Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The distinctive colours of gold, maroon diamond and sleeves carried to victory in the Mondo Spanish Chorizo Pace for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park revived memories of the brilliant mare Tricky Styx. Zephyra, the first foal out of Tricky Styx, was driven by Dylan Egerton-Green to a thrilling…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “He will measure up for the four-year-old classics late in the year; he’s one of our better ones,” declared star reinsman Ryan Warwick after driving Dont Bother Me None to victory in the 2536m The Mondo Streaky Bacon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Dont Bother Me…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding three-year-old The Miki Taker maintained his superb form when his trainer Aiden de Campo drove him to an impressive victory over Wonderful To Fly and High price in the 2130m Pastrami Pacing Special Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Starting third favourite at $3.50 from barrier…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old pacer Our Sequel ended a losing streak of eight unplaced efforts when he relished his pacemaking role in the 2536m Salami Too Hot To Trot Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Our Sequel, trained by Colin Joss, was the $1.70 favourite from the prized No. 1…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Seven-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding Lawrence is certainly not a star pacer in the powerful Greg and Skye Bond stable, but he is certainly a model of consistency. Driven by Ryan Warwick and starting the $1.40 favourite in the 2130m Coppa Kabana Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Smart six-year-old Alta Rhett appreciated a considerable drop in class when Nathan Turvey drove him to an easy all-the-way victory in the 2536m Mondo Doro Family Business Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This ended a losing sequence of 20 for the consistent gelding who is trained…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred six-year-old Tricky Ric was on his best behaviour and made the most of a stroke of luck to win the group 2 $30,000 Mondo Doro Smallgoods Trotters Sprint over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Starting favourite at $2.30, Tricky Ric, prepared by Gary Hall…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Eighteen Carat, a recent arrival from New Zealand, gave champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr a tough time at her Australian debut when she hung out for much of the way before winning the 2130m Bringing Home The Bacon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Hall had to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ace trainer-reinsman Colin Brown disliked Arma Fifty Five, a mare he trained about eight years ago, who wasn’t good enough to race — and he told owner-breeder Jim Currie to get rid of her. Now he is extremely glad that Currie refused to take any notice of Brown…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Part-time trainer Dan Costello, a full-time worker at the Harvey Beef company, achieved his greatest success in harness racing when indefatigable veteran Vultan Tin scored a thrilling last-stride victory in the $50,000 group 2 Mondo Doro Governor’s Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This gave the 41-year-old…