Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Astute trainer-reinsman Aldo Cortopassi had no great expectations for Bazaar Package at her city debut in the 2130m TABtouch Pace for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night after she had managed just only one placing, a third at Pinjarra, from five country appearances. However, Bazaar Package, the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Strong New Zealand-bred pacer Dont Bother Me None defied the distinct disadvantage of a punctured sulky tyre for two laps by producing a tigerish effort to score an easy victory in the 2130m Direct trades Supply Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Bettors Delight five-year-old began from…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Smart New Zealand-bred pacer Jett Star maintained his excellent form when he was a $4.70 chance and had a tough run without cover before winning easily from the pacemaker and $1.36 favourite Alcopony in the 2130m Sky Channel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Jett Star, prepared by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Young trainer-reinsman Corey Peterson predicted a bright future for Nullarbor Navajo after driving the six-year-old mare to victory in the 2130m Xmas In July Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “She has a lot of ability and I like her a lot,” said Peterson. “She has a lot…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Hillview Bondi, the $1.60 favourite from the No. 1 barrier in the 1730m Hamilton Content Creators Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, gave his supporters a scare when he was beaten for early speed by $13 chance Whos The Dad and $61 outsider Cheer The Major. With Whos…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Consistent New South Wales-bred pacer Mea Culpa is at his best when he leads, and outstanding young reinsman Kyle Symington took full advantage of the No. 1 barrier by guiding him to an easy all-the-way win in the 2130m Channel Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A change in training workouts for Onesmartfella has proved successful, with the New Zealand-bred seven-year-old returning to his best form and ending a losing sequence of seven with a strong win in the 1730m Team Bond Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Onesmartfella, the $5.10 second fancy, was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Speedy frontrunner Talks Up A Storm relished a change from his successful racing pattern of setting the pace when Kyle Harper took a conservative approach and drove him with a sit in the 1730m Westside Auto Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Talks Up A Storm, trained by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Line The Starzzz is developing into one of the State’s best trotters, even though she is by former world champion pacer Four Starzzz Shark, and her maternal line traces back to quality West Australian pacers Backin A Jiffy and Backina Falcon. But breeder and owner Terry Ferguson is not…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion mare Wonderful To Fly enjoyed an easy stroll in front before sprinting over the final 400m in 26.5sec. on her way to winning the $50,000 APG WA final for four-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The $1.30 favourite from barrier one gave trainer-reinsman Shane Young a comfortable…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star pacer Shockwave delighted his trainer Ryan Bell when he made a wonderful return to racing by cruising to an effortless victory in the $30,000 West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He showed no signs of his damaged tendon, an injury which kept him out of…
Author John Elsegood | Henry Ethelbert Thomas Miller Champion reinsman Born: Palmyra, 1932 Died: Wattle Grove, aged 91 Not many called Ethelbert make a name for themselves. In fact, 1100 years separated Ethelbert, King of Kent and Wessex, and reinsman Henry Ethelbert Thomas Miller — “Harry” — whose career in pacing was highlighted by winning the 1960 WA Trotting…