A Spell For Magnificent Storm

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Champion pacer Magnificent Storm continued along his merry way, romping to an effortless victory in the $50,000 Catalano Truck And Equipment Village Kid Sprint at Gloucester Park on Friday night. And the equine millionaire will now go for a spell at managing owner Rob Tomlinson’s Pinjarra property before resuming training…

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Holy Hecka Is A Rising Star

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX The sky is the limit for Holy Hecka, the brilliant winner of the 2536m All New Foton Diesel Trucks Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night  a star three-year-old who almost did not leave New Zealand early this year when he suffered bone chips in his nearside front fetlock. A…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 8TH DECEMBER

Friday night at Gloucester Park will provide a few four-year-old pacers with their last chance to force their way into next week’s rich Golden Nugget. And punters will get the chance to see arguably WA’s best horse in Magnificent Storm do his thing in the night’s FFA. Members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have…

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Roberts Opts For Minstrel

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star driver Deni Roberts has handled Lusaka at his past 15 starts for nine wins, but she has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive stablemate Minstrel in the WA Foton Diesel @ Catalano Trucks Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Both pacers are prepared by champion…

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Holy Hecka Shows His Class

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand import Holy Hecka is the least experienced runner in the All New Foton Diesel Trucks Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but he possesses the raw ability to beat his more seasoned rivals and win the 2536m event. Holy Hecka, trained by Mike Reed and to be…

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Vultan Tin Back In Action

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Evergreen millionaire pacer Vultan Tin will return to racing after a six-month absence when he contests the $25,000 Catalano Trucks And Used Truck Sales Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The eleven-year-old, trained by Dan Costello and to be driven by Chris Voak, will start from the outside in…

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Record Beckons Magnificent Storm

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Superstar pacer Magnificent Storm is racing in such dazzling form that he has bright prospects of setting a race record when he looks certain to prove the master of his five rivals in the $50,000 Catalano Truck And Equipment Village Kid Sprint at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…

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Rumour Has It Is Back

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented mare Rumour Has It has been her own worst enemy, having twice stalled her career with self-inflicted injuries. Now a rising six-year-old, Rumour Has It reappeared after a ten-month absence when she was the $2.70 favourite from the No. 1 barrier in the 2130m Perth’s No. 1 Station Nova…

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Sprint Target For Magnificent Storm

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Superstar Magnificent Storm is expected to make his final appearance as a six-year-old when he contests the Group 3 $50,000 Village Kid Sprint over 1730m next Friday night. The champion pacer was not extended in scoring an effortless victory in the Pat Cranley Memorial over 2130m at Gloucester Park on…

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Cantankerous Extraordinary Mary Shines 

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Last-start winner Extraordinary Mary was in an irascible mood when she refused to face the barrier in the standing-start Smooth FM Perth On Digital Radio Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This delayed the start, and the official starter punished the four-year-old mare for her poor behaviour by ordering…

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Tiger Royal Is An Opportunist

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred pacer Tiger Royal, who has done all his racing in WA, is a smart opportunist, according to his trainer Ryan Bell. Tiger Royal, a $11.60 chance, was driven patiently by Kyle Symington before finishing strongly to win by a half-neck from Middlepage ($61), rating a smart 1.56.5 over…

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October Reign Does It Tough

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Mardella trainer Michael Young describes five-year-old October Reign as a freewheeling pacer, and he was delighted when they Victorian-bred gelding raced without cover all the way before getting up in the final stride to win from the pacemaker Peligroso in the 2130m Metlabs Irisndt Christmas Pace at Gloucester Park on…

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