Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Astute South Australian trainer Dale Afford has no regrets for his decision to send his promising four-year-old over Hesashark to Western Australia seven weeks ago to be trained by Nathan Turvey. Twenty minutes before the first event at Gloucester Park on Friday night Afford had two runners in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old Gambit was a hot $1.40 favourite for the 2130m Catalano Truck And Equipment Sales Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr had grave concerns and misgivings when the Shadow Play gelding performed poorly in his warm-up on the track.…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Blythewood trainer Gary Elson has been concerned over Battlescard’s habit of pulling hard and overracing, and he was delighted when a special pulling bit enabled him to overcome this problem when he was a $13.40 chance and won the 2130m SEFS You Name It, We Fund It Pace…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred five-year-old Wildwest will do his future racing in Sydney after contesting the Fremantle Cup and WA Pacing Cup in the New Year. That’s the decision of champion trainer Gary Hall snr after Callan Suvaljko had driven Wildwest to an all-the-way victory in the 1730m Stephen…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Hall of Fame trainer Gary Hall snr not only won the Catalano Truck And Equipment Christmas Gift for a record seventh time at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but he dominated the $50,000 group 2 feature event, landing the trifecta with Jumpingjackmac, The Ideal Touch and Finvarra. Jumpingjackmac,…
The return of the “Little Champ” should be enough to get punters through the turnstiles at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Chicago Bull, the winner of 61 races and more than $2.3 million in stakes, is a rising nine-year-old and is making his comeback to the track after a lacklustre campaign earlier this year. The…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Reinsman Mark Reed was delighted when Arma Indie returned to good form with an all-the-way victory last Friday night, and he predicts the five-year-old mare is capable of repeating the dose when she starts from the prized No. 1 barrier in the Catalano Truck And Equipment Pace at…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators On the surface Sahara Storm, the only three-year-old filly in the SEFS The Asset Finance Specialists Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night, appears to face a stern test against seven older and experienced mares. But that’s not the case, according to outstanding young driver Emily…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Enigmatic five-year-old Wildwest races at his best on the pegs, and from the No. 1 barrier he has bright prospects of leading and winning the 1730m Stephen Croy Memorial Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Punters would be well advised to overlook his 11TH placing behind Balcatherine…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators With five consecutive placings from unfavourable barriers over the past two months Typhoon Banner is overdue for a change of fortune when he contests the $50,000 Catalano Truck And Equipment Christmas Gift over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred four-year-old has drawn ideally at…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented young mare Double Expresso was heading for the breeding barn a few short weeks ago — unless her form improved dramatically. Ross Olivieri, an eight-time leading trainer in WA, decided to change her work in a last-ditch bid to prolong her career, and the four-year-old has responded…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Eight-time WA premiership trainer Ross Olivieri acknowledged a wholehearted team effort for his three winners at Gloucester Park on Friday night and was particularly grateful for the work of farriers Tommy Sheehy and his son Jack to get outstanding lightly-raced five-year-old Papinik back in action after the gelding…