Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr declared that brilliant lightly-raced gelding Jumpingjackmac was on target to perform strongly in the $200,000 Sky WA Derby in a fortnight, and he is looking forward to testing him against several likely Derby rivals when he contests the Worldwide Printing Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Jumpingjackmac,…
Wonderful To Fly had a tough run in the breeze before scoring an easy victory in a qualifying heat of the APG WA Gold Bullion classic for two-year-old fillies on Tuesday of last week, and Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Shane Young is quietly confident she can overcome the outside barrier in the field of five in the…
“He’s now better than he has ever been, even better than when he won the WA Pacing Cup last December,” declared breeder-owner-trainer Phil Costello when assessing his wonderful nine-year-old’s prospects in the 2130m $25,000 TABtouch Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Vultan Tin, to be driven by Emily Suvaljko from the outside barrier in…
Champion reinsman Chris Lewis has been engaged to drive exciting mare Heavens Showgirl in the Group 3 $30,000 The Johnson Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and the five-year-old looks set to fight out the finish of the 2130m feature event. Trainer Nathan Turvey has driven Heavens Showgirl for effortless victories at her first…
Friday was a very big night for Gloucester Park Harness Racing Committee Member Alan Parker. Parker knew one of the newly created GPHR Media Awards was to be named in his honour, but it came as a complete surprise when GPHR President John Burt announced he was the latest recipient of the prestigious James Brennan…
Two new media wards were announced by Gloucester Park Harness Racing President John Burt last Friday night. The first, The Ken Casellas Media Excellence Award, is named after Hall of Fame journalist Ken Casellas. This Award will be presented for the Best Published Piece, be it an article, radio interview or video story promoting Gloucester…
Chris Voak, Western Australia’s leading driver last season, is maintaining his brilliant form in the sulky this year, and he stole much of the limelight at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he landed four winners on the ten-event program. He completed his quartet in the eighth event, the 2130m Retravision Pace, when he caused…
Perfect Major, beaten in three recent trials, relished the challenge of strong competitive racing when he scored a convincing first-up victory in the 2536m Simmonds Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Starting from the outside barrier in the field of seven and at the attractive tote odds of $4.20, Perfect Major was sent…
Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred seven-year-old Boom Time, placed at his three previous starts when he covered extra ground and worked hard in the breeze, broke through for an overdue success when he was driven patiently by star reinsman Chris Voak and scored an impressive victory in the 2130m Westside Auto Wholesale Pace at Gloucester Park on…
Four-year-old former Victorian pacer Mirragon carried far too many guns for his older and more experienced rivals in the 2130m In Appreciation Of Robbie Dewar pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was untroubled to win convincingly from Shanway and Joe With The Flow. Mirragon, trained by Debra Lewis and driven by her…
Consistent five-year-old Henwood Bay has resumed racing after a spell in splendid form and he ended a losing sequence of 17 when he caused an upset as a $17.20 chance when he defeated the $1.20 favourite Diego by a head in the 2130m Westral Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Henwood Bay, prepared in…
Former New Zealand pacer Nota Bene Denario made a successful Australian debut when he easily won the Allwood Stud Farm Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night. However, it was not all plain sailing for the six-year-old who was a hot $1.50 favourite from the No. 1 position on the front in the 2503m standing-start…