Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Supporters of star juvenile Water Lou survived some anxious moments before the $1.04 favourite defied a serious late challenge from the $11 second fancy Xceptional Arma to win the $29,400 Direct Trades Supply Gold Bracelet at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Water Lou, driven by Shannon Suvaljko for trainer…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Managing part-owner Rob Tomlinson was lavish in his praise of Magnificent Storm after the six-year-old star had scored a superb victory in the DTS All Your Civil And Construction Supply Needs Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “You could see how devastating he was tonight,” said Tomlinson. “Aldo…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ever since I covered the 1956 August Cup meeting at Gloucester Park as a 19-year-old, freshly anointed as the chief harness writer for The West Australian newspaper, I have thoroughly enjoyed describing the emotions and portraying the excitement and joy of owners, trainers and drivers. I was fortunate when…
The Group 2 Direct Trades Supply Empress Stakes (2536m) highlights an action-packed 10-event card at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The feature event brings together a 12-horse capacity field featuring the likes of Wonderful To Fly, The Amber Hare and Nevermindthechaos. Members of the WA Trotting Media Guild feel confident they have come up with…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion trainer Gary Hall Snr looks set to dominate the final event at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he will be represented by four of the six runners in the 2130m event for three-year-olds. Gary Hall Jnr has given punters a good lead by choosing to drive Im…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko lavished praise on brilliant two-year-old filly Water Lou when assessing her prospects in the $29,400 Direct Trades Supply Gold Bracelet at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Suvaljko is excited at the prospect of resuming as the filly’s driver after he opted to drive her stablemate…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star WA-bred five-year-old Mighty Ronaldo gets an ideal opportunity to return to the winning list when he starts from the coveted No. 1 barrier in the $30,000 DTS All Your Civil And Construction Supply Needs Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Brilliant young driver Emily Suvaljko said that…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Astute Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Shane Young has high hopes he can emulate the performance of his twin Kim and win the $75,000 Direct Trades Supply Empress Stakes at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He will drive outstanding four-year-old Wonderful To Fly, who will start from the inside of the back…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators One win from his past 83 starts was not the ideal form line for veteran pacer Deeorse going into the final event, the $18,500 Catalano Truck And Equipment Pace over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New South Wales-bred seven-year-old had been unplaced at his ten previous…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Wonderful To Fly, WA’s three-year-old Filly of the Year in 2022, made a superb return to racing after a 20-week absence when she scored a splendid victory in the $26,000 SEFS The Asset Finance Specialists Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was the $2.30 favourite ($1.80 on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The much-travelled Hector, a lazy horse at home where he consistently gets beaten by his stablemates in trackwork, obviously saves his best for race nights. He was the $3 second favourite from the No. 2 barrier in the 2130m Vale Alf Da Re Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A decision by Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Chris Voak to change James Butt’s gear paid dividends when the eight-year-old revealed brilliant gate speed and set a fast pace to win the 1730m Specialised Equipment Funding Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I put a Murphy blind on him in a…