Playing God sires 17th Stakes-Winner

Darling View Thoroughbreds Champion Playing God sired his 17th individual black-type winner when Lord Vampi scored a commanding victory in the Listed J C Roberts Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday.

Leading Man wins in Hong Kong

Gingerbread Man gelding Ima Single Man has broken a runs of outs in Hong Kong with an adventurous all-the-way victory in the Heung Yee Kuk Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin.

Sparkling Kiwi winner by Manhattan Rain

Kiwi trainer Terri Rae has a consistent team stabled at Ashburton with winners like Manhattan Rain’s progressive filly Kindling Spark.

RWWA funds racehorse research

A simple blood test to help predict the injury risk of racehorses is among the study projects made possible by the inaugural Racing WA Research Fund grants.

Lucky wins photo-finish on Trionfante

Trionfante needed every metre of the Belmont straight to enter the record books as the first local winner by Winning Rupert since it was announced he was transferring from Queensland to WA.

Gemma’s Son slots in for Bluff Knoll

Rejuvenated Snippetson sprinter Gemma’s Son brought up a feature weekend double for Scenic Lodge in the $350,000 Bluff Knoll (1099m) in Albany on Sunday.

Winning with authority in Adelaide

Morphettville is like a second home for Star Turn mare Prairie Flower and that feelgood factor was significant in front of a huge Adelaide Cup crowd on Monday.

Imperious victory by Imperial Lad at Echuca

Irrepressible All Too Hard galloper Imperial Lad edged closer to another milestone with a front-running victory in the $100,000 Echuca Cup (1600m) on Sunday.

WA bucks national trend for mare covers

The Australian Stud Book has released figures for the last serving season and it reported Western Australia’s 41 registered stallions covered 1,462 mares in 2023.

Blazing Away back-to-back in Bunbury Cups

Blazing Away swooped late for a narrow victory in last year’s LR Bunbury Cup (2000m) and he prevailed in a three-way photo-finish to double up in the Cup on Saturday.

Aztec Rules in Bunbury Stakes

Aztec Ruler was unlucky when making his black-type debut at Pinjarra last month but there no traffic problems to deny a deserved Listed victory in the $150,000 Bunbury Stakes (1400m) on Saturday.

Krispyn Dreaming with A Lot

Sir Dreamalot is the second smart city-level winner Josh Krispyn has trained by A Lot (USA) and he’s hoping for better luck this time around.

Awesome winners for Gold Front

Gold Front stallion Awesome Rock is going from strength-to-strength this season and he completed another successful week at Pinjarra on Thursday when Always Awesome broke through in the Chaff City Maiden (1300m).

Headwater winner a Raider with a Future

Richard and Chantelle Jolly have won 18 races with sons and daughters of Headwater and they began another big week for the Vinery Stud sire when Oakland Raider broke through in the BMD Maiden Plate (1050m) at Balaklava on Wednesday.

Another Boom Sale for Team Williams

Grant and Alana Williams led WA buyers at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale this week splashing out $520,000 on three yearlings at Oaklands Junction.

WA mare foals superstar in Hong Kong

Group 1-winning WA owner Chris Wells has only bred a few horses over the years but he’s come up with another elite winner after booking Toronado (Ire) to his Northam winner Paris Texas (Hinchinbrook).

Fifth Stakes winner by Awesome Rock

Gold Front Thoroughbreds stallion Awesome Rock was represented by his fifth Stakes winner when Own The Queen overcame a wide draw in the LR Ascot 1000 Guineas (1800m) on Saturday.

Top 10 Premier Sales for Vinery Stallions

Vinery sires All Too Hard and Ole Kirk have finished Top 10 on the Day 1 leaderboard of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale with yearlings that fetched $360,000 apiece at Oakland Junction.

Star Turn Girl steps up to Stakes Grade

Trainer Brett Cavanough has talented Star Turn mare Once Again My Girl poised to fulfill the black-type potential she showed when debuting at Scone this time last year.

Sweet Hong Kong result for Star Turn

Vinery Stud stallion Star Turn maintained his winning momentum in Hong Kong on Wednesday evening when Sugar Sugar went back-to-back in the Kwai Chung Hcp (1200m) at Happy Valley.

Breeding Group I winners a Dundeel for Delroy

Trevor Delroy has supported Dundeel (NZ) from his early days at Arrowfield Stud and that commitment paid off again when the yearling colt from Naivasha (Lot 294) made $250,000 at the Perth Magic Millions last Friday.

Highly-rated Gatsby’s Great debut at Canterbury

Vinery has 14 yearlings parading at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale from this Sunday and they received a ringing endorsement after a winning treble by the Stud’s 2023 graduates last weekend.

Sheesh makes his mark for Gingerbread Man

Sheesh!  The Gingerbread Man stayer put an exclamation mark on Yarradale Stud’s superb results at the Perth Magic Millions with a front-running victory in Singapore on Saturday.

Ridgeport filly set for G1 Thousand Guineas

Santo Guagliardo reached a Group 1 high in Perth when Bustler won the Railway Stakes (1600m) in November and he’s looking forward to Melbourne’s 3yo spring classics with his Group 1 filly Kuroyanagi.

Swan Valley spotlight shifts to Ascot

Perth Magic Millions vendors were back in the spotlight at Ascot on Saturday following a record-breaking week for the local industry in the Swan Valley.

Rookie an All Too Hard reminder of Alligator

David Vandyke developed Alligator Blood into an All Too Hard alpha-male and he’s back with another son of the Vinery Stud sire who dominated the QTIS Jewel Prelude Plate (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday.

Headwater 2yo set for Personal Best in Black Opal

Aptly-named Vella’s Best can give local trainer Gratz Vella an overdue win in the $250,000 Black Opal Stakes (Gr.3, 1200m) on March 10 following a brilliant debut in Canberra on Friday.

Turnover bursts through $20 million in Perth

Turnover at Perth’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale burst through $20 million for the first time during a ground-breaking session at the Swan Valley on Friday.

Bright future for Bleecker Street

Impressive Racing’s new racing model is taking shape for Darren McAuliffe and saddling Ascot winner Bleecker Street was a timely result leading into the Perth Magic Millions Sale.

Playing God dominates Day 1 in Swan Valley

The Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale leaderboard underlined the gulf between Playing God and rest of Western Australia’s stallion ranks on Thursday.