Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Artful Major in preference to On The Back Foot in the opening event, the $21,000 Retravision Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But Mardella trainer Michael Young remains firm in his conviction that On…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Smart filly Soho Seraphine has arrived in Western Australia on a mission to win the $150,000 WA Oaks on Friday fortnight. Soho Seraphine, bred and owned by West Australian Rob Watson, has raced 23 times for seven wins, eight seconds and five thirds for stakes of $179,378. She finished second…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Pinjarra trainer-driver Madeliene Young is delighted her filly Castella Dellacqua has drawn the prized No. 1 barrier in the $50,000 Daintys Daughter Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night and she plans to set the pace in a bid to notch her first feature race victory. The 29-year-old Young hopes…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred pacer Prince Of Pleasure will be a major player in the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup on November 10, according to Hall Of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr. Prince Of Pleasure maintained his excellent form when he began speedily from the No. 4 barrier, set the pace and dashed…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Captain Bligh, who managed two second placings from nine starts in New Zealand, has turned the corner since arriving in Western Australia where he has been untroubled to win at his first three starts, by a combined margin of 67 metres. The son of American stallion Captaintreacherous was the $1.30…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Henley Brook trainer Kevin Keys has nursed Alcopony back to full health after the four-year-old was laid low by a damaged knee, and the WA-bred gelding has returned to racing in grand style. Alcopony was the $1.60 favourite from the No. 1 barrier in the 1730m Ultimate Sniper Pace at…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Master Publisher completed a hat-trick of wins when he unwound a powerful finishing burst to beat Cordero and Rockaball in the 2536m Allwood Stud Supporting WA Breeders Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Master Publisher, the $2.40 favourite from the outside barrier in the field of six, began speedily…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Soho Dow Jones, a noted frontrunner, was seen in a different role in the 1730m Contact@Allwoodstud.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was driven with a sit by Mitch Miller and proved too strong for his seven rivals. The American Ideal four-year-old, trained by Kim Prentice, appreciated…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Byford trainer Katja Warwick wasn’t happy with Rascal’s unplaced efforts at his three starts in his winter campaign, so she decided to give the five-year-old some time off. And that has proved highly successful, with Rascal reappearing after a five-week absence with a strong frontrunning display to win the 2130m…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion trainer Gary Hall Snr enjoyed wonderful success earlier this century with the Bettors Delight pacer Slick Bird, who was retired after having 34 starts for ten wins, nine placings and stakes of $89,999. A highlight of Slick Bird’s career was her third placing behind Artemis Belle in the WA…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Lightly-raced colt Lusaka reappeared after an absence of almost four months when Deni Roberts drove him to an easy all-the-way win in the 1730m Boookings@Allwoodstud.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Produced in splendid condition by champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond, Lusaka was the $1.20 favourite from barrier…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Richly talented driver Maddison Brown had tactical thoughts churning in her mind for the three days before driving Xceptional Arma in the $215,000 Allwood Stud Westbred Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But she remained composed and kept her cool to produce a faultless drive to…