Miss Eerie holds on

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Handy mare Miss Eerie, a half-sister to Mister Spot, a winner of 14 races in America, gave a smart frontrunning display when she just held on to win by a half-head from the fast-finishing Purest Silk in the 2130m Perth Now Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…

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Triroyale Brigade in fine form

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Banjup trainer-reinsman Michael Grantham has Triroyale Brigade racing in splendid form and the New Zealand-bred seven-year-old showed he should be a leading contender in the $30,000 Northam Cup on January 29 with an effortless victory in the 2503m The Sunday Times Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…

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Motu Premier off to Adelaide

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran pacer Motu Premier, a splendid close second to champion Chicago Bull in the Ray Duffy Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night, is being set for the South Australian Pacing Cup at Globe Derby Park in April. He will leave Perth by float this Monday (January 17)…

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Chicago Bull is back

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Reigning Fremantle Cup champion Chicago Bull ended the longest losing sequence (eight) in his illustrious 101-start career when he did all the bullocking in the breeze before finishing with great determination to win the 2536m Ray Duffy Memorial Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Champion reinsman Gary…

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A Machnificent victory

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Speedy four-year-old Machnificent lived up to his name when he unleashed a typical flying finish to get up and snatch a last-stride victory over the $1.26 favourite Ideal Agent in the $50,000 The West Australian Nights of Thunder at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Machnificent, the second fancy…

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Wonderful To Fly is ready

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Wonderful To Fly, the State’s outstanding two-year-old filly in 2021, is fit and ready to make an impressive start to her three-year-old campaign when she resumes racing in the www.TheWest.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Part-owned, trained and driven by Shane Young, Wonderful To Fly has…

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Suvaljko opts for Medieval Man

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ace reinsman Shannon Suvaljko has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Medieval Man in preference to smart mare Alice Kay in The West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Suvaljko has driven the Katja Warwick-trained Alice Kay at 16 of her past 17…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 14 JANUARY

The $50,000 The West Australian Nights Of Thunder Final (1730m) highlights a stellar 10-event card at Gloucester Park on Friday night. And impressive heat winner Ideal Agent looks primed to make it a hat-trick of victories after drawing perfectly in gate two. The West Australian’s Ernie Manning and Guild president Wayne Currall have made Ideal…

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Miss Mucho resumes

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising New Zealand-bred mare Miss Mucho will reappear after a 15-week absence when she begins from the No. 5 barrier in the 2130m Perth Now Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She possesses sparkling gate speed and can also sprint home with a brilliant burst, and with…

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Ideal Agent set to deliver

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond are poised to land the quinella with brilliant New Zealand-bred five-year-olds Ideal Agent and Double Up in the $50,000 The West Australian Nights of Thunder final at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The geldings, both by American sire American Ideal, were dashing…

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Misstiano ends Foley’s drought

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “I thought it was never going to happen — the number of times going back home with a hard luck story,” said Mandurah butcher Ian Foley after his promising mare Misstiano had broken through for an overdue win at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Misstiano’s strong-finishing effort to…

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Olivieri praises Papinik

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Papinik, a lightly-raced gelding, gave further proof of his excellent potential when he was not extended in scoring an effortless victory in the 2130m Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trainer Ross Olivieri was delighted with his win at a 1.55 rate in…

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