Eight-year-old Lightning Jolt, whose career was in considerable jeopardy six years ago, is enjoying a major change to his training program and he maintained his purple patch of form with a fighting victory in the 2130m TABtouch Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Byford trainer John Oldroyd explained the WA-bred gelding’s excellent form of…
Brilliant three-year-old Jumpingjackmac warmed up for his clash with outstanding colt Lavra Joe in next Friday night’s $200,000 Sky Channel WA Derby in fine style with a most impressive last-to-first victory in the 2130m Worldwide Printing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His win over Otis and Seeryanfly left trainer Gary Hall Snr and…
“For a young horse to cop that pressure and keep going, I’m over the moon,” declared a delighted breeder-owner-trainer Shane Quadrio after Bushwacked set the pace and fought on grandly to win the $50,000 Group 2 Champagne Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Bushwacked, third favourite at $6.40 from the No. 1 barrier, survived…
The consistent Lawrence and the promising Hampton Banner are two horses earmarked by members of the WA Trotting Media Guild as star bets at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Longshot guru Pat Harding and TABradio’s Hayden King have made Lawrence their best bet on the 10-event card, which features the running of the Group 2…
Byford owner-trainer Shane Quadrio’s smart colt Bushwacked has drawn ideally at barrier No. 1 in the $50,000 Champagne Classic for two-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and reinsman Kyle Harper plans to set the pace and improve on his winning performance last Friday week. There were only four starters in that 1730m event in…
“It’s always hard from nine, but Jumpingjackmac is jumping out of his skin and should be capable of overcoming the outside (No. 9) barrier and winning,” said champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr. Jumpingjackmac, trained by Gary Hall Snr, will clash with some smart three-year-olds in the 2130m Worldwide Printing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…
Evergreen pacer Vultan Tin should make it a case of third time lucky when he contests the $25,000 Memorial Day Stakes over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Phil Costello-trained nine-year-old has drawn perfectly at barrier one, and Emily Suvaljko will be keen to set the pace and win the event which was…
Brilliant six-year-old Culpeka has recovered from a fractured cannon bone and will reappear after a 14-month absence when he contests the Mondo Doro Smallgoods Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Mach Three New Zealand-bred gelding, trained in Busselton by Barry Howlett, gave a dazzling performance in a trial at Pinjarra on…
Exciting three-year-olds Miss Boudica and Pinny Tiger will travel to Victoria next month when they will fly the West Australian flag in the $350,000 finals of the APG classics at Melton. Astute Blythewood trainer Michael Brennan announced these ambitious plans for his talented pair after Miss Boudica and Pinny Tiger had scored impressive victories in…
Exciting Mach Three gelding Jumpingjackmac continued his preparation for the $200,000 Sky Racing WA Derby next Friday week with a superb performance in the 2130m Worldwide Printing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. From out wide at barrier seven, the $1.50 favourite settled in sixth position with polemarker Sugar Street ($7.50) setting the early…
Ten-year-old Whozideawasthis showed that he still has plenty of natural speed in his old legs when he sprinted home fast from the 400m to get up and snatch a last-stride victory by a half-head over the pacemaker Lord Rosco in the 2130m The West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He has done…
Hopeland trainer Debra Lewis looks set for many more wins with the lightly-raced New Zealand-bred four-year-old Hampton Banner, who was not extended in leading and winning easily from Palatino and Poisedtopounce in the 1730m Simmonds Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Hampton Banner, driven by Chris Lewis, asserted his ascendancy when he sped…