Prentice Has A Keen Eye

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice has always been an astute judge of horseflesh, and his decision to pay just $22,000 for Mighty Ronaldo at the 2019 Perth APG yearling sale has proved a masterstroke. Mighty Ronaldo, now a six-year-old, is proving a remarkable bargain for Prentice and several stable clients, with…

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Thenu Came Along Upsets The Favourite

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond held a powerful hand in the 2130m Trotsynd Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night with three of the five runners,  Thelittle Master (the $1.50 favourite), Thenu Came Along ($3.60) and Prince Of Pain ($9). And Thenu Came Along caused an upset when he…

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It’s Tubbs Farquhar At Last

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Tubbs Farquhar lined up as a two-year-old to make his debut in a race at Gloucester Park on April 11, 2017 when he galloped at the start and finished last in the field of eight, 160 metres behind the winner Rock Me Over. Now a healthy nine-year-old, Tubbs Farquhar began…

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Solesseo Matuca Breaks Through

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Well-performed pacer Solesseo Matuca broke through for his first win in Western Australia at his seventh start in the State when he raced without cover before finishing strongly to beat the pacemaker and $1.38 favourite Soho Santorini in the 2130m Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Solesseo…

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Aldebaran Sundown’s One-Act Affair

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran Victorian-bred trotter Aldebaran Sundown notched his first metropolitan-class win when he made the 7Plus Trot a one-act affair at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Aldebaran Sundown trotted faultlessly for Nigel Johns, the renowned trained of square gaiters, with his runaway success which saw him burst straight to the front…

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Happy Acuto Delivers The Goods

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Keeping veteran pacer Acuto in a happy frame of mind is the formula for success, according to the gelding’s owner-trainer Chris Phatouros. Nine-year-old Acuto celebrated his 110TH start by scoring an easy all-the-way win in the 2130m Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was the…

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Heez Good As Gold Bred To Succeed

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX WA-bred four-year-old Heez Good As Gold is the first foal out of the unraced Art Major mare Front Paige Adda, but he has inherited much of the ability of his maternal granddam, the American-bred mare Paige Nicole Q, who is the dam of seven winners of a total of 80…

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There’s Two Of Ira Poole

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX One week after Ira Poole was a fading last behind Galaxy Warrior, the New Zealand-bred five-year-old bounced back with an easy all-the-way win in the $30,000 Im Themightyquinn Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “You can’t imagine how he went last week compared with how he performed tonight,” said…

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Pinny Tiger’s Splendid Cup Trial

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Speedy pacer Pinny Tiger is on song to run a great race in the $50,000 Bunbury Cup on March 30, and his part-owner and trainer Michael Brennan declared that the six-year-old would be at his peak for the 2569m event after scoring an effortless victory in the 2130m Entertainment With…

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Turn The Page Is A Rising Star

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Turn The Page emerged as a leading contender for the $75,000 Empress Stakes on April 19 when she made a superb return to racing after a 19-week absence with a brilliant win in the 2130m Team Bond Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “Her greatest asset is her strength…

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Pinny Tiger Is Much Sharper

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Ace reinsman Chris Voak is on the crest of an exciting wave, and he is looking forward driving the brilliant six-year-old Pinny Tiger in the $50,000 Bunbury Cup on March 30. Pinny Tiger, trained by Michael Brennan, will contest an important lead-up event for the Cup when he starts from…

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Warwick Milestone Looms

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Members of Katja Warwick’s team have been firing in grand style, with her 36 runners this season chalking up nine wins and six placings. And her smart WA-bred six-year-old Rascal has excellent winning prospects when he begins from the No. 2 barrier in the 2130m Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester…

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