Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has driven Chicago Bull to victory 58 times during the evergreen pacer’s glittering career, but he had no hesitation in choosing to handle the comparatively inexperienced four-year-old Jumpingjackmac in preference to his nine-year-old stablemate in the $30,000 Members Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Banjup trainer Murray Lindau has joyful memories of preparing and driving gift pacer Besos Baci between 2012 and 2015 when the mare raced 57 times for eight wins and 14 placings for stakes of $53,397. But then it was far from a bed of roses for Lindau when the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing New Zealand-bred filly In The Spotlight remained unbeaten as a three-year-old when she notched her fourth win in her current campaign by proving too classy for her five WA-bred rivals in the 2130m Simmonds Steel Laser And Tube Cutting Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. In The…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators A win and a second placing from back marks in stands at Northam in recent weeks proved the ideal preparation for Texas Tara to contest the $20,250 Simmonds Steel Decorative Screens Handicap, a 2503m stand at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred five-year-old was good value at…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Smart four-year-old Dominus Factum resumed racing after a spell in excellent fashion with a dashing all-the-way victory in the 2130m Simmonds Steel Fencing And Gates Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Capel trainer Aiden de Campo got the $3.90 favourite away speedily from barrier three, and the American…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Master Publisher’s career has been disrupted by several niggling problems over the past year or so, and he ended a 17-month drought when he was untroubled to lead throughout in the 2130m Etch Coatings Commercial Spray Painting Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This was only his third…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Diminutive but well muscled mare Fifty Five Reborn took full advantage of the coveted No. 1 barrier to bounce back to top form with an all-the-way victory in the 2130m Etch Coatings Mobile Sandblasting Pace — after finishing 11TH, eighth and ninth at odds of $81, $101 and…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Typhoon Banner, a son of unraced New Zealand mare When You’re Hot, maintained his hot form and notched his fourth win from his past five starts when he gave a bold frontrunning display to score a decisive victory in the 2130m Simmonds Steel And Mining Fabrication Pace at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Astute Mt Helena trainer Ray Williams gave further proof of his skill in producing pacers in wonderful condition after a spell when champion pacer Magnificent Storm scored a thrilling victory in the $30,000 Etch Coatings Professional Powder Coating Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Magnificent Storm was the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Highly-promising New Zealand-bred pacer Ezana enhanced his reputation and showed that he would be a leading contender for the rich classics for four-year-olds in the summer when he scored a superb victory in the $30,000 group 3 Simmonds Steel Im Themightyquinn Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing The sheer joy of veteran Warawrup owner-trainer Daryl Miller brightened a miserable, wet and windswept Gloucester Park on Friday night as he celebrated his first metropolitan-class success in 45 years as a trainer. The 64-year-old Miller, a salt of the earth country character, was delighted when his 27-year-old…
With two of the WA Trotting Guild members away, it’s a smaller column than usual this week. However, despite the lack of numbers we will still endeavour to give punters the “good oil” at Friday’s Gloucester Park meeting. Guild president Wayne Currall believes punters can profit by supporting Ragazzo Mach in race three. “Ragazzo Mach…