The Group 1 $125,000 Choices Flooring 2YO Golden Slipper Pace (2130m) highlights an action-packed 10-event card at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It’s a pity that COVID restrictions will prevent a crowd being on course, but hopefully next week we’ll all be back. The feature event presents a quandary for a couple of members of…
Mini Mine Yet, a pony-sized New Zealand-bred mare, continued the great run of success of trainer Nathan Turvey and young driver Emily Suvaljko when she bounced back to top form by scoring a smart victory in the 2130m Support The McGrath Foundation Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mini Mine Yet was a hot…
“We’ll have a crack,” declared Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Shane Young when he announced that star filly Wonderful To Fly would tackle the State’s best colts and geldings in the $125,000 Choices Flooring Golden Slipper at Gloucester Park next Friday night. Young was on a high after driving Wonderful To Fly to a magnificent victory in the…
Byford trainer-reinsman Donald Harper completed a memorable evening for his family when he drove his promising three-year-old filly Our Star Billing to an all-the-way victory in the Support Breast Cancer Awareness Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was simply following the pattern set earlier in the night by his father Lindsay and younger…
Four-year-old WA-bred pacer Al Guerroro, described by his breeder, part-owner and trainer Kyle Anderson as a one-trick pony, boosted his earnings past the $100,000 mark when he gave another stylish frontrunning display to score an easy victory over Bettor Copagoodone and Blue Blazer in the 2130m Donate Now To Pacing For Pink Pace at Gloucester…
Renowned frontrunner Thereugo ended a seven-month drought and broke a losing sequence of 19 when Martin trainer Lindsay Harper drove him to an all-the-way victory in the 2130m Community TAB Supporting Pacing For Pink Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Starting second favourite at $3.80, Thereugo began speedily from the No. 4 barrier, took…
Four-year-old mare Fifty Five Reborn is reaping the rewards of a beneficial respite from racing and she chalked up her second win in the space of eight days when ace trainer Colin Brown drove her to an impressive victory over the $1.55 favourite Balcatherine in the 2130m Thank You McGrath Foundation Pace at Gloucester Park…
Alta Blues, an unruly pacer as a youngster, did not race as a two-year-old and then frequently paced roughly and broke in running during seven trials as a three-year-old before he made his debut in a race at Pinjarra 13 months ago — when he broke and dropped back to last before finishing strongly to…
New Zealand-bred five-year-old Gambit is a big heavily-built horse standing almost 16 hands — and champion trainer Gary Hall snr makes no secret that he dislikes big pacers. But Hall is prepared to make an exception and is looking forward to Gambit developing into a top-flight performer in Western Australia. Gambit, making his first appearance…
The powerful Greg and Sky Bond stable showcased two of their star four-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Patronus Star and Minstrel scored impressive victories and indicated that they will be leading contenders for the rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups in the summer. “The big Cups, that’s what we’re aiming at,” said…
Looks like a few “shorties” going around at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have a had a good look at the card and are confident of finding plenty of winners on the 10-event program. The West Australian’s Ernie Manning and Guild president Wayne Currall have made the brilliant…
Young trainer-reinsman Corey Peterson is stranded in Western Australia after being thwarted in his plan to drive across the Nullarbor this week on his way to Sydney to become the private trainer for prominent owner Mick Harvey. He set off on Monday but was informed that he could not leave the State due to the…