2012 STALLION SERVICE FEES ANNOUNCED

Durham Lodge is pleased to announce that it will again stand current Western Australian champion sire Blackfriars alongside Universal Ruler for the up-coming 2012 stud season.

Blackfriars who was crowned champion Western Australian Sire last season is almost a staggering $2 Million in earnings ahead of his nearest rival for this season. He will stand this year for a service fee of $16,500 inc gst which represents outstanding value.

Blackfriars recently completed a great siring achievement siring the winner of the WA Oaks 'Pop Culture' and the winner of the WA Derby 'Rohan'.

Universal Ruler is a speed son of former WA champion sire Scenic. He has proved popular at stud in his first 2 seasons and has covered some quality mares, he will stand this season for $5,500 inc gst.

Mares in foal to Universal Ruler were popular in the recent sales including Wynyard Hall who sold in foal to Universal Ruler for $130,000.

For further information please contact Jeremy Smith on 041 994 3356

Wynyard Hall Tops Perth Sale

Stakes performed mare Wynyard Hall topped Sunday's Magic Millions Perth Autumn Thoroughbred Sale at Belmont.

A daughter of leading WA based sire Blackfriars, Wynyard Hall was snapped up by Victorian based Mileshan Nominees for $130,000 after a flurry of bids.

The mare was the star of the unreserved dispersal of Durham Lodge.

A black type performer in her own right, Wynyard Hall is a full sister to Saturday's Group Two WA Derby winner Rohan.

She has already proven herself as a top producer with her first named foal being the recent Magic Millions Perth 2YO Classic and Gimcrack Stakes winner Darlington Abbey.

Bidding for the mare started at $30,000 and rose quickly to $60,000 before a flurry of bids pushed her price over the $100,000 barrier. The hammer fell at $130,000 - $35,000 more than any other lot on the day.

Wynyard Hall's dam Voltage Pak - the dam of Rohan carrying a full relation to that star galloper - was the third top price of the day.

She made $90,000 to the bid of local William Robinson.

Splitting those two was the stakes winning galloper Morant - purchased by Cranbourne based trainer Damien Williams for $95,000.

The gelding was one of a select group of racehorses sold by the Peters Investments group.

All up on Sunday some 150 lots were sold at an average price of $7,436. The clearance rate was a lofty 96 per cent.

SALE TOP SELLERS

$130,000 - Wynyard Hall
Vendor: Durham Lodge / Buyer: Mileshan Nominees Pty Ltd (Vic)

$95,000 - Morant
Peters Investments Pty Ltd / Damien Williams (Vic)

$90,000 - Voltage Pak
Durham Lodge / William Robinson (WA)

$75,000 - Crossed Wires
Durham Lodge / Jezsar Nominees Pty Ltd (WA)

$68,000 - Idyllic Doll
Durham Lodge / Magic Millions as agent (WA)

SALE STATISTICS

Lots Catalogued: 174
Sale Gross: $1,115,450
Average Price: $7,436
Top Price: $130,000
Lots Sold: 150
Lots Withdrawn: 17
Lots Passed In: 7
Sold %: 96

Credit: Perth Racing

Rohan's Derby Win A Timely Sale Boost

Rohan's Derby Win A Timely Sale Boost .

Rohan handed his connections their biggest win and provided some outstanding pedigree boosts on the eve of the Perth Thoroughbred Sale with a brilliant win in the Group Two WATC Derby (2400m) at Ascot. A $61,000 purchase from the 2010 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, Rohan emerged as a Cups horse of the future with a last to first win in the state's blue riband.

The win in the $400,000 feature is the biggest in the careers of trainer Vaughn Sigley and comeback jockey Glenn Smith.
Sigley, a former top jockey and the last man to win aboard champion sprinter Placid Ark, was confident of Derby success but was pinching himself in the moments after the win.
"I just love the horse - love him!" Sigley said. "What a high."
"We knew he could out sprint these horses - I don't meant to be cocky and we weren't counting our chickens."
"You need luck in these races as always. We had a clear run - it was a great ride."
"You're always going to get a good pace in these races. We had to ride him from back."
"I was happy with how the race was unfolding. He was always going to be back there and I thought he would out sprint them. He's such a big striding animal," he added.
The win capped a successful comeback for veteran rider Glenn Smith.
"I was just thinking last year I was about 80 kilos on the sideline watching this - I got the weight off and here I am here winning!"
Smith was confident throughout the race that his mount would be able to reel in the leaders despite being last at the midway point.
"I got him going at about the 600 (metre mark) and it was all over from there," Smith said.
"He was back a bit further than I wanted to be. But he missed the start - he was playing up a bit - he's still a bull."
"The race was a bit stop-start but that didn't worry my bloke as he switched off and he had plenty left at the end."
"He's still learning the game. He wanted to lay in a bit. He's going to be a nice horse next year."

