Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Victorian-bred filly Quintessa was injured during a storm last year and was unable to contest any events for two-year-olds. But she has recovered fully and has revealed above-average ability in scoring easy wins at her first three starts as a three-year-old in the month of February. She has been so…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Rajah Rocks has been racing exclusively on South-West tracks in recent times before he reappeared at Gloucester Park on Friday night for the first time for six and a half months. Trained and driven by Aiden De Campo, the four-year-old Rajah Rocks lined up as a $15.20 chance from the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Alkira is an Aboriginal name meaning Sent from Heaven, and the South-West Brockman family has enjoyed plenty of success over the past 25 years with pacers with Alkira in their names and pedigree. It all began with Alkira Star, who had a brief but successful career, racing ten times in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced six-year-old Alta Allure is still learning, according to trainer Annie Belton, who races the mare in partnership with her husband Colin. Alta Allure was the $4.20 second fancy when she caused a minor upset by winning easily from the $1.60 favourite Champagne Everyone in the $25,000 APG Industry Owned…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators WA-bred six-year-old Paul Edward revealed excellent fighting qualities to overcome the effects of overracing in front as well as the considerable pressure applied by the tough campaigner Hillview Bondi and cling on to win the $31,000 APG Industry Owned Summer Series NR 30-90 Pace at Gloucester Park on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX A few rough strides soon after the start and conceding the early lead to $101 outsider The Wildcard failed to ruin the $2.30 second fancy Soho Shakedown’s prospects in the $23,000 APG Summer Series NR 30-70 final over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mitch Miller was quick to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX The decision to send Captain Stirling to the paddock for a spell early in September paid handsome dividends when the Captain Crunch colt, at his second appearance after a 25-week absence, overcame a testing run in the breeze to score an impressive victory in the $100,000 APG Sales Classic for…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Its Maa Time, a noted speedy frontrunner, revealed another side of her ability when she raced at the rear and sustained a powerful three-wide burst from the rear to score an easy victory in the $100,000 APG Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Despite her…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It was a wonderful repeat dose for Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell and owners Albert and Julie Walmsley when Kyle Symington landed talented young pacer Ma Petite Dame an impressive winner of the $125,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Twelve months earlier Bell and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr breathed a massive sigh of relief after driving Ideal Beach to a splendid victory over a gallant Cease To React in the $125,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He had to toss up between both youngsters…