Changes Should Help Lion Queen

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Lion Queen put up a strong performance in the WA Oaks two starts ago to race in the breeze, take the lead 380m from home and finish third behind Madam Publisher and Atlantic Gem before she took the lead after 500m and set the pace when a winner by a…

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Tough Decision For Roberts

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Outstanding driver Deni Roberts thought long and hard as she wrestled with making a choice of which Greg and Skye Bond-trained three-year-old she would handle in the $200,000 Sky Racing WA Derby at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Bond stable holds a powerful hand in the rich classic with…

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Captain Ravishing Ready To Fire

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Aiden De Campo has been engaged to drive exciting pacer Captain Ravishing in the $50,000 Sky Racing Navy Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and he is confident that the star five-year-old will fight out the finish of the 2130m event at his West Australian debut and a week…

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A Long Time Between Drinks

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Pinjarra hobby trainer Leeann Lee celebrated her second victory in a metropolitan-class event at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Sweet Lucifer scored an impressive win in the $21,000 Trotsynd Pace over 2130m,  35 years after her initial triumph. It was in 1989 when Kim Young drove Lee’s first city…

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Love On The Rocks Repays Hall’s Faith

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Persistent problems with a damaged tendon resulted in Love On The Rocks having only three starts in WA for champion trainer Gary Hall Snr in 29 months after arriving from New Zealand in Australia in May 2022. Hall’s perseverance and his faith in the gelding is at last paying dividends.…

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Our Sandy Shore Returns In Style

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Talented four-year-old mare Our Sandy Shore returned to racing at Gloucester Park on Friday night in fine style after performing extremely well at Pinjarra at her previous eight starts. Trained by Colin Brown and driven confidently by his daughter Maddison, Our Sandy Shore was a $7 chance from the No.…

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Hold That Gold Holds On

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Bunbury trainer Bob Mellsop continued his outstanding run of successes with five-year-old Hold That Gold when he won the Trotsynd Supports JP Pacing Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night in a thrilling three-way photo finish. But the victory did not come without some anxious moments in the home straight…

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Thomson Bay Ends Losing Run

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Bargain pacer Thomson Bay ended a losing sequence of 18 when he gave a spirited frontrunning display to win the 2130m Trotsynd Join The Fun Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Stuart McDonald took full advantage of the No. 1 barrier by setting the pace with Thomson Bay, the…

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Soho Dow Jones Is Maturing

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX “He has always been a bit of a weirdo, with probably more ability than he has shown,” said Mitch Miller after driving Soho Dow Jones to an easy win in the $23,000 Trotsynd Syndication Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “But he has really come on this year and…

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Jawsoflincoln Back With A Vengeance

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX The much-travelled five-year-old Jawsoflincoln bounced back to top form at his second appearance after a seven-month absence when he revealed splendid fighting qualities to work hard in the breeze before finishing powerfully to score an easy win in the 1730m Trotsynd #Winnerswin Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It…

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Big Night For Prentice And Mitchell

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX When Mitch Miller drove $31.70 outsider Soho Seraphine to victory in the Trotsynd Pacing To Victory Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night it completed a successful meeting for the combination of Miller and astute trainer Kim Prentice. Earlier, Miller and Prentice combined to win the Trotsynd Syndication Pace with…

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Thenu Came Along Arrives In Time

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Smart gelding Thenu Came Along made a powerful late bid to earn a start in the $200,000 WA Derby next Friday night when he gave a sample of his class with a runaway win in the $21,000 Vale Hubert Tucker Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Thenu Came Along,…

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