Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Serpentine trainer Dylan Egerton-Green was bitterly disappointed last Friday night when Our Lady Jen, the $2.15 favourite in the $30,000 Coulson Pace, was hopelessly blocked for a clear passage throughout the final circuit and finished ninth behind Secret Reaction. He is now hoping for better fortune when Our Lady Jen…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Astute Henley Brook trainer Mike Reed faces a busy time at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he starts five runners, Hoppys Way, Blitzembye, Holy Hecka, Ragazzo Mach and Flying Rumour, in the eight-event program. All five should be prominent, with Reed declaring the best of his runners is Ragazzo…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Trainer Ryan Bell’s dependable pacer Hillview Bondi should appreciate a considerable drop in class and prove hard to beat when he lines up at barrier four in the $21,000 Smooth FM On Digital Radio Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bell engaged 21-year-old Joey Suvaljko to drive Hillview Bondi…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Newley-crowned Australian drivers’ champion Gary Hall is planning an all-the-way success with Spicey Major in the $30,000 Warwick Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night after the former Victorian pacer drew the coveted No. 1 barrier. “I’d like to think Spicey Major will not get crossed at the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Seven-year-old Franco Ecuador has been plagued by bad luck, and his owner Rob Watson and trainer Kim Prentice are hopeful that he will remain sound and win many more races. The New Zealand-bred gelding is on the comeback trail and made his fourth appearance in his current campaign when he…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran horseman Russell Smith gave Im Spiderman twelve trials in 2018 and 2019 before giving the gelding his first start, as a three-year-old at Pinjarra in February 2019, when he began from the back line and worked hard before winning easily. Smith and his son Dalton bred and own Im…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko paved the way for Navy Street’s win in the 2130m Christopher Dance Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night by getting the five-year-old away to a flying start from the No. 5 barrier. Navy Street, owned and trained by Karen Thompson, was a $7.20 chance…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred four-year-old Mandown remained unbeaten in standing-start races when he was untroubled to stroll to victory in the 2503m Madam Publisher Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mandown was a hot $1.04 favourite, but trainer-reinsman Gary Hall Jnr had to overcome some moments of concern before the start,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star trainer Kim Prentice and reinsman Mitch Miller completed a double when Soho Firestone, the $1.60 favourite from the No. 3 barrier, carried too many guns for his rivals when he scored an easy win in the $21,000 Cyclone Jordy Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Up-and-coming New Zealand-bred five-year-old Ventura maintained his splendid form and was not extended in winning the $23,000 Catch A Wave Pace over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trained and driven by Gary Hall Jnr, Ventura, the $1.40 favourite from the No. 5 barrier, raced without cover for the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green admitted that his initial plan was to race outstanding filly Nase Vira with a sit in the $21,000 Minstrel Pace for three-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But he made a split-second decision soon after the start to dash forward with Nase Vira, the $1.60…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star pacer Lavra Joe was much more switched on when he contested the $31,000 Aardiebytheseaside Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night than he was when he won the previous Friday night. “He felt more interested than he was a week earlier,” said driver Maddison Brown. “And he felt like…