Smart Watch a major WA Derby hope

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The outstanding combination of trainer Gary Hall Snr and reinsman Gary Hall Jnr are looking forward with plenty of confidence to the $200,000 WA Derby on November 4 with the highly-promising Smart Watch. The New Zealand-bred Smart Watch, a colt by American sire Hes Watching, impressed with the ease…

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Ferguson’s Quirk of Fate

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran trainer Terry Ferguson freely admits that he never had the slightest desire to own or train a square gaiter. But a strange quirk of fate has resulted in him owning and training four trotters. One of them Line The Starzzz was successful in the $20,250 The Nullarbor Slot…

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Athabascan Proves a Sound Buy

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A $5000 investment three years ago has proved quite profitable for Mark Lewis, who enjoyed watching nine-year-old Athabascan score a narrow victory in the Sunrise On Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The veteran Mach Three gelding has now raced 57 times for Lewis for seven wins,…

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Jett Star Does It Tough

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred four-year-old Jett Star gave a sample of his class and revealed wonderful fighting qualities when he scored an impressive victory in the 2536m The Chase On Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Starting second favourite at $2.70, the Greg and Skye Bond-trained Jett Star was…

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The Amber Hare is on the Way Up

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising four-year-old The Amber Hare is continuing to impress and is looming as a strong contender for the $100,000 Norms Daughter Classic and the $150,000 Mares Classic next month. Starting the second fancy at $6.70, The Amber Hare gave a spirited display in the breeze before getting up in…

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Derby distance will suit High Price

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators High Price, an immature three-year-old, was on his best behaviour when he scored an effortless victory in the 2536m 7Mate Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I’m rapt with the run, and he deserved that win,” said reinsman Gary Hall Jnr. High Price, trained by Gary Hall Snr,…

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Suvaljko’s Perfect Record

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko improved her record to a perfect three out of three drives when she drove $16.20 chance Boom Time to a dashing victory in the 2130m Home And Away On Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Boom Time, prepared by Oakland trainer Ross…

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Plutonium Set For Big Cups

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing The rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups in January are on the agenda for the vastly-improved Plutonium after the six-year-old maintained his brilliant form with a thrilling victory in the $30,000 Australia’s Got Talent Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “The Cups are the aim for him…

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Markham Eyre Flies Home

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Experienced New Zealand-bred six-year-old Markham Eyre caused an upset when he was a $26.70 outsider and charged home, out wide, from eighth at the 350m to snatch a last-stride victory by a head from $4 favourite Finvarra in the $30,000 group 3 Telethon The Kersley Pace at Gloucester Park…

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Never Ending Defies Early Burn

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Magnificent youngster Never Ending had champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr concerned when he fired up and failed to settle down after being hotly challenged in the early stages by $41 chance Rocket City in the $150,000 Channel Seven Perth Golden Slipper at Gloucester Park on Friday night. However, Never…

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Girl Power Reigns Supreme

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The deft skills of Western Australia’s small but richly talented group of female drivers were on full display at Gloucester Park on Friday night when they set a significant record of landing seven winners on a program. It was indeed a historic record-breaking occasion when girl power reigned supreme,…

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