Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX An unexpected slice of fortune has enabled promising pacer The Bettor Side to gain a start in the $125,000 APG WA Sales Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and he gets an excellent chance from barrier No. 4 to win the 1730m feature event.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Copy Cat Queen, racing first-up after a five-month absence, ran a splendid trial for next Friday night’s $50,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies when she scored a surprise victory in the HTA Taking You To New Heights Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The My Hard Copy filly was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Dene Bickers, who bred and owns Terror In Texas, and trainer-reinsman Garry Butler have never lost faith in the gelding, whose career has been blighted by injuries, and they are being rewarded for their perseverance and patience. Terror In Texas, now a seven-year-old, is firmly on the comeback trail and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Mardella trainer Michael Young left Gloucester Park on Friday night in high spirits reflecting on his double with Lamandier and October Reign and a treble at Albany, a little more than 400km south of Perth. Stuart McDonald and Joseph and Aaron Suvaljko took a team of six Young-trained pacers to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Astute Henley Brook trainer Mike Reed is predicting bigger and better things from Flying Rumour after the WA-bred five-year-old gave a powerful performance to win the Hoist Solutions Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He is going extra good and has settled down after being a bit…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX WA-bred five-year-old Navy Street went into the HTA Access Solutions Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night with the unflattering record of tenth placings at each of his three previous outings in mobile events. But he relished a return to standing-start racing when Capel trainer Aiden De Campo drove him…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred mare Mighthavtime appeared to be facing an almost impossible task when in 11th position at the bell in the 2130m HTA Reaching For The Top Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But Deni Roberts followed Our Shelley Beach’s three-wide burst from the rear to get Mighthavtime to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Steno maintained her superb form and notched her fifth win in a row when she was seen in a different role before beating Wonderful To Fly by three lengths in the $27,000 HTA Setting New Standards In Hoisting Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Her four previous…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented reinsman Kyle Harper was full of praise for Hotly Pursued after driving the gelding to a splendid win in the $50,000 Hoist Torque Chandon Classic for four-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Hotly Pursued, the $1.50 favourite from the No. 2 barrier, overcame challenges at the start and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Pinny Tiger gave further proof that he is one of WA’s best pacers when he strolled to an effortless victory in the $23,000 HTA Rent A Gen Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trainer and part-owner Michael Brennan was delighted with the ease in which the Victorian-bred Pinny Tiger,…
The $50,000 Hoist Torque Australia Chandon 4YO Classic (2130m) is the feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The race is shaping up as a two-horse war between Hotly Pursued and Rolling Fire, who is the sole runner on the back line. However, award-winning journalist and longtime member of the WA Trotting Media Guild…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion mare Wonderful To Fly has drawn the prized No. 1 barrier in the $27,000 HTA Setting New Standards In Hoisting Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and trainer-reinsman Shane Young is planning to use her excellent gate speed in a bid to lead and beat the speedy Steno…