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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
2024 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

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.

MM Perth Now Online

The catalogue for the 2025 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, featuring 350 outstanding youngsters from the state’s premier thoroughbred nurseries, as well as a select group of lots from the eastern states, is now online.

Super Saturday for Playing God

Darling View Thoroughbreds Playing God enjoyed a remarkable Saturday at Ascot, siring the winners of three of the five stakes races.

Current Runners Accepted

Wednesday, April 30
Ascot Race 2 - 1200m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Star Supreme (ex: Even Astar) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Steven Parnham
Ascot Race 3 - 1800m Maiden
Parish Prince (ex: Classic Smile) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Brad Parnham
Ascot Race 6 - 1400m Class 1
Don't Trust Judas (ex: Lady Segolene) Tnr: Stefan Vahala Rdr: Steven Parnham
Ascot Race 6 - 1400m Class 1
L'il Capri (ex: Novadarl) Tnr: G and A Williams Rdr: William Pike
Thursday, May 1
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 1 - 1300m Maiden 0
Quiet Goddess (ex: Keeper Quiet)
Tnr: Jason Miller
Star Supreme (ex: Even Astar)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 2 - 1000m Maiden 0
Lady Mayflower (ex: Rebellious)
Tnr: Misty Bazeley
Star Supreme (ex: Even Astar)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 3 - 1300m Maiden 0
Quiet Goddess (ex: Keeper Quiet)
Tnr: Jason Miller
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 7 - 1500m Class 3 0
Date Withthe Devil (ex: Thunderplump)
Tnr: G and A Williams
Warrnambool Race 6 - 1400m Open 0
Nunthorpe (ex: Latoria)
Tnr: P and K Moody and Coleman

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 Albany: Deadly And Fast 6g ex French Beauty
2nd Albany: Lordgivemestrength 3f ex Chavinca
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Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
37.5% - (191)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.2% - (164)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
18.1% - (92)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
9% - (46)
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

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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