Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Veteran Byford trainer Trevor Wright has raced only one pacer in 2023 and it is his gift horse Cordero who continues to provide him with many wonderful moments. Cordero, a WA-bred seven-year-old, was bred and owned by Bryan Cousins, who was so disappointed at the pacer’s debut as a $104…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Prominent breeders Kevin and Annette Charles have no regrets that a Betting Line colt they bred was passed in at the 2020 APG Perth yearling sale after he had failed to reach his reserve price of $25,000. They decided to race the pacer themselves. He is named Whos The Dad…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX When the hot $1.20 favourite Xceptional Arma settled down in fifth and last position in the Indian file affair in the August Moon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night the two-year-old filly’s driver Maddison Brown became concerned at the dawdling pace set by Heartofahlia. The lead time in the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Banjup trainer Murray Lindau has Talks Up A Storm racing in peak form, and the speedy WA-bred five-year-old notched her second win in a row when she led from barrier one and defeated Watts Up Sunshine and The Code Breaker in the 2130m Vili’s Family Bakery Pace at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented New Zealand-bred four-year-old Cyclone Charlotte impressed with a splendid performance to win the $30,000 Direct Trades Supply Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and she is sure to be a leading candidate for the upcoming rich feature events for mares. Trainer Ray Williams, who watched the race on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Up-and-coming three-year-old Fess Up continued his march towards the $200,000 WA Derby on November 3 with a spirited performance to score a notable victory in fast time in the 1730m Summit Bloodstock Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “I was very happy with the run,” said co-trainer Greg Bond…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star New Zealand-bred five-year-old Jumpingjackmac bounced back to his best form and ended a losing sequence of 19 when Stuart McDonald drove him to an emphatic victory in the $1000,000 James Brennan Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Jumpingjackmac, the $2.40 favourite from the No. 1 barrier, defied early…
The time-honoured James Brennan Memorial (2536m), now worth $100,000, takes pride of place at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Group 2 feature has attracted a top-class field as the State’s two biggest stables fine-tune their pacers for next month’s WA Pacing Cup. The Gary Hall Sr yard and the husband and wife enterprise of…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Plans for former Victorian performer Duty Bound will be to surge to the front from barrier one and led his rivals on a merry dance in the 1730m Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Co-trainer Ross Olivieri is full of confidence after Duty Bound’s solid efforts when…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Six of WA-bred pacer Seeryanfly’s latest seven wins have been in stands, but star reinsman Shannon Suvaljko insists that the five-year-old is a highly capable performer in mobile events. Seeryanfly will start from the No. 1 barrier in the 2536m Vale Dulcie Brindley Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Promising young driver Emily Johnson is looking forward to driving Sport Sport Sport in the $30,000 Direct Trades Supply Pace for mares at Gloucester Park on Friday night when the Aiden De Campo-trained four-year-old will start from the coveted No. 1 barrier. The 20-year-old Johnson notched her 49TH winner when…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Five-year-old Jumpingjackmac is the only runner in the 12-horse field in the $100,000 James Brennan Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night who has not won a race in 2023. But the New Zealand-bred gelding, prepared by Hall Of Fame trainer Gary Hall Snr, has bright prospects of…