Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Roguish behaviour by Gaitcrasher as a young pacer drove his trainer Annie Belton to distraction, so much so that she was forced to give him the sack after his first 12 starts produced two well-beaten third placings at Pinjarra and unplaced efforts at Gloucester Park at tote odds of $126…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Redoubtable seven-year-old gelding Classnmart recorded a memorable victory, his first at Gloucester Park, when Shannon Suvaljko brought him home with a strong finish to get up in the final stride and beat the pacemaker Alfredi by a nose in the $21,000 TCS Property Maintenance Pace on Friday night. This was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran pacer Major Freeway ended a losing sequence of 37 and broke a lean spell of 33 months when he excelled in the role of pacemaker and won the $21,000 JMD Pressure And Window Cleaning Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Major Freeway, who had been unplaced…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Former problem pacer Miki Windermere has turned over a new leaf and he made a successful debut on the Gloucester Park circuit and at his first appearance under lights, when he gave reinsman Stuart McDonald a few concerns before scoring an easy win in the $21,000 Foton Media Autumn Series…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko made the most of a chance drive to handle Soho Santorini for the first time when the Kim Prentice-trained six-year-old began from the No. 5 barrier in the $30,000 Ascot Group WA Im Themightyquinn Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Consistent four-year-old Princess Katie notched her first metro-class success when she raced wide early and then in the breeze before defying a spirited late challenge from Hunt The Magic to go on and a narrow victory in the Vale Ed Dewar Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Norm and Julie Champion enjoyed considerable success with Nicky Eileen between 2010 and 2014, and now they are delighted with the performances of that mare’s first foal Nickys Son. They bred Nickys Son (by American sire Imperial Count) after retiring Nicky Eileeen after she had had 113 starts for 13…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Montana D J, described by his driver Gary Hall Jnr as a cunning horse who knows all the tricks, bounced back to his best form with a powerful victory in the $23,000 Lori K Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Montana D J, trained by Michael Young,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star three-year-old Cyclone Jordy was not extended in winning the $23,000 TCS Washroom Supplies Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night to remain unbeaten at his first five starts in Western Australia. He is the nominal favourite for the rich WA Derby later this year, but his driver…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Wishing Belle, the $1.40 favourite, revealed splendid fighting qualities to withstand constant pressure from the $4.80 second fancy Miss Red Velvet and go on to win the $35,000 North Coast Fibreglass Gold Bracelet from that filly at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Wishing Belle, trained by Aiden De Campo, drew…