Hall Tips Gambit

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “He will lead and win,” was the confident prediction of champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr when assessing the prospects of Gambit in the $30,000 Mia and Macy Joss Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Gambit, trained by Hall’s father Gary, will start from the prized No. 1 barrier…

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Flametree Pleases Mitch Miller

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Flametree recorded a considerably slower time in winning her heat of the Diamond Classic than the gross times of the other heat winners Jackie Daniels and Zephyra, but that is not affecting the confidence of her reinsman Mitch Miller as he plans to set the pace in the…

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Eight in a Row for Wonderful To Fly

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Exciting filly Wonderful To Fly continued her meteoric rise to fame and notched her eighth successive victory when she outclassed her rivals in the $20,250 Dulux Accredited Painters Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “She was always in control of the race,” said part owner and trainer-reinsman Shane…

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Advantage Looks a Golden Slipper Hope

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Two-year-old pacer Advantage arrived in Western Australia five weeks ago, and he made a wonderful debut when he scored an impressive victory in the $20,250 Ora Foods Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The gelding, prepared by leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond, was handled in fine style…

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Suvaljko Puts the Pressure On

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko had a plan to beat Dominus Factum in the 2130m Magnificent Storm Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night — and it succeeded. She was driving the polemarker and $1.60 favourite Angel In White, and her aggression paid dividends when she applied considerable pressure…

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Gee Smith Succeeds In a Mobile

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Victorian-bred pacer Gee Smith, regarded in Western Australia as a standing-start specialist, showed his ability as a mobile performer when he gave a spirited performance to win the Emily And Elise Stampalia Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “We haven’t had a lot of luck in…

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Plutonium Has Come Back Better

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Plutonium’s future was in the balance when he damaged his nearside fore tendon when he finished strongly to win from Alta Engen at Gloucester Park in July 2021. But he has made a wonderful recovery and has scored decisive wins at his first two starts after resuming after a…

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Bracken Sky Exceeds all expectations

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran pacer Bracken Sky boosted his earnings past a quarter of a million dollars when he gave a typical solid frontrunning display to win the 2130m Noah George Race Night Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Delighted trainer and part-owner Debbie Padberg said that the versatile New South…

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Boom Time is a Classy Customer

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Boom Time, an easy all-the-way winner of the 2130m Durrant Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, was described by trainer Ross Olivieri as a classy customer, capable of winning in better-class company. “He can do even better in stronger company,” said Olivieri after Chris Voak had guided…

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Young Lauds Eighteen Carat

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Outstanding young trainer Michael Young is unable to hide his admiration for five-year-old Eighteen Carat, who he declares is one of the smartest mares in Western Australia. “The $150,000 Mares Classic on November 25 is the main aim for Eighteen Carat, and I think she can give it…

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Himself Set for the Big Time

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred pacer Himself is destined for stardom, and he is showing that he is sure to prove a formidable opponent to pacers of the calibre of Lavra Joe, Jumpingjackmac, Mighty Ronaldo, Finvarra, Stamford, Ragazzo Mach, Mr Fantastic, Ezana and others in feature events for four-year-olds later this…

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Cups Program for Vultan Tin

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Evergreen millionaire pacer Vultan Tin is far from a spent force. He provided emphatic proof of that when he crushed his younger rivals in the $30,000 Thank You Cruz, Love Noah Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The ten-year-old will line up for his 209TH start when he…

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