Former Victorian pacer Perfect Major revealed wonderful strength and fighting qualities to score a thrilling victory in a three-way photo finish to the 1730m $25,000 Members Sprint at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Chris Voak’s plans to send Perfect Major forward at the start from the No. 5 barrier and apply pressure to the logical…
Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred gelding Tokyo Joe maintained his excellent form in standing-start events when he began safely from the 10m mark and enjoyed a perfect passage, one-out and one-back, before finishing strongly to win convincingly, by more than a length, from On Fast Forward in the 2096m Happy Birthday Ryan Pontillo Trot at Gloucester Park…
Talented young reinsman Corey Peterson is making a name for himself as a trainer, and he notched a double on Friday night, driving Shanway to an all-the-way victory in the 2130m Specialised Equipment Funding Solutions Pace at Gloucester Park before his four-year-old mare Smooth Rye ran on from sixth at the bell to beat War…
Nota Bene Denario, the $2 favourite from the No. 1 barrier, survived a spirited challenge for the early lead and set the pace before fighting on grimly to win the 2536m Vale Joe Iemma Pace by a head from the fast-finishing $41 outsider Deeorse at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Speedy beginner Lord Rosco was…
New Zealand-bred five-year-old Diego illustrated his versatility when he charged home from last in the field of seven at the 220m mark to snatch a thrilling last-stride head victory over Lawrence in the 1730m GPHR Sprint at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Diego, prepared by Gary Hall Snr, had set the pace at five of…
Ultra-consistent four-year-old Parmesan bounced back to his best form with an excellent all-the-way victory in the Group 3 $30,000 Pure Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His win at $3.60 by more than a length over Plutonium made amends for his shock first-up failure as a $1.34 favourite when he set the pace…
“I’m one of the lucky ones,” declared Mike Cornwall after rising star Sheez Our Hope had scored a devastating victory at Gloucester Park on Friday night. No, the cheery 67-year-old wasn’t referring to his good fortune in purchasing the mare for a mere $4000 two years ago but was reflecting on enjoying good health after…
The crew at the WA Trotting Media Guild have come up with plenty of specials for Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park. Some members have even clashed in their best bets. TABradio’s Matt Young believes Lord Rosco has the pace to cross the field and post an all-the-way victory in the Vale Joe Iemma Pace.…
An impressive performance in a 2185m trial at Pinjarra on Wednesday of last week was a strong indication that the inexperienced mare Sheez Our Hope would prove hard to beat at her first outing for seven weeks when she contests the 2130m Simmonds Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Five-year-old Sheez Our Hope,…
Collie trainer Errol Ashcroft said that Euphoric Moment was a strong stayer, and he was confident that the experienced six-year-old would prove to be hard to beat and end a losing sequence of ten when he contests the final event, the 2536m Etch Coatings Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Euphoric Moment, a veteran…
Promising four-year-old Alta Blues will resume racing after an absence of 19 weeks when he starts off the back line in the $30,000 Pure Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr was nominated to drive six runners in the Group 3 event over 2130m, and he has given punters…
Former Victorian pacer Perfect Major is awkwardly drawn at barrier No. 5 in the $25,000 Members Sprint over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night and star reinsman Chris Voak is planning to use the five-year-old’s strength in a concerted bid for victory. Jack Farthing, perfectly drawn at barrier one, is certain to lead, with…