Plutonium’s Successful Return

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing New Zealand-bred six-year-old Plutonium made a successful return to racing after a 13-month absence when Maddison Brown drove him to a convincing victory in the 2536m Direct Trades Supply We’ve Got Shedloads Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Plutonium was a $5.30 chance from barrier three, and…

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Pocketful Of Opals is a Diamond Hope

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing The $100,000 Diamond Classic for two-year-old fillies next Friday week is the target for the promising Pocketful Of Opals, who scored a smart victory in the DTS 65,000 Stock Lines Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Pocketful Of Opals, bred, part-owned and trained in Collie by Bianca…

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McDonald Seizes His Chance

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Stuart McDonald was booked for just two drives at Gloucester Park on Friday night before he discovered on Thursday that he was required to replace champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr on four horses after Hall had succumbed to an attack of coronavirus. He seized his unexpected bonus with…

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Roberts Lands Her Biggest Winner

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Talented driver Deni Roberts celebrated her biggest success in the sulky when her aggressive tactics paid off handsomely, with $7.30 chance Socrates scoring a thrilling half-head victory in the $50,000 Direct Trades Supply San Simeon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This gave the 26-year-old Roberts her…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 5 AUGUST

Leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond have a strong hand in Friday night’s feature event at Gloucester Park. The Bond stable will send four runners around in the $50,000 Group 2 Direct Trades Supply San Simeon Pace (2130m). But members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have looked elsewhere to find their star bets on…

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Allwoods Rocknroll Gets His Chance

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Punters face a difficult task to pick the winner of the 2536m Direct Trades Supply Maddington Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night with the ten runners having contested a total of 180 races this season for just four wins -two to Euston Flyer and one each to Disco…

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Euphoria is Frustrating Hall

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Consistent five-year-old Euphoria is frustrating Gary Hall Jnr with his inability to finish strongly in his races, with the star reinsman at his wit’s end as he tries to discover the formula to get the gelding to become a more genuine performer. “He is an enigma,” said Hall. “He…

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Patched is Ready to Atone

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing An important gear change should help smart square gaiter Patched to return to the winning list when he begins from the inside of the front line in the 2503m standing-start DTS Farm Fence Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night, according to his Pinjarra trainer David Young. “Hopefully,…

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Suvaljko Set for His Century

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant three-year-olds Swingband, The Miki Taker and Tricky Miki are sharing the limelight in early pre-race discussions on the opening event, the 2130m Noah George Fundraiser Night Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but ace reinsman Shannon Suvaljko is full of hope that he will drive Hoppys Way…

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Major Freeway is Ready to Fire

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Major Freeway finished ninth behind Mr Fantastic in the Higgins Memorial last week, but champion reinsman Chris Lewis is bullish about the six-year-old’s winning prospects in the Group 2 $50,000 Direct Trade Supply San Simeon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “His run last week wasn’t all that…

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Never Ending Excites Hall

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr generally is reasonably conservative when extolling the virtues of horses. But he was unable to hide his excitement after driving two-year-old gelding Never Ending to an easy victory in the 2130m City Discount Tyres Wheel And Tyre Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…

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Bynder’s Joyous Celebration

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Aleesha Bynder, deputising for absent trainer Michael Brennan, brightened a cold and windy night at Gloucester Park on Friday night with an uninhibited joyous celebration which saw her stumble to the track after $45.50 outsider Whatabro charged home to snatch a half-head victory over the $1.95 favourite Euphoria in…

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