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Yarradale Stud stallions and graduates completed another very successful week for the Gidgegannup nursery on Sunday with Aurora Queen (War Chant) at Northam and Perfectday (Gingerbread Man) in Hong Kong.

Gingerbread Man mare Run Pattie Run unleashed a brilliant burst to win first-up at Bunbury on Thursday after being sidelined for twelve months with a serious leg injury.

Gingerbread Man sired his 100th individual winner when Order Online motored home on debut for an outstanding victory in the BJS Elantis Maiden (1000m) at Pinjarra on Thursday.

Stormchaser had first-up form going into his comeback at Ascot on Saturday and trainer Like Fernie was confident he could make a winning return from a serious illness in the MCA Polytrack Hcp (1200m).

Gift Of The Heart has grown a leg due in no small part to a gear change that helped him complete a hat-trick for trainer Roy Rogers and apprentice Amy Jo Hayes in the TABtouch Hcp (1500m) at Albany on Sunday.

Justine Erkelens might be basking in the reflected glory of her classic filly Machine Gun Gracie but she’s still grounded preparing midweek winners like Uukhai who is on a hat-trick this month.

Gingerbread Man filly Perfect Sister booked a place in the G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) following a very impressive debut at Ascot on Saturday.

War Chant (USA) 3yo filly Mangifera added her name to a very successful Westspeed-winning family with an ears-pricked victory in the TABtouch Maiden (1200m) at Pinjarra on Wednesday.

The Yarradale Stud team have arrived back home after a tumultuous seven-figure spend at the blue-chip Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney.

Elite Beau was the most expensive colt at the 2024 Perth Magic Millions and he lived up to a $375,000 price-tag with a powerful debut at Ascot on Wednesday.

Yarradale Stud homebred Platinum Shot is in pole position for the 2025 WA Provincial Championship Series Final in May after nailing Heat 4 at Narrogin on Sunday.

Trainer Ryan Hill had winning form on the board going into the Albany meeting on Thursday but he was the odd man out when the girls dominated the Jack’s Rest Maiden (1100m).

Keep Ita Mystery benefited from swift sectionals set by Sinful Living to blouse out his rivals in the MCA Hcp (1000m) at Ascot on the weekend.

Fluro Neuro completed a hat-trick for Gingerbread Man on Bunbury Cup Day before the Yarradale Stud resident followed up with Main Act opening his account at Ascot on Wednesday.

Pearce Racing’s talented mare Platinum Shot returns to town next week after her latest win in Albany last Friday.

Williams Racing is marshalling a strong team for Bunbury’s stand-alone Saturday meeting and Perth’s premier stable can double up in the LR Bunbury Stakes (14000m) and LR Bunbury Cup (2020m).

Pearce Racing fully syndicated a high-priced Playing God - Super Stardom (War Chant) colt within hours of purchasing him for $400,000 at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale last Thursday.

As if on cue, the Yarradale Stud bandwagon rolled into the Swan Valley sales complex on the back of another winning run leading into the Perth Magic Millions.

Yarradale Stud-bred graduate Fluro Neuro continued a season to remember for Belhus Racing when he landed the Reliable Asset Maintenance Hcp (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday and it was also a timely reminder his Gingerbread Man full-brother is catalogued for the Perth Magic Millions Sale next week.

Yarradale Stud-bred graduate Come On Emma won first-up at Ascot on Monday like a filly ready to go through the grades for trainer Simon Miller.