It would be remiss of me to start this week’s WA Trotting Media Guild column without mentioning the sterling effort from our colleague Ernie Manning. Ernie, who is the leading writer of harness racing in this State with his in-depth articles and columns in The West Australian and The Sunday Times newspapers, came within a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Capel trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo will be looking to lead with Miss Hepburn when she starts from the No. 3 barrier in the Cowden Classic Service Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “She will improve on her debut effort (when second to Bazaar Package),” said De Campo. “I…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Inexperienced New Zealand-bred three-year-old Hale Saint Louie has impressed greatly in winning by big margins on country tracks at his first four starts in Western Australia, and he faces a moment of truth when he makes his city debut in the 2130m Behind The Goals Sport FM Pasce at…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Young and inexperienced trotter Our Maestoto will make his first appearance at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and Busselton trainer Barry Howlett is confident that the four-year-old will maintain his unbeaten record. Howlett, who celebrated a significant milestone last Friday night when Brulee scored a narrow victory in a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Whether a strong perception that Soho Dow Jones lacks the necessary gate speed to take advantage of the No. 1 barrier in the $30,000 Pure Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night is correct will be answered when the 2130m event gets under way. There is little doubt…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ace reinsman Aiden De Campo was not even born when his father Andrew travelled to Queensland in April 1991 where he drove stable star Son Of Otara in two events at Brisbane’s Albion Park for devastating all-the-way victories, including the country’s richest race of the year, the $491,000 final…