Veteran pacer surprises

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Eleven-year-old pacer Sokys Bigbullet was retired 12 months ago, but gained a reprieve when Shane Tognolini used him to provide companionship for his contrary mare Angel In White. “Angel In White was crazy and she was always trying to kick people out of the cart,” said Tognolini. “Sokys…

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Nevermindthechaos overcomes setbacks

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Three-year-old filly Nevermindthechaos was not expected to race after fracturing a hip and then damaging a tendon as a two-year-old. But she has recovered from those serious injuries and looks set for a bright career. She notched her second win from eight starts when she was favourite at…

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Beat City set for Northam Cup

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising four-year-old Beat City is developing into a standing-start specialist, and trainer Michael Young said the A Rocknroll Dance gelding would be set for the standing-start Northam Cup in February after he had scored a narrow victory in the Specialised Equipment Funding Solutions Handicap at Gloucester Park on…

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Major Martini is getting better

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Four-year-old Major Martini notched his third win from four starts after an injury-enforced absence of 19 months when he was not extended in beating Just Wing It in the 2130m Catalano Truck And Equipment Sales Kenwick Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He was favourite at $2…

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Sahara Storm simply too speedy

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Three-year-old filly Sahara Storm was simply too speedy for her older rivals when she gave a powerful frontrunning performance to win the 2130m SEFS The Asset Finance Specialists Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The win completed a double for the highly successful combination of trainer Nathan…

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Hesashark notches first WA victory

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Astute South Australian trainer Dale Afford has no regrets for his decision to send his promising four-year-old over Hesashark to Western Australia seven weeks ago to be trained by Nathan Turvey. Twenty minutes before the first event at Gloucester Park on Friday night Afford had two runners in…

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Gambit wins after poor preliminary

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old Gambit was a hot $1.40 favourite for the 2130m Catalano Truck And Equipment Sales Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr had grave concerns and misgivings when the Shadow Play gelding performed poorly in his warm-up on the track.…

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New bit does the trick

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Blythewood trainer Gary Elson has been concerned over Battlescard’s habit of pulling hard and overracing, and he was delighted when a special pulling bit enabled him to overcome this problem when he was a $13.40 chance and won the 2130m SEFS You Name It, We Fund It Pace…

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Wildwest is Sydney bound

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred five-year-old Wildwest will do his future racing in Sydney after contesting the Fremantle Cup and WA Pacing Cup in the New Year. That’s the decision of champion trainer Gary Hall snr after Callan Suvaljko had driven Wildwest to an all-the-way victory in the 1730m Stephen…

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Hall lands seventh Christmas Gift

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall snr not only won the Catalano Truck And Equipment Christmas Gift for a record seventh time at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but he dominated the $50,000 group 2 feature event, landing the trifecta with Jumpingjackmac, The Ideal Touch and Finvarra. Jumpingjackmac,…

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