Dontbesillychilli, bred by Bunbury trainer Sarah Wall and her husband Chris, is following in the footsteps of her dam Justlikechocolate and great granddam Kiwaussie Girl. She notched her second win from eight starts when Nathan Turvey drove her to a convincing all-the-way victory in the Gloucester Park Entertainment With Horsepower Pace for two-year-old fillies at…
Star reinsman Aldo Cortopassi told trainer Ray Williams that outstanding four-year-old Magnificent Storm had plenty up his sleeve and was just coasting at an 80 per cent effort when he scored an effortless first-up victory in the 2130m Channel Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Magnificent Storm, appearing after an absence of 23…
Talented young driver Deni Roberts went into the $30,000 John Higgins Memorial final at Gloucester Park on Friday night with the firm intention of attempting an all-the-way win with the polemarker See Ya Write replicating his winning performance in a qualifying heat at Narrogin. But her tactics had to change dramatically when See Ya Write…
Quality mare Mandy Joan will return to racing after a seven-month absence when she starts from the outside barrier (No. 9) in the Bridge Bar Open At Every AFL Game Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was most impressive in scoring a runaway win in a five-horse 2185m trial at Pinjarra on Wednesday…
Patronus Star and Mighty Conqueror, leading pacers in Greg and Skye Bond’s Forrestdale stables, should provide the highlight of the nine-event meeting at Gloucester Park on Friday night when they clash in the $25,000 Catalano Truck And Equipment Pace. They should fight out the finish of the 2130m Free-For-All, with little separating the sons of…
A spirited workout on the Byford track last Friday impressed star reinsman Chris Voak, who said the seven-year-old made strong appeal as the best of his eight drives on the nine-event program at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Space Junk, handled in the workout by trainer Giles Inwood, is favourably drawn at barrier two in…
Star pacer Magnificent Storm has enjoyed a spell and is poised for a strong effort when he resumes racing at Gloucester Park on Friday night after a five-month absence. A winner at 12 of his 14 starts, four-year-old Magnificent Storm will start from the outside barrier in a field of seven in the 2130m Channel…
TABradio’s Matt Young and WA Trotting Media Guild president Wayne Currall locked horns over their best bets at last week’s Gloucester Park meeting and have done so again this Friday night. Young opted for Queen Shenandoah and Currall went for Alice Kay as their star bets last week, but both mares lowered their colours to…
The powerful Bond stable holds the record of four wins in the 26-year history of the John Higgins Memorial, and Greg and Skye Bond have high hopes of another victory in the $30,000 group 3 event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. They are pinning their hopes on promising New Zealand-bred four-year-old See Ya Write,…
Adam Hamilton SUPERSTAR pacer Shockwave’s season is over just when it was hotting-up. Devastated trainer Ryan Bell confirmed the five-year-old had injured his offside front leg, but the full extent won’t be known until the area is scanned. “We can’t believe it. The season is over, the WA and Fremantle Cups are gone (in January),” Bell…
Veteran pacer Qtown Rip Roaring was a $28 outsider when he caused an upset by running home determinedly to snatch a last-stride victory by a nose from the $2.60 favourite Extreme Prince in the 2130m Congratulations Amber And Aldo Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Driven for only the second time by Aiden de…
West Australian-bred three-year-old Powerplay, hot favourite at $1.30 from the prized No. 1 barrier, gave champion reinsman Chris Lewis an armchair drive when he set the pace and won easily from his ten older rivals in the 2130m www.horseandhopund.com Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Powerplay sped over the final quarters in 28.4sec. and…