My Sweet Deal ready to resume

Talented mare My Sweet Deal is fit and ready to resume racing after she confused her driver Kyle Harper when she was at the rear 600m from home and stumbled for no apparent reason and fell in a race at Gloucester Park eight weeks ago. “She has performed well in winning two trials at Pinjarra…

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Trial points to Seven No Trumps

Promising colt Seven No Trumps has been unplaced at his past five starts, but star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko is bubbling with confidence that he will bounce back to top form and win the final event, the 2130m In Loving memory of Alec Barfield Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Suvaljko’s level of confidence was…

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Emily Suvaljko likes Royal Essence

Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko will be in action in eight of the ten events at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and she considers that her best winning prospect is Royal Essence, a three-year-old filly who has won only twice from 17 starts and will be resuming after a 16-week absence. Royal Essence, trained by…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 30 JULY

Many varied best bets for Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park from members of the WA Trotting Media Guild. And we even have a clash of best bets between award-winning journalist Ken Casellas and TABradio’s Hayden King. Casellas believes Vespa can post an overdue win in race two. “Second placings behind smart pacers Alta Blues…

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Suvaljko reunited with Vultan Tin

Veteran pacer Vultan Tin will resume racing after a six-week absence when he starts from barrier two in the 2536m All Tech-In July We Wear Pink Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko is hoping the nine-year-old will end a losing sequence of ten. Suvaljko last drove the Phil Costello-trained…

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Fifty Five Reborn out to beat the boys

“Nothing ventured; nothing gained.” That’s ace trainer-reinsman Colin Brown’s explanation for his decision to set his smart mare Fifty Five Reborn the task of beating eight geldings and three stallions in the $30,000 Pacing For Pink The Kerry Clarke Four And Five-Year-Old Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “She has raced against the boys…

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Sheer speed is Will I Rocknroll’s asset

Champion trainer Gary Hall snr insists that a pacer must have abundant natural speed before he purchases a horse on behalf of his band of faithful clients. It was this special gift that persuaded Hall to buy the Victorian-bred Will I Rocknroll late last year, and the six-year-old stallion is living up to his promise…

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Mighty Conqueror triumphs

Star pacer Mighty Conqueror gave further proof that he will be a major player in the WA Pacing Cup in the summer when he proved the master of his up-and-coming stablemate Patronus Star in the $25,000 2130m Catalano Truck And Equipment Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He won the WA Pacing Cup in…

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Hat-trick for unwanted Powerplay

Harness racing folk at the 2019 Perth APG yearling sale missed a wonderful opportunity to secure a bargain when a well-bred colt by former star pacer Rich And Spoilt out of successful race mare Mene Jaccka failed to attract attention and was passed in after nobody was willing to purchase him for his modest reserve…

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Turvey-Suvaljko combination strikes again

Ravenswood trainer Nathan Turvey and brilliant young driver Emily Suvaljko continued their remarkable run of recent successes when $16 chance Mini Mine Yet unleashed a powerful burst to beat Alice Kay and Mandy Joan in the 2130m Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The victory came as no surprise for Turvey, who…

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Caveman too smart for older rivals

West Australian-bred four-year-old Caveman, the least experienced runner in the 2130m Retravision Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, proved too smart for his older rivals when Mark Reed drove him to an all-the-way victory. Reed took full advantage of the No. 1 barrier and Caveman set a solid pace and went on to win…

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Space Junk returns to form

Victorian-bred seven-year-old Space Junk ended a sequence of five unplaced efforts when he relished the role of pacemaker and was not extended in winning from Free To Air and The Watch Maker in the 2130m Etch Coatings Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The gelding, trained by Giles Inwood, was favourite at $2.20 and…

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