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Some horses that went on to bigger things come through the WA Sires’ Produce run at Ascot on Friday.

Whispering Brook ran so well as an older mare in Melbourne and she had won this race. Who takes the 2019 WA Sires’ Produce (1400m) at Ascot on Friday?

2019 WA SIRES’ PRODUCE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The WA Sires' Produce Stakes is Group 3 race for two-year-olds conducted by the Perth Racing at Ascot in Perth.

The WA Sires’ Produce Stakes was first run in 1911 and has been a Group 3 race since 1991.

It was a Group 2 from 1979-1990 and has been run twice at Perth’s Belmont racecourse in 2005 and 2010.

The WA Sires’ Produce Stakes is run over 1400m under set weights conditions for two-year-olds.

The WA Sires’ Produce Stakes has been won by 37 fillies since 1911.

Whispering Brook (2016), Luke's Luck (2012), Motion Pictures (2010), Brava Fortune (2008) and Roman Time (2007) have all won the Karrakatta Plate/WA Sires Produce Stakes double in recent years.

The 2019 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes is worth $200,000 in prizemoney.

Notable winners of the WA Sires’ Produce Stakes include Eurthymic, Maple, Hyperion, Blue Stream, Maniana, Chestillion, Nicopolis, Nanna Tale, Our Pocket, Rare Sovereign, Send A Sign, Marooned Lady, Bomber Bill, Hardrada, Denmarket, God Has Spoken, Bliss Street, Luke’s Luck and Whispering Brook.

The 2018 WA Sires’ Produce Stakes was won by Lordhelpmerun from Lady Cosmology and Platoon.