The appeal of having a horse prepared by Melbourne Cup winning trainer Darren Weir has spread as far as Western Australia after it was announced that the cream of that state's best race horses would be joining Australia's most successful country stable. 
Just seven days after winning two Magic Million races on the Gold Coast, one of Perth's most influential owners has announced that two of his vast and successful team would join the Weir outfit.
Wealthy WA owner Bob Peters confirmed that his unbeaten filly Perfect Reflection, a last-start group 1 winner, would make the trip as well as last year's Perth Cup winner Real Love.
Peters has been a highly successful owner in the west and has dominated racing there for years.
Perfect Reflection comes to Melbourne as one of the west's quality three-year-olds, having impressively put together five wins from five starts.
Peters' decision to go to Weir was influenced by the trainer having a large base at Warrnambool. Peters has always liked his horses trained away from the hustle and bustle of a racetrack environment, which makes Weir more than qualified for the task.
"Of course I'm delighted to get two horses of that calibre, it'll make for a strong autumn carnival as both have obvious talent," Weir said.
When asked where his new acquisitions would fit into his Ballarat and Warrnambool training establishments, he said: "If two or three fast ones come in two or three slow ones will go out."
Another high class WA galloper, Blackheart Bart - a regular group competitor in that state - has also joined the Weir team and will be aimed at the Melbourne autumn carnival.
Perfect Reflection will be set for the Australian Guineas at Flemington, while Real Love will be aimed at the Adelaide Cup in   March.
The trainer's brave stayer Signoff, who was fourth in the 2014 Melbourne Cup, will take another important step towards his rich autumn targets when he starts in the Piping Lane Handicap at Flemington on Saturday.
Weir admits he was "shocked" by the horse's decisive win at Caulfield when he beat stayer Lidari. "I was shocked last time, so I'm more than happy to be shocked this time. But the good thing is he's making excellent progress after such a long break. But he'll be running on well and he looks like having an exciting autumn," he said.
Meanwhile, the Racing and Appeals Disciplinary Board will hear the cobalt charge against trainers Terry and Karina O'Sullivan next Wednesday.