Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Evergreen veteran pacer Longreach Bay has struck a purple patch, with his recent excellent form coinciding with the retirement from the workforce of his 60-year-old trainer Peter King. This year since his retirement as an area planner at Alcoa King has given eight-year-old Longreach Bay eleven starts for six wins,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Genial Bunbury trainer Bob Mellsop loves a chat and is never lost for a word. But at Gloucester Park on Friday night his instruction to driver Lauren Harper was extremely brief and to the point as she was preparing to take Gully Gum on to the track to contest the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Medieval Man is an indestructible eight-year-old who thrives on racing, and he notched his 23RD win at his 159TH start when he relished the task of racing without cover all the way before getting to the front 75m from the post and beating Marbeechsam and Kingseat comfortably in the $23,000…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Bunbury trainer Simone Strachan declared her gratitude to retired Yornup businessman Peter Bloxsome after Dylan Egerton-Green had driven Arionrock to a decisive all-the-way win in the Westside Auto Cars Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Earlier in the week Bloxsome gave Mrs Strachan and her husband Paul…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Victorian-bred pacer Bettors Pride has recovered from a leg injury, and he impressed with a runaway victory in the TABtouch Same Game Multi final over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A damaged tendon kept him on the sidelines for eight months, and he now has resumed racing in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Lightly-raced four-year-old Franco Sheriff has a lot to learn, according to trainer Robbie Williams after driving the gelding to a fighting win in the $21,000 Westside Auto Wholesale Financing Available Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He is a laid-back customer who doesn’t exert himself,” said Williams.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Young reinsman Kyle Symington enjoyed a pressure-free trip when he guided the $2.40 favourite Franco Encore to an effortless victory in the $25,000 You’ve Got The Touch With TABtouch Pace for four-year-olds over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “His speed is his main asset, but we went extremely…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Exciting three-year-old Cyclone Jordy warmed up for next Friday night’s $50,000 Caduceus Club Classic in wonderful fashion when he led his four rivals on a merry dance in a prelude of the race at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was the hot $1.10 favourite who began like a flash…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran pacer Prince Of Pleasure enhanced his prospects of gaining a start in the $300,000 Fremantle Cup next Friday night with a bold frontrunning display to score an easy win in the $31,000 TABtouch Parliamentarians Cup over 2536m at Gloucester Park Friday night. The New Zealand-bred eight-year-old was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced five-year-old Mister Smartee became Australia’s latest pacing millionaire when he triumphed in the $1.25 million Nullarbor slot race at Gloucester Park on Friday night in a grand performance which has his Hall Of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr contemplating setting the New Zealand-bred gelding for the rich Interdominion championship…