Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Norm and Julie Champion enjoyed considerable success with Nicky Eileen between 2010 and 2014, and now they are delighted with the performances of that mare’s first foal Nickys Son. They bred Nickys Son (by American sire Imperial Count) after retiring Nicky Eileeen after she had had 113 starts for 13…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star three-year-old Cyclone Jordy was not extended in winning the $23,000 TCS Washroom Supplies Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night to remain unbeaten at his first five starts in Western Australia. He is the nominal favourite for the rich WA Derby later this year, but his driver…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Wishing Belle, the $1.40 favourite, revealed splendid fighting qualities to withstand constant pressure from the $4.80 second fancy Miss Red Velvet and go on to win the $35,000 North Coast Fibreglass Gold Bracelet from that filly at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Wishing Belle, trained by Aiden De Campo, drew…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX WA-bred four-year-old Gaitcrasher has resumed after a ten-month absence in wonderful form for his new trainer Aiden De Campo and he should give punters a flying start by winning the opening event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He will begin from the No. 3 barrier in the $23,000 Bathroom…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Shalini is a five-year-old mare bred in the purple who will be making an overdue return to racing when she lines up at barrier four for trainer Matt Scott and reinsman Shannon Suvaljko in the $21,000 Foton Media Autumn Series Maiden Final Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This…
Ken Casellas | Classy youngster Wishing Belle has drawn perfectly at barrier one in the $35,000 North Coast Fibreglass Gold Bracelet for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and trainer Aiden De Campo declares: “She will be out to lead and prove hard to beat. “I’m happy with her and she probably has…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Eight-year-old pacer Ima Fivestar General has managed one placing from his past eleven starts and he has a losing sequence of 21. But he gets an ideal opportunity to end a 13-month drought when he begins from the prized No. 1 barrier in the $30,000 Ascot Group WA…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Lara Brennan is happy that she heeded some wise advice from fellow-trainer Michael Young which resulted in her landing her first metropolitan-class winner when veteran pacer Triroyale Brigade proved too strong for his eleven younger rivals in the Westside Auto 24/7 Online Enquiry Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Hayden Charles has fond memories of his first winner, Rattlesnake, for Wanneroo trainer Charlie Luca at Gloucester Park on October 22, 2001, and he was delighted to drive Chief Copy to victory for owner-trainer Luca in the $21,000 Westside Auto Tailored Financing Available Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX In the space of four days last month Collie trainer Brian Wheeler produced Bettor Move Along for two wins at Gloucester Park, and at headquarters on Friday night Wheeler was to the fore again when his six-year-old pacer Follow Rocknroll was an impressive winner of the $21,000 Westside Auto All…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Michael Young is making a flying start to the 2025 season and after the first nine weeks of the year he has raced away to a commanding lead on the WA trainers’ premiership table. He completed a double at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Emily Suvaljko drove Ideal Tomado…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran trotter Chumani, beaten into second place by Patched at Pinjarra on Monday afternoon, turned the tables on fellow eight-year-old when he proved too strong for his rival in the $21,000 Westside Auto 4WD Specialists Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Patched was all the rage as the $1.38…