Wheeler is a Happy Substitute

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Collie reinsman Trent Wheeler was more than happy to come to Ravenswood trainer Nathan Turvey’s aid and bring four of his pacers to Gloucester Park on Friday night after Turvey had to isolate after returning a positive test to coronavirus. “Nathan sent me a message and asked if…

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Power And Grace on the Way Up

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Ross Olivieri, winner of the WA trainers’ premiership eight times, predicted a bright future for five-year-old Power And Grace after the New Zealand-bred horse had won the 2536m The Super Model Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “The best is yet to come and there is a…

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Booraa is Consistent

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing New Zealand-bred mare Booraa is a model of consistency for leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond, and she kept up the good work when she set the pace for Ryan Warwick and held on to win by a half neck from the fast-finishing McArdles Gem in the 2130m…

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Know When To Run is a $13,000 Bargain

Ken Casellas: Photo Gloucester Park Harness Racing Six-year-old Know When To Run, purchased for $13,000 at the APG Perth yearling sale, is proving a wonderful bargain for the Trotsynd No. 11 syndicate. He boosted his earnings to $118,679 when Gary Hall Jnr drove him to an effortless victory in the 2536m Vintage Cider Pace at…

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Kyle Harper gives Wallrodt a Lift

Ken Casellas: Photo Gloucester Park Harness Racing Kyle Harper made the most of a chance drive behind speedy six-year-old Palatino when he drove the Art Major pacer to victory in the 2130m Flowerbed Racing Challenge Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night to boost the spirits of part-owner and trainer-reinsman Cody Wallrodt. The 28-year-old Wallrodt…

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Sangue Reale Set for Narrogin Cup

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Six-year-old Sangue Reale bounced back to his best form with a convincing all-the-way win in the $30,000 Cowden Insurance Brokers Free-For-All over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I’m happy with his performance after the disappointment in the Bunbury Cup (in which he raced three back the…

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Wonderful To Fly is the Exception

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing One of the most significant axioms in harness racing is that colts and geldings will prove the masters of the fillies. But astute Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Shane Young has a magnificent filly in Wonderful To Fly, who possesses the sheer ability and the speed, strength and determination to prove…

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Another Empress Stakes for Prentice

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Outstanding Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice chalked up his fourth success in the $50,000 Cowden Ltd Empress Stakes in the space of seven years when Gary Hall Jnr guided Bettor Get It On to an easy all-the-way victory in the group 2 feature event for mares at Gloucester Park…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 1 APRIL

Members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have come up with a varied list of best bets for Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park. Award-winning journalist Ken Casellas believes punters can line their pockets if they support Livy Jay in race two. “Livy Jay, the only mare in the 2536m The Super Model Pace on…

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Wheeler Out to Deliver the Goods

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Collie reinsman Trent Wheeler will be out to maintain his unbeaten record in the sulky behind Sports Package when he drives the mare in the 2130m Stand Out Broking Services Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Wheeler was called into action by trainer Nathan Turvey after the stable’s…

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Suvaljko Keen to End on a High

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Shannon Suvaljko, who has landed 47 winners in the first three months of the season and heads the drivers’ premiership table from Chris Lewis (39 wins) and Gary Hall Jnr (37), has eight drives at Gloucester Park on Friday night and he declares that Pocketful Of Opals is his…

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Whataretheodds is Ready for Action

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A narrow victory at a modest rate of 2.2.1 at Bridgetown followed by a second in a three-horse Byford trial a week later have given Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell good reason to feel optimistic about the prospects of Whataretheodds when he contests the Titanium Man Pace for three-year-olds at…

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