Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX It should be a case of all guns blazing when brilliant beginners Blitzembye, Watts Up Sunshine and Vampiro clash in the 1730m Cowden The Insurance Brokers Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. They possess dazzling gate speed and are excellent frontrunners. The Mike Reed-trained Blitzembye has drawn the coveted…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Pinjarra trainer-driver Madeliene Young has the well-bred colt Insta Gator fit and firing and ready to run a big race when he starts from the No. 3 barrier in the Cowden Serving Since 1972 Western Gateway Consolation at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Insta Gator revealed excellent fighting qualities when…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr compares Never Ending’s raw speed with that of retired superstar Im Themightyquinn, and the WA-bred gelding’s trainer Justin Prentice describes his turn of foot as “awesome and unreal.” Hall and Prentice are excited at the prospect of Never Ending producing yet another outstanding effort by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding young pacer Tricky Miki is on target to shine in the $200,000 Golden Nugget in December and other rich feature events for four-year-olds in the coming summer. That was the verdict after watching him return to action after a four-month absence when he crushed his rivals in the 2130m…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced three-year-old Mister Smartee reappeared after a four-month absence when he gave an outstanding performance to snatch a dramatic victory in the Retravision Pace over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was a firm indication that the New Zealand-bred gelding will be a major player in the $200,000…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran Byford trainer Trevor Wright has raced only one pacer in 2023 and it is his gift horse Cordero who continues to provide him with many wonderful moments. Cordero, a WA-bred seven-year-old, was bred and owned by Bryan Cousins, who was so disappointed at the pacer’s debut as a $104…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Prominent breeders Kevin and Annette Charles have no regrets that a Betting Line colt they bred was passed in at the 2020 APG Perth yearling sale after he had failed to reach his reserve price of $25,000. They decided to race the pacer themselves. He is named Whos The Dad…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX When the hot $1.20 favourite Xceptional Arma settled down in fifth and last position in the Indian file affair in the August Moon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night the two-year-old filly’s driver Maddison Brown became concerned at the dawdling pace set by Heartofahlia. The lead time in the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Banjup trainer Murray Lindau has Talks Up A Storm racing in peak form, and the speedy WA-bred five-year-old notched her second win in a row when she led from barrier one and defeated Watts Up Sunshine and The Code Breaker in the 2130m Vili’s Family Bakery Pace at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented New Zealand-bred four-year-old Cyclone Charlotte impressed with a splendid performance to win the $30,000 Direct Trades Supply Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and she is sure to be a leading candidate for the upcoming rich feature events for mares. Trainer Ray Williams, who watched the race on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Up-and-coming three-year-old Fess Up continued his march towards the $200,000 WA Derby on November 3 with a spirited performance to score a notable victory in fast time in the 1730m Summit Bloodstock Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I was very happy with the run,” said co-trainer Greg Bond…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star New Zealand-bred five-year-old Jumpingjackmac bounced back to his best form and ended a losing sequence of 19 when Stuart McDonald drove him to an emphatic victory in the $1000,000 James Brennan Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Jumpingjackmac, the $2.40 favourite from the No. 1 barrier, defied early…