Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star WA-bred pacer Lavra Joe finished strongly when fourth in the Nullarbor last April, and now the seven-year-old’s owner-trainer Ray Jones has his sights on the $1,250,000 Nullarbor slot race at Gloucester Park on April 25. He was speaking after Maddison Brown had driven Lavra Joe to an…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented reinsman Donald Harper continued his love affair with chestnut mare Luvaflair when he drove the seven-year-old to victory in the $31,000TABtouch Trotters Sprint at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This was Harper’s tenth win with Luvaflair, who is prepared by Waroona trainer Nigel Johns, who also has driven the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Bad luck cost Maungatahi the chance of winning last Friday week when he was badly blocked for a clear passage in the final lap. He still had plenty in reserve when he was blocked for a run in the home straight and finished sixth behind Chivalry. The six-year-old gets a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX The No. 1 barrier in mobile events at Gloucester Park is generally regarded as a perfect draw and a stepping stone to victory. But that’s not the case with speedy five-year-old Spicey Major, who looks hard to beat from the inside barrier in the second qualifying heat of the Nights…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Emerging star square gaiter Hold That Gold is at the top of his game and is poised to extend his winning sequence to eight when he begins from barrier four in the $31,000 Trotters Sprint over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bunbury trainer Bob Mellsop declares that the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran trainer-reinsman Lindsay Harper is forming a successful partnership with leviathan Leeton harness owner Mick Boots, and he is hoping for a first-up win with Spyglass when the five-year-old makes his WA debut in the first qualifying heat of the Nights Of Thunder at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Boots,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old Victorian-bred gelding Lamandier revived memories of superstar pacer Lazarus when Emily Suvaljko drove him to victory in the $21,000 Allwood Stud Devoted To Breeding Excellence Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Lamandier, trained by Michael Young, is related to the mighty Lazarus, who was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Ten-year-old pacer Carrera Mach was seen in a most unusual role at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he lined up in a standing-start event in the 2503m Hoist Torque Handicap, after contesting mobile events at his 109 previous appearances. He was generously handicapped off the 20m mark, and a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX A change in environment has paid immediate dividends with Eldaytona winning at his first start for Byford trainer-reinsman Donald Harper when he finished strongly to win the $31,000 Running Camel Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The WA-bred seven-year-old entered Harper’s stables a fortnight earlier when he…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran pacer Regal Cheval is thoroughly enjoying the twilight of his career, according to his trainer and driver Gary Hall Jnr. Ten-year-old Regal Cheval was all the rage as the $1.40 favourite from the outside barrier in the field of nine in the $21,000 Westside Auto Service Vehicle Detailing Pace…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Smart mare Our Lady Jen gave trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green a few anxious moments in the final lap before charging home to snatch a last-stride victory in the $30,000 Perth Now Restricted Summer Feature for fillies and mares at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Our Lady Jen was a $11.10 chance…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has formed an excellent association with Storyteller, and he improved his record behind the New Zealand-bred gelding to four drives for four wins when he guided him to an all-the-way win in the $21,000 Retravision.com.au Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Storyteller,…