Jaxs Ideal Stakes Her Claim

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising young pacer Jaxs Ideal, unsuccessful at her first twelve race starts, ran a splendid trial for the $100,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies next Friday week when she finished strongly from last at the bell to snatch victory from Reinette and Hold The Ammo in the $21,000 Vale Diane…

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Hampton Banner Faces Moment Of Truth

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Evergreen veteran pacer Hampton Banner maintained his outstanding form with an effortless victory in the $50,000 Village Kid Free-For-All over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night to record his fourth win from his past five starts. Now the eight-year-old faces a stern test when he lines up in the…

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Bettor Move Along Gets Going

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran Collie pacer Bettor Move Along ended a losing sequence of ten when he revealed splendid fighting qualities to score a decisive victory over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Tuesday evening, boosting his trainer Brian Wheeler’s confidence that the seven-year-old was capable of making it two wins in the space…

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De Campo Opts For Its Maa Time

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Ace Hopeland trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive promising filly Its Maa Time over up-and-coming stablemate The Khukri in the $21,000 Vale Diane Richards Pace for three-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Its Maa Time, making her first appearance for eight…

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Captainshavtime Can Buck The Odds

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX The odds appear heavily stacked against star three-year-old filly Captainshavtime when she clashes with older and more experienced mares Freyja and Champagne Everyone in the $23,000 Gordon and Cecilia Cox Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Captainshavtime, trained by Greg and Skye Bond and to be driven…

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Machnificent Is A Star Sprinter

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “He’s run fast times over a mile, and I expect a strong performance from him in the Village Kid Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night,” said trainer and part-owner Katja Warwick when assessing Machnificent’s prospects in the $50,000 feature over 1730m. Seven-year-old Machnificent is a sprint specialist,…

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Miss Red Velvet Bred To Succeed

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Miss Red Velvet looks certain to follow in the footsteps of her outstanding relations Maczaffair, Golden State and A Fair Ol Dance, following her most impressive debut when she scored a stylish victory in the $30,000 Western Crown for two-year-old fillies over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Prominent…

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Young Picks A Winner

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Prominent trainer Michael Young was captivated by the looks of Soho Tribeca colt Cease To React as a yearling and he has no regrets that he outlaid $17,000 to buy the youngster for $17,000 at the 2024 Perth APG yearling sale. It was a wise decision, with Cease To React…

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Sugar Apple Survives A Protest 

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Sugar Apple, with one win from his previous 22 starts going into the $23,000 Belly Up Pace over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night, bounced back to form when he came from last to win as the fourth favourite at $7.10. But the New Zealand-bred six-year-old had to survive…

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Mister Macedon Loves The Breeze

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Tough eight-year-old Mister Macedon thrives on working hard in his races, and he was seen in his favourite role in the breeze when he scored a fighting victory in the $21,000 Team Bond Leading Trainers Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Polemarker and $71 outsider Sporting Grace…

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 Ventura’s Early Speed Is An Asset

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred five-year-old Ventura was recognised as a standing-start specialist with seven of his first nine wins coming in stands. But now, under the care of trainer-reinsman Gary Hall Jnr, he is flourishing in mobile events in which one of his greatest assets is his sparkling gate speed. Hall made…

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Hampton Banner’s Purple Patch

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven weeks ago, veteran pacer Hampton Banner had a losing sequence of 22, but trainer Debra Lewis has rejuvenated the eight-year-old who has now won at three of his past four starts. Jocelyn Young has formed an excellent association with Hampton Banner, and she has been in the…

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