Rohan was bred and sold as a yearling by Durham Lodge and tomorrow at Belmont they will present buyers with an opportunity to buy into this great success.
His dam, the unraced Carry a Smile mare Voltage Pak, is one of three lots at tomorrow's Magic Millions Perth Autumn Thoroughbred Sale significantly boosted by the Derby success.
Voltage Pak, the dam of five winners - three of them black type performers, is catalogued as Lot 86 and she is being presented at the sale after being served last season by Rohan's sire Blackfriars.
Rohan's stakes performed full sister Wynyard Hall goes under the hammer two lots later after being served by group winning Scenic sprinter Universal Ruler. Wynyard Hall has been in the news of late through the exploits of her stakes winning juvenile daughter Darlington Abbey.

Lot 100 is his Scenic half sister Crossed Wires - served by Blackfriars with the resultant foal a three quarter relation to Rohan.

Winner: Rohan
Breeding: Blackfriars-Voltage Pak (Carry a Smile)
Race: WATC Western Australian Derby G2 (2400m)
Sold for: $61,000
Sale: 2010 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale
Vendor: Durham Lodge
Buyer: Glen Kettlewell
Earnings: $347,025
Owner(s): GR & Mrs JA Kettlewell & WD Allen
Trainer: Vaughn Sigley (Lark Hill)

Credit : Perth Racing

DURHAM LODGE MARE DISPERSAL April 15^th

As part of the ongoing dispersal of Durham Lodge horses 49 broodmares will be offered for sale at the Perth Autumn Magic Million sale to be held on the 15^th April at Belmont Park Racecourse. The majority of the mares are in foal to either Blackfriars or Universal Ruler. Catalogues for this sale are now available by contacting Magic Millions Perth Office on 9477 2455

POP CULTURE WINS WA OAKS

Blackfriars complete dominance of racing inWestern Australia continued on Saturday when his tough 3yo filly Pop Culture was successful in the $250,000 Group 3 WA Oaks. The win moved Blackfriars into the top 15 sires in the nation with progeny earning this season alone of over $3.2 Million. This has him close to $2 Million ahead in earning of his nearest WA competitor Oratorio for the prestigious WA Champion Sire award.

Durham Lodge Bred Darlington Abbey Remains Unbeaten after Gimcrack Success

High-class two-year-old Darlington Abbey produced a great front-running display to win the Focus Minerals PTY LTD-Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) and remain unbeaten after three starts.

The daughter of Stratum had not been seen since her victory in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and with Patrick Carbery electing to ride stable-mate Miss Solis, she was sent out the $6.50 second favourite on the tote.

Replacement rider Paul Harvey sent the filly straight to the lead from an inside gate and he was able to get away with some relatively cheap sectionals.

The powerful looking two-year-old was set alight as the field swung for home and she dashed clear under hard riding.

Stable-mate Miss Solis was angled into the clear by Patrick Carbery to give chase and she sprinted quickly making a late challenge, missing by ¾ lengths at the finish.

It was a training quinella for Simon Miller, who will now head to the Karrakatta Plate on March 31^st with a solid two-pronged attack.

Fuddle Dee Duddle worked home nicely along the fence to finish in third place, while Secret Scandal battled away in fourth position.

What they said - "Her work on Tuesday was superb and I was fairly confident today. She has done a big job as a two-year-old, but with all things being equal she will front up in the Karrakatta Plate." Winning trainer Simon Miller said following the win.

Simon Miller trainer Miss Solis (2^nd) - "She ran really well, that should top her off perfectly for the Karrakatta Plate."

Results: Numbers: 1-2-3-8-6 Time: 1.04.17 (34.96) Margins: ¾ x 1 ¼

Winners Breeding: Stratum - Wynyard Hall

Extract PerthRacing.

Rohan Takes Roberts In A Thriller

The promising three year old Rohan has clinched the JR Roberts Stakes (1800 metres) in a thrilling win over Flag Officer with Rock Band overcoming a wide barrier to sneak into third placeGlen Smith made an earlier

move to put Rohan into the race and when he charged after the leader Flag Officer in the straight his greenness and tendency to lay-in, momentarily looked likely to cost Rohan the race.

However, Smith a natural left handed whip rider was able to straighten Rohan up and chase down the courageous Flag Officer and nail him right on the line.

Rock Band made an early race move to sit three wide throughout and fought on well to hold third place, a fair way back from the first two.

