Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX When Blazing Reactor arrived from New Zealand to Bob Mellsop’s Bunbury stables in June last year he proved to be a handful, with Mellsop describing him as having “a bit of crazy in him.” But the gelding has settled down and, at his third appearance at Gloucester Park he gave…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Coolup owner-trainer Peter King breathed a sigh of relief when his evergreen pacer Longreach Bay began with his customary brilliance and set the pace to score an impressive victory in the 2536m Retravision Online Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He has proven that he can run the distance,”…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Byford trainer Karen Thompson made a wise decision to spend $11,000 to buy Navy Street 14 months ago. The WA-bred six-year-old boosted his earnings for his new owner to $66,212, from four wins and six placings from 38 starts, when Tom Nally drove the gelding to an all-the-way victory in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Six-year-old Little Darling is emerging as a leading candidate for next Friday night’s $50,000 WASBA Breeders Stakes after a brilliant victory in fast time in the $25,000 Retravision 60 Day Price Promise Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bred and owned by the Howlett family…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Master trainer Gary Hall Snr holds a strong hand in next Friday night’s Group 3 Four And Five-Year-Old Championship after Im The Black Flash and Skylou resumed racing in grand fashion in the Retravision For All the Electrical Stuff You Love Handicap over 2503m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall junior’s plan of trailing the pacemaker and favourite Catch A Wave in the $300,000 Retravision Fremantle Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night required him to get off the pegs and get Mister Smartee into the clear at some stage in the final circuit and with…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “When she leads, she is very hard to beat,” said Serpentine trainer-reinsman Stuart McDonald when assessing Madam Publisher’s prospects in the final event, the $25,000 Retravision 60 Day Price Promise Pace for mares at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Though it is only a small field of seven, this event…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding three-year-old Cyclone Jordy has the class to overcome a wide barrier at No. 7 and win the $50,000 Retravision Caduceus Club Classic over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A victory would extend his winning sequence to ten. He won at his final appearance in New Zealand and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star Victorian pacer Catch A Wave is poised to become only the fourth horse in the 98-year history of the Fremantle Cup to win the group 1 feature event in successive years after drawing the prized No. 1 barrier in Friday night’s $300,000 race at Gloucester Park sponsored by Retravision.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Evergreen veteran pacer Longreach Bay has struck a purple patch, with his recent excellent form coinciding with the retirement from the workforce of his 60-year-old trainer Peter King. This year since his retirement as an area planner at Alcoa King has given eight-year-old Longreach Bay eleven starts for six wins,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Genial Bunbury trainer Bob Mellsop loves a chat and is never lost for a word. But at Gloucester Park on Friday night his instruction to driver Lauren Harper was extremely brief and to the point as she was preparing to take Gully Gum on to the track to contest the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Medieval Man is an indestructible eight-year-old who thrives on racing, and he notched his 23RD win at his 159TH start when he relished the task of racing without cover all the way before getting to the front 75m from the post and beating Marbeechsam and Kingseat comfortably in the $23,000…