Mister Macedon Is Just Too Tough

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He’s a very small horse but he is very brave and very tough,” said Emily Suvaljko after driving Mister Macedon to victory in the $23,000 Womencan Teal Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “The more you serve it up to him , the more he seems to enjoy it.…

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Wheeler’s 40 Years Of Fun

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Thirty-nine years ago, Brian Wheeler made a wonderful start to his harness racing career when his first pacer as a trainer was successful, with Brian Clemens driving Yes Mar to victory in a race for two-year-olds at Collie in May 1986. And now the 73-year-old Wheeler is still enjoying his…

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Dalvey Robyn Succeeds In New Role

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Experienced seven-year-old Dalvey Robyn was seen in a new role for the first time in ten starts in WA when he set the pace from the No. 6 barrier in the 2130m Prince Brino Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trainer Gary Hall Jnr had driven Dalvey Robyn as…

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Blaze Coops Is On Her Best Behaviour

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Enigmatic mare Blaze Coops has ruined her winning prospects many times by racing fiercely. But the Victorian-bred seven-year-old was on her best behaviour at Gloucester Park on Friday night when she paced smoothly in front for Kyle Harper and held on to win the $23,000 Gordon and Cecelia Cox Pace…

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Nickys Son Gets His Revenge

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran trotter Nickys Son made amends for his narrow defeat by a head at the hands of Patched in the Group 2 $50,000 Trotters Cup two weeks earlier by finishing strongly to beat Patched by one metre in the $21,000 Village Catering Free-For-All Trot over 2130m at Gloucester Park on…

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Spyglass Shows His Class

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Up-and-coming New Zealand-bred five-year-old Spyglass gave a sample of his ability when he outclassed the opposition in the 2130m Bill and Norma Horn Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A heavily-supported $1.60 favourite from barrier four, Spyglass enjoyed a perfect sit in the one-out and one-back position before trainer-reinsman…

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Jaxs Ideal Stakes Her Claim

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising young pacer Jaxs Ideal, unsuccessful at her first twelve race starts, ran a splendid trial for the $100,000 Sales Classic for three-year-old fillies next Friday week when she finished strongly from last at the bell to snatch victory from Reinette and Hold The Ammo in the $21,000 Vale Diane…

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Hampton Banner Faces Moment Of Truth

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Evergreen veteran pacer Hampton Banner maintained his outstanding form with an effortless victory in the $50,000 Village Kid Free-For-All over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night to record his fourth win from his past five starts. Now the eight-year-old faces a stern test when he lines up in the…

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Bettor Move Along Gets Going

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran Collie pacer Bettor Move Along ended a losing sequence of ten when he revealed splendid fighting qualities to score a decisive victory over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Tuesday evening, boosting his trainer Brian Wheeler’s confidence that the seven-year-old was capable of making it two wins in the space…

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De Campo Opts For Its Maa Time

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Ace Hopeland trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive promising filly Its Maa Time over up-and-coming stablemate The Khukri in the $21,000 Vale Diane Richards Pace for three-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Its Maa Time, making her first appearance for eight…

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Captainshavtime Can Buck The Odds

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX The odds appear heavily stacked against star three-year-old filly Captainshavtime when she clashes with older and more experienced mares Freyja and Champagne Everyone in the $23,000 Gordon and Cecilia Cox Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Captainshavtime, trained by Greg and Skye Bond and to be driven…

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Machnificent Is A Star Sprinter

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “He’s run fast times over a mile, and I expect a strong performance from him in the Village Kid Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night,” said trainer and part-owner Katja Warwick when assessing Machnificent’s prospects in the $50,000 feature over 1730m. Seven-year-old Machnificent is a sprint specialist,…

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