Last week was a busy one for Magic Millions WA Manager David Houston with entries closing for the 2027 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Friday but he took time out to savour the win of Vienna Calling at Pinjarra on Wednesday.
Mitch Pateman trained bookend winners The Persian God (Tagaloa) and Lord Shiva (Playing God) at Belmont on Saturday and for good measure added a third with Bosun (Gingerbread Man) in Heat 1 of the Westspeed Platinum Spring Series (1300m).
Mitch Pateman topped and tailed Saturday’s Belmont card with The Persian God (Tagaloa) and Lord Shiva (Playing God) and for good measure he trained a third winner mid-meeting with Bosun (Gingerbread Man) in Heat 1 of the Westspeed Platinum Spring Series (1300m).
Perth raider Cosmic Crusader staked his claim for a lucrative Group 1 campaign at the Melbourne Spring Carnival with an emphatic victory in the G2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) on Saturday.
The Bondi breed are better known as sprinters but Mitch Pateman believes his Bondi maiden winner Phat Chaps will perform just as well past a mile.
Yarradale Stud’s successful start with its maiden winners this season continued with Fennec Storm (Pinjarra) on Wednesday and Artie’s Eclipse (Bunbury) on Thursday.
Mogumber Park-bred graduate Raw Umber had excuses when unplaced on debut at Belmont last month so Willie Pike took luck out of the equation when he cruised home in the State Wide Turf Services Hcp (1200m) at Pinjarra on Wednesday.
Lynward Park bred-graduate Niccimota revelled in the conditions at Belmont to make it two wins in two starts on a Heavy 8 in the Robert Burns Snr Hcp (1000m) on Saturday.
Bullsbrook trainer Jim Taylor started the new season with three winners in as many days last week thanks to Spanish Armada (Spiritjim) and Espresso Time (Long Leaf) at Northam on Thursday before Niccimota (Nicconi) landed her latest Belmont victory first-up on Saturday after being backed from $11 into $7.50.
Darling View Thoroughbreds stallions won the opening race of the season with Sunny Honey (Patronize) at Belmont last Saturday and Spinarella (Splintex) reprised that result winning the opening race at the Belmont Newmarket meeting yesterday.
Fluro Neuro sprang a $61 surprise in the LR Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Belmont a fortnight ago and he can double up at double-figure odds again in the LR Belmont Newmarket (1200m) on Saturday.
White Gum Park stallion Spiritjim (Fr) was represented by his first winner on Thursday when Spanish Armada recorded an easy victory in the Tunes At The Track Maiden (1100m) at Northam.
Mogumber Park stallion Marine One is value plus for broodmare owners this season after his first yearlings averaged over $77,000 on Day 1 of the 2026 Perth Magic Millions.
The Unreserved Dispersal of Forest View Farm has dominated the latest Magic Millions Digital Sale that closed on Wednesday.
Westbury Park sire A Lot (USA) opened his winning account for 2026-27 when Alotta Dane bobbed up again at Broome on Saturday in the Advanced Electrical Equipment Hcp (1780m).