Soho Shakedown Shines At City Debut

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced colt Soho Shakedown, making his first appearance at Gloucester Park, showed he is set for a bright career when he outclassed his quality rivals in the $21,000 HTA Setting New Standards In Hoisting Pace for three-year-olds on Friday night. The Kim Prentice-trained Soho Shakedown was a strongly supported $2.20…

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Its Maa Time Warms Up In Style

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising youngster Its Maa Time warmed up for next Friday night’s $100,000 APG Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies in fine style with a convincing victory in the $21,000 Hoist Torque Australia Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trained and driven by Aiden De Campo, Its Maa Time, the $1.40…

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Haveyoumetted Survives Protest

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Five-year-olds Haveyoumetted and Major Overs began from the widest barriers in the 2130m HTA Access Solutions Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but they overcame this significant disadvantage when they fought out an exciting finish. Haveyoumetted, a $5.30 chance for trainer-reinsman Brett Smith, began from barrier No. 7 and…

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 Magnus Victor Loves To Lead

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He rarely gets beaten when he leads,” said trainer Aiden De Campo after driving Magnus Victor to an easy win in the $23,000 HTA Reaching For The Top Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The WA-bred five-year-old was the $2.10 second favourite from the prized No. 1…

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Patched Overcomes 60m Handicap

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran square gaiter Patched enhanced his reputation as WA’s best trotter when he had little difficulty in overcoming the back mark of 60 metres and scoring an easy win in the $21,000 HTA Rent A Gen Trot over 2503m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “It was the…

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Penny Black Shows Her Class

Ken Casellas | Inexperienced five-year-old pacer Penny Black resumed after a two-month absence in fine style at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Emily Suvaljko drove her to an easy win in the $27,000 Hoist Solutions Pace over 2536m. Suvaljko, entrusted with looking after trainer Michael Young’s team while he has been in Brisbane for…

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Steno Set For The Lombardo

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX  Brilliant mare Steno is being set for the $50,000 Lombardo Pace next Friday week after she maintained her grand form in winning the $50,000 group 3 Lord Mayor’s Cup over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trainer Jocelyn Young sent Steno, the $1.70 favourite, straight to the front from…

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Justcallmemiki Excels On Debut

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX The powerful Greg and Skye Bond stable has been a dominant force in the rich Golden Nugget Classic in recent years, winning the $200,000 feature event with New Zealand-bred four-year-olds at three of the past six runnings of the Group 1 race. The latest bright star to emerge from the…

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A Good Test For Soho Shakedown

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Inexperienced colt Soho Shakedown has made a bright start to his career with his first five starts producing four wins and a neck second, and he faces a moment of truth when he lines up against smart three-year-olds Belly Up, Captain Stirling, By Gee By Jingo and…

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Trial Points To Chasing Hill

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX An excellent trial at Byford last Saturday was a strong pointer that Chasing Hill would make a successful return to racing after a spell by winning the opening event, the $21,000 HTA Taking You To New Heights Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Six-year-old Chasing Hill is…

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Roberts Opts For Newcomer

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star driver Deni Roberts has driven brilliant pacer Christopher Dance at his four starts in WA for three wins, including an easy victory in the WA Derby last November, and she has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to handle Justcallmemiki, a newcomer to the powerful Greg and Skye…

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Prentice Runners Are Ready To Fire

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Astute trainer Justin Prentice has prepared three stable stars, Mighty Ronaldo, Tricky Miki and Jawsoflincoln, for an all-out assault on the $50,000 Lord Mayor’s Cup over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. These three pacers will be racing first-up, and Prentice is confident they will perform strongly. He is…

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