Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old Hampton Banner revealed his class with a typical stylish frontrunning display to score a narrow victory in the 1730m Pat Cranley Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night, with part-owner Mark Lewis saying the Bettors Delight gelding was on target to play an important role in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Owner-trainer Ray Jones patted Lavra Joe fondly on the nose after the powerful gelding had crushed his rivals in the Group 2 Bill Newman Four-Year-Old Championship at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and he declared that his pacer simply loved racing. “The plan is for him to run in…
The WA harness racing industry was saddened this week by the passing of one its finest gentleman – Robbie Dewar. Robbie, who was a long-serving member of the WA Trotting Media Guild, had been in declining health over the past few years with Parkinson’s Disease. Nevertheless, his death at the age of 64 sent shockwaves…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Contesting the $1 million Nullarbor Slot race at Gloucester Park in April is in the pipeline for the exciting injury-plagued pacer Prince Of Pleasure, whose sizzling speed and sheer brilliance enthralled harness racing fans on Friday night. “I’m going to push him through the classes in a bid to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Ryan Warwick was fulsome in his praise of Ideal Agent and predicted the New Zealand-bred five-year-old would be a worthy candidate for the $300,000 Fremantle Cup and the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup in January after he had driven him to a narrow victory in the 2536m Barbagallo…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Smart New Zealand-bred gelding Blitzembye warmed up for the $50,000 Four-Year-Old Championship next Friday night in encouraging fashion with an easy victory in the Barbagallo Leaders In Motoring Excellence Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His victory over Mirragon and Master Publisher at a 1.57.2 rate over the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators West Australian-bred five-year-old Manning ended an eleven-month drought when he broke through for an overdue win in the 1730m Barbagallo In Osborne Park Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He has been quite frustrating for driver Maddison Brown with his lackadaisical attitude. But Brown has certainly formed a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented driver Maddison Brown disregarded instructions from trainer Michael Young when she kept Firerockfireroll back at the tail of the field in the Barbagallo Art Handicap, a 2503m standing-start event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “Youngy told me to drive him the same as last week (when Firerockfireroll…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising New Zealand-bred gelding Tensing Bromac enhanced his prospects of qualifying for a start in the upcoming rich feature events for four-year-olds when Ryan Warwick opted out of contesting a fierce early speed battle in the 2130m Barbagallo Watch Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Warwick got Tenzing…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Stuart McDonald made the most of the opportunity to drive speedy four-year-old Finvarra in the 1730m Barbagallo Lamborghini Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr opted to drive the Michael Young-trained The Mustang. Finvarra was second favourite at $3.90 from barrier six, while…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Jackpot Joe, a well-bred New Zealand-bred colt, has failed to live up to expectations because of his lazy nature. But he struck form with a vengeance at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he responded to the pre-race urgings of champion reinsman Chris Lewis and scored a smart victory…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old Eighteen Carat revealed tremendous fighting qualities when she raced wide early and then in the breeze before getting up to snatch a last-stride victory in the $100,000 Barbagallo Norms Daughter Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Eighteen Carat, driven by Gary Hall Jnr, was the…