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Arrowfield sires Not A Single Doubt and Manhattan Rain have added some worthy winter winners to their records.

Not A Single Doubt is well-established as a consistent source of smart juveniles and sprinters, but is also gaining a reputation for progeny that train on and win over 1600 metres and longer.

This was evident at Moonee Valley last Saturday when he sired winners over 1600m (Every Faith) and 2040m (Word Of Mouth).

The mare Every Faith and the gelded Word Of Mouth were both foaled in 2010 and were sold at the 2012 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale as yearlings.

Listed winner Every Faith (4 wins/$247,000 prizemoney) was bred by Dr Gene Tsoi and is the first foal of the winning Zabeel mare Zephyria, also the dam of G2 winner Alpine Eagle (High Chaparral).

She also has a 2YO colt by Starcraft and a yearling filly by Snitzel.

Another Zabeel mare who visited Not A Single Doubt in 2009 is Gypsy Tucker, producing the dual Group winner and G1 placed Gypsy Diamond.

Every Faith was bought for $130,000 from Three Bridges Thoroughbreds at the 2012 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale.

Word Of Mouth has also won four races but has not yet tackled black type company.

That may change after his 4.8 length romp over 2040m at Monee Valley for trainers Leon and Troy Corstens and a large group of owners managed by Brad Spicer.

Spicer Thoroughbreds bought Word Of Mouth as a yearling for $150,000 when offered on behalf of his breeder Peter Arvanitis of Hillside Thoroughbreds.

He is from the unraced Hennessy mare Exo and is a half-brother to stakeswinner Diamond To Pegasus, from the family of G3 winner Permaiscuous (Danzero).

Not A Single Doubt's winners at 1600m and beyond also include Singapore G1 winner Always Certain, G3 winner My Ex Mate (nine wins) and the Queensland mare Bang On (10 wins up to 2100m).

Not A Single Doubt has been among Australia's top 10 sires of juveniles every year since 2011. This season he has had 14 juvenile winners and is fifth on the premiership table.

Saturday also saw a new stakes performer and an easy city winner for young sire Manhattan Rain.

At Moonee Valley his 3YO filly Wild Rain scored an easy win over 1000m for her third city success and fourth win from 10 starts for trainer Mark Kavanagh.

Bred by the partnership of Arrowfield and Planette Thoroughbreds, Wild Rain is from North Flower (Rory's Jester), herself a 2YO winner at Morphettville and a half-sister to Group winners North Boy and Northern Song, and to the dam of Horse of the Year Northerly.

North Flower has also left the stakes-placed city winner Flowerchild (Redoute's Choice), and has an unraced 2YO filly by Starcraft and a weanling filly by Animal Kingdom.

Wild Rain was a $150,000 Mark Kavanagh buy from Arrowfield at the 2013 Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale.

At the Gold Coast Manhattan Rain's 3YO son Right Or Wrong registered black type with a second in the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes over 1800m.

Right Or Wrong is the third winner out of the Flying Spur mare Impulsive Lass, herself a city-winning half-sister to Blue Diamond winner Reward For Effort, multiple stakeswinner Consular and Bahia, the dam of Golden Slipper winner Overreach.

Group 2 winner Moonovermanhattan heads Manhattan Rain's record of four stakeswinners and four other stakes performers among 33 worldwide first-crop winners.