Belly Up Overcomes The Odds

Ken Casellas | Photo:  Hamilton Content Creators Everything, it seemed, was transpiring to prevent Belly Up from contesting, let alone winning, the $215,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A gentle soul with a friendly nature, the mischievous Belly Up had the annoying habit of stomping…

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Lewis Sees Silver Lining For Little Darling

Ken Casellas | Photo:  Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Chris Lewis has handled Little Darling in all of her seven wins, and he is suggesting that the WA-bred five-year-old mare is close to ending a 21-month drought. Little Darling, bred and trained by Barry Howlett and owned by members of his family, has shown flashes…

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Symington Is Back In Action

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Outstanding young reinsman Kyle Symington returned to Perth on Wednesday after a three-month holiday in America, and he is looking forward to resuming his association with the brilliant colt Waverider, who looks the winner of the group 2 $100,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for three-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester…

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Leading Suits Noble Thorondor

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX With twelve starts and four wins and three placings Noble Thorondor is the most successful and experienced runner in the $215,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. And his winning prospects improved substantially when he drew the prized No. 1 barrier…

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Ruby Lovera Aiming To Enhance Family Tradition

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX New Zealand-bred pacer Lovera did not race, but she has proved to be an outstanding brood mare, having produced group 1 two-year-old filly winners Artemis Belle and Eagle Rox. And now her latest filly foal Ruby Lovera has bright prospects of upholding a wonderful family tradition by winning the $215,000…

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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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