Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Six-year-old Diego, driven with supreme confidence and aggression by Maddison Brown, gave further proof that he will be a leading contender in the rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups in January when he gave a bold frontrunning display to win the 2130m Westral Shadetrack Outdoor Blinds Pace at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Twenty-year-old Kyle Symington was the toast of the town at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he became one of the youngest drivers in Australian harness racing history to land a Group 1 winner. He formulated a plan to set the pace with Miss Limelight to make life difficult…
The $150,000 Westral Mares Classic (2536m) highlights a great night of pacing at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Group 1 classic has brought together a classy bunch of mares with the two fancies – Eighteen Carat (gate nine) and The Amber Hare (12) – drawing unfavourable barriers. It has opened up the race somewhat,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Star reinsman Ryan Warwick looks set to land his one hundredth winner for the season by driving Glenledi Chief to victory in the 1730m Westral Meshlock Security Doors And Screens Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This will be a new experience for the five-year-old Glenledi Chief,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Soho Dow Jones has been plagued by bad barriers for most of his 12 starts for astute trainer Kim Prentice — and the three-year-old is again faced with a tough barrier at No. 7 in the opening event, the 2130m Go One Better With Westral Pace at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Back in the 1960s champion trainer-reinsman Jim Schrader despaired of winning a city event with an old gelding named Clancy Bar, who failed at 60-odd attempts to win a Qualifying Stakes (a metropolitan maiden) and was placed on the banned list. In desperation, Schrader removed the hopples and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Rising star Kyle Symington is preparing to throw down the gauntlet to the State’s two best mares Eighteen Carat and The Amber Hare in the $150,000 Westral Mares Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Symington will drive five-year-old Miss Limelight from the prized No. 1 barrier in the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators It’s all systems go for the lightly-raced Papinik to contest the rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups in January after the WA-bred six-year-old simply toyed with the opposition and scored a wonderful victory in the 2130m Harley Smug Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Papinik, trained by Ross…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Velocipede, a big, tall and athletic two-year-old, showed he has a bright future when he gave a splendid frontrunning exhibition to score an easy victory in the $20,250 The Current Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr, who had driven stablemate Hes Never Been…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Nine-year-old Fanci A Dance showed that age and a wide barrier (No. 8) are certainly not insurmountable barriers when he proved far too good for his eleven rivals in the 2536m It’s Camel Time Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Driven aggressively by master reinsman Chris Lewis, Fanci…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Ryan Warwick notched his 99TH winner for the season when he drove Ideal Agent to a comfortable victory in the $23,750 Vale Robbie Dewar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Ideal Agent, prepared by leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond, was the $2.50 favourite from the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Former Tasmanian pacer Cool Water Paddy’s win in the opening event, the Rex Far Too Good Pace, at Gloucester Park on Friday night revived memories of Eyre Crusher’s close second to Three Blind Mice in the 2014 WA Derby. Eyre Crusher, trained by Gary Hall Snr, had 18 starts…