Arma Xfactor Bounces Back

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Arma Xfactor, a winner at seven of his 14 starts last season, went into the 1730m Westral Meshlock Security Doors Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night with only one placing from his first six starts as a five-year-old this season. But a flying start from the No. 5 barrier…

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Lazy Skylou Gets The Job Done

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr was planning to give smart pacer Skylou the task of working the breeze in the 2503m Westral Window Blinds Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I was expecting to have to sit in the breeze outside of Dourado, but when he broke into a…

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Now for the Western Crown

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Promising filly Highview Heidi, an impressive winner of the $35,000 Gold Bracelet at Gloucester Park on Friday night, will have a few days off before being prepared for the $30,000 Western Crown on June 14. “She’s got toughness, and she made it a staying test tonight,” said Bunbury trainer Paul…

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Rich Plums Await Water Lou

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Rich feature events for three-year-old fillies are on the agenda for champion pacer Water Lou, who maintained her superb form with a remarkable victory in the $50,000 Westral Diamond Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Water Lou notched her seventh successive victory, after surviving a protest, and boosted her…

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Hall’s Powerful Hand

Ken Casellas | Photo:  Hamilton Content Creators Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr looks set to dominate the $31,000 Westral Shadetrack Outdoor Blinds Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He has five of the seven runners engaged in the 2130m Free-For-All, with Jumpingjackmac his leading candidate after setting the pace and finishing a…

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Milestone Looms For Padberg

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Seven-year-old Sweet Lou gelding Classic Choice drops significantly in class when he begins from the No. 2 barrier in the 1730m Westral Meshlock Security Doors Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night — and star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko is confident of victory with the pacer who has been unplaced at…

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Reinette Can Turn The Tables

Ken Casellas | Photo:  Hamilton Content Creators Veteran Coolup trainer Frank Nafranec has smart two-year-old Reinette racing in splendid form and the filly has excellent prospects of turning the tables on Highview Heidi when they clash in the $35,000 Westral Gold Bracelet over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Reinette was gallant in defeat…

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Miss Hepburn Gets Her Chance

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Miss Hepburn has won only two races, but ace trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo is quietly confident that she will be able to beat the brilliant Water Lou when they clash in the $50,000 Westral Diamond Classic for three-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Water Lou is the outstanding…

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Our Maestoso Is A Star

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred trotter Our Maestoso is carrying all before him, and his part-owner and trainer Barry Howlett has high hopes the five-year-old will exceed the deeds of his former star trotter Sunnys Little Whiz. Sunnys Little Whiz was retired after racing 48 times for 18 wins, 15 placings and…

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Highview Heidi Set For The Gold Bracelet

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Promising filly Highview Heidi warmed up for next Friday night’s $35,000 Gold Bracelet in fine style with a stylish victory in the 1730m Download the TABtouch Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was an easing $4.40 chance from the outside barrier in the field of eight, but ace…

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Voak Lauds Storm The Beach

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Star reinsman Chris Voak has a high opinion of the lightly raced four-year-old Storm The Beach, who was not extended in winning the 2130m Nova 93.7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He is still very green, but he is tough, he can stick and has a high cruising…

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Franco Encore Causes An Upset

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Brilliant colt Waverider was all the rage as the $1.34 favourite for the 2130m Sell Your Car at Westside Auto Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But he was upstaged by his smart stablemate Franco Encore, who was surprisingly shunned by punters after two wins and two placings from…

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