Young Seeks A Breakthrough

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Jocelyn Young, delighted to land her 400TH winner in the sulky on Tuesday night, is seeking to end a frustrating run of second placings with Wall Street Girl by guiding the five-year-old mare to victory in the opening event, the 2130m Give It Your Best Shot With Ultimate Sniper Pace…

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Wheeler Ready To Rock’N’Roll

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Collie reinsman Trent Wheeler is driving in superb form, and he is looking forward to setting the pace and winning the 2130m Pegasus And Milne Feeds Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night with the speedy five-year-old Rockandrollartist. He jumped at the opportunity to drive Rockandrollartist for Capel trainer Aiden…

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Tactical Battle On The Cards

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Ace driver Deni Roberts predicts a battle of tactics when she handles Steel The Show in the 2536m Shop Budget Stockfeeds In Oakford Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night when the seven-year-old’s clash with Jumpingjackmac will be a highlight of the ten-event program. Steel The Show, trained by Greg…

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McDonald Happy To Fill In

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX In-form reinsman Stuart McDonald is more than happy to fill in as the driver of brilliant young pacer Mister Smartee in the $50,000 Westside Auto Wholesale Four and Five-Year-Old Championship at Gloucester Park on Friday night while the gelding’s regular driver Gary Hall Jnr is enjoying a well-deserved holiday in…

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Gift Horse Joey James Salutes

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Birchmont trainer Brad Lynn has never lost faith in his dependable seven-year-old pacer Joey James, who was bred and is raced by his wife Katrina and caused an upset as a $47.30 outsider when Deni Roberts drove him to victory in the $21,000 Retravision.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…

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A Rare Miller Moment

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX It was a rare sight at Gloucester Park when 34-year-old Coolup horseman Dean Miller donned the pink and purple racing silks to drive promising two-year-old filly Poppys Last Dance in the last event, the Retravision Online Pace, on Friday night. And Miller enjoyed the trip from the country as he…

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A Hood Does The Trick

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Pinjarra trainer Chris Voak’s decision to use hood type blinkers on Per Ardua Ad Astra had the desired effect when Chris Lewis got the six-year-old away speedily from the No. 3 barrier before setting a solid pace and winning easily from the fast-finishing Wall Street Girl in the 1730m Retravision,…

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600 Up For Roberts

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Outstanding driver Deni Roberts landed the third leg of a treble and notched her 600TH career victory when she guided the $1.10 favourite Steel The Show to a comfortable win in the $25,000 Memorial Day Stakes at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Steel The Show, a New Zealand-bred seven-year-old by…

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Acharne Girl Comes From Last

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX WA-bred five-year-old Acharne Girl enhanced her prospects in next Friday night’s Group 3 WASBA Breeders Stakes with a dashing last-to-first win in the 2130m Retravision, For All Your Electrical Stuff You Love Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She was the $1.70 favourite from wide at barrier No. 8…

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Mixed Luck For Hall

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX It was a case of mixed fortune for champion horseman Gary Hall Jnr in the $23,000 Retravision, Buy Now, Pay Later Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he trained two of the runners (Solesseo Matuca and Regal Cheval) and drove the $2.70 favourite Ira Poole for his father,…

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Harper Does It Again

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Veteran-trainer-reinsman Lindsay Harper adopted similar tactics two weeks in a row to bring about the downfall of the well-fancied Greg and Skye Bond-trained Jett Star in 2130m events at Gloucester Park. He caused an upset on Friday night when he brought $9.80 chance Middlepage home with a strong burst to…

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Lusaka Stakes His Claim

Ken Casellas | Photo:  PACEPIX Talented pacer Lusaka warmed up for a tilt at next Friday night’s $50,000 Four and Five-Year-Old Championship with a strong win in the 2130m Retravision, Lowest Price Guarantee Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Lusaka, owned and trained by Greg and Skye Bond, was a hot $1.40 favourite from…

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