Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Smart WA-bred six-year-old Finvarra relished his frontrunning role when he proved the master of his three New Zealand-bred stablemates in the $31,000 Flying Jett To India Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The race was a triumph for champion trainer Gary Hall Snr who prepared Finvarra ($3.20) for his…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Brilliant colt Waverider enhanced his reputation and showed that he should develop into a star when he scored an effortless victory in the $50,000 Group 3 Team Bond Pearl Classic for three-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He will now have a brief let-up before being set for the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Dashing reinsman Chris Voak declared experienced seven-year-old Withoutthetuh a good each-way chance when he chose to drive him in preference to veteran pacer Carrera Mach in the 4TH May 2008 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Voak has driven Withoutthetuh to four of his 15 victories, while he has…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Lightly-raced four-year-old Velocipede is ready to produce a strong first-up performance when he contests the Do Do More Wine Please Pace over 2536m at Gloucester Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, following a sound performance in a 2185m trial at Pinjarra on Wednesday of last week. Velocipede, trained by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell holds a powerful hand in the $50,000 Team Bond Pearl Classic for three-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night and has high hopes of winning the event for the second time, following Swingband’s success in 2022. Bell’s prospects soared when Franco Encore drew the prized No.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It was a back to the drawing board for Serpentine trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green after he had driven Captain Stirling into a close second on debut at Pinjarra just over 15 weeks ago. On the surface, Captain Stirling had given a stout-hearted performance to finish a half-length behind When In Vegas…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Wanneroo trainer Debbie Padberg stands alone as Western Australia’s most successful female harness racing trainer, and she reached a memorable milestone at Gloucester Park on Friday night when she landed her 600TH winner. Padberg produced WA-bred six-year-old Lil Happy Fella in fine fettle for the 2130m Westral Verishade Curtains Pace,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Erratic behaviour prevented Starlight Dream from racing as a two and three-year-old, but the now seven-year-old mare looks set to win many more races. Byford trainer Donald Harper has Starlight Dream racing with considerable verve, and she was most impressive when she thundered home from the rear to win the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New South Wales-bred four-year-old Barbados is proving a good buy for Scott and Sandy Nelson and Todd and Cara Hughes who outlaid $5000 to purchase the gelding who was advertised for sale on Facebook in June last year. Barbados, who had finished second at three of his five starts in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He is definitely better now than he has ever been,” said Stuart McDonald after driving Jumpingjackmac to an easy win in the $31,000 Westral Shadetrack Outdoor Blinds Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “And I’m looking forward to him racing in the WA Pacing Cup later this…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Fond memories of Aiden De Campo driving the brilliant pacer Handsandwheels to 24 of his 29 victories, including the 2017 WA Derby, were revived when the star reinsman drove Magnus Victor to his first metropolitan-class win at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Magnus Victor, trained in Capel by De Campo,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred five-year-old Rockmyster has resumed after a spell in fine form, and his trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green predicts a bright future for the gelding. Rockmyster’s two appearances after a five-month absence have resulted in a fast-finishing first-up second to Rockandrollartist and a powerful victory in the Westral Plantation Timber Shutters…