The $50,000 Allwood Stud Farm Champagne Classic (2130m) and the $30,000 Allwood Stud Farm Race For Roses (2503m) are the feature races at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Group 3 Champagne Classic is for the two-year-old pacers, while the Listed Race For Roses is a standing-start event for fillies and mares. Ten For The…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Fears that brilliant pacer Ten To The Dozen would be unable to contest the $400,000 APG Gold Bullion final for two-year-old colts and geldings at Menangle on Saturday night have been allayed, and champion WA trainers Greg and Skye Bond are thrilled that their colt will be able to…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Madeliene Young and veteran pacer Mister Ardee have formed an outstanding combination in recent years, and Young celebrated her 200TH driving success when she guided the 11-year-old gelding to an easy victory over Dardy Boy in a 2536m event at Gloucester Park on Tuesday night. The Zealand-bred Mister Ardee…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Former Victorian pacer Watts Up Sunshine made an impressive WA debut on Tuesday of last week when he set the pace and outclassed his rivals in a 2536m event at Gloucester Park. The Sunshine Beach five-year-old faces a tougher assignment when he starts from barrier three in the 2130m…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Four-year-old Taking The Miki is the youngest mare in the $30,000 Allwood Stud Farm Race For Roses at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and star reinsman Chris Voak is bubbling with confidence. Taking The Miki, trained by Jemma Hayman, will start from the inside of the 10m line in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Rocket City caused a minor upset when he began brilliantly from the No. 5 barrier to burst straight to the front before setting a solid pace and winning by a half-length from the highly-regarded $2 favourite Star Lavra in the $50,000 ASPG WA Gold Bullion final for three-year-old colts…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising filly Between Two Thorns has proved a thorny proposition for Capel trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo for much of her brief career. But his patience and thoughtful preparation have been rewarded. Between Two Thorns was the $1.60 favourite for the $50,000 APG WA Gold Bullion final for three-year-old fillies…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A sparkling start from the 10-metre line paved the way for veteran pacer Acuto’s decisive win in the 2503m The Trots WA Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Acuto, owned and trained by Chis Phatouros, was a $7.80 chance who gave his rivals little chance of winning by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star mare Eighteen Carat was not extended in coasting to victory in the $26,000 Retravision Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and trainer Michael Young is looking forward to her running in the $50,000 WASBA Breeders Stakes on Friday week. “She will not run in the Race For…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Gate speed is a vital ingredient in races at Gloucester Park, and Victorian-bred six-year-old The Mustang possesses abundant early speed and is relishing his customary role of pacemaker. The Mustang was a hot $1.10 favourite from the prized No. 1 barrier in the $20,375 Team Bond Pace at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Up-and-coming pacer Faster Than Dad will be set for the $50,000 Four and Five-Year-Old championship on May 5, following his impressive victory in the 2130m Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He is not a star, but he will definitely hold his own in those races,”…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Consistent New Zealand-bred five-year-old Dont Bother Me None had to be driven hard both at the start and at the finish to fend off strong challenges before scoring a narrow victory in the $23,750 Nova 93.7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Dont Bother Me None, the $2.80…