturday, November 29
Ascot Race 4 - 1200m Open Gr1
All Play (ex: Castle Keep)
Tnr: Trevor Andrews
Godless Storm (ex: Queen Of Storms)
Tnr: Diane Reed
Rope Them In (ex: Lead Rope)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
September Born (ex: Flirt 'n' Hope)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
West Star (ex: Jester Derriere)
Tnr: Simon Miller
Wonderfully Made (ex: Precious Cargo)
Tnr: Daniel Morton
Wrexham (ex: Ava's Angel)
Tnr: Dion Luciani
Saturday, December 6
Ascot Race 2 - 1800m Open Gr1
Bustler (ex: Cosmah Domination)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Country God (ex: City Circle)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Currimundi (ex: Pins Perhaps)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Heaven Specified (ex: I Do De Claire)
Tnr: Colin Webster
Mojo Rhythm (ex: Saddle Me Up)
Tnr: Mitchell Pateman
My Authoritah (ex: Cathay Belle)
Tnr: Daniel Morton
September Born (ex: Flirt 'n' Hope)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Thank God (ex: Amelia's Missile)
Tnr: C and M Gangemi
West Star (ex: Jester Derriere)
Tnr: Simon Miller
Wonderfully Made (ex: Precious Cargo)
Tnr: Daniel Morton
Zipaway (ex: Boutique)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Saturday, December 13
Bustler (ex: Cosmah Domination)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Comfort Me (ex: Southern Comfort)
Tnr: Rhys Radford
Country God (ex: City Circle)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Mojo Rhythm (ex: Saddle Me Up)
Tnr: Mitchell Pateman
My Authoritah (ex: Cathay Belle)
Tnr: Daniel Morton
Rope Them In (ex: Lead Rope)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
September Born (ex: Flirt 'n' Hope)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
West Star (ex: Jester Derriere)
Tnr: Simon Miller
Wonderfully Made (ex: Precious Cargo)
Tnr: Daniel Morton
Wrexham (ex: Ava's Angel)
Tnr: Dion Luciani
Zipaway (ex: Boutique)
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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Yesterday's Results

1st Bunbury: Heaven Specified 3g ex I Do De Claire
3rd Bunbury: Play Dice 5m ex Scampin
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Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
38.3% - (219)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.5% - (186)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
17.3% - (99)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
8.9% - (51)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
2.8% - (16)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0.2% - (1)

Top Nicks

Oratorio
38 wnrs , (4 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

Win #7 for Playing God sprinter Sky Duke

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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