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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.

Current Runners Accepted

Wednesday, January 14
Ascot Race 2 - 1800m Maiden
Parish Prince (ex: Classic Smile) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Laqdar Ramoly
Ascot Race 2 - 1800m Maiden
Faradio (ex: Fanfara) Tnr: Jim P Taylor Rdr: Jason Brown
Ascot Race 3 - 1200m Class 1
Soldier Of God (ex: Soldier's Lass) Tnr: Paul Jordan Rdr: Cassey Martinan
Ascot Race 4 - 1200m Class 1
Ocean Goddess (ex: Night Huntress) Tnr: Jessica Carbery Rdr: Patrick Carbery
Ascot Race 5 - 2200m Open
Modelistic (ex: Xaaristic) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Steven Parnham
Happy Valley Race 6 - 1200m Class 4
Thousand Cups (ex: Snitzerella) Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: Angus Chung
Thursday, January 15
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 1 - 1400m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Naughty Lord (ex: Naughty Affair) Tnr: C and M Gangemi Rdr: Steven Parnham
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 4 - 1600m Maiden
Jobeth's Prayer (ex: Jobeth) Tnr: Rebecca Bayliss Rdr: Madi Derrick
Pinjarra Scarpside Race 5 - 1700m Class 1
Wild Things (ex: Miss Wild) Tnr: Daniel Morton Rdr: Lucy F Fiore
Saturday, January 17
Ascot Race 1 - 1500m BenchMark 84+ 0
Bruce Almighty (ex: Isanami)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Our Nemesis (ex: Snuglet)
Tnr: Dave Hopperton
Ascot Race 3 - 1200m Open 0
Playin'it Sweet (ex: Sweet Ora)
Tnr: Adam Durrant
Playing Free (ex: Promiscuous Miss)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Ascot Race 5 - 1800m Rest 1 Metro Win 0
Our Nemesis (ex: Snuglet)
Tnr: Dave Hopperton
Ascot Race 6 - 1200m BenchMark 66+ 0
Playin'it Sweet (ex: Sweet Ora)
Tnr: Adam Durrant
Later Alligator (ex: Five Fields)
Tnr: Ryan Hill
Playing Rio (ex: Sorbatorio)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
Ascot Race 7 - 1500m BenchMark 66+ 0
Alaskan (ex: Lady Alaska)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Seven Candles (ex: Candle Smoke)
Tnr: Brett Pope
Decision Maker (ex: Sense Of Power)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Ascot Race 8 - 1800m BenchMark 72+ 0
Our Nemesis (ex: Snuglet)
Tnr: Dave Hopperton
Ascot Race 9 - 1400m Rst 0 Met Win-LY 0
Later Alligator (ex: Five Fields)
Tnr: Ryan Hill
Don't Trust Judas (ex: Lady Segolene)
Tnr: Stefan Vahala
Helluva Goddess (ex: Helena Miss)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
Soldier Of God (ex: Soldier's Lass)
Tnr: Paul Jordan
Esperance Race 1 - 1100m Maiden 0
God's Wrath (ex: Blue Sasso)
Tnr: Helen Harding
Esperance Race 2 - 1300m Maiden 0
Secret Intent (ex: Amillionite)
Tnr: Helen Harding
Esperance Race 3 - 1200m BenchMark 58+ 0
Jericho's Echo (ex: City Plan)
Tnr: Joanna Offen
Esperance Race 5 - 1300m Class 2 0
Pray For Lucy (ex: Boxonlucy)
Tnr: Helen Harding
Esperance Race 6 - 2000m Class 2 0
Hughbert (ex: Flying Fath)
Tnr: Helen Harding
Parc It In Here (ex: Parc D'amour)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
Esperance Race 7 - 1600m Class 5 0
Lacie Ace (ex: Lacie)
Tnr: Helen Harding
Sunday, January 18
Mt Barker Race 1 - 1300m BenchMark 72+ 0
Playin'it Sweet (ex: Sweet Ora)
Tnr: Adam Durrant
Playing Rio (ex: Sorbatorio)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
Mt Barker Race 3 - 1300m Maiden 0
Tidwell (ex: Snitz 'n' Giggles)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Twilight God (ex: Twilight Hours)
Tnr: Maurice Sheridan
Heavenly Rapture (ex: Rapitorio)
Tnr: Mitchell Pateman
Mt Barker Race 6 - 1300m BenchMark 58+ 0
Lacie Ace (ex: Lacie)
Tnr: Helen Harding
Warralea Lass (ex: Lacie Locket)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Best Of The Gods (ex: Buhn Lert)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Mt Barker Race 7 - 1850m BenchMark 64+ 0
Deadly And Fast (ex: French Beauty)
Tnr: Alan L Smith
Mt Barker Race 8 - 1100m Class 2 0
Play Dice (ex: Scampin)
Tnr: Dave Hopperton
Mt Barker Race 9 - 1850m Class 2 0
Lordgivemestrength (ex: Chavinca)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Parc It In Here (ex: Parc D'amour)
Tnr: Paul Hunter
Hughbert (ex: Flying Fath)
Tnr: Helen Harding

Sales

Top Sales

2024 ex Lady Vega(AUS)
$0
2024 ex Jaguar Grey(AUS)
$0
2024 ex Iamhere(AUS)
$0
2024 ex I Am Boudica(AUS)
$0
2024 ex High Aims(AUS)
$0

Australia Yearling Stats

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Runners Today

Ascot
Race 2 Parish Prince 4g ex: Classic Smile
Race 2 Faradio 3g ex: Fanfara
Race 3 Soldier Of God 4g ex: Soldier's Lass
Race 4 Ocean Goddess 5m ex: Night Huntress
Race 5 Modelistic 5m ex: Xaaristic
Happy Valley
Race 6 Thousand Cups 5g ex: Snitzerella
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Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
37.8% - (225)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.4% - (193)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
17.8% - (106)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
9.1% - (54)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
2.7% - (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

Ascot double for Playing God highlighted by win #5 for Stylish Lord

Fee History

2025-$49,500 , 2024-$49,500 , 2023-$33,000 , 2022-$27,500 , 2021-$16,500 , 2020-$16,500 , 2019-$11,000 , 2018-$11,000