Lusaka Is On The Move

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Lusaka, a winner of nine races as a three-year-old, notched his second win as a four-year-old when he proved too strong for his eight rivals in the 2130m Fly With Fly Like An Eagle Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His victory over Vanderbilt and Franco Ecuador showed that…

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Carana Is A Stand Specialist

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX No pacer deserves to be recognised as a standing-start specialist ahead of the New Zealand-bred seven-year-old Carana, who maintained his splendid form with a comfortable victory in the Go First Class With Ramsay’s Horse Transport Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Carana, prepared by Forrestdale trainers Greg and Skye…

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Happy Duty Bound Succeeds

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Veteran pacer Duty Bound is appreciating the tender care of his trainer Jemma Hayman, and he maintained his recent burst of good form with an all-the-way success in the 2130m Give It Your Best Shot With Ultimate Sniper At Allwood Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He had a…

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Suvaljko Makes The Right Choice

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Twenty-one-year-old Joey Suvaljko had the choice of driving any one of his mother Sarah’s three runners, Isaidboo, Peter Romeo and Classnsmart, in the 1730m Larkhill Vets Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But he made the right decision when he chose to handle Beyond Bling for Northam owner-trainer Lang…

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A Breeze For Aardiebytheseaside

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX “She has a big motor and is pretty special,” enthused Deni Roberts after driving Aardiebytheseaside to an effortless victory in the $50,000 WASBA Breeders Stakes over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “She is just a machine, and we’re going to have some fun with her.” Aardiebytheseaside, a lightly-raced…

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Senior Knows Best

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Young reinsman Stuart McDonald had to revise his plans with star pacer Jumpingjackmac in the 2536m Budget Stockfeeds In Oakford Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr instructed him to delay his challenge to the hot favourite Steel The Show. It proved…

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Mister Smartee’s Record Run

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX An elated Stuart McDonald declared the sky was the limit for inexperienced four-year-old Mister Smartee after driving him to a superb victory in the $50,000 Westside Auto Wholesale Four and Five-Year-Old Championship at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mister Smartee, the $1.50 favourite, smashed the race record when he rated…

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Young Seeks A Breakthrough

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Jocelyn Young, delighted to land her 400TH winner in the sulky on Tuesday night, is seeking to end a frustrating run of second placings with Wall Street Girl by guiding the five-year-old mare to victory in the opening event, the 2130m Give It Your Best Shot With Ultimate Sniper Pace…

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Wheeler Ready To Rock’N’Roll

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Collie reinsman Trent Wheeler is driving in superb form, and he is looking forward to setting the pace and winning the 2130m Pegasus And Milne Feeds Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night with the speedy five-year-old Rockandrollartist. He jumped at the opportunity to drive Rockandrollartist for Capel trainer Aiden…

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Tactical Battle On The Cards

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Ace driver Deni Roberts predicts a battle of tactics when she handles Steel The Show in the 2536m Shop Budget Stockfeeds In Oakford Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night when the seven-year-old’s clash with Jumpingjackmac will be a highlight of the ten-event program. Steel The Show, trained by Greg…

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McDonald Happy To Fill In

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX In-form reinsman Stuart McDonald is more than happy to fill in as the driver of brilliant young pacer Mister Smartee in the $50,000 Westside Auto Wholesale Four and Five-Year-Old Championship at Gloucester Park on Friday night while the gelding’s regular driver Gary Hall Jnr is enjoying a well-deserved holiday in…

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