Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant five-year-old Nevermindthechaos faces an acid test when she starts from the outside barrier in the field of eight in the $22,000 Media Guild Most Winners in a Night Ken Casellas Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “It’s a good race for an eight-horse field and a good…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Trainer Debra Lewis and the owners of Hampton Banner are hoping that the New Zealand-bred six-year-old retains his unbeaten record in races at Gloucester Park in which he has started from the No. 1 barrier when he begins from that prized draw in the $30,000 Media Guild Cup on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “The quicker they go, he goes with them,” said Byford owner-trainer Trevor Wright when declaring that veteran pacer Cordero had the fortitude to contest his second race in the space of four days. The WA-bred seven-year-old will line up on the prized No. 1 barrier in the $20,375 Media…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Wonnerup trainer Terry Ferguson has Chumani in top form, and star reinsman Chris Voak is bubbling with enthusiasm about the six-year-old’s prospects in the $50,000 Trotsynd Trotters Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He has drawn the ace (barrier No. 1 off the front line in the 2503m…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Three years ago the connections of James Butt were informed that the New Zealand-bred gelding’s highly promising career was in extreme doubt after he suffered serious damage to a suspensory ligament. He was not sighted for 17 months, and then after one trial he damaged the suspensory ligament to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-born Michael Blakemore was all smiles at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he notched his first metropolitan-class training success, with veteran pacer Walsh leading and holding on to win the $18,5000 $1 Million Nullarbor Slot Race on April 14 Pace. And he will be seen in a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lightly-raced five-year-old mare Rumour Has It looks set for a successful campaign after she overcame considerable early pressure and went on to set the pace and win the 2130m Hoist Torque Australia Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was the $1.80 favourite from the No. 1 barrier…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Injury-plagued six-year-old The Ideal Touch excels as a frontrunner and he was not extended to score an all-the-way victory in the 2536m $22,000 Sky Channel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Making his second appearance after a spell, The Ideal Touch was the $1.90 favourite from the No.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators West Australian-bred mare Paroquet returned to her best form and ended a losing run of seven when Chris Lewis drove her to an all-the-way win over the fast-finishing Vulcan Star in the 2130m Imperial Finance Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Paroquet, prepared by Michael Munro, was a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators WA-bred six-year-old Make It Happen ended a sequence of five unplaced runs and broke through for his first metropolitan-class win when he proved too strong for his six rivals in the 1730m Direct Trades Supply Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Young Blythewood trainer Corey Peterson sent Make…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ravenswood trainer Jocelyn Young’s decision to fit Dolly Vardon blinkers on Valentines Brook in a bid to improve the gelding’s gate speed had the desired effect in the 2130m A&E Property Group Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But young reinsman Kyle Symington was concerned when he saw…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Ryan Warwick admires Glenledi Chief for his wonderful consistency but he says that the New Zealand-bred six-year-old makes life tough with his attitude of not doing his best. Glenledi Chief, prepared by champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond, was the $2.60 second fancy from barrier No. 2…