Veteran trainer John Oldroyd is still recovering from a nasty stable accident late last year, and he enjoyed a welcome boost when his five-year-old mare Aly Shar set the pace and won the 2130m Cowden The Insurance Brokers Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Aly Shar, fifth favourite at $7.50, was driven confidently by…
Veteran pacer Brookies Jet, unplaced at his previous eight starts and with a losing sequence of 16, celebrated his 200th start in a race when Emily Suvaljko drove the nine-year-old to an easy victory in the 2536m Retravision Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A $7.80 chance from the No. 1 barrier, Brookies Jet…
Outstanding colt Lavra Joe warmed up in grand style for next Friday night’s $50,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old colts and geldings with an effortless victory in the 2130m TABtouch Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A red hot $1.10 favourite from barrier one, the powerful, muscular colt gave Chris Lewis an armchair drive, leading…
Always A Dreamer, a pacer who managed just one win from her first 18 starts, has developed into an outstanding square gaiter who took her record as a trotter to 12 wins and 12 placings from 38 starts when she outclassed her rivals in The Trots WA Trot over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday…
Inexperienced New Zealand-bred pacer Matai Geordie lived up to the prediction of champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr that the gelding is a speed machine when he revealed a spectacular last-lap burst on his way to a runaway victory in the 1730m APG Perth Yearling Sale Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The $1.60 favourite,…
Promising filly Rumour Has It’s future was in the balance last year after she fractured a hind hoof when she attempted to leap over a 5ft steel gate at trainer Debra Lewis’s Hopeland property. This kept her out of action for nine months before she resumed racing and she enhanced her prospects of winning the…
Exciting five-year-old Wildwest provided champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr with his third victory in the $50,000 Governor’s Cup when he defied spirited early challenges for the lead from Bracken Sky and Talktomeurmattjesty in the Group 2 2130m feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred Wildwest, the $1.60 favourite from the prized…
Outstanding young reinsman Corey Peterson is building up a wonderful record with six-year-old New Zealand-bred pacer Extradite. Despite a splendid all-the-way victory over 2536m two starts earlier and a very good third behind Thats Perfect at his previous outing, Extradite was the rank outsider at $116.20, with the polemarker Bettor Be Oscar dominating the betting…
Speedy six-year-old Thats Perfect was in grumpy mood when he lined up as the $1.30 favourite for the 2130m Retravision.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He had to be driven hard by Chris Voak to shrug off a strong early challenge from Patrickthepiranha and then overraced in front before dashing over the final…
Up-and-coming star Papinik made a triumphant return to racing after a nine-month absence when Chris Voak drove him to a superb all-the-way victory in the 2130m Retravision, For All The Electrical Stuff You Love Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The WA-bred five-year-old, favourite at $1.20, gave his rivals no chance by setting a…
Four-year-old mare Fifty Five Reborn proved too fast and far too tough for her older and more experienced rivals when she led all the way and scored a strong victory in the 2536m Retravision, Lowest Price Guarantee Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “She’s just very honest and nothing fazes her,” said trainer-reinsman Colin…
Speedy New Zealand-bred pacer Diego, beaten into third place by Our Rhythm N Blues and Carrera Mach a fortnight previously, turned the tables when he finished strongly to win the 2130m Retravision, Your Fujitsu Air Conditioning Specialist Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Diego raced without cover for his third placing and Gary Hall…