WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 23 DECEMBER

We have two Group 2 races at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but both could be upstaged by the free-for-all clash between Diego and Magnificent Storm. TABradio’s Hayden King and Matt Young believe Diego, from the pole, can lower the colours of star pacer Magnficent Storm. “Diego has drawn the revered gate No. 1 and…

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Diego Sure To Test Magnificent Storm

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Diego, one of the stars in the stables of Gary Hall Snr, has drawn the prized No. 1 barrier in the $30,000 NYE @Gloucester Park Free-For-All at pacing’s headquarters on Friday night, with Maddison Brown set to dictate terms in front in a bid to keep the State’s best…

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Emily Out To Repeat The Dose

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko has high hopes of following her successful formula in the $50,000 Retravision Christmas Belles at Gloucester Park on Friday night — line up at barrier No. 2, set the pace and win the race. That’s just what she did 12 months ago when the…

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Lewis Seeks Elusive Victory

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Chris Lewis drove Pallaton into third place behind Captain Elect and Society Guy in the 1979 Christmas Gift — and this summer carnival feature event has continued to elude him ever since. He has driven in the Christmas Gift 30 times from 1990 when 33/1 chance Nippy…

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My Watchlist Is Set To Thrill

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Exciting three-year-old My Watchlist, who showed outstanding ability in New Zealand early in the year, will make a much-anticipated Australian debut when he contests the opening event, the David Evans Memorial Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Hes Watching gelding is trained by Gary Hall Snr and…

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Strike Team Survives Emergency Surgery

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Four-year-old gelding Strike Team, whose life was in danger twice earlier this year when rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, has made a wonderful recovery and he resumed after a nine-month absence in a blaze of glory with a dashing victory at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bred and…

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Ten Years Between Drinks

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Bakers Hill trainer Mike Williams ended a ten-year drought when handsome gelding Bronzed scored a stylish all-the-way victory in the $20,250 Follow @Gloucester Park On Twitter Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This gave the 64-year-old Williams his first metropolitan-class win since nine-year-old Dee Eight Supercar started at…

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Brown Makes The Most Of Opportunity

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Gifted driver Maddison Brown made the most of the opportunity to handle Getn Wiggy Withit for the first time when she guided the oddly-named New Zealand-bred four-year-old to victory in the $20,250 Retravision Online Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Getn Wiggy Withit’s win completed a double for…

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Bettor Get It On Is At Her Peak

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented five-year-old Bettor Get It On showed that she should be a leading candidate for next Friday night’s $50,000 Christmas Belles when she overcame difficulties to score an emphatic victory in the $26,000 Members Save 5% Every Day at Retravision Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bettor Get…

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Glenledi Chief Back In Form

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Consistent pacer Glenledi Chief returned to his best form and ended a losing sequence of nine when Ryan Warwick drove him perfectly to land him an easy winner in the 2130m Retravision 60 Day Price Promise Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Glenledi Chief, prepared by leading trainers…

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Beat City Goes Up In Class

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Victorian-bred five-year-old Beat City stepped up to Conditioned class racing after Maddison Brown gave a flawless exhibition in the sulky to guide the gelding to narrow victory in the $20,375 Retravision.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Conditioned racing is one step below Free-For-All company, and trainer Michael…

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Sugar Street Simply Superior

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Classy four-year-old Sugar Street simply proved too speedy for his ten rivals when he gave a stylish exhibition of pacemaking to coast to victory in the 2536m Retravision Lowest price Guarantee Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was his second convincing win at his second start after…

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