Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented mare Rumour Has It has been her own worst enemy, having twice stalled her career with self-inflicted injuries. Now a rising six-year-old, Rumour Has It reappeared after a ten-month absence when she was the $2.70 favourite from the No. 1 barrier in the 2130m Perth’s No. 1 Station Nova…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Superstar Magnificent Storm is expected to make his final appearance as a six-year-old when he contests the Group 3 $50,000 Village Kid Sprint over 1730m next Friday night. The champion pacer was not extended in scoring an effortless victory in the Pat Cranley Memorial over 2130m at Gloucester Park on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Last-start winner Extraordinary Mary was in an irascible mood when she refused to face the barrier in the standing-start Smooth FM Perth On Digital Radio Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This delayed the start, and the official starter punished the four-year-old mare for her poor behaviour by ordering…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred pacer Tiger Royal, who has done all his racing in WA, is a smart opportunist, according to his trainer Ryan Bell. Tiger Royal, a $11.60 chance, was driven patiently by Kyle Symington before finishing strongly to win by a half-neck from Middlepage ($61), rating a smart 1.56.5 over…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Mardella trainer Michael Young describes five-year-old October Reign as a freewheeling pacer, and he was delighted when they Victorian-bred gelding raced without cover all the way before getting up in the final stride to win from the pacemaker Peligroso in the 2130m Metlabs Irisndt Christmas Pace at Gloucester Park on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX On December 1, 2017, Reaza Grunter gave a sample of her class with a brilliant all-the-way victory in a heat of the San Simeon Classic. Her half-sister Sister Cherie revealed similar ability when she led and scored an easy win in the 2130m Perth’s Kate Mac For Breakfast On Smooth…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX A sizzling beginning and an all-the-way victory in the Nathan, Nat And Shaun For Breakfast Pace over 1730m by Withoutthetuh at Gloucester Park on Friday night has prompted Coolup trainer Michael Brennan to set the Courage Under Fire six-year-old for the $48,500 Nights Of Thunder on January 26. Brennan, who…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented pacer Floewriter has recovered from leg problems, and he staked a strong claim for a start in the $200,000 Golden Nugget next Friday week when he gave a bold frontrunning display to score an emphatic victory in the Freshest Hits And Throwbacks On Nova Four-Year-Old Class Consolation at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Wonderful To Fly became only the third mare in the 46-year history of the Nova 93.7 Four-Year-Old Classic to win the Group 2 $125,000 feature event when she sprinted home with a dazzling burst to snatch a thrilling last-stride victory over the pacemaker Hoppys Way at Gloucester Park on Friday…