Wicked Game was another to work around the field to finish into fourth while Lethal Jones and Uncle George both raced in cramped circumstances and were racing home strongly at the finish from a WATC Derby perspective.

Vaughan Sigley was emotional post-race, stating that the WATC Derby had always been Rohan's target and his win today in the Roberts proved the Blackfriars three year old was up to the class of the better three year olds.

Rohan is by Blackfriars out of Voltage Pak and is a full brother to Wynyard Hall the dam of the Gimcrack Stakes winner Darlington Abbey.

Numbers 10,2,12,15,4 Margins ½ Hd x 3 ¾ x ¼ Time1.50.40

Winners Breeding Blackfriars - Voltage Pak (Haulpak)

VIEW DURHAM LODGES 2012 YEARLING DRAFT ONLINE

Durham Lodge is proud to offer 21 Yearlings by Champion Sire BLACKFRIARS for sale at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale 14th to 18th February . Also offering Yearlings by HURRICANE SKY, UNIVERSAL PRINCE and ZEDITIVE. Yearling can be viewed at the Horses For Sale tab.

We welcome your inspection at the Perth Magic Millions Sale from Sunday 12th February. Prior inspections at Durham Lodge by appointment. Enquries Jeremy Smith :0419943356 or email durhamlodge@bigpond.com.

DURHAM LODGE - Racehorse Sale - 18th February 2012.

Unreserved Sale of Durham Lodge racehorses.

Sat 18^th February directly after the General session of the Perth Yearling Sales.

PLAYING GOD A PERTH SALE STAR

Western Australia's reigning Horse of the Year Playing God gave the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale a terrific boost when he scored a resounding win in Saturday's Group One Kingston Town Classic (1800m). In bouncing back to his best, Playing God has able to defend his title in the race which shot him to prominence by winning as a three-year-old a year ago. A son of leading WA based sire Blackfriars, Playing God was given a perfect ride by Steven Parnham and he zipped clear on straightening and set up a winning break. He was still very strong to the line, cruising home to beat Ranger by a length, while exciting three-year-old King Saul was next home in third place.

Playing God, bred and sold by Durham Lodge, was purchased by trainer Neville Parnham for $27,000 at the 2009 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale. The four-year-old entire is raced by Colin Loxton's Cockatoo Ridge Syndicate - he also races Playing God's full brother, the group winner God Has Spoken.

"I was very confident that the horse would be hard to beat today," a delighted Neville Parnham said after the race. "I realised where we took the speed out of his legs leading into the Railway when he was back to 1600 metres after four solid runs at 2000." "We planned to ride him close on the speed and it worked perfectly - it seems a bit hard to make up too much ground on a day like today." "Steve rode him tremendous," he added. Parnham Snr fought back tears after the race - relieved and proud of his stable star for producing at racing's elite level.

"Everybody wrote him off and I was probably the only one who didn't," Parnham commented. "He'll go to the paddock now and then probably back to Melbourne." Parnham's son and winning rider Steven was not surprisingly all smiles in the winning enclosure after the race. "He's done a terrific job," the jubilant jockey said. "I have to take my hat off to the horse." "A big mention to the staff who've revived him. He was down and out - after the tough, wide run with weight in the Railway they changed his work around and got him back to here he is." "I'm very pleased. He got across nice and relaxed. The pace was nice. When I felt he was ready, I pulled him out and when I asked him he grabbed the steel and that's how he did it last year."

A magnificent advertisement for the WA thoroughbred industry, Playing God was bred and sold in Perth and is raced, trainer and ridden by West Aussies. The sire is based in the West as well in a fantastic result for the locals. Now a seven time winner, Playing God has boosted his earnings past $1.38 million - during a career which has seen him run against many of the best horses in Australasia.

Earlier this year at three Playing God won the Magic Millions Perth 3YO Trophy before heading to Melbourne and placing in both the Group One Australian Guineas and Cup - the latter to proven Flemington star Shocking. A three quarter brother to Playing God, by Blackfriars from Ruby Doll, is being prepared by the team from Durham Lodge for February's 2012 Perth Yearling Sale.

The good looking bay colt is catalogued as lot 21 and he will go under the hammer during the first hour of the auction on February 14.

Winner: Playing God
Breeding: Blackfriars-Dolly Will Do (Rubiton)
Race: WATC Kingston Town Classic G1 (1800m)
Sold for: $27,000
Sale: 2009 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale
Vendor: Durham Lodge
Buyer: Parnham's Racing Stables
Earnings: $1,381,425
Owner(s): Cockatoo Ridge Syndicate (Mgr: CW Loxton)
Trainer: Neville Parnham (Ascot)

Extract: Perth Racing