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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

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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

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.

Darling View Thoroughbreds Announce Increased Fee for Playing God

He’s the best stallion in Western Australia and statistically one of the best in the country so Darling View Thoroughbreds have announced a deserved increase for their flagship sire Playing God.

New SW Playing God- Holy Enchantment Wins Listed Pinjarra Cup

West Australia’s favourite son Playing God added a new stakes-winner to his tally on Sunday when six year-old gelding Holy Enchantment scored a dominant win as favourite in the $150,000 Listed Pinjarra Cup (2300m).

A Century Of WA Blood Flows Through Lord Vampi

With his win in Saturday’s Listed JC Roberts Stakes at Ascot, the Playing God gelding Lord Vampi earned a shot at the $400,000 Group II WATC Derby (2400m), a race won by his seventh dam, Hestia, eighty-four years ago.

$625,000 Playing God Filly Smashes All Records at Perth Magic Millions

A beautifully related Playing God filly sold for $625,000 on a record breaking day of selling on Day One of the 2024 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale today.

Playing God to Draw Buyers to The West

The Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale is on next week (February 22 and 23) and the big draw card is Playing God, whose largest ever foal crop are poised to play a big role and if you need reminding why this is a big deal we decided to revisit and update our Australian Studbook Red Flags story from last year that charted his rise.

Current Runners Accepted

Saturday, September 21
Belmont Park Race 1 - 1000m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Divine Flirt (ex: O'flirty) Tnr: David Harrison Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi
Belmont Park Race 4 - 1400m BenchMark 72+
Son Of A God (ex: Faslizan) Tnr: David Harrison Rdr: Brayden Gaerth
Belmont Park Race 5 - 1600m BenchMark 84+
Holy Enchantment (ex: Majantic) Tnr: Stephen Miller Rdr: Brad Parnham
Belmont Park Race 7 - 1600m Rst 0 Met Win-LY
Megami (ex: Fail Safe) Tnr: Takahide Ikenushi Rdr: Jarrad Noske
Belmont Park Race 8 - 1600m BenchMark 66+
Yallingup Girl (ex: Salsify) Tnr: Neville Parnham Rdr: Steven Parnham
Sunday, September 22
Toodyay Race 6 - 1850m Benchmark 46+
Lady Of Babylon (ex: Correctable) Tnr: Greg Jones Rdr:
Sunday, September 22
Kalgoorlie Race 3 - 1400m Maiden 0
Date Withthe Devil (ex: Thunderplump)
Tnr: G and A Williams
She Is God (ex: First Cousin)
Tnr: Peter Fernie
Monday, September 23
Bunbury Race 1 - 1200m Maiden 0
Secret Intent (ex: Amillionite)
Tnr: Tony Triscari
Bunbury Race 2 - 1100m Maiden 0
Ultimate Paradise (ex: Pure Heaven)
Tnr: Neville Parnham
Bunbury Race 3 - 1400m Maiden 0
Date Withthe Devil (ex: Thunderplump)
Tnr: G and A Williams
Technical Issue (ex: Red Noire)
Tnr: Tom Wolfe
True Player (ex: True Surrender)
Tnr: G and A Williams
Bunbury Race 5 - 2000m Open 0
Lady Of Babylon (ex: Correctable)
Tnr: Greg Jones
Warralea Lass (ex: Lacie Locket)
Tnr: Steve Wolfe
Bunbury Race 7 - 1400m Class 5 0
Megami (ex: Fail Safe)
Tnr: Takahide Ikenushi

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%
36.8% - (154)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
32.9% - (138)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
18.4% - (77)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
9.8% - (41)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
2.1% - (9)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0% - (0)

Top Nicks

Oratorio
34 wnrs , (3 sw) Bustler
Dr Johnson
3 wnrs , (2 sw) God Has Chosen
Mcflirt
3 wnrs , (2 sw) Kay Cee
Bletchley Park
6 wnrs , (1 sw) Lord Vampi
Lonhro
4 wnrs , (1 sw) Nerodio
Snippetson
3 wnrs , (1 sw) Lordhelpmerun
Discorsi
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Zipaway
Fasliyev
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Son Of A God
Reset
2 wnrs , (1 sw) Alaskan God
Grandera
1 wnrs , (1 sw) Playing Marika

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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