Hampton Banner ends losing run

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Speedy New Zealand-bred five-year-old Hampton Banner ended a losing sequence of ten when he had to work hard before holding on to beat the strong-finishing pair of Valentines Brook and Vivere Damore in the 2130m APG Magic Millions Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Hampton Banner, the…

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Gambit completes a hat-trick

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred six-year-old Gambit maintained his splendid form and brought up a hat-trick of wins when he outclassed his rivals in the 2130m APG Perth Bullion Winners Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Maddison Brown gave the $1.70 favourite plenty of time to settle down before sending…

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Swingband is the real deal

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “Swingband has proved that he is the real deal, because he can stay and sprint,” declared trainer Ryan Bell after Michael Grantham had driven the gelding to a most impressive victory in the $50,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I…

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Cabsav upstages her stablemate

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Astute Henley Brook trainer Mike Reed and Jim Giumelli’s Swandoo Harness Racing Syndicate were full of hope that their speedy filly Temukas Girl would win the $100,000 Sales Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Temukas Girl, the $1.65 favourite, set the pace from the…

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Valedictorian gives Prentice his 21ST group 1 success

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Not only is Justin Prentice a wonderful judge of selecting yearling pacers, but he has earned the reputation as one of Australia’s best trainers of juveniles. He selected an Art Major colt and paid $40,000 to secure him at the 2021 APG Perth yearling sale before the youngster,…

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Cordero stuns star pacers

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Cordero, a gift pacer and a metropolitan maiden performer, caused oner of the most remarkable upsets in West Australian harness racing history when he charged home with a spirited sprint to get up and win the $30,000 APG’s Massive $3.2m Pot Of Gold Pace at Gloucester Park on…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 25 FEBRUARY

The two-year-olds take centre stage at Gloucester Park on Friday night for the running of the rich APG Sales Classics over the sprint trip of 1730m. The $100,000 races – one for the fillies and one for the colts and geldings – will have two short-priced favourites in Temukas Girl and Valedictorian, who have both…

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Taking The Miki gets her chance

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Oakford trainer Ross Olivieri has Taking the Miki close to her best after four impressive runs since resuming from a spell, and she looks set to prove hard to beat in the $50,000 APG Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Taking The Miki,…

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Prentice hat-trick on the cards

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice will be aiming to complete a hat-trick of wins when he starts Tricki Miki in the $50,000 APG Sales Classic for three-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He has won the group 2 feature event for the past two…

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Suvaljko poised for fourth win

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since 22-year-old Shannon Suvaljko drove Classical Gas to victory in the Sales Classic for two-year-old fillies in January 1992. He went on to win this feature event with Jupiters Darling in 2005 and Soho Interceptor in 2018, and now…

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Valedictorian aims to top the class

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Valedictorian, a smooth-moving youngster, described by his trainer Justin Prentice as a pacer with a great attitude and a beautiful nature, is poised to set the pace and prove too smart for his nine rivals in the $100,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park…

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Floewriter on target for Sales Classic

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Smart Sportswriter colt Floewriter warmed up for next Friday night’s $50,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old colts and geldings in fine style at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Aiden de Campo-trained Floewriter scored an effortless win when he led all the way from the No. 1 barrier and…

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