Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Artful Miki, an immature and inexperienced three-year-old, produced a dazzling flying finish to snatch an unexpected victory in the $21,000 Children’s Medical Research Institute Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Driven expertly by his trainer Justin Prentice, Artful Miki, a $24.60 outsider, was restrained from the No.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX When Serpentine trainer Giles Inwood leased My Little Big Man from Nathan Turvey about 14 months ago, the New Zealand-bred pacer won at his first five starts for him on South West tracks before finishing a close second to Seeryanfly in a metro-class event at Gloucester Park. “But after those…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Collie reinsman Trent Wheeler maintained his splendid form in the sulky when he drove $2.30 favourite Solesseo Matuca to a decisive victory in the 2130m Vale Sylvia Boylan Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Solesseo Matuca was the $2.30 favourite from his awkward draw on the outside of the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX WA-bred five-year-old Infinite Sign is following in the footsteps of his elder full-brother Infinite Symbol, and at Gloucester Park on Friday night he proved too speedy for his rivals when he led and won comfortably from Let It Linga in the 2130m Baking For Brodie Pace. Infinite Sign, trained by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star driver Deni Roberts heaped praise on Aardiebytheseaside after driving her to an effortless victory in the $27,000 TABradio.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Starting at the prohibitive odds of $1.04, the big New Zealand-bred mare gave Roberts an armchair drive as she set the pace and coasted…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Five-year-old Hold That Gold has exploded into the best form of his career in his latest preparation and is developing into an excellent candidate for the WA Trotters Cup in the summer. The New South Wales-bred gelding, trained in Bunbury by Bob Mellsop, scored an easy win in the Vale…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Speedy four-year-old Sorridere emerged as a worthy contender for the $200,000 Golden Nugget on December 13 when he gave a bold frontrunning display top win the $50,000 John Higgins Memorial over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Interestingly, Sorridere’s trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo was not expecting to set the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Tenzing Bromac, a comparatively lightly-raced six-year-old, will be the powerful Greg and Skye Bond stable’s No. 1 contender for the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup on November. That’s the strong prediction from ace driver Deni Roberts after she had driven the New Zealand-bred gelding to an impressive victory in the $31,000…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New South Wales-bred square gaiter Hold That Gold has resumed after a spell in wonderful form for Bunbury trainer Bob Mellsop and the five-year-old has bright prospects of sending punters home on a winning note by proving too speedy for his seven rivals in the final event, the 2503m Vale…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It’s all systems go for star pacer Never Ending as he prepares for his final assignment in Western Australia before leaving next Tuesday on the first leg of his trip to Sydney to contest the $2.1 million Eureka at Menangle on September 7. The champion four-year-old faces a stern test…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising three-year-old Menemsha will be ready for a strong showing at his third start after a spell, according to his trainer-driver Aiden De Campo. Menemsha, a winner at four of his 15 starts, has drawn perfectly at barrier one in the $21,000 Children’s Medical Research Institute Pace at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Brilliant driver Deni Roberts has handled outstanding pacer Vegas Strip eight times for eight wins, and she has high hopes of continuing this wonderful sequence when she drives the gelding in the $50,000 John Higgins Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Roberts (28) also has an unbeaten record in…