Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators In-form trainer Michael Young is bubbling with confidence that former Victorian pacer Zazu will give punters a flying start to the meeting at Gloucester Park on Friday night by winning the opening event, the 2536m Choices Flooring Pace. Zazu, whose five starts in Western Australia have produced two…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Five-year-old Perfect Major has given a strong indication this year that he is a dashing sprinter, with two superb victories over 1730m, rating 1.53.5 and 1.53.4, and champion reinsman Chris Lewis is planning to use the gelding’s excellent gate speed in a concerted bid to score an all-the-way…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented Victorian-bred five-year-old Bletchley Park is showing no signs of the tendon injury which forced him on to the sidelines for six months this year, and he is firmly on track to contest the rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups next January. He followed his easy first-up all-the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Some timely advice from champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr has helped promising four-year-old Henrik Larsson to return to form a month after the New Zealand-bred pacer had enjoyed a perfect run at his second outing after a seven-month absence before fading badly to finish last, 16 lengths from…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Victorian-bred four-year-old Withoutthetuh was hopelessly hemmed in on the pegs throughout the final lap of the 2096m Intersport Slater Gartrell Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night before he took advantage of a narrow gap in the final stages and flew home to snatch a last-stride victory over…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Donald Harper landed his one hundredth winner at Gloucester Park last Tuesday when he drove Per Adua Ad Astra to an all-the-way victory — and he celebrated this milestone on Friday night by winning the Battle of the Codes for Telethon Pace with the $36 outsider Thereugo. Eight-year-old…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators My Carbon Copy had led and won four times before contesting the 2130m The West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but he showed his great liking for sit-sprinting when he produced a sizzling burst of speed to score an impressive victory. My Carbon Copy ($5.50)…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Young reinsman Mitch Miller is forming an excellent association with WA-bred mare My Prayer, and he predicted more city successes for the five-year-old after driving her to a convincing victory in the 2130m Channel 7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. My Prayer, trained in Busselton by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Alta Engen, an outstanding four-year-old, upset the brilliant three-year-old Jumpingjackmac when he rewarded his trainer-reinsman Aiden de Campo for a split-second change of tactics by edging out his star rival by a head in a thrilling group 3 Kersley Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant New Zealand-bred filly Always An Angel notched her fourth win in a row when she gave champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr an armchair drive in the 2130m Direct Trade Supplies Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Her all-the-way success completed a quartet of winners for Hall…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented two-year-old Paul Edward revived memories of former champion pacer David Hercules when he scored a runaway victory in the Cowden Limited The Insurance Brokers Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The classy colt is a half-brother to seven winners of 90 races, including David Hercules, who…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Former Victorian mare Alice Kay has struck top form for Byford trainer Katja Warwick, and star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko aims to take full advantage of her perfect draw at barrier No. 1 in the 2130m Battle of the Codes for Telethon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. …