Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Chris Lewis has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Hold The Ammo in preference to his stablemate Sebastian James in the $30,000 BOTRA – The Future Is Harness Western Crown Classic for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The two colts…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Four-year-old Chivalry is the least experienced runner in the Garrard’s BOTRA Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night and the only runner in the field of twelve who has not contested a standing-start event. But the New Zealand-bred gelding’s trainer-reinsman Lindsay Harper gives the son of Sweet Lou an excellent…
Ken Casellas | Photo: HAMILTON CONTENT CREATORS New Zealand-bred five-year-old Rodasi maintained his steady rate of improvement when he finished a sound fourth behind Luke Attack at Gloucester Park on Tuesday night. It was a perfect lead-in for his run in the opening event on Friday night, the 2536m Become A BOTRA Member Pace. Rodasi…
Ken Casellas | Photo: SCOTT HAMILTON MEDIA Forgotten pacer Bettor Aim will return to racing after an absence of 1984 days when he lines up to do battle with emerging super star Never Ending in the $31,000 BOTRA – Thanking Our President Free-For-All over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This promises to result…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Swagger Man has always shown abundant ability, but his career has been beset by recurring hoof problems which have given his trainer Ryan Bell many headaches over the past couple of years. The five-year-old won at two of his 12 starts in New Zealand and his troublesome hooves have resulted…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Steel The Show is a redoubtable stayer and an experienced campaigner in standing-start events, and this adds up for the seven-year-old to be an ideal contender for the $35,000 Marathon Handicap over the testing journey of 3309m on August 16. He has won four times over 2536m, and he began…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He has been unlucky, and he was overdue for a change of luck,” said owner-trainer Debbie Padberg after Lindsay Harper had driven six-year-old State Of Heaven to win the 2130m Moonstream Information Services Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “Last week he got knocked over when the No. 1…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising WA-bred three-year-old Soho Skyfall was a well-supported $6.50 chance from the No. 1 barrier in the 2536m Quayside Transport Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he avoided interference moments after the start when the two nearest pacers to him, the $2.30 favourite Rajah Rocks and $10 chance…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced four-year-old Mandown improved his West Australian record to two starts for two wins when he won the 2130m Santosh Contact Care Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night after giving his driver Maddison Brown a few anxious moments with his lazy attitude in the final lap. Mandown, the $1.40…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Mardella trainer Michael Young described Victorian-bred pacer October Reign as an honest performer after Maddison Brown had driven him to an easy win in the 2130m Cleversure Insurance Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But the six-year-old surely deserves greater praise. He has been a consistent pacer who has…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Up-and-coming star Captain Bligh is getting better all the time, according to Stuart McDonald after he had driven the New Zealand-bred four-year-old to a splendid victory in the 1730m Cash Converters Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He has shown at his past two starts much improved tractability,” said…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred two-year-old filly Captainshavtime made a successful West Australian debut when she gave a solid frontrunning display to score an easy win in the $21,000 Rotary Ending Polio Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was the $1.20 favourite who was smartest into stride from the No. 6…