Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old Alta Intrigue appreciated a considerable drop in class when he won the 2536m Hoist Torque Australia Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon. The New Zealand-bred gelding, prepared by Gary Hall snr, had been performing soundly against stronger opposition, including Hampton Banner, Wildwest and Bletchley Park, and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented four-year-old Major Martini continued his comeback after a 19-month injury-enforced absence in fine style at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon when he scored an easy victory in the 2130m TABtouch Pace. With trainer Justin Prentice in the sulky behind Major Martini ($1.70) for the first time since…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Mundijong trainer Michael Young is in a purple patch of form, and for the second week in a row he had two starters at the Gloucester Park Friday meeting, and he left the course both times, celebrating a double. Promising WA-bred three-year-old Orlando Blue, excellent value at $9,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Four-year-old gelding Be My Rock, a smart pacer but one of the lesser lights in the Forrestdale stable of leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond, made a successful farewell to racing in Western Australia when he charged home with a late burst to win the 2536m Choices Flooring…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant four-year-old mare Savvy Bromac revealed splendid fighting qualities to defy a spirited challenge from the outstanding five-year-old Balcatherine and win the $30,000 group 3 Christmas Belles Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon. Emily Suvaljko took full advantage of the favourable barrier at No. 2 in the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The oddly-named Goodtime Pe Rabbit is quite an extraordinary horse. All his 69 starts have been as a trotter, which is highly unusual for a horse whose sire and dam are pacers. The Victorian-bred seven-year-old’s sire Shadyshark Hanover was an outstanding pacer in America where he amassed $771,172…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Ryan Warwick rates rising five-year-old Minstrel in the top three chances for the rich Fremantle Cup and WA Pacing Cup in the New Year after driving the New Zealand-bred gelding to victory in the $25,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday evening.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding three-year-old Jumpingjackmac faces a serious test when he will be challenged by some of the State’s best pacers in the $25,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park over 2130m on Friday afternoon. Jumpingjackmac, trained by Gary Hall snr, is being set for the rich Fremantle…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old Goodtime Pe Rabbit has only a ten per cent winning record and has managed just four wins from 34 appearances in standing-start events. However, he has excellent prospects of winning the $18,000 Direct Trades Supply Trot, a stand over 2096m at Gloucester Park on Friday night, after…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion trainer Gary Hall snr proudly declares that Balcatherine is the best mare in Western Australia, and the brilliant five-year-old has bright prospects of enhancing her reputation by winning the $30,000 Christmas Belles Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon. Balcatherine will be driven by Maddison Brown from…
The members of the WA Trotting Media Guild are confident they can give punters some much-needed cash over the festive period with their specials for Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park. The boys at TABradio – Hayden King and Matt Young – are keen on Alta Intrigue in race three. “Alta Intrigue put the writing…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Eleven-year-old pacer Sokys Bigbullet was retired 12 months ago, but gained a reprieve when Shane Tognolini used him to provide companionship for his contrary mare Angel In White. “Angel In White was crazy and she was always trying to kick people out of the cart,” said Tognolini. “Sokys…