Cortopassi Celebrates In Style

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Aldo Cortopassi turned 46 on Thursday and he celebrated the occasion in fine style by notching his seventh Group 1 victory when he produced a wonderfully aggressive drive to guide up-and-coming superstar Magnificent Storm to a glorious victory in the $100,000 Barbagallo James Brennan Memorial at Gloucester…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 11 NOVEMBER

A top night of pacing is in store for harness racing fans at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It’s the very popular Italian night with all the stalls and the fireworks after the last race, as well as 10 action-packed races featuring the James Brennan Memorial (2536m) and the Norms Daughter Classic (2130m). The two…

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Fanci A Dance Is On Song

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Fanci A Dance, a hardy rising ten-year-old, is still racing with commendable spirit for Busselton trainer Barry Howlett, and he gets an ideal opportunity to chalk up another victory when he begins from barrier three in the Barbagallo Land Rover Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The…

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Prince Of Pleasure Set For Seven In a Row

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old Prince Of Pleasure is one of the State’s best up-and-coming pacers and he should notch his seventh win in a row in the space of 28 months by proving the master of his eleven rivals in the opening event, the 1730m Barbagallo Luxury Cars Pace at…

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Young Seeks First Group 1 Victory

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Rising star trainer Michael Young makes no secret that he considers Eighteen Carat the best pacing mare in Western Australia, and he has high hopes the five-year-old will give him his first Group 1 victory by proving too smart for her rivals in the $100,000 Barbagallo Norms Daughter Classic…

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Magnificent Storm Ready to Atone

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star pacer Magnificent Storm is poised to make amends for his surprise defeat last week by winning the Group 1 $100,000 Barbagallo James Brennan Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night and becoming only the third multiple winner in this feature event. Magnificent Storm made most of the running…

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 Another First for Hall

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A fortnight after becoming the first driver to land seven winners at a meeting in Western Australia, champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr chalked up another milestone when he prepared his first metropolitan-class winner as a trainer at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The 40-year-old Hall has concentrated on driving…

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Hes Never Been Beta Impresses

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Inexperienced colt Hes Never Been Beta is giving every indication that he will develop into a top-flight three-year-old next year. The Hes Watching youngster, trained by Gary Hall snr, overcame difficulties before winning the 2130m #Inthegig Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was the $1.30 favourite from…

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Eighteen Carat Warms Up in Style

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star mare Eighteen Carat was not extended in scoring an all-the-way victory in the $26,000 In The Gig On Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night — a win that showed she was in peak form for the $100,000 Norms Daughter Classic next Friday night. She was…

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Euphoria Improves His Gate Speed

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “He has really found some new-found gate speed,” said Stuart McDonald after driving consistent five-year-old Euphoria to victory in the #Skyharness Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Euphoria, trained by Gary Hall Snr and a $4.50 chance from barrier five, surged to the front after $17 chance and…

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Late Burst Earns Pradason a Win

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A scorching early speed battle between Dominus Factum, Western Arterra and Mirragon played into the hands of the sit-sprinters in the 1730m Follow@SkyRacingau on Twitter Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. While Mirragon was able to kick through on the inside and set the pace from Dominus Factum,…

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Master Trainer’s Treble

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Hard-pulling pacer Master Publisher completed a treble for master trainer Gary Hall Snr when he revealed plenty of toughness to score a fighting victory in the 2130m Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Hall had been successful earlier in the 11-event program with Euphoria and Hes…

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