Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Ace driver Deni Roberts predicts a battle of tactics when she handles Steel The Show in the 2536m Shop Budget Stockfeeds In Oakford Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night when the seven-year-old’s clash with Jumpingjackmac will be a highlight of the ten-event program. Steel The Show, trained by Greg…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX In-form reinsman Stuart McDonald is more than happy to fill in as the driver of brilliant young pacer Mister Smartee in the $50,000 Westside Auto Wholesale Four and Five-Year-Old Championship at Gloucester Park on Friday night while the gelding’s regular driver Gary Hall Jnr is enjoying a well-deserved holiday in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Birchmont trainer Brad Lynn has never lost faith in his dependable seven-year-old pacer Joey James, who was bred and is raced by his wife Katrina and caused an upset as a $47.30 outsider when Deni Roberts drove him to victory in the $21,000 Retravision.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It was a rare sight at Gloucester Park when 34-year-old Coolup horseman Dean Miller donned the pink and purple racing silks to drive promising two-year-old filly Poppys Last Dance in the last event, the Retravision Online Pace, on Friday night. And Miller enjoyed the trip from the country as he…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Pinjarra trainer Chris Voak’s decision to use hood type blinkers on Per Ardua Ad Astra had the desired effect when Chris Lewis got the six-year-old away speedily from the No. 3 barrier before setting a solid pace and winning easily from the fast-finishing Wall Street Girl in the 1730m Retravision,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding driver Deni Roberts landed the third leg of a treble and notched her 600TH career victory when she guided the $1.10 favourite Steel The Show to a comfortable win in the $25,000 Memorial Day Stakes at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Steel The Show, a New Zealand-bred seven-year-old by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX WA-bred five-year-old Acharne Girl enhanced her prospects in next Friday night’s Group 3 WASBA Breeders Stakes with a dashing last-to-first win in the 2130m Retravision, For All Your Electrical Stuff You Love Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was the $1.70 favourite from wide at barrier No. 8…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It was a case of mixed fortune for champion horseman Gary Hall Jnr in the $23,000 Retravision, Buy Now, Pay Later Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he trained two of the runners (Solesseo Matuca and Regal Cheval) and drove the $2.70 favourite Ira Poole for his father,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran-trainer-reinsman Lindsay Harper adopted similar tactics two weeks in a row to bring about the downfall of the well-fancied Greg and Skye Bond-trained Jett Star in 2130m events at Gloucester Park. He caused an upset on Friday night when he brought $9.80 chance Middlepage home with a strong burst to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented pacer Lusaka warmed up for a tilt at next Friday night’s $50,000 Four and Five-Year-Old Championship with a strong win in the 2130m Retravision, Lowest Price Guarantee Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Lusaka, owned and trained by Greg and Skye Bond, was a hot $1.40 favourite from…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He is as good a chance I have of winning a Derby with,” said star reinsman Chris Voak after driving Bet The House to a splendid victory in the Group 3 $50,000 Caduceus Club Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He has the tenacity and mental strength to win…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Brilliant, lightly-raced five-year-old Catch A Wave dispelled a widely-held myth that he was suspect over long distances when he gave a dazzling display of sheer speed on his way to winning the $300,000 Retravision Fremantle Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Not only did Catch A Wave charge home…