Young and Hall Complete a Double

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The powerful combination of trainer Michael Young and reinsman Gary Hall Jnr completed a double at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Orlando Blue scored an impressive win in the $20,250 Retravision Pace. Orlando Blue’s victory at $5.20 came two races after Young and Hall had won with Moonlite…

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Symington Celebrates his Century

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented young driver Kyle Symington chalked up his 100TH winner for the season when Star Lilly was successful at Pinjarra on Wednesday, and he celebrated the milestone by scoring an upset victory with $65.20 outsider Euphoric Moment in the 2130m The Running Camel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…

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Moonlite Drive Loves to Lead

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “He has never been beaten when leading in his races in WA,” said trainer Michael Young after Gary Hall Jnr had driven the New Zealand-bred five-year-old to an easy all-the-way victory in the 2130m The Trots WA Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Moonlite Drive’s 21 starts in…

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Himself in a Different Role

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising New Zealand-bred four-year-old Himself, who flew home from the rear to win the group 1 Golden Nugget a fortnight earlier as a $76.40 rank outsider, was seen in a vastly different role at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was the hot $1.30 favourite who set the…

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Onesmartfella for Nights Of Thunder

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The Nights Of Thunder makes strong appeal for speedy frontrunner Onesmartfella, who scored a comfortable win in the 2130m NYE Fireworks Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This followed his first-up all-the-way victory over 1730m the previous week, and it gave reinsman Chris Voak the first leg of…

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Voak Fills In, In Style

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators With Hopeland trainer Giles Inwood on the sidelines, Chris Voak took over the preparation of Sangue Reale, and the New South Wales-bred pacer gave him his eleventh training success from 77 starters this season when he proved too fast for his rivals and scored a comfortable victory in the…

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What a Combination!

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented horseman Dylan Egerton-Green and five-year-old stallion Ideal Agent have formed a remarkable partnership, with the New Zealand-bred pacer emerging as a major contender for the rich Fremantle and WA Pacing Cups. Ideal Agent, prepared by champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond, staked his claims for the big races…

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Three Rumours Repays Howlett’s Faith

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Busselton trainer Barry Howlett is an astute judge of horseflesh and a keen student of breeding — and it was these skills that led him to paying just $6000 for a filly at a weanling sale in Auckland in November 2018. He brought the Mach Three filly back to…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 30 DECEMBER

Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park features a free-for-all event that is shaping up to be a mini rehearsal for the two big cups later in January. And one brave man from the WA Trotting Media Guild – award-winning journalist Ken Casellas – has selected this race in which to make his best bet. “Prince…

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Moonlite Drive is Young’s Best

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Mundijong horseman Michael Young has enjoyed spectacular success with 107 winners in his third season as a trainer this year, and his six runners at Gloucester Park on Friday night are sure to be popular with punters. He labelled Moonlite Drive as his best winning prospect after the New…

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Voak Opts for Sheza Bromac

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Talented reinsman Chris Voak has given punters a strong lead by choosing to drive Sheza Bromac in preference to the highly-regarded four-year-old Miss Boudica in the $30,000 TABtouch Coulson Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “It appears an open race,” said Voak, who is sure to be…

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Skylord is Fit to Resume

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant young pacer Skylord has responded to treatment and has recovered from sore front feet, enabling part-owner and trainer-driver Jocelyn Young to start the two-year-old in the Team Bond Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Skylord, a Fly Like An Eagle colt who has not appeared since running…

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