Suvaljko Lays Down the Gauntlet

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Shannon Suvaljko, the State’s leading reinsman this year with 65 winners, is bullish about Dardy Boy’s prospects in the $50,000 Team Bond Pearl Classic for three-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he aims to set the pace and test the brilliant Swingband. Dardy Boy, prepared by astute…

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Sentiment is a Worthwhile Virtue

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Byford trainer Katja Warwick went to the 2021 APG Perth yearling sale with one main objective, and that was to buy a colt by New Zealand sire Foreclosure and the first of the progeny of the Auckland Reactor mare Cap In Hand. Sentiment was the overriding reason. Warwick was…

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A Winning Combination

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Jocelyn Young and six-year-old gelding Pierre Whitby continued their wonderful association when they combined to win the opening event, the 2130m Milne Feeds Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Pierre Whitby, the $1.60 favourite from the prized No. 1 barrier, was having his 116TH start, and his…

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Wallrodt’s Smart Change of Mind

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Boyanup trainer-reinsman Cody Wallrodt planned to send Babyface Adda out for a well-deserved spell last Monday. But after studying the nominations for the $30,000 Free-For-All to be run at Gloucester Park on Friday night he changed his mind. He saw that several of the State’s top-line pacers had…

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Ideal Agent Rises to the Occasion

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing “We keep raising the bar, and Ideal Agent keeps leaping it,” said a satisfied Ryan Warwick after driving the talented New Zealand-bred pacer to victory in the 2130m Insure With PSC Bloodstock Services Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Ideal Agent, prepared by champion trainers Greg and…

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Arma Einstein Relishes Tough Program

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Ace trainer-reinsman Colin Brown’s decision to increase Arma Einstein’s workload by racing him more frequently is paying dividends. The WA-bred four-year-old, the youngest runner in the 2130m Budget Stockfeeds In Oakford Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, was lining up for his third start in the space…

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Middlepage Pays His Way

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Middlepage, a $20,000 purchase at the 2018 APG Perth yearling sale, boosted his earnings to $61,884 when he scored a smart victory in the 2130m Fly With Fly Like An Eagle Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The win completed a double for experienced reinsman Lindsay Harper,…

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Beat City Survives Protest

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Five-year-old Beat City continued his march towards Free-For-All company when he survived a close photo finish and then a protest before winning the 2130m Ramsays Horse Transport Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Veteran trainer Mike Reed lodged a protest after Gary Hall Jnr had driven Beat…

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Spell for Savvy Bromac

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Brilliant mare Savvy Bromac made the $50,000 WASBA Breeders Stakes at Gloucester Park on Friday night a one-act affair when Emily Suvaljko drove her to an effortless all-the-way victory in the 2130m feature event. “She is now going for a spell, and she will have a little break…

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Glenledi Chief Overcomes Adversity

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Cancer is an insidious disease which claims approximately ten million lives a year. Yet it is a comparatively rare affliction among horses. Star reinsman Ryan Warwick was glowing with admiration for Glenledi Chief after driving him to victory in the Hamilton Content Creators Handicap at Gloucester Park on…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 6 MAY

The $50,000 WASBA Breeders Stakes (2130m) is the highlight on an entertaining 10-event card at Gloucester Park on Friday night. And two members of the WA Trotting Media Guild – The West Australian’s racing co-ordinator Ryan Havercroft and Guild president Wayne Currall – have found their best bet in the night’s feature. “Savvy Bromac looks…

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Arma Einstein is Stronger

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Arma Einstein is the youngest runner in the 2130m Budget Stockfeeds In Oakford Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night and ace trainer-reinsman Colin Brown is predicting a strong performance from the speedy four-year-old, whose 50 starts have produced ten wins and 22 placings. “He went super last Friday…

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