Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred five-year-old Himself, who boosted his earnings past the $300,000 mark when he won the $31,000 Happy Birthday Hubert Tucker Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, has done a remarkable job after his career appeared doomed when he was seriously injured in his race debut in February 2020.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran trainer Kevin Keys is enjoying a purple patch and he celebrated his fifth win in the space of five days when Blitzembye set the pace and easily beat Whatabro and Soho Dow Jones in the $25,000 The West Australian Pace over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Seven-year-old mare Sheez Our Hope has suffered a perennial problem with tender feet, and this has seriously restricted her racing career. But tender care has rewarded Pinjarra trainer Mike Cornwall with successes on the racetrack. The use of frog pads on her front feet have acted as cushions and enabled…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr has Master Publisher racing in top form, and after the New Zealand-bred six-year-old had scored a splendid victory in the 2130m Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night star reinsman described his win as “super.” Getn Wiggy Withit, a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Youth scored a notable triumph over experience at Gloucester Park on Friday night when the youngest runner in the 2536m Westral Pace proved the master of his six rivals. Four-year-old Arma Xfactor was the $1.40 favourite who went into the event with a record of ten wins from 31 starts…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Hillview Bondi continues to mystify his trainer Ryan Bell, who says that the five-year-old has a mind of his own and won’t compete in races unless he is allowed to do his own thing. “If you restrain him in a race he simply won’t go,” said Bell. “If you don’t…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr is in awe of inexperienced four-year-old Youre So Fine, who chalked up his sixth win from six starts since resuming after an injury-enforced absence of 19 months when he proved the master of his more experienced rivals in the Nova 93.7 Handicap, a 2503m stand…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX South Australian-bred gelding Rolling Fire maintained his steady progress towards the $200,000 WA Derby on November 3 when he extended his winning sequence to four with a commanding victory in the 2536m SEFS Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Justin Prentice-trained gelding was the $2.30 favourite from the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Trainer Debra Lewis produced lightly-raced four-year-old Goodfellaz in fine fettle for a stylish first-up victory in the $50,000 TABtouch San Simeon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Driven with supreme confidence by champion reinsman Chris Lewis, Goodfellaz, a $9.10 chance, was not bustled out from barrier six, but was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Brilliant youngster Water Lou gave further proof that she is the State’s best two-year-old filly when she crushed her rivals in the $100,000 GPHR Diamond Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night and showed that she has next month’s $215,000 Westbred Classic at her mercy. She is now unbeaten at…