Skylord Stakes His Claim

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Skylord unleashed a sizzling burst of speed to charge home from last in a field of eleven at the 120m mark in the home straight to storm to a spectacular last-stride victory in the $21,000 Happy 90TH Birthday Des Parr Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Rarely…

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Retirement Is Postponed

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Plans were in place for five-year-old mare Make Your Mark to have her final start in a race at Pinjarra on Monday of last week. But when she gave a wonderful performance to finish fourth behind Seagrass it was decided to delay her retirement. Ravenswood trainer Nathan Turvey then made…

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Talks Up A Storm lives up to his name

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX The aptly-named WA-bred six-year-old Talks Up A Storm has lived up to his name for much if his career, and he continues to delight his trainer Murray Lindau with his excellent efforts on the track. By American sire Artspeak and out of the New Zealand-bred mare Typhoon Tan, Talks Up…

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Crowd Control Enjoys A New Role

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Crowd Control, a noted frontrunner, was seen in a different role at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he worked hard in the breeze before scoring an easy victory in the $21,000 Adopt A Camel Pace over 2130m. Trained by Kim Prentice and driven assertively by Mitch Miller, Crowd Control,…

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Sugar Street Ends A Drought

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX New Zealand-bred six-year-old Sugar Street ended a 20-month drought and a losing sequence of 16 when he bounced back to form with an impressive victory in the 2130m We Love Our Members Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Sugar Street, a $13.20 chance, was restrained from barrier five by…

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Montana Glory Is On The Way Up

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX New Zealand-bred five-year-old Montana Glory strengthened her prospects of developing into a major player in the rich feature events for mares later this year when she gave a superb performance to win the 2130m Al Pal Bell Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This was her third win from…

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Nickys Son Storms Home

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Veteran square gaiter Nickys Son maintained his wonderfully consistent form when he came from a seemingly hopeless position to score an easy win in the $21,000 Never Trot Lodge Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The eight-year-old who started from the inside of the back line and at the attractive…

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Star Casino Resumes In Style

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Mt Helena trainer Ray Williams produced Star Casino in fine fettle for his return to racing after a 15-week absence when Dylan Egerton-Green drove him to victory in the $19,000 Rex Far Too Good Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred five-year-old was the $2.70 favourite from…

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Two Wins In Four Days

Ken Casellas | Photo:  HAMILTON CONTENT CREATORS Promising pacer Goodfellaz has returned to racing after a seven-month absence in splendid form for trainer Debra Lewis, winning first-up at Gloucester Park on Tuesday evening and then repeating the dose three nights later with an effortless all-the-way win in the 2130m Rattlin Lilly Pace over 2130m at…

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Star Casino Resumes In Style

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Mt Helena trainer Ray Williams produced Star Casino in fine fettle for his return to racing after a 15-week absence when Dylan Egerton-Green drove him to victory in the $19,000 Rex Far Too Good Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred five-year-old was the $2.70 favourite from…

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Soho Dow Jones Is The Icing On The Cake

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Before travelling to Gloucester Park on Friday night reinsman Mitch Miller purchased a passion fruit sponge cake to give to astute trainer Kim Prentice for his 63RD birthday,  and then he presented him with further gifts by driving a double with Soho Dow Jones and Crowd Control. Miller said that…

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