Yougivemechills added a positive post-script to Forest View Farm’s Magic Millions Sale results with a tenacious victory in the Mrs Mac’s Hcp (1400m) on Saturday. Forest View’s Ben and Jo Duncan sold five yearlings for turnover of $507,500 in the Swan Valley and their 2023 graduate Yougivemechills is unbeaten this…
Impeccably-bred mare Western Lady raised her residual value following an auspicious first-up victory for Forest View Farm owners Ben and Jo Duncan at Belmont on Wednesday. Western Lady appeared to be racing for minor money at best half-way down the straight before launching a late bid for Lucy Fiore in…
Forest View Farm’s homebred mare Belta Of A Song took 10 starts to win her maiden but yesterday’s victory in the Liquor Barons Hcp (1600m) at Ascot made it 5 wins in her last 9 outings for south-west trainer Brendon Fitz-Gerald. Belta Of A Song (7m Your Song – Democrat…
Where’s Cameron, or ‘Wes’ as he is known in the stable, is a lucky horse. Not, however, lucky for breeder and owner, Ben Duncan. From six starts he had zero wins or placings and earned $2,710, presumably for just turning up. Foaled in 2012, Wes is by Viscount (AUS), who…
Capable Angel notched a second provincial cup this year for Forest View Farm owners Ben and Jo Duncan as a short-priced favourite in the $30,000 Toodyay Cup (1850m) on Sunday. Capable Angel (5m Playing God – Miss Kincaple by Pentire) has been in super touch this prep winning twice at Belmont…
Forest View graduate Yougivemechills returns to scale with Willie Pike and Sienna Staeck / Photo: Western Racepix The wheel turned full-circle when Forest View Farm owners Ben and Jo Duncan purchased Garden Of Eden at the 2017 Inglis Broodmare Sale in Sydney. They bought the Blackfriars mare for $20,000 at…
Forest View Farm owners Ben and Jo Duncan have been spoiled for choice this season with a roll-call of winners ranging from rejuvenated mare Super Smink (Super One) to burgeoning stayer Filthy Habits (I’m All The Talk). They have bookended promising city winners Sixinch Heels (Nicconi), Mangifera (War Chant), Hanoi…
Fast Harry (Photo / Western Racepix) was bred and sold by Forest View Farm for $72,500 at the 2023 Perth Magic Millions to a stable syndicate managed by Grant and Alana Williams. Fast Harry lived up to his name with one of the best midweek wins seen at Ascot this…
Photo / Filthy Habits wins the Albany Cup / Western Racepix I’m All The Talk (Stratum) departed this mortal coil three years ago and his loss continues to be felt full-bore with a final crop of premiership juveniles plus a burgeoning stayer like Filthy Habits. Trainer Brandon Fiore prepares Filthy…
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 last Wednesday. It was also the catalyst of a winning week for Forest View Farm owner-breeders Ben and Jo Duncan highlighted by Sixinch Heels…
Sixinch Heels and owner-breeder Ben Duncan with her track-rider Siobhan O’Donnell at Ascot / Photo: Western Racepix Sixinch Heels is on a hat-trick this prep and she’s also on the way to higher grades for her Forest View Farm owner-breeders Ben and Jo Duncan. The Nicconi filly was a TBWA…
Sixinch Heels didn’t need all the favours to win first-up at Pinjarra on Thursday but she made the most of them anyway when strolling home by four lengths in the Western Racepix Maiden (1200m). The Simon Miller-trained filly had weighed in after all three starts during an initial spring campaign…
A new sales record for Forest View Farm at the 2025 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale with our beautiful Toronado x Keltara colt, a 3/4 sibling to Laced up Heels, LOT 64 selling for $250,000 to Corridor Bloodstock NZ! Congratulations!
Photo: Western Racepix A change of tactics was a given when Buzzoom buttered up for her fourth start in five weeks at Ascot yesterday. Facing just three rivals, the Safeguard filly sat outside the speed in the Wiluna Mining Hcp (1400m) and accelerated off the home turn for a comfortable…
Despite the sale being moved because of bushfire concerns and the uncertainty around COVID-19, Forest View Farm had outstanding success at this years sale. The farm was the 12th highest grossing farm, with 100% success rate on the sale of their four yearlings. Congratulations to the following purchasers and we…
The Next Generation How did you get started in the thoroughbred world? I was born into it, destined for it. There would be something wrong with me if I didn’t want to get into the horse world with my parents having bred and raced a horse like Northerly! My grandfather…
Owners Only is awarding one lucky ownership group with the inaugural ’Golden Nocs Award’. Nominee Four: Boomtastic “She is such a trier and never gives up,” said part-owner Ben Duncan who races Boomtastic with his mate of 20 years Todd Taylor, wife Jo Duncan and fellow friend Andrew Cairns. “I…