Im The Black Flash Set for Golden Slipper

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Recent New Zealand-bred import Im The Black Flash emerged as a leading contender for the $150,000 Golden Slipper on September 30 when he gave a sparkling display of his raw speed and strength to win the Allwood Stud Farm Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His brilliant victory…

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Lavra Joe Bounces Back

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant four-year-old Lavra Joe, who was a warm favourite when he overraced in the breeze and faded to finish last behind Diego last Friday week, returned to form with a vengeance at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was driven quietly before finishing powerfully to win the Group…

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Booraa is Improving

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred Booraa is on the march and is developing into a legitimate contender for the rich feature events for mares in the coming summer. That’s the firm opinion of star reinsman Ryan Warwick, who drove Booraa (trained by Greg and Skye Bond) to victory at $10.10 in the…

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Withoutthetuh Returns to Form

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Former Victorian pacer Withoutthetuh ended a losing sequence of 12 when he gave a bold frontrunning display to win the 2130m Taste Of WA In The Beau Rivage Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was a $7.90 chance from the No. 1 barrier, and Michael Grantham took…

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Markham Eyre Appreciates Drop in Class

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred gelding Markham Eyre appreciated a drop in class when Deni Roberts drove him to a convincing victory in the 2130m Jerry Fraser Here For Taste Of WA Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was the $3.80 second favourite from barrier five and Roberts had him…

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Gee Smith is Proving a Bargain

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Five-year-old Former Victorian pacer Gee Smith is proving a wonderful bargain and a model of consistency for owners Tony Maguire and Serpentine trainer Matt Scott, and the Sportswriter gelding scored a thrilling victory in a dramatic four-way photo finish to the Cowdens Insurance Handicap, a 2503m standing-start event at…

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Jaspervellabeach is Getting Quicker

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Most punters were convinced that the polemarker and noted frontrunner Al Guerrero would set the pace and prove hard to beat in the 2130m Taste Of WA This October Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But talented young driver Emily Suvaljko had other ideas. She was confident that…

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High Praise for Plutonium

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr labelled New Zealand-bred gelding as the most improved pacer in the State after driving the six-year-old to an easy all-the-way victory in the 2130m Steelos Open Every Race Meeting Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This was Plutonium’s fifth win from six starts…

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It’s Now for the Daintys Daughter

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators It’s full steam ahead for champion filly Wonderful to Fly, who stretched her winning sequence to ten when she outclassed her eleven rivals in the Group 1 $100,000 TABtouch Westbred Classic for three-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “She will be back here in two weeks for…

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Tricky Miki’s Bunbury Itinerary

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Contesting Bunbury feature events are the plans for brilliant three-year-old Tricky Miki leading into the $200,000 WA Derby on November 4. “He’s got quite a few races leading into the Derby — the Battle Of Bunbury (September 21)  and the South-West Derby (October 7),” said Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice…

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