Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators WA-bred six-year-old Paul Edward revealed excellent fighting qualities to overcome the effects of overracing in front as well as the considerable pressure applied by the tough campaigner Hillview Bondi and cling on to win the $31,000 APG Industry Owned Summer Series NR 30-90 Pace at Gloucester Park on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX A few rough strides soon after the start and conceding the early lead to $101 outsider The Wildcard failed to ruin the $2.30 second fancy Soho Shakedown’s prospects in the $23,000 APG Summer Series NR 30-70 final over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mitch Miller was quick to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX The decision to send Captain Stirling to the paddock for a spell early in September paid handsome dividends when the Captain Crunch colt, at his second appearance after a 25-week absence, overcame a testing run in the breeze to score an impressive victory in the $100,000 APG Sales Classic for…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Its Maa Time, a noted speedy frontrunner, revealed another side of her ability when she raced at the rear and sustained a powerful three-wide burst from the rear to score an easy victory in the $100,000 APG Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Despite her…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It was a wonderful repeat dose for Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell and owners Albert and Julie Walmsley when Kyle Symington landed talented young pacer Ma Petite Dame an impressive winner of the $125,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Twelve months earlier Bell and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr breathed a massive sigh of relief after driving Ideal Beach to a splendid victory over a gallant Cease To React in the $125,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He had to toss up between both youngsters…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell’s promising pacer Ma Petite Dame did all the work, three wide early and then in the breeze, before getting to the front 250m from home and then being beaten in the final stride by Wishing Belle in a qualifying heat of the APG Sales…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Reinette has proved her class against top-flight colts and geldings, and she is sure to appreciate racing against her own sex when she lines up in the favourable No. 2 barrier in the $100,000 APG Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She has…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX High-priced colt Ideal Beach has overcome a disturbing blemish and is on target to overcome a back-line barrier and emerge triumphant in the $125,000 APG Sales Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The American Ideal youngster cast a shadow over his preparation for this…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX One hundred and ninety-eight years ago Captain James Stirling was in command of the British sailing ship Success which travelled up the Swan River before landing on the Perth foreshore. And at Gloucester Park on Friday night Serpentine trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green will be in command of promising colt Captain Stirling,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Galaxy Warrior, who loves feeding on mangoes, was a gift horse for his hobby trainer Simon Lowings, who works diligently at creating high quality meat pies, vanilla slices and other delicacies at his Mundaring bakery. Now a seven-year-old, Galaxy Warrior is racing with youthful zest, and he maintained his consistent…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Toby Lynn is a young sportsman of many talents. He was a dominant ruckman at Aquinas College and at 16 was a member of a State football development squad before he turned his hand to volleyball and quickly developed into a member of the West Australian senior side. Then a…