Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators On the first Sunday in September astute trainer Mike Reed took one horse (Dardy Boy) for a workout at the Byford trials, and later in the morning he reluctantly took two pacers back to his Henley Brook stables. In a strange twist of fate Dardy Boy was allocated…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “On one hand I’m happy, and on the other hand I’m very disappointed,” said Wundowie trainer Bruce Stanley after The Male Model had caused an upset by winning the 2503m Garrard’s Perth Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Male Model, owned and trained by Stanley, was…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Eight-time WA premiership trainer Ross Olivieri has the lightly raced Born to Boogie racing in dazzling form and he has his sights set firmly on the $125,000 Westral Mares Classic on November 26. The six-year-old Born to Boogie, favourite at $1.04, gave champion reinsman Chris Lewis an armchair…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr lavished praise on Alta Intrigue after he had driven the injury-plagued seven-year-old to a thrilling last-stride victory over the pacemaker Roman Art in the 2130m Garrard’s Gloucester Park Pace at headquarters on Friday night. “He went super,” said Hall. “I didn’t think he…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Beth Richardson, Karen Hall, Danny Roberts and Sue Beven have no regrets at outlaying $30,000 to purchase Euphoria from New Zealand 15 months ago. The four-year-old American Ideal gelding, who had managed just two placings from eight starts in minor events in New Zealand, has developed into a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators West Australian-bred four-year-old Alta Cinderella continued her march towards the $125,000 Westral Mares Classic on November 26 with a devastating all-the-way victory in the Garrard’s Here On Track Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Gary Hall jnr roused her from the No. 1 barrier at the start…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Members of the Trotsynd No. 16 syndicate are celebrating yet another victory from their wonderful four-year-old Sportswriter gelding Manning, who is prepared by astute Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice. Manning, driven with supreme confidence by Maddison Brown, turned the 2536m Garrard’s Freecall Pace into a one-act affair at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Rising star Hampton Banner defied a spirited interrogation from Jumpingjackmac when he held the brilliant three-year-old at bay and scored an impressive first-up victory in the 2130m Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The four-year-old Hampton Banner, second fancy at $3.80, was resuming…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Up-and-coming superstar Finvarra is a three-year-old who has had only eight starts. His exciting potential excites Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall snr who is toying with the idea of setting the West Australian-bred colt for the rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups in January. Finvarra’s runaway victory…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Hurricane Harley, an effortless winner of the group 3 Gerrard’s Howard Porter Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night, is being set for the $50,000 RWWA Cup on November 19 as a major lead-up before his assault on the rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups in January. “He…