WA Trotting Media Guild Friday’s Thoughts 11th June

An exciting night of pacing, highlighted by the running of the $100,000 Group 1 2YO Pearl Classic (2130m), will attract plenty of interest from harness racing fans at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have been burning the midnight oil in an effort to provide punters with their best…

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Lavra Joe’s Acid Test

Outstanding three-year-old Lavra Joe faces a major test when he lines up against up-and-coming star To Fast To Serious and other older and more experienced campaigners in the 2130m Direct Trades Supply Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. To make his task even more difficult is the fact that he is at an initial…

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Mighty Conqueror to Resume

Lightly-raced six-year-old Mighty Conqueror, winner of the WA Pacing Cup in January 2020, will return to action after a nine-week absence when he starts out wide at barrier No. 7 in the 2130m Off The Track Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred gelding, the winner of 18 races from 38 starts…

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Black Jack Baby is a Special

“She looks a certainty,” declared star reinsman Chris Voak when assessing Black Jack Baby’s prospects in the $25,000 Westsired Three-Year-Old fillies event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Black Jack Baby, bred, owned and trained by Shane Quadrio, has drawn the prized No. 1 barrier in the field of six in the 2130m event, and…

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Bell Aims to Go One Better

Baskerville trainer Ryan Bell is a good judge of horseflesh, and he has no regrets that he outlaid $25,000 to purchase a colt by American stallion Betting Line at the 2020 APG Perth yearling sale. The colt is now the highly promising two-year-old gelding Whataretheodds, who is raced by a syndicate of 13 pacing enthusiasts…

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WA Trotting Media Guild Friday’s Thoughts 4th June

The members of the WA Trotting Media Guild were on fire last week with all best bets saluting. Alta Blues, Lawrence, Miss Boudica and Born To Boogie recorded easy all-the-way victories and paid the handsome dividend of $5.80 for anyone playing the all-up market. This Friday night’s meeting seems a little harder, but there’s plenty…

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Rakasinc Gets His Chance

Ravenswood trainer Nathan Turvey, fresh from a double with Blue Blazer and Rockin Rufus at Gloucester Park on Tuesday night, has high hopes of continuing his good run by winning the Metro Steel Fabrication WA Pace with Rakasinc on Friday night. Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko has formed a wonderful association with Rakasinc, having driven…

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New Bit for Eagle Royalty

Last Friday night Eagle Royalty was a fading tenth behind In The Spotlight in the Group 1 Diamond Classic, but trainer Ross Olivieri is confident that the filly can bounce back and win the Rotary Club of Fremantle Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Eagle Royalty settled down in seventh position for Chris Lewis…

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Hall Poised for his Century

Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr looks set to land his one hundredth winner of the season at Gloucester Park on Friday night and his legion of fans would dearly love that he achieves this milestone by driving superstar Chicago Bull to victory in the $25,000 RSM Rotary Club of Fremantle Pace. However, it could arrive…

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Brennan Double on the Cards

In-form Blythewood trainer Michael Brennan has high hopes of landing a double at Gloucester Park on Friday night with smart New Zealand-bred pacers Power And Grace and Valbonne. Both pacers will be driven by Brennan’s nephew Michael Grantham, who will be planning to set the pace and win the 2130m Australian Marine Corporation Pace with…

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Brown Leans Towards Fifty Five Reborn

Ace trainer-reinsman Colin Brown holds a powerful hand with three smart mares in the $30,000 Barker Whittle Harry Capararo Westbred Pace for four and five-year-old mares, and he has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Fifty Five Reborn from an awkward barrier at No. 7 in the group 3 event at Gloucester…

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Victoria Oaks is Miss Boudica’s Target

Powerful filly Miss Boudica, denied the chance of contesting the $350,000 Australian Pacing Gold National Final for three-year-old fillies at Melton on Saturday night because of the restrictions and problems surrounding the coronavirus pandemic in Victoria, proved her class with a devastating victory in the $51,000 Group 2 APG Consolation final at Gloucester Park on…

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