WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 10TH MARCH

The feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night is the re-running of the Listed APG 2YO Colts & Geldings Classic (1730m). The $100,000 race had to be abandoned last week when Greatgreat Boulder fell at the 600m point after the field had travelled almost a lap. Barrier draws remain the same and Waverider, who…

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Henrik Larsson is Fit to Resume

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred six-year-old Henrik Larsson has been affected by hoof problems for much of his career, and he will be an interesting runner in the Caduceus Club Committee Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night when racing first-up after a six-month absence. Trainer Luke Edwards said that…

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The Mustang Ready to Fire

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Emerging star trainer Michael Young is bubbling with confidence that The Mustang will return to the winning list at his second start after a spell when he begins from the prized No. 1 barrier in the 1730m Caduceus Club Come UJP And Join Us Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on…

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Skylord is One-In-A-Million

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Madeliene Young, the star of the show at Gloucester Park on Tuesday evening when she drove with great skill to land a treble, described Skylord as an all-rounder and a one-in-a-million pacer. She said that after driving Skylord to an effortless victory, rating 1.57.4 over 1730m. Skylord began from…

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Waverider Looks the Goods

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Waverider provided a pertinent preview for the $100,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he zipped to the front soon after the start before the event was declared a no-race after Greatgreat Boulder choked down and crashed to the track…

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Brown’s Soft Spot for Veteran

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ten-year-old pacer Star Armbro, a somewhat temperamental and boisterous pacer in his early days, has settled down with age and is now far less impetuous and is one of gifted driver Maddison Brown’s favourites. He continues to race with abundant enthusiasm, and after driving him to victory in the…

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A Milestone For Jan Milentis

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Jan Milentis, a 70-year-old hobby trainer from Wooroloo, with a family background steeped in harness racing, celebrated her first metropolitan-class success when Adda Spoilt Major gave a powerful performance to win the Australian Pacing Gold Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Her father Ron Culleton was a prominent…

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Egerton-Green’s Plan Succeeds

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Dylan Egerton-Green went into the 2536m APGgold.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night with a good degree of confidence — and a plan to stalk Rockaball, a $6.50 chance he considered his main rival. His plan worked to perfection. As expected, the polemarker and $2.40 favourite Valbonne set…

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Mea Culpa Blossoms In WA

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Six-year-old Mea Culpa won at eight of his 77 Victorian starts, and he has blossomed under Ravenswood trainer Nathan Turvey’s care, with his first 14 starts in Western Australia producing seven wins and five placings for stakes of $56,099. Mea Culpa, described by Turvey as “just an all-round good…

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Know When To Run’s Hat-Trick

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice has brought Know When To Run back after a let-up in splendid form, and the seven-year-old completed a hat-trick of wins at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he scored a narrow victory in the 2130m APG Perth Yearling Sale This Sunday At Magic…

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No Trouble For Steel The Show

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred six-year-old Steel The Show looks destined for bigger and better things for champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond after the gelding strolled to victory in the 2130m APG The Industry Owned Sales Company Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Steel The Show’s win completed a hat-trick…

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Lucapelo Ready For A Spell

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lucapelo, who notched his third win from his past four starts when he set the pace and fought on grimly to win the $50,000 APG Sales Classic for three-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night, will be sent for a well-deserved spell after he contests the…

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