Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He’s a leader who also goes well on the rails but is not very effective off the rails,” said trainer Michael Young after Gary Hall Jnr had driven $3.20 favourite Ideal Tomado to a narrow win over the $4.80 second fancy Ira Poole in the 2130m Garrard’s Pace at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Victorian-bred seven-year-old gelding the Code Breaker is bred to be a good winner. He is by outstanding American sire American Ideal and is out of Alldatglittersisgold, the dam of nine winners, including Baby Bling, Bling It On and Bletchley Park. Baby Bling raced 55 times for 21 wins, ten placings…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Speedy pacer Finvarra performed below his best when he set the pace and held on grimly to score a narrow victory over his stablemates Wildwest and Diego in the $31,000 Ray Duffy Memorial Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Finvarra, trained by Gary Hall Snr, rated 1.56.4 over the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Maddison Brown made the most of a surprise opportunity to drive Wall Street Girl in the Smooth FM Perth On Digital Radio Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night by guiding the five-year-old to an effortless victory. Brown replaced Jocelyn Young, who was too upset to take the drive after…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Five-year-old Queeninthecorner has struck a purple patch, and she enhanced her prospects in the $50,000 Kerry Clarke Pace with a dashing victory in the 2130m Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Kyle Symington got Queeninthecorner, the $1.40 favourite, away to a flying start from barrier four, and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Ideal Tomado in preference to Ira Poole in the 2130m Garrard’s Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His decision was influenced by the Michael Young-trained Ideal Tomado drawing the coveted No. 1 barrier, and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Outstanding young reinsman Kyle Symington is planning to set the pace with The Code Breaker in a bid for victory in the $25,000 #Skyracing Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Symington said he was happy with the way The Code Breaker performed at his…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Serpentine owner-trainer Matt Scott is more than happy with the way veteran pacer Rock Me Over has returned to action after a 12-month absence, and he expects the nine-year-old to fight out the finish of the WA Foton Diesel At Catalano Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred five-year-old Montana D J looks set to make a successful Australian debut when he contests the $21,000 Retravision Handicap, a stand over 2503m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A newcomer to the Mardella stables of Michael Young, Montana D J will start from barrier…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented reinsman Stuart McDonald is enjoying a remarkable run of success as a trainer, and when he drove Cloud Nine to victory in the 2536m Do Do More Wine Please Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night it took his record as a trainer this season to eight starters for…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Coolup trainer Frank Nafranec has been involved in harness racing for much of his life but in recent years he has made only occasional visits to the city to race his pacers. And therefore, it was a moment to savour at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he prepared his…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred pacer Jett Star graduated to Free-For-All company at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he worked hard in the breeze before winning the 2130m 4TH May 2008 Pace. He was the $2 favourite from barrier five when he raced three wide early and then without cover before getting…