Lawrence Gets Up in the Final Stride

Dependable New Zealand-bred six-year-old Lawrence continued his outstanding form in Western Australia for leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond when he was favourite at $2.20 and had to be driven desperately by Ryan Warwick to get up and snatch a last-stride victory by a half-head from Medieval Man in the 2096m Choices Flooring Handicap at…

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Brown Seizes the Initiative

When the $1.50 favourite Classic Choice galloped at the start from the No. 2 barrier in the Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night talented driver Maddison Brown seized the initiative by urging $14.40 chance Back In Twenty to the front from barrier three. Back In Twenty, trained by Justin Prentice,…

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My Carbon Copy Does It Easily

Talented New Zealand-bred five-year-old My Carbon Copy enjoyed a drop in class when he ended a losing sequence of ten with a comfortable all-the-way victory in the 2130m Intersport Slater Gartrell Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The $1.20 favourite from the No. 2 barrier dawdled through the lead time in 39.5sec. and the…

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Heavens Showgirl Storms Home

Victorian-bred pacer Heavens Showgirl gave further proof that she will develop into one of Western Australia’s best mares when she charged home from seventh with 550m to travel to burst to the front 330m later on her way to an impressive victory over Blissfullabbey in the 2130m Channel 7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…

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Swimming Enlivens Lightning Jolt

Eight-year-old Lightning Jolt, whose career was in considerable jeopardy six years ago, is enjoying a major change to his training program and he maintained his purple patch of form with a fighting victory in the 2130m TABtouch Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Byford trainer John Oldroyd explained the WA-bred gelding’s excellent form of…

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Jumpingjackmac’s Last-to-First Victory

Brilliant three-year-old Jumpingjackmac warmed up for his clash with outstanding colt Lavra Joe in next Friday night’s $200,000 Sky Channel WA Derby in fine style with a most impressive last-to-first victory in the 2130m Worldwide Printing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His win over Otis and Seeryanfly left trainer Gary Hall Snr and…

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Bushwacked Leaves Quadrio in Awe

“For a young horse to cop that pressure and keep going, I’m over the moon,” declared a delighted breeder-owner-trainer Shane Quadrio after Bushwacked set the pace and fought on grandly to win the $50,000 Group 2 Champagne Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bushwacked, third favourite at $6.40 from the No. 1 barrier, survived…

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WA Trotting Media Guild Friday’s Thoughts 23rd April

The consistent Lawrence and the promising Hampton Banner are two horses earmarked by members of the WA Trotting Media Guild as star bets at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Longshot guru Pat Harding and TABradio’s Hayden King have made Lawrence their best bet on the 10-event card, which features the running of the Group 2…

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Harper Says Bushwacked is Ready to Lift

Byford owner-trainer Shane Quadrio’s smart colt Bushwacked has drawn ideally at barrier No. 1 in the $50,000 Champagne Classic for two-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and reinsman Kyle Harper plans to set the pace and improve on his winning performance last Friday week. There were only four starters in that 1730m event in…

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Jumpingjackmac Can Overcome Outside Draw

“It’s always hard from nine, but Jumpingjackmac is jumping out of his skin and should be capable of overcoming the outside (No. 9) barrier and winning,” said champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr. Jumpingjackmac, trained by Gary Hall Snr, will clash with some smart three-year-olds in the 2130m Worldwide Printing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…

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Third Time Lucky for Vultan Tin

Evergreen pacer Vultan Tin should make it a case of third time lucky when he contests the $25,000 Memorial Day Stakes over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Phil Costello-trained nine-year-old has drawn perfectly at barrier one, and Emily Suvaljko will be keen to set the pace and win the event which was…

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Culpeka Dazzles in Pinjarra Trial

Brilliant six-year-old Culpeka has recovered from a fractured cannon bone and will reappear after a 14-month absence when he contests the Mondo Doro Smallgoods Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Mach Three New Zealand-bred gelding, trained in Busselton by Barry Howlett, gave a dazzling performance in a trial at Pinjarra on…

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