Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred four-year-old Dawson is relishing racing in stands and he notched his fourth win in a row when he began from 10m and raced in sixth position before moving to the breeze in the middle stages, taking the lead with 450m to travel and winning by a half-length from…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Slay Queen emerged as a leading contender for upcoming rich classic events when she charged home to snatch victory in the $21,000 Nathan, Nat and Shaun For Breakfast Pace over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The filly, prepared by champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond and driven by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Hopeland trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo has four-year-old Copy Cat Queen racing in dazzling form, and the mare gave further proof of her outstanding sit-sprint capabilities when she was eighth at the bell before flying home to score an easy win in the $23,000 Fresh Hits And Throwbacks On Nova Pace…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star New Zealand-bred three-year-old Chase Me is showing steady improvement on his path to developing into a leading contender for the $200,000 WA Derby over 2536m on October 31. He was the $1.10 favourite who began smartly for Gary Hall Jnr from the No. 5 barrier to set the pace…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Twelve months ago, exciting young pacer Sweet Pins made a spectacular debut with a brilliant win at Northam. But he pulled up sore and was found to have fractured a hind leg and his nearside fore knee. “Vets told us that he was unlikely to race again,” said champion reinsman…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX When Gary Hall Jnr and Mark Lewis were youngsters in the late 1980s and early 1990s they delighted in each other’s company at Gloucester Park, romping around on the grassy banks as their fathers Gary Hall Snr and Chris Lewis drove against each other on the track. Those were the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Punters will have to wait until the final event at Gloucester Park on Friday night to watch the first appearance at headquarters of New Zealand-bred four-year-old Sweet Pins, who gives every indication of developing into an outstanding pacer. This will be the horse’s second career start — after…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star driver Deni Roberts deliberated at length before giving punters a good lead by choosing to handle Chugach in preference to his stablemate and promising filly Slay Queen in the Nathan, Nat and Shaun For Breakfast Pace over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Slay Queen, who was most…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred seven-year-old Mr Fantastic has been somewhat of a gay deceiver during his 51-start career, but trainer Ryan Bell believes the gelding has turned the corner and is capable of a bold first-up effort when he begins from the No. 1 barrier in the Don’t Think Just Nova Pace…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Under the preferential draw conditions of the $50,000 Nova Winter Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night star pacer Gee Heza Sport has to begin from the outside barrier (No. 9) on the front line. But the New Zealand-bred seven-year-old is racing in such grand form that he should overcome…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Sicilian-born Vince Vinciullo migrated to Western Australia in 1962, and he considers himself as a dinkum Aussie. But the 76-year-old still proudly flies the Italian flag and rejoices when one of his pacers wins a race with the driver sporting the bright Italian colours of green with a white star…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising reinsman Liam Elliott celebrated his 19TH birthday at Gloucester Park on Friday night in style with a patient drive to land Whataretheodds a thrilling final-stride winner by a nose in the $23,000 Michael Holtham Pace over 2130m. Elliott, having his second drive on Whataretheodds, originally planned to get Whataretheodds…