Cunning Montana D J Triumphs

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Montana D J, described by his driver Gary Hall Jnr as a cunning horse who knows all the tricks, bounced back to his best form with a powerful victory in the $23,000 Lori K Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Montana D J, trained by Michael Young,…

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A Wonderful Combination

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It was business as usual at Gloucester Park on Friday night when the enduring combination of owner Tim Blee, trainer Matt Scott and reinsman Shannon Suvaljko got the meeting underway with the victory of Mydadtheterror in the $21,000 Westside Auto Cars Pace over 2130m. This continued a remarkable run of…

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Easy Decision For Harper

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Veteran trainer-reinsman Lindsay Harper went into the $30,000 Warwick Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night with an open mind with consistent five-year-old Chivalry, who was favourably drawn at the No. 2 barrier. “I had two options, to lead or to drop back and sit behind the favourite…

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Just A Stroll In The Park

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX New Zealand-bred six-year-old Gee Heza Sport continues to shine, and he brought up his fourth win in a row in the space of 26 days when he outclassed the opposition in the $25,000 Westral Verishade Curtains Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “It was just like trackwork…

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Star Casino Resumes In Style

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Mt Helena trainer Ray Williams produced Star Casino in fine fettle for his return to racing after a 15-week absence when Dylan Egerton-Green drove him to victory in the $19,000 Rex Far Too Good Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred five-year-old was the $2.70 favourite from…

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Duty Bound Breaks Through

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred seven-year-old Duty Bound broke through for a well-deserved win when he led and fought on grandly to beat Rombo Rabbit and Our Star Watch in the 1730m Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Jemma Hayman-trained pacer, driven by Chris Lewis, was the $1.40 favourite…

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Hall Opts For Captain Bligh

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has made an interesting decision by choosing to drive the New Zealand-bred gelding Captain Bligh ahead of stablemates Im The Black Flash and Velocipede and the Justin Prentice-trained star three-year-old Rolling Fire in the opening event, the 2130m Allwood Stud Devoted To Breeding Excellence Pace…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 27 JANUARY

The moment of truth has finally arrived. Twelve of the best pacers in the west will do battle over the testing 2936m journey in WA’s premier event – the $450,000 Group 1 WA Pacing Cup. And what a race it promises to be. It’s one of the most open WA Pacing Cups in recent memory…

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High Praise for Plutonium

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr labelled New Zealand-bred gelding as the most improved pacer in the State after driving the six-year-old to an easy all-the-way victory in the 2130m Steelos Open Every Race Meeting Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This was Plutonium’s fifth win from six starts…

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Street Hawk Unbeaten in WA

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred three-year-old Street Hawk, a winner at two of his six New Zealand starts, remains unbeaten in Western Australia and looks set to develop into a strong candidate for the $200,000 WA Derby on November 4. He was the $1.80 favourite from barrier five and did all the…

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While They Pray’s Successful Comeback

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Exactly eleven years ago, on Friday May 13, 2011, Slick Bird finished third behind Artemis Belle in the WA Oaks, and her second foal While They Pray marked the occasion by scoring an upset victory in the $30,000 Allira and Jett Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night,…

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