Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Aldo Cortopassi had a few anxious moments before driving Magnificent Storm to a stirring win in the $25,000 Blake Ashworth Memorial Marathon Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “It was a big effort to start off 40 metres and then to overcome a couple of setbacks,”…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Buyers at the 2018 APG Perth yearling sale missed a bargain when they overlooked a tall, gangling Alta Christiano colt, who attracted little attention and was passed in at $12,000 when he failed to reach his modest reserve price of $15,000. Present at the sale was prominent…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond celebrated a milestone on Tuesday evening when Ryan Warwick drove New Zealand-bred pacers Tenzing Bromac and Maccas to impressive victories at Gloucester Park. Three-year-old Tenzing Bromac was not extended in winning by a neck from the pacemaker Rocknroll Elliot, and in…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Alta Christiano filly Wall Street Girl is poised for a powerful performance when she makes her city debut in the 1730m Retravision Pace for two-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Prepared by Debra Lewis, Wall Street Girl will start from barrier five, with champion reinsman Chris…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Some pacers enjoy considerable luck with favourable barriers. Others are not so fortunate. Three-year-old Arma Einstein will start from the No. 1 barrier for the second time in a career of 29 starts when he contests the 2130m TABtouch Better Your Bet Pace at Gloucester Park on…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Astute Mt Helena trainer Ray Williams looks set to win the standing start Marathon Handicap for the second time when he sends his brilliant four-year-old Magnificent Storm into battle in the $25,000 Blake Ashworth Memorial Marathon Handicap over 3309m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The inexperienced,…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Capel trainer-reinsman Aiden de Campo is delighted with Alta Engen’s progress, and he is planning to take full advantage of the No. 1 barrier in the $50,000 Vale Bob Sweet San Simeon Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “It’s a good, even race and the plan…
The West Australian’s Ernie Manning and the WA Trotting Media Guild president Wayne Currall are thinking along the same lines as far as best bets go at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Both have made the resuming Lord Rosco their star bet on the stellar 10-event card. “Lord Rosco is racing first-up, but his gate…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran pacer Batavia On Fire, who broke down with a serious leg injury 16 months ago, has made a successful comeback to racing. At his second appearance after that long absence, the WA-bred eight-year-old gelding Batavia On Fire, trained by Giles Inwood and driven superbly by Chris…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Few pacers in Western Australia stand up to such a rigorous program of racing as the New Zealand-bred five-year-old Vespa, who has raced 21 times in a 20-week period. He thrives on this program of racing every week for Hopelands trainer Michael Young — and even puts…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators Craig Saligari, foreman for Wanneroo trainer Debbie Padberg, celebrated his 44TH birthday on Friday night in joyful style when the stable’s indefatigable and consistent performer Bracken Sky thundered home from the rear to snatch a dramatic last-stride victory in the 2130m Delta Print Excellence In Service Pace.…
Ken Casellas | Photo Credit: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old Mini Mine Yet continued in her purple patch of form and notched her fourth win from her past ten starts when Emily Suvaljkjo drove her to an emphatic victory in the 2130m Northern Rivers Equine Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mini Mine…