Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Four-year-old mare Chilli Punter survived a devastating stable fire in Victoria three years ago which claimed the lives of eleven pacers, and she has proved to be an equine marvel, having recovered from severe smoke inhalation and the trauma of the raging blaze to be a successful performer on the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Smart filly Poppyonthebeach gave champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr a torrid time in the sulky before scrambling to a nose victory over Wicked Lover in the $21,000 The Minstrel Team Bond Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Poppyonthebeach, trained by Justin Prentice, was the $4.70 second fancy,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Three months ago, Serpentine trainer Matt Scott spent $6000 to purchase New South Wales pacer En Pariant Sur for stable clients Todd Hughes and his wife Kara and Scott Nelson and his wife Sandy. And it is proving a wise decision, with the six-year-old En Pariant Sur earning $16,383 from…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred seven-year-old Gee Heza Sport is sure to develop into a strong contender in the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup on December 12. He continued his outstanding form for leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond when Deni Roberts drove him to an easy victory in the $27,000 Smartee Spoilt The…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX A fast start from out wide at barrier seven paved the way for Sugar Delight’s easy all-the-way win in the $21,000 Gee Heza Sport Team Bond Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bred and owned by the Howlett family and prepared by Busselton trainer Barry Howlett, Sugar…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Remarkably, noted speedster Longreach Bay went into Friday night’s Team Bond Build A Hanger Pace over 1730m with a surprising record of failing to finish in the top four at his previous ten attempts over this sprint trip at Gloucester Park. But up-and-coming young reinsman Joey Suvaljko put the record…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising young trotter Majestic Ga Ga’s manners are improving and she gave a faultless exhibition when she set the pace and coasted to an effortless victory in the 2503m Team Bond Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This was a notable success for Majestic Ga Ga, scoring her first…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced four-year-old Bettors Pride enhanced his prospects of winning the $200,000 Golden Nugget on November 7 when he gave star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko an armchair drive in the $25,000 Remembering Josh Dunn Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bettors Pride’s two length victory over Star Casino gave…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Exciting New Zealand-bred three-year-old Chase Me will need to race more generously around the 804m Gloucester Park circuit before developing into a serious contender for the $200,000 Group 1 WA Derby on October 31. That’s the verdict of the gelding’s reinsman Gary Hall Jnr, who drove him to a comparatively…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising young pacer Seaside Magic has overcome some worrying injury concerns as a two-year-old last year and he gave a sample of his ability when he scored a smart victory in the $50,000 Team Bond Pearl Classic for three-year-old colts and geldings over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…