Wonderful To Fly Is Back On Track

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX “She looks like she is back on track,” said a relieved part-owner, trainer and reinsman Shane Young after classy five-year-old mare Wonderful To Fly had produced an explosive finishing burst to come from the clouds to win the $25,000 Sky Racing Listen Live Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on…

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Aardiebytheseaside’s Excellent Trial

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Star mare Aardiebytheseaside enjoyed what could well be described as a good track workout when she strolled around the Gloucester Park circuit on Friday night to record an effortless victory in the $27,000 Follow @Skyracingau On Instagram Pace over 2130m. The four-year-old mare, trained by Greg and Skye Bond, was…

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Jimmy Rocks Survives Serious Injury

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX It was feared that the promising career of Jimmy Rocks had come to an end after just three starts when he was involved in a bad accident in a race at Pinjarra on May 1, 2023. Jimmy Rocks met with severe interference, dislodged his driver Mitch Miller and fell when…

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Insta Gator enjoying a purple patch  

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Insta Gator, described by his trainer-driver Jocelyn Young as a big, lean and gangly horse, has resumed racing after a spell in splendid form, with three wins and a head second placing from five starts. He was the $2.20 favourite in the 2130m Sky Racing Active Pace at Gloucester Park…

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Rupert Of Lincoln Is Tough

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Eight-year-old Rupert Of Lincoln lacks gate speed, but he more than compensates for this deficiency with his toughness. He worked hard when he was a first-up winner at $11.70 ten nights before he was a $43.40 outsider from the No. 2 barrier in the 2130m Sky Racing Watch Live Pace…

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Longreach Bay Gets The Job Done

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX If seven-year-old Longreach Bay had been sound during his career he would have been as good as his exciting elder full-sister Cott Beach, according to his breeder, part-owner and trainer Peter King. During his five-and-a-half-year career Longreach Bay has been on the sidelines for breaks of 16 months, nine months…

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Acuto Loves To Lead

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Veteran pacer Acuto does his best work when he sets the pace, and outstanding young reinsman Kyle Symington made every post a winner from barrier one when he drove a canny race in front to win the 1730m Follow @Skyracingau On X Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Symington…

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Xceptional Arma Bounces Back

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX A losing sequence of 14, including unplaced efforts at her past six starts, and the disadvantage of starting from the outside barrier (No. 9) on the front line did not prevent talented three-year-old filly Xceptional Arma from bouncing back to her best form and winning the $21,000 Sky Racing Pace…

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Captain Ravishing Shines At His WA Debut

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Brilliant speedster Captain Ravishing made a superb WA debut and emerged as a serious contender for the $450,000 TABtouch WA Pacing Cup when Aiden De Campo drove him to a most impressive victory in the Sky Racing Navy Cup over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He will be…

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Bond Stable Dominates WA Derby

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Master trainers Greg and Skye Bond’s innate ability to prepare young pacers to be powerful stayers and have them at their peak for the testing 2536m Sky Racing WA Derby was rewarded when their five youngsters filled five of the top six places in the $200,000 classic at Gloucester Park…

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