WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 22ND SEPTEMBER

The Daintys Daughter Classic 3YO Fillies Pace (2130m) is the feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The $50,000 Group 3 feature has attracted a top-class field, with the Luke Edwards-trained August Moon shooting for six in a row. But the random barrier draw hasn’t been kind to the daughter of Captain Trecherous and…

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My Little Big Man Seeks Six in a Row

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred five-year-old My Little Big Man will be attempting to score his sixth win in a row when he contests the $21,000 Book Your Event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He will start from the outside barrier (No. 6) on the front line in the 2503m standing-start…

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On The Back Foot Ready to Fire

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Artful Major in preference to On The Back Foot in the opening event, the $21,000 Retravision Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But Mardella trainer Michael Young remains firm in his conviction that On…

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Soho Seraphine Here for WA Oaks

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Smart filly Soho Seraphine has arrived in Western Australia on a mission to win the $150,000 WA Oaks on Friday fortnight. Soho Seraphine, bred and owned by West Australian Rob Watson, has raced 23 times for seven wins, eight seconds and five thirds for stakes of $179,378. She finished second…

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Young Seeks First Feature Success

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Pinjarra trainer-driver Madeliene Young is delighted her filly Castella Dellacqua has drawn the prized No. 1 barrier in the $50,000 Daintys Daughter Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night and she plans to set the pace in a bid to notch her first feature race victory. The 29-year-old Young hopes…

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Prince Of Pleasure Is On The Way Up

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred pacer Prince Of Pleasure will be a major player in the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup on November 10, according to Hall Of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr. Prince Of Pleasure maintained his excellent form when he began speedily from the No. 4 barrier, set the pace and dashed…

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Captain Bligh Turns The Corner

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Captain Bligh, who managed two second placings from nine starts in New Zealand, has turned the corner since arriving in Western Australia where he has been untroubled to win at his first three starts, by a combined margin of 67 metres. The son of American stallion Captaintreacherous was the $1.30…

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Alcopony Survives Knee Injury

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Henley Brook trainer Kevin Keys has nursed Alcopony back to full health after the four-year-old was laid low by a damaged knee, and the WA-bred gelding has returned to racing in grand style. Alcopony was the $1.60 favourite from the No. 1 barrier in the 1730m Ultimate Sniper Pace at…

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Master Publisher Notches A Hat-Trick

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Master Publisher completed a hat-trick of wins when he unwound a powerful finishing burst to beat Cordero and Rockaball in the 2536m Allwood Stud Supporting WA Breeders Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Master Publisher, the $2.40 favourite from the outside barrier in the field of six, began speedily…

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Soho Dow Jones Appreciates Drop In Class

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…

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Refreshed Rascal Returns Radiant

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…

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Acharne Girl Is A Slick Bird

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…

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