New Zealand-bred five-year-old Vespa caused a minor upset at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he started at $13.50 and charged home from last 700m from home to get up and snatch a neck victory over $17 chance Euphoric Moment in the 2536m In The Gig On Sky Racing Pace. Vespa, a Mach Three gelding…
Seven-year-old Victorian-bred gelding Space Junk, who fractured his pelvis three years ago, broke through for his first win at his ninth start for his new trainer Giles Inwood when master reinsman Chris Lewis drove him to a narrow victory in the 2130m Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Space Junk, the $1.80…
Six-year-old Rock Me Over is proving to be one of the State’s greatest iron horses, who at Gloucester Park on Friday night celebrated his 38th start in the past 42 weeks with his 22nd victory in his 130-start career. Serpentine trainer Matt Scott, who owns Rock Me Over in partnership with Tony Maguire and his…
Busselton trainer Barry Howlett is a keen judge of breeding and horseflesh and he has no regrets that he paid the top price of $52,500 at the 2018 Perth APG yearling sale for a filly by champion stallion Bettors Delight out of the Lombo Mandingo mare Maddy White. Now a four-year-old mare named Star of…
Talented reinsman Justin Prentice’s plan of opting out of the early speed battles and conserving Mighty Ronaldo’s energy for the final stages paid handsome dividends when the WA-bred gelding unleashed a supercharged finishing burst to score a decisive victory in the $200,000 WA Derby at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mighty Ronaldo, third favourite at…
It’s a pity that we won’t have a crowd at Gloucester Park on Friday night for the running of the Group 1 $200,000 Sky Racing WA Derby (2536m), but that doesn’t take away from the spectacle of the event. The clash of Jumpingjackmac and Lavra Joe will be a highlight in itself, with members of…
New Zealand-bred four-year-old Parmesan will reappear after a three-month absence when he starts from the prized No. 1 barrier in the 2536m In The Gig On Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He is a first-up specialist, having been successful each time at his first appearance in a race at his first…
A considerable drop in class should enable Space Junk to end a losing sequence of 11 (including only two third placings) when he starts from the favourable No. 2 barrier in the opening event, the 2130m Sky Racing Pace, at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The seven-year-old Space Junk, trained by Giles Inwood and to…
Former Victorian mare Alice Kay has bright prospects of celebrating her first appearance in a stand by winning the $30,000 Sky Racing Replays Laurie Kennedy Race For Roses over 2503m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Katja Warwick-trained four-year-old mare will be handled by star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr, who is seeking his third…
The outstanding father-son combination of Hall of Fame champions Gary Hall Snr and Gary Hall Jnr is poised to create history at Gloucester Park on Friday night by winning the $200,000 Sky Channel WA Derby with Jumpingjackmac, the least experienced runner in the field. The strong possibility of a Hall triumph emerged when Jumpingjackmac drew…
Inexperienced four-year-old Hampton Banner has overcome a fractured hind leg and three operations to develop into one of the State’s most promising young pacers. The Bettors Delight gelding, trained by Debra Lewis, has returned to racing after an eleven-month absence in fine style, and he completed a winning hat-trick when Chris Lewis drove him to…
Veteran pacer Whozideawasthis became only the second pacer in the 60-year history of the Memorial Day Stakes to win the feature event twice when he revealed sparkling gate speed from the outside barrier in the field of six to set a brisk pace and score a stylish victory in the $25,000 feature event over 2536m…