Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He has all the attributes of a good horse,” was the succinct and understated conclusion stated by Deni Roberts after driving Justcallmemiki to a very easy win in the $31,000 Westside Auto Fixed Price Servicing Free-For-All over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was the $1.20 favourite from…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “It’s nice to get a soft win, but things will get harder,” said Gary Hall Jnr after driving the brilliant New Zealand-bred three-year-old Cyclone Jordy to a runaway victory in the $23,000 Westside Auto Wholesale Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was little more than a…
Ken Casellas | Mardella trainer Michael Young has Penny Black in peak form, and he is looking forward to the New Zealand-bred five-year-old clashing with brilliant speedster Steno in the $35,000 Golden Girls Mile over 1684m at Pinjarra on Monday of next week. Penny Black gave an outstanding performance to win the $50,000 group 3…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “You can’t do much about his bad habits — it’s just him,” said star driver Deni Roberts when assessing the prospects of enigmatic four-year-old Greatgreat Boulder in the 3000 Vehicles Auto Wholesale Handicap, a stand over 2503m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Greatgreat Boulder has raced in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran Wanneroo owner-trainer Charlie Luca has prepared five winners over the past ten years, and he gets an ideal opportunity to add to his tally when Chief Copy starts from barrier six in the $21,000 Westside Auto Tailored Financing Available Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Chief…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred mare Bettor Have Faith made a spectacular city debut at Gloucester Park late on Tuesday afternoon, and she has excellent prospects of notching her second win in the space of four days when she lines up in the $21,000 Westside Auto 24/7 Online Pace over 2130m at…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Last-start winner Penny Black is a warm favourite for the $50,000 Lombardo Pace for mares at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but the brilliant six-year-old Wonderful To Fly gets a good chance to notch her 32ND win when she begins out wide at barrier seven in the field…
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…