Goodtime Pe Rabbit is a remarkable horse

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The oddly-named Goodtime Pe Rabbit is quite an extraordinary horse. All his 69 starts have been as a trotter, which is highly unusual for a horse whose sire and dam are pacers. The Victorian-bred seven-year-old’s sire Shadyshark Hanover was an outstanding pacer in America where he amassed $771,172…

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Warwick leans towards Minstrel

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Ryan Warwick rates rising five-year-old Minstrel in the top three chances for the rich Fremantle Cup and WA Pacing Cup in the New Year after driving the New Zealand-bred gelding to victory in the $25,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday evening.…

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Big test for Jumpingjackmac

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding three-year-old Jumpingjackmac faces a serious test when he will be challenged by some of the State’s best pacers in the $25,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park over 2130m on Friday afternoon. Jumpingjackmac, trained by Gary Hall snr, is being set for the rich Fremantle…

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Goodtime Pe Rabbit out to buck the odds

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old Goodtime Pe Rabbit has only a ten per cent winning record and has managed just four wins from 34 appearances in standing-start events. However, he has excellent prospects of winning the $18,000 Direct Trades Supply Trot, a stand over 2096m at Gloucester Park on Friday night, after…

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Taking The Miki is ready to fire

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented two-year-old filly Taking The Miki, second in two group 1 feature events earlier this year, as well as winning the $50,000 group Gold Bullion final and finishing third in the group 3 Gold Bracelet, is poised to make a winning return when she contests the Simmonds Steel…

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Balcatherine seeks repeat victory

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion trainer Gary Hall snr proudly declares that Balcatherine is the best mare in Western Australia, and the brilliant five-year-old has bright prospects of enhancing her reputation by winning the $30,000 Christmas Belles Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday afternoon. Balcatherine will be driven by Maddison Brown from…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 24 DECEMBER

The members of the WA Trotting Media Guild are confident they can give punters some much-needed cash over the festive period with their specials for Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park. The boys at TABradio – Hayden King and Matt Young – are keen on Alta Intrigue in race three. “Alta Intrigue put the writing…

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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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