Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Looking at the oddly-named mare Frankensteinsbride one can see the scars and multiple stitch marks on the near side of her body as well as the scar across her forehead. These are constant reminders of her misfortunes in the first year of her life when she suffered a severe cut…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Up-and-coming WA-bred young pacer Belly Up gave further proof of his ability when he bucked the odds to win the $23,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound @ Newcastle Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was the $5 third favourite from out wide at barrier eight, and he…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Marbeechsam ended a losing sequence of 16 and a 12-month drought when he sustained a powerful three-wide burst to score an easy victory on Tuesday of last week — and he made it two wins in the space of three days when he was seen in a different role before…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred five-year-old Hugotastic improved his Australian record to four starts for four wins when he raced without cover before finishing strongly to beat the frontrunning Ruby Lou in the $27,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound @ Redcliffe Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Sweet Lou gelding, trained by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Eight-year-old Patched is showing no signs of declining, and he overcame the back mark of 50 metres and a strong late challenge from Chumani to win the $21,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound @ Melton Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He rated a smart 2.1.1 to equal the track…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Chris Lewis recorded a remarkable ninth triumph in the $75,000 group 2 Empress Stakes when he brought $17.30 chance Little Darling home with a flying finish from last to snatch victory from the $2.75 favourite Aardiebytheseaside at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “Going into the back…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Ideal Muscle revived memories of star pacer Magic Flute’s victories in the 1957 and 1958 Easter Cups when he made most of the running and won the $50,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Easter Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Ideal Muscle, trained and driven by Aiden De Campo, is…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Multi-millionaire pacing star Catch A Wave is on song to make a bold bid to win the Nullarbor slot race for the second year in a row when he lines up in the $1.25 million feature event at Gloucester Park next Friday night. The six-year-old romped to an effortless all-the-way…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX There have been only three multiple winners in the 55-year history of the Empress Stakes — and now the powerful pacer Aardiebytheseaside is poised to become the fourth mare to win the $75,000 event more than once by proving too strong for her rivals in the 2536m group 2 feature…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “There were a lot of positives when Marbeechsam won at Gloucester Park on Tuesday last week,” said Ryan Warwick, who drove the WA-bred five-year-old to a convincing victory over Sidstrepo. Warwick will again be in the sulky when the Mike Beech-trained Marbeechsam begins from the No. 3 barrier in the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star pacer Mister Smartee has ticked all the boxes and is on target to be at his peak for the $1.25 million Nullarbor slot race on Friday week. “I’m happy with where he’s at now,” said the five-year-old’s reinsman Gary Hall Jnr who will give him his final hoppled run…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Ace trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo is planning to get Ideal Muscle away smartly from the stand in a bid for an all-the-way win in the $50,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Easter Cup over 2503m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The small four-year-old gelding will begin from barrier three on…