Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Giant filly Halle Hunter had no idea how to perform on the training track as a two-year-old last year, and simply wouldn’t try. And astute Banjup trainer Colin Brown has been extremely patient throughout 2023 to get Halle Hunter to pace and enjoy racing. Halle Hunter’s first three starts have…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Experienced six-year-old Illawong Mustang had won only three races from 67 starts in Western Australia, and he had been unplaced at his previous ten starts before he lined up at the No. 1 barrier in the 2130m Hello 2024 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. But his trainer Dylan…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Three-year-old All Is Well revealed his class and fighting qualities when he proved too good for his eleven older and more experienced rivals in the 2130m SEFS Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Champion reinsman Chris Lewis had to work hard to resist strong early and late challenges to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Gifted driver Maddison happily made the most of an unexpected situation to guide $2 favourite Arma Xfactor to a convincing victory in the $21,000 West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I definitely expected to be in the breeze, but things all worked out in my favour,” she…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Emily Suvaljko enjoyed driving Adda Spoilt Major for the first time when she guided him to a smart all-the-way victory in the 2130m Entertainment With Horsepower Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Suvaljko made sure that Adda Spoilt Major was given every opportunity to make the most of his…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Pinjarra trainer Michael George praised Harvey farrier Ryan Eyre after Stuart McDonald had driven Cooper to an all-the-way win in the 2503m Tricky Miki, Golden Nugget Winner Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I have had Cooper for a couple of months, and he had bad feet,” said George.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “2024 should be his year,” predicted proud owner-trainer Ray Jones after the powerful five-year-old had crushed his seven rivals in the $31,000 www.gloucesterpark.com.au Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Lavra Joe, the $1.30 favourite from out wide at barrier seven in the 2130m event, began brilliantly to charge straight…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX In Italian, Sovrana means a reigning queen, and it was the four-year-old mare Sovrana who reigned supreme at Gloucester Park on Friday night when she ruled over the eleven other mares in the $30,000 Sky Racing Listen Live Coulson Pace. Trained in Capel by Aiden De Campo and driven with…
The last Friday meeting of 2023 features an interesting eight-race card at Gloucester Park. Two races, in particular, – the $31,000 FFA (2130m) and the $30,000 Coulson Pace (2130m) – are shaping as intriguing affairs. And another race, the quest for the WA Trotting Media Guild’s leading tipster award, has come down to the last…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Tough New Zealand-bred stayer Watching Our Coin will resume racing after a spell when he is the solitary backmarker off 20 metres in the 2503m Tricky Miki Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Michael Young-trained Watching Our Coin will be driven by Gary Hall Jnr, and he has…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Caliente is Spanish for hot — and the inexperienced five-year-old by the name of Caliente is a hot tip to send punters home in a happy mood by winning the final event, the 2130m Hello 2024 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Caliente is favourably drawn at barrier two…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced filly Halle Hunter is unbeaten in three trials and two race starts — and has not been extended in those five appearances. And at Gloucester Park on Friday night, she faces an acid test in the opening event, the 2130m Goodbye 2023 Pace, in which she will clash with…