Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Rich feature events for mares next month are on the agenda for Bettor Get It On, who gave a tough staying performance to win the 1730m Laurie Kennedy Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Outstanding trainer Justin Prentice said that he would be setting the New Zealand-bred six-year-old…
Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park features the running of the $50,000 The Laurie Kennedy F&M FFA (1730m). The Group 3 event has attracted a top field of mares and the random barrier draw has thrown the race wide open. However, members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have looked elsewhere when choosing their best…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing An easy trial win by August Moon over 2185m at Pinjarra on Wednesday of last week was a pointer to a strong first-up performance in the 1730m Barbagallo Watch Pace for three-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Her clash with the highly-promising Fly To Fame should…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Shannon Suvaljko has begun the 2023 season in fine form, and after six weeks he has chalked up 21 winners to head the WA drivers’ premiership table, leading by four from Chris Voak and Kyle Symington. And he is now hoping to increase his lead when he drives in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Well-bred New Zealand pacer Raven Banner is poised to follow in the footsteps of his half-brother Crusader Banner by winning at his Australian debut when he lines up at barrier two on the front line of the Barbagallo Ferrari Handicap, a stand over 2503m at Gloucester Park on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Michael Young, the State’s leading harness trainer after the first six weeks of the season, lavished praise on Nevermindthechaos after her effortless victory last Friday night and declared: “It was a phenomenal win, and I think she is as good, if not better, than Eighteen Carat.” That was high…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Much water has flowed under the bridge since Aiden De Campo had his first drive in a race, finishing third with Christopher Vance in a 2100m mobile event at Bunbury’s Donaldson Park on August 29, 2009. He was beaten home by Capelight, driven by his long-time mate Ryan Bell.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators While punters at Gloucester Park on Friday night were cheering home the hot favourite Lucapelo in the opening event, the 2130m Lugarno Gumby Punters Club Pace, the three-year-old’s American owners Gordon Banks and Marc Hanover were up and about at 5 o’clock in the morning watching the race on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “That was a perfect trial for the $50,000 Laurie Kennedy Pace next Friday night,” exclaimed trainer Michael Young after exciting mare Nevermindthechaos had scored an effortless victory in the $22,000 Media Guild Most Winners In A Night Ken Casellas Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Nevermindthechaos was the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran pacer Jack Farthing ended an eight-month drought when he began brilliantly from barrier five, set the pace and was not extended in winning the 1730m Cowdens Insurance Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The eight-year-old was a $33.60 outsider who was driven confidently by Kyle Symington for…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has formed a wonderful association with WA-bred six-year-old Medieval Man, who celebrated his 101ST start in a race by winning the 2130m Nova 93.7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Hall again gave a superb exhibition in the sulky to land Medieval Man,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Victorian-bred pacer Mirragon overcame a wide barrier and covering extra ground early before finishing strongly to win the 21340m Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The six-year-old, trained by Debra Lewis and driven by her husband Chris, was overlooked by most punters and was a $13.80…