Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing David Bushell was a feisty rover who loved kicking goals for East Fremantle in the 1980s, and now he is thoroughly enjoying kicking goals in the sport of harness racing. He and his mate Kevin Smith, another former East Fremantle footballer, were in high spirits at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Four-year-old Soho Broadway, the youngest and least experienced runner and only mare in the field, showed that she is set for a successful campaign when she fought on determinedly to snatch victory in the 2536m Ima Rocket Star Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The daughter of…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing A fighting fifth behind star mare Savvy Bromac in the group 2 WASBA Breeders Stakes last Friday week was a strong indication that noted frontrunner Angel In White would prove hard to beat from the favourable No. 2 barrier in the 2130m $22,000 Galactic Star Pace at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Veteran trainer Tony Svilicich has always been a keen judge of horseflesh, and he made a sound investment when he purchased a seven-year-old trotter Goodtime Pe Rabbit for a mere $5000 in May 2021. “I watched him race (on the internet) when he was a young horse and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing New Zealand-bred six-year-old Heez Our Perseus maintained his excellent form and revealed plenty of strength when he raced without cover before dashing away from his rivals over the final 400m to score an easy victory in the 2130m Money Magnet Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trained…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Exactly eleven years ago, on Friday May 13, 2011, Slick Bird finished third behind Artemis Belle in the WA Oaks, and her second foal While They Pray marked the occasion by scoring an upset victory in the $30,000 Allira and Jett Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Highly-promising young reinsman Kyle Symington landed his first metropolitan-class winner when he produced a flawless exhibition to guide Miss Limelight to an impressive victory in the $18,500 Kallen and Danielle Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Miss Limelight, a $15.80 chance from barrier two on the back…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Powerful gelding Swingband enhanced his reputation as the State’s best three-year-old pacer when he annihilated the opposition in the $50,000 Team Bond Pearl Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His runaway victory gave talented reinsman Michael Grantham his eleventh group 2 success — and the 26-year-old should…
The $50,000 Team Bond 3YO Pearl Classic (2130m) headlines an interesting night of pacing at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The exciting Swingband will start well in the red for the Group 2 feature and appears to be the one they all have to beat after he drew favourably in gate two. Members of the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Five-year-old gelding The Tiger Army finished third, three and a half lengths behind the second placegetter Tiza New Day in a 2130m event last Friday week, and he will resume hostilities with his six-year-old rival in the final event, the 2536m Ima Rocket Star Pace at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has given punters a valuable tip by choosing to drive Beat City in preference to Jack Farthing in the $23,750 Our Jimmy Johnstone Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Beat City will start from the No. 5 barrier, and Jack Farthing will…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Bunbury trainer Bob Mellsop and stable driver Kyle Harper cracked the jackpot this week when Apollo Rock and Our Star Watch each drew the coveted No. 1 barrier in their respective events at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Harper was delighted at the favourable barriers and said that both…