The wonderful combination of trainer Nathan Turvey and driver Emily Suvaljko is continuing to flourish, and the partnership was to the fore again at Gloucester Park on Sunday night when the 20-year-old Suvaljko drove a masterly race to land $18.30 chance Blue Blazer to a thrilling last-stride victory over $3 fancy Gambit. Blue Blazer started…
Promising square gaiter Tricky Ric justified his short tote quote of $1.04 when he was untroubled to set the pace and score an easy victory over Dark Secret and Mortician in the 2503m Simmonds Steel Trot at Gloucester Park on Sunday night. The three-length win completed a treble for champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr, who…
Promising four-year-old Caveman earned a start in the $25,000 BOTRA Cup next Friday night when he gave a strong frontrunning display to win the 2536m Perth Plasterboard Centre Pace at Gloucester Park on Sunday night. The solidly-supported $1.40 favourite rated 1.58.8 in beating Alta Intrigue ($9.50) by two metres after Mark Reed had set his…
Bunbury trainer Sarah Wall had the distinction of landing the quinella in the 2130m Cowden The Insurance Brokers Pace at Gloucester Park on Sunday night when Make Your Mark, the second fancy at $4.90, gave a spirited frontrunning display to beat stablemate and $2 favourite Dontbesillychilli by a half length. Chris Voak got Make Your…
A surprise victory by experienced campaigner Jesse Allwood at odds of $114.30 (and at $126 on the fixed market) in the 2536m Retravision Pace at Gloucester Park on Sunday night revived memories of Byford trainer Peter Anderson’s longest-priced winner when he also combined with noted breeder and owner Bob Fowler. This was achieved at Pinjarra…
Five-year-old mare Radiant Amber, unplaced at her previous eight starts and with a losing sequence of 15, caused an upset at Gloucester Park on Sunday night when she was a $27 outsider from out wide at barrier seven in the group 3 $30,000 Allwood Stud Farm The Lombardo Pace. It was a flying start which…
Star five-year-old Shockwave enhanced his reputation with another superb victory at Gloucester Park on Sunday night, and trainer Ryan Bell is still enthusiastic about taking the stallion to Melbourne to contest the $300,000 Victoria Cup at Melton in October. “I think he proved tonight that we should go over for the Victoria Cup,” said Bell.…
There was a remarkable feeling of déjà vu at Gloucester Park on Sunday night when outstanding trainer-reinsman Justin Prentice celebrated his 33RD birthday in grand style by driving Tricky Miki to an easy victory in the $125,000 Choices Flooring Golden Slipper. A reluctant driver in recent times, Prentice handled the inexperienced two-year-old gelding for the…
Trainer Ryan Bell is under no false illusion that star pacer Shockwave faces an easy task to complete a winning hat-trick when he lines up at barrier No. 5 in a quality field of six in the $25,000 Direct Trades Supply Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “This is going to be another stepping…
Talented four-year-old Howard Hughes fared poorly in the random draw and will start from the outside of the front line at barrier nine in the 2536m Retravision Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This will be his first appearance for 19 weeks and it follows unplaced efforts at his past six starts. However, he…
Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr has no hesitation in declaring that he loves Princess Mila to bits, but he has opted to drive stablemate Tricky Ric in the Simmonds Steel Trot over 2503m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was simply a matter of handicaps that influenced Hall’s decision to handle the five-year-old Tricky…
Inexperienced youngster Swingband made a sensational debut with a runaway victory at Pinjarra on Monday afternoon, and he looms large as the two-year-old to beat in the $125,000 Choices Flooring Golden Slipper at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Prepared by Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell, Swingband has drawn the prized No. 1 barrier in the group…