Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Soho Dow Jones, a noted frontrunner, was seen in a different role in the 1730m Contact@Allwoodstud.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was driven with a sit by Mitch Miller and proved too strong for his seven rivals. The American Ideal four-year-old, trained by Kim Prentice, appreciated…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Byford trainer Katja Warwick wasn’t happy with Rascal’s unplaced efforts at his three starts in his winter campaign, so she decided to give the five-year-old some time off. And that has proved highly successful, with Rascal reappearing after a five-week absence with a strong frontrunning display to win the 2130m…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion trainer Gary Hall Snr enjoyed wonderful success earlier this century with the Bettors Delight pacer Slick Bird, who was retired after having 34 starts for ten wins, nine placings and stakes of $89,999. A highlight of Slick Bird’s career was her third placing behind Artemis Belle in the WA…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Lightly-raced colt Lusaka reappeared after an absence of almost four months when Deni Roberts drove him to an easy all-the-way win in the 1730m Boookings@Allwoodstud.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Produced in splendid condition by champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond, Lusaka was the $1.20 favourite from barrier…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Richly talented driver Maddison Brown had tactical thoughts churning in her mind for the three days before driving Xceptional Arma in the $215,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But she remained composed and kept her cool to produce a faultless drive to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Capel trainer Aiden De Campo enjoyed a remarkable highlight in a glittering career when he landed the treble in the $215,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. And he will be aiming for a similar exceptional result when Menemsha, Grevis and…
How would you like to be going to Gloucester Park on Friday night with your horse running for a first-prize cheque of more than $100,000? That’s what awaits some lucky owner/owners when their pacer lines up in the $215,000 Allwood Stud 2YO Fillies Westbred Classic (2130m) or the $215,000 Allwood Stud 2YO Colts & Geldings…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred colt Lusaka will take his first steps in a campaign aimed at the $200,000 WA Derby on November 3 when he begins from the No. 1 barrier in the $21,000 Bookings@Allwoodstud.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Sweet Lou colt, trained by Greg and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has made an interesting decision by choosing to drive the New Zealand-bred gelding Captain Bligh ahead of stablemates Im The Black Flash and Velocipede and the Justin Prentice-trained star three-year-old Rolling Fire in the opening event, the 2130m Allwood Stud Devoted To Breeding Excellence Pace…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Smart colt Waverider, who lost his unblemished record when he was surprisingly beaten into ninth place as a $1.26 favourite in the $100,000 Pearl Classic three weeks ago, has drawn perfectly at barrier No. 1 in the $215,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding filly Water Lou has recovered from a debilitating virus, and a sparkling workout has boosted trainer Mike Reed’s confidence leading into the $215,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Water Lou has drawn awkwardly on the outside of the back line in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising reinsman Joey Suvaljko drove a patient race and kept his cool to guide Watts Up Sunshine to a thrilling victory in the $21,000 Westral Handicap, a 2503m stand at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This gave the 20-year-old Suvaljko his first metropolitan-class success and his 26TH win in his…