Daily Archives: October 28, 2021

Alan Parker | Photo: Gloucester Park As a six-year-old living in post WWII East Perth Ed Dewar discovered that he was allergic to horses when he visited the stable of trotting trainer Frank Harrold near Gloucester Park. Some years later he began attending Gloucester Park while still a student on his path to becoming a…

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall snr describes four-year-old mare Alta Cinderella as a fast pacer who is not over brave at times. “But if she puts her best foot forward, she is nearly unbeatable,” he said when assessing her prospects from the No. 1 barrier in the…

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Byford trainer Peter Tilbrook is setting experienced mare Vivere Damore for the $125,000 Westral Mares Classic on November 26, and as part of her preparation for the Group 1 feature event he has decided to run her in the 2536m Garrard’s Rio Cobra Sulky Pace at Gloucester Park…

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant young driver Emily Suvaljko has handled Walsh at his past six starts for two wins, a second and a third, and she has given punters a strong lead by opting to drive Roman Art (who has been unplaced at his past five starts) in preference to Walsh…

The Group 3 Howard Porter Memorial (2130m) highlights an action-packed 10-event card at Gloucester Park on Friday night. And members of the WA Trotting Media Guild are confident they have landed on some best bets – albeit with a couple of clashes – that will give punters plenty to cheer about during the course of…

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Exciting young pacer Hampton Banner will resume racing in the Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night after an absence of 25 weeks — and champion reinsman Chris Lewis declared: “It wouldn’t surprise me if he wins.” The lightly-raced New Zealand-bred Hampton Banner, trained…