Beyond The Sea smashes a record

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Promising two-year-old filly Beyond The Sea seems assured of a bright future after she gave a stylish frontrunning performance to win the $18,000 Simmonds Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon. Bred and owned by Trevor Lindsay’s Karnup Racing Pty Ltd and trained by Murray Lindau, Beyond The…

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Tiza New Day is a $1000 bargain

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Baldivis trainer Jason Woodworth was prepared to take a risk with a pacer with a hitch in his gait when he outlaid $1000 to purchase Tiza New Day 13 months ago. Tiza New Day, who is raced by Woodworth, his brother Luke and their mother Beth, celebrated his…

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Drop in class helps Alta Intrigue

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old Alta Intrigue appreciated a considerable drop in class when he won the 2536m Hoist Torque Australia Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon. The New Zealand-bred gelding, prepared by Gary Hall snr, had been performing soundly against stronger opposition, including Hampton Banner, Wildwest and Bletchley Park, and…

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Major Martini’s comeback continues in style

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented four-year-old Major Martini continued his comeback after a 19-month injury-enforced absence in fine style at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon when he scored an easy victory in the 2130m TABtouch Pace. With trainer Justin Prentice in the sulky behind Major Martini ($1.70) for the first time since…

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Young’s purple patch

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Mundijong trainer Michael Young is in a purple patch of form, and for the second week in a row he had two starters at the Gloucester Park Friday meeting, and he left the course both times, celebrating a double. Promising WA-bred three-year-old Orlando Blue, excellent value at $9,…

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Be My Rock is Queensland bound

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Four-year-old gelding Be My Rock, a smart pacer but one of the lesser lights in the Forrestdale stable of leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond, made a successful farewell to racing in Western Australia when he charged home with a late burst to win the 2536m Choices Flooring…

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Savvy Bromac defies Balcatherine

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant four-year-old mare Savvy Bromac revealed splendid fighting qualities to defy a spirited challenge from the outstanding five-year-old Balcatherine and win the $30,000 group 3 Christmas Belles Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon. Emily Suvaljko took full advantage of the favourable barrier at No. 2 in the…

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Goodtime Pe Rabbit is a remarkable horse

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The oddly-named Goodtime Pe Rabbit is quite an extraordinary horse. All his 69 starts have been as a trotter, which is highly unusual for a horse whose sire and dam are pacers. The Victorian-bred seven-year-old’s sire Shadyshark Hanover was an outstanding pacer in America where he amassed $771,172…

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Warwick leans towards Minstrel

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Ryan Warwick rates rising five-year-old Minstrel in the top three chances for the rich Fremantle Cup and WA Pacing Cup in the New Year after driving the New Zealand-bred gelding to victory in the $25,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday evening.…

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