Triumph For Youth

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…

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Hillview Bondi Loves To Run

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…

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Youre So Fine Excites Hall

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…

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Rolling Fire Is WA Derby Bound

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…

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Goodfellaz Too Good, First-Up

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…

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Water Lou Reigns Supreme

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…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 18TH AUGUST

The two-year-old fillies take top billing at Gloucester Park on Friday night for the running of the $100,000 GPHR Diamond Classic (2130m). The Group 2 event has attracted a top-class field with the unbeaten Water Lou, from the in-form stables of Kevin Keys, drawing the river. The members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have…

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Chance For Firerockfireroll

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Firerockfireroll has been out of the winning list for eight months and has managed just one placing from seven starts this season. And he has fared badly in the random draw and will start from the outside barrier (No. 9) in the Direct Trade Supply Pace over 2130m at Gloucester…

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Suvaljko Picks Blitzembye

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko was in a quandary when New Zealand-bred stablemates Blitzembye and Hoppys Way were acceptors for the $25,000 The West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He had driven Blitzembye 27 times for seven wins, including handling the five-year-old at his most recent 22 starts.…

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Cotton On will Test Older Rivals

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred three-year-old Cotton On is the youngest and least experienced runner in the $50,000 San Simeon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he is sure to test his older rivals. The gelding, who is prepared by champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond, has won at eight of…

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 Xceptional Arma Is Up For The Challenge

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Xceptional Arma has clashed with unbeaten filly Water Lou twice for two second placings, and now her driver Maddison Brown is planning to gain revenge by winning the $100,000 GPHR Diamond Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Water Lou, trained by Kevin Keys, has won at…

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Vegas Strip Aimed at Golden Slipper

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond won 13 races with Double Up in 2021 and 2022 before he departed to the United States to continue his career in America. Now they have high hopes that Double Up’s full-brother Vegas Strip will prove to be an even better pacer. “Vegas Strip…

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