Carana is On the Way Up

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Seven-year-old Carana, described by his driver Deni Roberts as having been “a bit of a problem child” in New Zealand, maintained his excellent form with an easy win in the Retravision Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Produced in great shape by leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond, Carana,…

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Hale Saint Louie Comes From Last

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX New Zealand-bred four-year-old Hale Saint Louie showed that he has the potential to develop into a star pacer when he charged home from tenth and last at the 900m to burst to the front on the home turn and race away to score a dashing victory in the 2130m Westside…

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Alta Rhett Ends Losing Run of 32

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Veteran pacer Alta Rhett has been a wonderful moneyspinner for Bunbury trainer Sarah Wall, and the eight-year-old ended a losing sequence of 32 when she broke through for her first win for 16 months at Gloucester Park on Friday night. After an encouraging last-start third behind Skylord, Alta Rhett was…

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Ambitsiya Bounces Back

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Promising filly Ambitsiya bounced back to win the $21,000 Steelos Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night after disappointing as the $2 favourite when a well beaten sixth in a field of seven over 1730m three nights earlier. She was the $2.90 favourite from the prized No. 1 barrier on…

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Ideal Tomado Loves to Lead

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX “He’s a leader who also goes well on the rails but is not very effective off the rails,” said trainer Michael Young after Gary Hall Jnr had driven $3.20 favourite Ideal Tomado to a narrow win over the $4.80 second fancy Ira Poole in the 2130m Garrard’s Pace at Gloucester…

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The Code Breaker is Bred to Succeed

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Victorian-bred seven-year-old gelding the Code Breaker is bred to be a good winner. He is by outstanding American sire American Ideal and is out of Alldatglittersisgold, the dam of nine winners, including Baby Bling, Bling It On and Bletchley Park. Baby Bling raced 55 times for 21 wins, ten placings…

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Finvarra Just Hangs On

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Speedy pacer Finvarra performed below his best when he set the pace and held on grimly to score a narrow victory over his stablemates Wildwest and Diego in the $31,000 Ray Duffy Memorial Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Finvarra, trained by Gary Hall Snr, rated 1.56.4 over the…

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Brown Seizes the Opportunity

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Maddison Brown made the most of a surprise opportunity to drive Wall Street Girl in the Smooth FM Perth On Digital Radio Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night by guiding the five-year-old to an effortless victory. Brown replaced Jocelyn Young, who was too upset to take the drive after…

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Queeninthecorner is Flying

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Five-year-old Queeninthecorner has struck a purple patch, and she enhanced her prospects in the $50,000 Kerry Clarke Pace with a dashing victory in the 2130m Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Kyle Symington got Queeninthecorner, the $1.40 favourite, away to a flying start from barrier four, and…

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