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WA-bred newcomer Nimble lived up to his handy barrier trial form with a gutsy first-up win in Singapore on Friday evening.

Man Booker received nationwide coverage for his victory in the G3 Northerly Stakes when racing returned to Ascot on Saturday.

Leading WA breeder Ellie Giles wasn’t in Melbourne or Perth on Saturday: she was too busy taking care of mares and foals.

Gingerbread Man has another winner waiting in the wings following the impressive return of his flag-bearer Achernar Star on the weekend.

Alcina capped a winning long-weekend for Yarradale Stud sires at Northam on Monday.

Axel 'R' Eight will be set for the 2019 WATC Derby after putting his staying credentials on the line at Belmont on Wednesday.

When was the last time a WA-based stallion sired a trifecta in Perth?

Vital Equine sired a winner with a difference when Monumental Man kicked clear in an Irish beach race on Thursday.

War Chant (USA) unveiled another stakes winning filly of the future when Dance Music bolted in at Belmont on Wednesday.

Yarradale Stud’s exceptional start to the season has been complemented by numerous well-bred foals at Gidgegannup.

Metro Boy made a statement when he spreadeagled a midweek field by six lengths in the Glenroy Chaff Hcp (1000m) at Belmont.

Irish-bred stallion Vital Equine will be more visible to broodmare owners if Material Man makes an impact at the Melbourne spring carnival.

Sunspeed breeder Andy Phelan and trainer Adam Durrant have landed a winning double with Yarradale Stud sires at Belmont.

Oorah is one of the finds of the season in Kalgoorlie after another eye-catching victory in the Tilly’s Takeaway Hcp (1600m) on Sunday.

Aqua Thoroughbreds owner Tom Curnow hit the jackpot with Group 1 mare Silent Sedition and he was back in the frame with another winner by a Yarradale Stud stallion on Wednesday.

Yarradale Stud stallions have been siring winners on call this month and top of the dial this week has been Bradbury’s Luck in Singapore.

Miss Strezelecki was an inspired choice as a broodmare prospect when she was purchased for just $8,000 at the 2014 Inglis Sydney Broodmare Sale.

Yarradale Stud champion Gingerbread Man sired his second juvenile winner in a week with Essential Spice in the Kirin Megumi Plate (1000m) on Saturday.

Gingerbread Man is within weeks of adding a second-season premiership to last year’s freshman honours in Western Australia.

Vital Equine (Ire) collected $160,400 in prizemoney plus more black-type on top of a winning treble at Belmont on Saturday.