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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.

Yarradale Stud champion War Chant (USA) has sired his 39th stakes winner with War God in the LR Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Belmont

Material Man completed an interstate double for Vital Equine (Ire) in the the G3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) at Belmont on Saturday.

Silent Sedition reigned as one of the stars at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale after the last of 817 lots paraded on the Gold Coast.

Bradbury's Luck sired the winners of 10 domestic races in the month before Eye Guy added an international dimension in Kranji last Saturday. 

Yarradale Stud’s Yearling Sale at Gidgegannup rounded out with a pleasing $31,530 average on Sunday.

In-form breeder Ellie Giles raised her winning strike-rate with Yarradale Stud champion War Chant (USA) when Guns Of Navarone scored at Ascot on Wednesday.

Doctor On Ice was a brilliant debut winner for Bradbury’s Luck last week and he will back-up for trainer Matt Dunn at Ipswich on Friday.

A War Chant (USA) half-brother to Valour Road will be one of the highlights at the Yarradale Stud Yearling Sale on Sunday, May 20.

Leading West Australian nursery, Yarradale Stud, has had plenty of cause for celebration in recent weeks, with its influence stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific.

Untapped 2yo Valour Road will stay in training to put his unbeaten record on the line in the G3 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on April 28.

West Australian trainer Justin Warwick was as surprised as anyone when the bidding stalled and then stopped at $10,000 for the Scandal Keeper filly from Brocky’s Ace at the 2015 Perth Magic Millions.

War Chant (USA) star Silent Sedition has been entered for the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale starting on May 29.

Gifted Warrior took the first step towards a black-type winter campaign with a first-up victory at Ascot on Friday.