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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 (2023/24) ... multiple Group 1 winner / producer ... over 9% stakes winners to runners!

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

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.

Ropes Them In Captures G3 Colonel Reeves Stakes

Second in the Listed Fairetha Stakes twelve months ago, Rope Them In cracked it for a Group III win in Saturday’s Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m) at Ascot.

Playing God's September Born Claims Fairetha Stakes

A luckless second at his last start in the Listed Belgravia Stakes, the lightly raced 3-year-old Playing God colt September Born Made it two wins from three starts when opening his stakes account in Saturday's Listed Seacorp - Fairetha Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.

Playing God Quinella in Belgravia Stakes

Last week, the 8-year-old Playing God gelding Comfort Me earned a belated stakes win in the Group III WATC Eurythmic Stakes at Ascot, and few horses were more worthy.

Best in the West Join Breednet Premium Stallions

Darling View Thoroughbreds in Western Australia is home to the best stallion in the state and statistically one of the best in the country, while their two up and coming sires are poised to take WA racing into the future.

Current Runners Accepted

Thursday, December 26
Albany Race 2 - 1240m Class 2
Best Of The Gods (ex: Buhn Lert) Tnr: Steve Wolfe Rdr: Beaux Banovic-Edwards
Albany Race 2 - 1240m Class 2
Elite Jewel (ex: Mosstiara) Tnr: Sarah Searle Rdr: Casey Hunter
Albany Race 4 - 1500m Maiden
Parc It In Here (ex: Parc D'amour) Tnr: Paul Hunter Rdr: Jason Whiting
Albany Race 4 - 1500m Maiden
A Gift From God (ex: Better Romance) Tnr: Stephen Sheehy Rdr: Beaux Banovic-Edwards
Albany Race 7 - 1240m BenchMark 70+
Morgs Freeman (ex: Movie World) Tnr: Alan L Smith Rdr: Casey Hunter
Esperance Race 6 - 1400m Class 2
Lacie Ace (ex: Lacie) Tnr: Helen Harding Rdr: Chloe Azzopardi
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 2 - 1400m Maiden
Dominican Flirt (ex: Shezagrey) Tnr: Justine Erkelens Rdr: Shaun O'Donnell
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 3 - 1200m Maiden
Spare A Prayer (ex: Atavism) Tnr: Meryl Hayley Rdr: Laqdar Ramoly
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 3 - 1200m Maiden
Ocean Goddess (ex: Night Huntress) Tnr: Jessica Carbery Rdr: Patrick Carbery
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 3 - 1200m Maiden
New Hymn Sheet (ex: Verse) Tnr: G and A Williams Rdr: Clint Johnston-Porter
Friday, December 27
Geraldton Race 4 - 1600m BenchMark 58+
Cheyne Bay (ex: Russian Playmate) Tnr: Adam Durrant Rdr: Brayden Gaerth
Geraldton Race 6 - 1400m Class 2
Sanabeau (ex: Sanabresa) Tnr: Ron K Cowl Rdr: Kristy Bennett
Saturday, December 28
Pinjarra Race 1 - 1400m BenchMark 66+ 0
Bruce Almighty (ex: Isanami)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Janny (ex: Runs To Paradise)
Tnr: G and A Williams
Playz With Fire (ex: Azita)
Tnr: Robert Gulberti
Pinjarra Race 3 - 1300m Rst 0 Met Win-LY 0
Righty Oh (ex: Passion Cantata)
Tnr: Ryan Hill
Black Ora (ex: Ortessa)
Tnr: Adam Durrant
Pinjarra Race 5 - 2000m Open 0
Decision Maker (ex: Sense Of Power)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Pinjarra Race 7 - 1400m Class 1 0
Black Ora (ex: Ortessa)
Tnr: Adam Durrant
Sunday, December 29
Bunbury Race 1 - 1200m Maiden 0
Righty Oh (ex: Passion Cantata)
Tnr: Ryan Hill
Bunbury Race 2 - 1100m Maiden 0
Righty Oh (ex: Passion Cantata)
Tnr: Ryan Hill
God She's Sassy (ex: Sassy Flyer)
Tnr: David Harrison
Bunbury Race 3 - 1400m Maiden 0
Righty Oh (ex: Passion Cantata)
Tnr: Ryan Hill
Bunbury Race 4 - 1690m Maiden 0
Decision Maker (ex: Sense Of Power)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Bunbury Race 6 - 1690m Class 3 0
Playing Quest (ex: Scala's Quest)
Tnr: Michael Lane
Wednesday, January 1
Ascot Race 3 - 2400m Open Gr2
Alaskan (ex: Lady Alaska)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Currimundi (ex: Pins Perhaps)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Holy Enchantment (ex: Majantic)
Tnr: Stephen Miller
Zipaway (ex: Boutique)
Tnr: Neville Parnham

Sales

AUSTRALIA

Sold
Average
Median
Top
2024
39
$119,423.08
$90,000
$625,000
2023
24
$110,041.67
$95,000
$280,000

Top Sales

2022 ex Cosmah Domination(AUS)
$625,000
2022 ex Boutique(AUS)
$350,000
2022 ex Precious Cargo(AUS)
$250,000
2022 ex Angel Sky(AUS)
$210,000
2022 ex Fanfara(AUS)
$210,000

Australia Yearling Stats

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Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
38.6% - (177)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.5% - (149)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
17.4% - (80)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
9.2% - (42)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
2.4% - (11)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0% - (0)

Top Nicks

Oratorio
36 wnrs , (3 sw) Bustler
Mcflirt
3 wnrs , (3 sw) Kay Cee
Dr Johnson
3 wnrs , (2 sw) God Has Chosen
Bletchley Park
6 wnrs , (1 sw) Lord Vampi
Lonhro
5 wnrs , (1 sw) Nerodio
Snippetson
3 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

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

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